


Music and Dance of Bali - Modernization Adapting Culture
Music and dance have long been the essence of Balinese culture. In the olden days, they were the instruments for people to talk to the...

Straight-Ahead-Jazz - Tradition Enhancing Modernity
For many people straight-ahead jazz often falsely referred also as mainstream jazz. While it is not, the term straight-ahead jazz was...

Frangipani - The Ubiquitous Naturalized Beauty in Bali
Frangipanis, known locally in Bali as Kembang Jepun, or widely across Java Island as Bunga Kemboja, are present ubiquitously in Bali...

Coffee – The Love and Hate In A Cup For Indonesians.
Coffee has been a part of culture for Indonesians since the age of cultuurstelsel (cultivation system). This system was built by the...

Books on Holiday - NamaStay and around Ubud
Do you love reading books? We have a bookshelf with wide selections range. Our collections are not only in English, but also in...

Ubud Village Jazz Festival – The Jazz Crafts from Bali
Ubud Village Jazz Festival is a yearly event created by locals to promote locality in the international spectrum. This year is going to...

Being Handsome and Skillful - Arjuna
If you go around Ubud, you will see a big white sculpture on the intersection of Ubud Raya and Cok Gde Rai St. If you look at the google...

Mebanten - The Art in Spiritual Communication
If you are in Bali, do wake up early and have a little walk around. You will find a common sightings, where (mostly) ladies put offerings...

Monkey See, Monkey Do, Monkey Run – It’s Monkey Forest
The Southern route was rarely a point of interest for running. The psyche of initial downhill before finally uphill was pretty tough to...

The Queen of Fruits
Mangosteen (Garcinia mangostana), locally called Manggis. This is one of the fruit believed to be native of Southeast Asia from the Sunda...

Hanoman: The Son and the Sun – How We Got Our Name and Logo, NamaStay
Nama is the nickname of Hanoman by his mother Anjani, during his childhood. As he is a half monkey, his character was a depiction of a...

Sambal Goreng - The All-day-round side dish
Indonesians are known avid sambal eaters. If you wonder what is sambal means? It’s a chili condiment made in many ways and ingredients...












