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Traditional sailing ships of the Bugis

18th September 20214th September 2024 The Mango Road 0 Comments min read

Traditional sailing ships of the Bugis The prows of pinisi rear up along the old harbour front at Sunda Kelapa

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Kebun Raya, Bogor: Gardens in the city

18th January 202012th September 2024 The Mango Road 2 Comments Stories min read

He who plants a garden, plants happiness, says the old proverb. When Casper Reinwardt established his botanical gardens at Buitenzorg in 1817 he did just that.

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The sweet smell of steam: A century old sugar mill in East Java

22nd December 20196th November 2023 The Mango Road 0 Comments slider, Stories min read

With a shrill whistle, a cloud of black smoke and much clanking of steel engine No4, Semeru, with it’s one truck load of passengers chuffed through the gates

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Sunrise over Gunung Bromo and the Tengger Highlands

5th November 201917th August 2024 The Mango Road 0 Comments Stories min read

Sunrise over Gunung Bromo is one of the earth’s great spectacles. I first saw it, in less than perfect weather conditions, over twenty years ago. Back then there

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Anak Krakatau: A giant slumbers

24th July 201927th October 2023 The Mango Road 0 Comments Stories min read

As the sun went down Anak Krakatau woke up. The activity increased surprisingly rapidly and by nightfall I was treated to a firework display like no other.

TOUR American singer-songwriter, Gracie Abrams, will be playing half a dozen shows across Asia in April before heading off to Australia and New Zealand. The Asian leg kicks off on April 3rd at The Star Theatre, Singapore; April 6th – Myunghwa Live Hall, Seoul; 8th – Zepp Haneda, Ota, Tokyo; 14th – MacPherson Stadium, Hong Kong; 17th – Taipei International Convention Center (TICC); 19th – UOB LIVE, Bangkok. Tickets for all shows here

TOUR Eric Clapton will be playing eight nights at the Nippon Budokan on April 14, 16, 18, 19, 21, 24, 26 and 27. Tickets are selling fast get yours here

TOURCanadian comedian, Russell Peters, will be bringing is RELAX* World Tour *it’s not that serious to Asia in April. Dates are April 1st – Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Expo; 3rd – Bangkok K Bank Siam Pic-Ganesha Theatre; 5th – Seoul Myeonghwa Live Hall; 7th – Yokohama KT Zepp Yokohama; 9th – Taipei International Convention Center; 11th & 12th – Singapore The Star Theatre; and 13th Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre Hall 5. Ticket information here

TOURLegendary American rocker, Iggy Pop, will be playing two shows in Japan; On March 30th He will be headlining at PunkSpring at Makuhari Messe in Chiba, just east of Tokyo. On April 2nd he will be at Tokyo Garden Theatre. Ticket information here

TOUR Kylie Minogue will be playing three shows in Asia. March 10th, Paragon Hall, Bangkok; March 12th, Ariake Arena, Tokyo; and March 15th, Kaohsiung Arena, Kaohsiung, Taiwan. Tickets for all shows

TOUR Houston-born multi-instrumentalist, Keshi will be heading to Asia in February and March. The tour follows several dates in New Zealand and Australia with the Asian leg kicking off in Tokyo on February 15th at PIA Arena. This is followed by; 20th, AsiaWorld-Expo Arena, Hong Kong; 23rd, Istora Senayan, Jakarta; 24th, Axiata Arena, Kuala Lumpur; 26th, IMPACT Arena, Bangkok; March 4th, SM Mall of Asia Arena, Manila; March 26th, Singapore Indoor Stadium, Singapore; and March 28th, National Taiwan Sport University Sports Center (Linkou Sports Center), Taipei. Links to all ticket outlets here.

TOUR Alternative rockers Coldplay are bringing their Music Of The Spheres World Tour to Asia in April 2025. They will play three nights at the new Kai Tak Stadium in Hong Kong on the 9th, 11th & 12th followed by four nights in Seoul at the Goyang Sports Complex on the 16th, 18th, 19th, and 22nd. Tickets are not on general sale yet but you can register for presale here