ethnic tourism

Local success story, Mario Silver in Bali has grown from a one-man show to become Bali’s leader in silver jewelery design, manufacture and export.

One of the great pleasures of going on holiday, apart from the sightseeing and touring, has to be the shopping. The thrill of finding the perfect item at the perfect price is universal. Whether it’s down an alley in some bustling marketplace, or in the airconditioned comfort of a modern shopping mall, the options for [...]

Will these wooden busts, so vulnerable to decay, soon be nothing but museum exhibits? Probably not. Steps have been taken to safeguard the last representatives of this applied art form of Holland.

Opera music blares in the dusty atelier filled with images of lusty nudes. Antonio Blanco loves Jose Carreras almost as much as he adores the perfect shape of beautiful Balinese women. Moving through his studio with the graceful ease of a ballet dancer, Blanco, even at 68, acts like a star.
Some people say he’s mad, [...]