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Grand Inna Hotel Malioboro often appears when I look for lodging in Yogyakarta, but this hotel has never been a choice.

But on Thursday November 22 2018, I had to find the hotel because that's where the 2018 Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival opened. This is the seventh year of the event.

This time took the theme of Traveling & Diary which discussed the spiritual journey of a number of figures in the past, starting from Chang Ho, Ibn Battuta, to Alfred Russel Wallace who in 1869 published the famous book The Malay Archipelago.

The BWCF 2018 program began on November 22-25, filled with seminars, book reviews, cultural speeches by Dr. Hudaya Kandahjaya, symposiums, performing arts, reading reliefs, book fairs, film screenings, and so on. []

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Bagan Perjalanan Spiritual Tiga Dimensi: Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival

Hotel Grand Inna Malioboro sering muncul ketika saya mencari penginapan di Yogyakarta, tetapi hotel ini belum pernah menjadi pilihan.

Namun pada Kamis 22 November 2018, saya harus menemukan hotel itu karena di situlah pembukaan Borobudur Writers and Cultural Festival 2018.

Ini merupakan tahun ketujuh even tersebut. Kali ini mengambil tema Traveling & Diary yang membahas perjalanan spiritual sejumlah tokoh di masa lalu, mulai Chang Ho, Ibnu Batutah, sampai Alfred Russel Wallace yang pada 1869 menerbitkan buku tersohor The Malay Archipelago.

Acara BWCF 2018 dimulai 22 - 25 November diisi dengan seminar, bedah buku, pidato kebudayaan oleh DR Hudaya Kandahjaya, simposium, seni pertunjukan, baca relief, pameran buku, pemutaran film, dan sebagainya.[]

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Saya bersama Peter Carey, sejarawan Inggris yang selama 30 tahun meneliti tentang perjuangan Pangeran Diponegoro.