A Day at Banten Lama Antony SuttonJun 4, 2012September 6, 20170 Jakarta is sadly lacking in opportunities for a pleasant day trip out of the city. The traffic, not to mention Read more
Get Some Fresh Bandung Air! Kate WillskyMay 21, 2012September 6, 20175 When visiting Bandung there are many attractions and nature reserves to explore in the surrounding mountains. Included amongst these are Read more
Run to New York Antony SuttonMay 21, 2012October 20, 20170 The English, bless our little cotton buds, have always loved a gallant loser. Years of feeble cricket and football performances Read more
Not Losing Their Religion Kenneth YeungMay 21, 2012September 6, 20170 How many people know there’s an Indonesian god at Jakarta’s oldest Chinese temple? And who knew the city’s oldest church Read more
A Trip to the Badui Tribe Martin JenkinsMay 20, 2012September 6, 20170 First published on Alterity Incredible as it may seem, but just 120km (75 miles) from the bustling metropolis of Jakarta Read more
Literary Works Capable of Change Antony SuttonMay 7, 2012September 5, 20170 Take an ambitious businessman drunk on being so close to power, a media baron who uses his political acquaintances to Read more
Bengkulu Blues Antony SuttonApr 24, 2012May 3, 20200 At first sight Bengkulu seems an odd place for a trading post. It’s situated on the west coast of Sumatra, Read more
“Bintang, Anyone?” David E. ParryApr 24, 2012September 5, 20170 Indonesia’s Most Loved Beer and the History Behind the Label A holiday spent in Indonesia most likely revolves around a Read more
The Mad Tuk Tuk Challenge Silvia ForsmanApr 10, 2012September 6, 20170 First Published on Latitudes.nu Picture the scene : You’re riding your bicycle along a dirt road near Prolit village near Read more
Of Spice and Profit Antony SuttonMar 14, 2012May 3, 20202 Nearly half a millennium before the world, slowly getting connected by grainy black and white TV images, was entranced by Read more
Love In The East Antony SuttonFeb 14, 2012May 3, 20201 The early days of the expatriate in South East Asia back in the 16th and 17th centuries were fraught with Read more
Zheng He, The Chinese Muslim Eunuch Antony SuttonJan 31, 2012December 3, 20190 Zheng He is renowned today as a great explorer, honoured by both Chinese and Muslims throughout South East Asia. But Read more
Run, Scott, Run ! Angela JelitaJan 12, 2012August 8, 20170 1,250 kilometres in 25 days, from Bali to Jakarta, running through the sweltering 32 degree Equatorial heat and 75% humidity, Read more
‘W’ stands for ‘Wow’ Angela JelitaDec 6, 2011November 12, 20220 Wondrous. Other worldly. Wow, what a whale of a time. Welcome to W Hotel, Seminyak, Bali, a place where wishes Read more
The Virgin Dancers of Belu Bruce W CarpenterDec 6, 2011September 6, 20172 Like endangered species, magical encounters with pure and unadulterated Indonesian traditional culture have become increasingly rare events in the 21st Read more
Diving Wakatobi Maureen SDec 6, 2011September 6, 20170 “What a great idea – if only I had thought of it: take a trip to paradise, stay in a Read more
Uneasy Money Kenneth YeungNov 30, 2011April 4, 20212 Gambling, like prostitution and corruption, is an age-old vice that is part of Indonesia’s culture. Despite being criminalized in the Read more
The Eco Island of the Not-So Tigers Angela JelitaNov 30, 2011April 4, 20210 Most people don’t get over-excited when you mention the Thousand Islands (Pulau Seribu), myself included, however, one of these one Read more
Treading in Jogjakarta’s Ancient History Antony SuttonNov 25, 2011April 4, 20210 Jogjakarta and its Hill of Stones Anyone with but the flimsiest knowledge of Indonesia will know the pivotal role Jogjakarta Read more
The Rinjani [Rubbish] Trail Hush PetersenNov 24, 2011September 24, 20170 The naturalist John Muir is credited with a quote most mountain climbers have memorised and tend to recite after a Read more
Sticks and Stones won’t Break by Bones and Artfully they Speak for me – the Eco in Kamoro Art Dennis G. KloethNov 24, 2011October 23, 20170 Long and heavy it lies on the wet morning grass, the dew licking its undersides. Young sunlight grazes its skin. Read more