Have the Guts to Eat from the StreetHush PetersenDecember 25, 2011September 4, 2017 by Hush PetersenDecember 25, 2011September 4, 20172 843There are two kinds of people in Jakarta: the ones that eat street food and the ones that don’t. ...
The Bargain Tree HunterHush PetersenDecember 6, 2011September 6, 2017 by Hush PetersenDecember 6, 2011September 6, 201701126If you plan on walking into a department store this week and dropping Rp 3.2 million on a six-foot tall...
Deck the MallsKenneth YeungDecember 6, 2011September 6, 2017 by Kenneth YeungDecember 6, 2011September 6, 20170908Criticising Jakarta’s shopping malls for their ostentatious Christmas displays is too easy. We can feel sickened by the crass commercialisation...
Uneasy MoneyKenneth YeungNovember 30, 2011April 4, 2021 by Kenneth YeungNovember 30, 2011April 4, 20212 1531Gambling, like prostitution and corruption, is an age-old vice that is part of Indonesia’s culture. Despite being criminalized in the...
Darryl Patton: Godfather of the Expat BarsPonti YoungNovember 25, 2011April 4, 2021 by Ponti YoungNovember 25, 2011April 4, 20212 2644Darryl Patton, 1941-2011 Englishman Darryl Patton was the innovator behind many of the early expatriate bars in Jakarta, pioneering much...
Treading in Jogjakarta’s Ancient HistoryAntony SuttonNovember 25, 2011April 4, 2021 by Antony SuttonNovember 25, 2011April 4, 202101222Jogjakarta and its Hill of Stones Anyone with but the flimsiest knowledge of Indonesia will know the pivotal role Jogjakarta...
Jakarta Air Pollution: Not all Doom, Gloom & Catastrophe!Clayton BondNovember 25, 2011April 4, 2021 by Clayton BondNovember 25, 2011April 4, 20212 1598In 1994 there were an estimated 1.38 million vehicles (cars, motorcycles, lorries and buses) in Jakarta. 27 years later in...
Health RemediesEmily SprakelNovember 25, 2011April 4, 2021 by Emily SprakelNovember 25, 2011April 4, 202101537As the dry season turns wet and the rains come knocking on our doors (and, in my case at least,...
How Indonesia’s Spices Unrolled the Map of the WorldClayton BondNovember 16, 2011December 10, 2020 by Clayton BondNovember 16, 2011December 10, 202012617As Indonesia prepares to celebrate 66 years of independence it is an appropriate moment to turn the clock back 560...
Tanamur: Long Gone but Not ForgottenMartin JenkinsNovember 15, 2011September 24, 2017 by Martin JenkinsNovember 15, 2011September 24, 201704766“Every dog has its day” goes the old saying. Yes, that’s certainly true for Tanamur – a good number of...
Dancing in the StreetEmily SprakelNovember 8, 2011September 6, 2017 by Emily SprakelNovember 8, 2011September 6, 20170901Busking is an activity that can be witnessed in any number of the world’s cities. London, for example, is particularly...
Managing Jakarta’s TrafficDeddy WigrahaNovember 8, 2011September 6, 2017 by Deddy WigrahaNovember 8, 2011September 6, 20170895Jakarta Traffic should be added to the certainties of life like death and taxes. It’s the number one thing all...
Climbing the Less Well-Known Peaks of IndonesiaJoe YaggiNovember 8, 2011September 6, 2017 by Joe YaggiNovember 8, 2011September 6, 201701523As editor of the not-for-profit hiking website Gunung Bagging, I have spent the last few years exploring countless mountain peaks...
Finding and Booking Flights on Your PhoneDeddy WigrahaNovember 8, 2011September 6, 2017 by Deddy WigrahaNovember 8, 2011September 6, 20170910 School holidays are nearly upon us and I am sure you are busy planning for a trip somewhere. I...
Batavia – A Chinese Town Under Dutch RuleAntony SuttonNovember 8, 2011September 6, 2017 by Antony SuttonNovember 8, 2011September 6, 201701952No-one knows when the Chinese first hit what was to become Jakarta. Certainly, when the Dutch first arrived, in 1596,...
Presidential ArtBruce W CarpenterNovember 7, 2011August 3, 2021 by Bruce W CarpenterNovember 7, 2011August 3, 202112031Complex, contradictory and politically brilliant, Engineer Sukarno, the first president of the Republic of Indonesia, was a renowned lover of...
Religious Affairs Indonesia MovingRoy Simson and Bartele SantemaNovember 7, 2011December 3, 2019 by Roy Simson and Bartele SantemaNovember 7, 2011December 3, 20190852Easter recently came and went and so, with contrition on my mind, I took myself along to the Easter Sunday...