Barrier-Free Travel: Deaf Guides of Bali
One Balinese man is spreading awareness within Bali. Wahyu Cahyadi is deaf, and works as a driver and tour guide...
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Raising the Dead
It is an hour before dawn as I make my way up the gently sloping hill to the cemetery outside...
Family Fun
Are you bored with watching your children's boredom as they play boring video games? Do you send your children emails...
Meet Rebecca Riley
Meet Rebecca Riley, spouse of US Ambassador to ASEAN, David Carden, and an all-round fascinating humanitarian....
The Derawan Islands Made Easy
And so another sojourn in the far-flung archipelago of Indonesia; this time to the Derawan islands off the northeast coast...
(No) Stranger in the Third Culture Kid’ Homeland
In Confessions of a Third Culture Kid, I said I have a complicated relationship with the question, ?Where are you...
Bandung Heritage Walk
When visiting Bandung there are certainly many attractions to see, but few folk are aware of the fascinating heritage this...
Jakarta 100 Years Ago
Through the window of early photography, Scott Merrillees has brought the long lost world of Jakarta back to life in...
Another 100 Years: Timor’ Last Indigenous Religious Community
Raja Namah Benu, who ruled since his father?s death in 2005, invited us to his place and offered areca nuts...
Hadi – The Padang Restaurant Manager
Every morning at 4am, Hadi and the team from Rumah Makan Cahaya Baru 99, a hidden Padang gem in the...
Jakarta’s Bucket List
We all know about Monas, cheap electronics, Kota Tua?s museums, the Highland Gathering and cycling down Sudirman on a Sunday...
Meet The One
The sport of Mixed Martial Arts, or more commonly known as MMA, is on the move for global recognition. Appearing...
Alfred Wallace’ Great Adventure in Indonesia
Wallace?s dedication to research and his perseverance through rainforests in an era of head-hunters, poor medication and tropical diseases was...
A Bali Expat Aid Worker on Syria’ Frontline
John Bunnell, a resident of Bali for nine years, went to war-ravaged Syria as a logistician for two and a...
Casa Vintage
Anyone can walk into a department store and pick a mass-produced item of clothing and probably walk into a party...
Meet Nathan Flax
A second generation expat, 30-year-old Nathan Flax is an avid surfer and sportsman, as well as a leading marketing and...
30 Places to Dive in Indonesia
The Indonesian archipelago, with thousands of kilometres of coral reefs, pristine remote islands and an enormous biodiversity, is one of...
30 Delectable Dishes
In celebrating this 30th edition, I have put together a list of my 30 favourite foods found in Bali, from...
Women Power and Politics
As things stand, only one major country in Western Europe – you know, that bloc with good football,liberal values and...
A Home Called Lestari Sayang Anak
According to a 2008 survey by Save the Children, up to half a million children live in residential care in...
Women’s Health Through Chinese Medicine
Women today have many pressures—from young girls studying and balancing relationships, to middle-aged women juggling work, and orchestrating family life,...