Living a Greener Life in the Big DurianRoderick des TombeNovember 24, 2011March 8, 2021 by Roderick des TombeNovember 24, 2011March 8, 20211892Imagine if you could turn your home in Jakarta into a modern tropical paradise. Imagine it was like staying in...
The Jakarta Belly SyndromeDavid MetcalfNovember 24, 2011September 24, 2017 by David MetcalfNovember 24, 2011September 24, 201702569A few days ago, as I was in the clinic practicing like usual when a patient of mine – Priti...
A Million Dollar Treasure in West-JavaBartele SantemaNovember 17, 2011September 24, 2017 by Bartele SantemaNovember 17, 2011September 24, 20172 1185The kids in the kampong peeked from behind broken windows. It was a poor kampong and a lot of the...
Art and RevolutionBruce W CarpenterNovember 16, 2011September 24, 2017 by Bruce W CarpenterNovember 16, 2011September 24, 201702237S. Sudjojono, 1913-1986 One of the ultimate tools of revolution is art. So, too, revolution ideas often stimulate revolutionary visuals...
Riding Jalur NuRaKaren DavisNovember 15, 2011September 24, 2017 by Karen DavisNovember 15, 2011September 24, 20170780As the crow flies Puncak is a mere 80 kilometres to the south east of Jakarta. In the hills of...
Music, Is It Here To Stay?Bill DaltonNovember 15, 2011September 6, 2017 by Bill DaltonNovember 15, 2011September 6, 201701285THE FALL Is it the real death of the music industry? How many songs do you have on your...
Indonesia’ First Celebrity ArtistBruce W CarpenterNovember 15, 2011April 14, 2021 by Bruce W CarpenterNovember 15, 2011April 14, 202111043Raden Saleh Boestaman (c. 1807-1880) This well-known photo of Raden Saleh, Indonesia’s ‘first’ western-style painter was taken in 1870 when...
Pastis PleaseAngela JelitaNovember 8, 2011September 6, 2017 by Angela JelitaNovember 8, 2011September 6, 201701044Have you tried Pastis? No, not the French liqueur, the Mediterranean-come-Italian Kitchen and Bar in Aston at the Kuningan Suites....
Climbing the Less Well-Known Peaks of IndonesiaJoe YaggiNovember 8, 2011September 6, 2017 by Joe YaggiNovember 8, 2011September 6, 201701624As editor of the not-for-profit hiking website Gunung Bagging, I have spent the last few years exploring countless mountain peaks...
Presidential ArtBruce W CarpenterNovember 7, 2011August 3, 2021 by Bruce W CarpenterNovember 7, 2011August 3, 202112101Complex, contradictory and politically brilliant, Engineer Sukarno, the first president of the Republic of Indonesia, was a renowned lover of...