Embraced by Bali
In mask-like face make-up and brightly coloured costume with the swingy cape and gold crown of a king – a...
Sports/Health
The Busy Jakartan’s Guide to Better Health and Fitness
Can you use some scientifically sound shortcuts to fitness, weight loss and stress management that apply to our unique Jakartan...
Tee Off More
The Long Par 5 Hole #11 At Sentul Highlands, photo by Dennis G. Kloeth Jakarta is probably one of Asia’s...
Chris Cromarty
Hi Chris Cromarty. The Canadian Aerial Surveyor whose release is getting mean on the ice rink. Chris from Canada, I...
The Jakarta Belly Syndrome
A few days ago, as I was in the clinic practicing like usual when a patient of mine – Priti...
Run, Scott, Run !
1,250 kilometres in 25 days, from Bali to Jakarta, running through the sweltering 32 degree Equatorial heat and 75% humidity,...
Yoga : Where Do I Begin?
So it just dawned upon you that it is now 2012, and you have procrastinated a resolution of “doing sports...
Jakarta Air Pollution: Not all Doom, Gloom & Catastrophe!
In 1994 there were an estimated 1.38 million vehicles (cars, motorcycles, lorries and buses) in Jakarta. 27 years later in...
Health Remedies
As the dry season turns wet and the rains come knocking on our doors (and, in my case at least,...
Hashing In Jakarta
Hash House Harriers also known as “The Hash” can be found in many countries throughout the world and especially in...
Alliance Jiu-Jitsu: Now Available in Indonesia
Alliance Jiu-jitsu is one of the most prominent Brazilian Jiu-jitsu associations, and the current, defending Brazilian Jiu-Jitsu World team champions,...
Yoga in Nature; Nature in Yoga
Let nature calm your mind through yoga Many yoga asana (pose) names and characteristics are derived from nature like the...
Living a Greener Life in the Big Durian
Imagine if you could turn your home in Jakarta into a modern tropical paradise. Imagine it was like staying in...
The Jakarta Belly Syndrome
A few days ago, as I was in the clinic practicing like usual when a patient of mine – Priti...
Riding Jalur NuRa
As the crow flies Puncak is a mere 80 kilometres to the south east of Jakarta. In the hills of...
Climbing the Less Well-Known Peaks of Indonesia
As editor of the not-for-profit hiking website Gunung Bagging, I have spent the last few years exploring countless mountain peaks...