Pulau Tidung @ Pulau Seribu
I used to think the ultimate culture shock trip from Jakarta was the flight over to saccharine-sweet Singapore but equally as eye-opening – and for
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Pastis Please
Have you tried Pastis? No, not the French liqueur, the Mediterranean-come-Italian Kitchen and Bar in Aston at the Kuningan Suites. Although this oasis is considered
Gereja Sion
Back in the middle of the 17th century, Jl. Pangeran Jayakarta was one of Batavia’s hottest addresses. It was a wide, spacious boulevard so beloved
Dancing in the Street
Busking is an activity that can be witnessed in any number of the world’s cities. London, for example, is particularly famous for its tube station
Managing Jakarta’s Traffic
Jakarta Traffic should be added to the certainties of life like death and taxes. It’s the number one thing all visitors and locals complain about
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 – both famous and obscure
Finding and Booking Flights on Your Phone
School holidays are nearly upon us and I am sure you are busy planning for a trip somewhere. I think most of us just
Batavia – A Chinese Town Under Dutch Rule
No-one knows when the Chinese first hit what was to become Jakarta. Certainly, when the Dutch first arrived, in 1596, they found Chinese merchants manufacturing
Presidential Art
Complex, contradictory and politically brilliant, Engineer Sukarno, the first president of the Republic of Indonesia, was a renowned lover of the arts and women. For
Religious Affairs Indonesia Moving
Easter recently came and went and so, with contrition on my mind, I took myself along to the Easter Sunday service of the Jakarta International