Fanning the Flames of Fame
It wasn’t exactly Beatlemania, but when I came to Indonesia twenty years ago, I had a taste of fame. Or...
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Expat in Surabaya – Indonesia the Tenth Year
“Everyone is good at the honeymoon.” Have you ever heard of that? Recently some friends in the states moved to...
Foreigner in Bali Regularly Releasing Caged Birds
A foreigner in Bali has been buying birds and releasing them into the wild. A viral video is circulating on...
Forever Foreign in ASEAN and what it means to be Pribumi
“You can’t simply decide to be Asian. You must have an Asian culture. This means, for a start, changing your...
I Love Footpaths
For many, Jakarta is a city of kampung, and in the kampung, roads quickly become winding, one-lane tracks, with a...
Fire and Flood
This bule went home for Christmas. I was aware bushfires were burning in Australia and I was, in a slightly...
Social Jakartans
Until I came to Jakarta, social media was a foreign country for this bule. I only had one screen of...
Bubbles & Piazzas
Like most Jakartans, if I have to go less than 200 metres, I walk. Now I have my Scoopy motorbike,...
Death Machines
This bule is in a dilemma. I hate motorbikes. But I think I need to get one. The swarms of...
New Bule Leaves Town
I’ve just celebrated the third anniversary of my arrival in Jakarta. Three months. It feels like I have been here...
New Bule in Town
I’m a new arrival in the least-known major city in the world, the capital of the least-known major country in...
Are you Getting Short-Changed?
Have you ever arrived at a destination in a taxi, pulled out a 100,000 Rupiah note and asked for change...
Is it Nice Being a Bule in Indonesia?
More often than not, the humour from Stevenson’s comedy sketches can be found in our day-to-day experiences as a foreigner...
Who is Sacha Stevenson?
Indonesia Expat is excited to announce video content for our online viewers. We will feature popular Indonesian YouTube stars as...
Understanding ‘Bule Prices’ in Indonesia
A huge price disparity between local and foreign tourists reaching every sector from transportation threatens Indonesia?s tourism industry....
Minister Pandjaitan Defends Jokowi’ Aim to Have ‘Bules’ Running State-Owned Enterprises
Coordinating Minister for Maritime Affairs Luhut Pandjaitan expressed his agreement with President Jokowi pushing to have foreigners taking charge of...
Jokowi: I Want Foreigners to Run Some of Indonesia’s State-Owned Enterprises
With reports on Chinese workers coming to Indonesia and taking work from locals feeding an already anti-foreigner sentiment among some...
Understanding the word ‘Bule’
According to Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia or KBBI (The Great Dictionary of the Indonesian Language), bule is a word used...