Impact of Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki Eruption, Flights from Australia to Bali CancelledIndonesia ExpatNovember 13, 2024 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 13, 20240Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara erupted again on Tuesday night, 12th of November, resulting in...
Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki on Flores Island Erupts, Death Toll Continues to RiseIndonesia ExpatNovember 5, 2024 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 5, 20240Mount Lewotobi Laki-Laki in East Flores Regency, East Nusa Tenggara, erupted early Monday, 4th of November. At least nine people...
Labuan Bajo Authority Launches White Paper for Sustainable TourismIndonesia ExpatOctober 1, 2024October 1, 2024 by Indonesia ExpatOctober 1, 2024October 1, 20240The Labuan Bajo Flores Authority Implementing Agency (Badan Pelaksana Otorita Labuan Bajo Flores or BPOLBF) has launched a White Paper:...
Explore Nagekeo, East Nusa Tenggara’s Residents’ Spice GardensIndonesia ExpatSeptember 25, 2022 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 25, 20220Pajoreja Village in Ululoga Village, Mauponggo District, is known as a spice centre in the southern part of Nagekeo Regency,...
The Art of Making MokeDiana SubektiApril 7, 2022April 7, 2022 by Diana SubektiApril 7, 2022April 7, 20220From 30 metres above the ground, Benny, a slender man in his 40s, lowers down a handmade bucket woven from...
Komodo Dragons Now Listed as EndangeredIndonesia ExpatSeptember 5, 2021September 5, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 5, 2021September 5, 20210Komodo dragons have been listed as endangered species as of Saturday 4th September after being listed on the wildlife Red...
Eastern Indonesia’s Endless GemsIndonesia ExpatJuly 1, 2021November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 1, 2021November 10, 20210Eastern Indonesia is well known for having exotic tourist destinations. This region consists of Sulawesi, the Nusa Tenggara islands, Bali,...
Top Local Versions of International AttractionsIndonesia ExpatJune 22, 2020July 9, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJune 22, 2020July 9, 20210You’re itching to go somewhere, even if it’s for the weekend. Domestic and international borders will reopen soon enough, once...
Ride off The Beaten Trails of Magical FloresEric BuvelotJune 17, 2020September 27, 2022 by Eric BuvelotJune 17, 2020September 27, 20220Frenchman Olivier Fargeix is the adventuring type. Never in his whole life has he sat behind a desk. He’s travelled...
Sail along East Indonesia with Alila PurnamaIndonesia ExpatNovember 18, 2019November 23, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 18, 2019November 23, 20190Nature is the best remedy whenever one is down or overwhelmed with their daily routines. Retreat to a resort, a...
Spotting the Charm of Harvesting Season in CancarIndonesia ExpatSeptember 25, 2019November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatSeptember 25, 2019November 10, 20210Rice fields do not only mean a land to sow seeds or even a field for farming seasonal crops which...
Wonderful Flores Heading down the Wrong Path?Indonesia ExpatJuly 18, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatJuly 18, 2018November 10, 20210When two French visitors returned to Richardo Darung’s guest house in Ruteng, Flores, they told a disturbing story. They had...
Your Next Trip: FloresIndonesia ExpatMay 21, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatMay 21, 2018November 10, 20210The island of Flores, home of the extraordinary Komodo National Park, has much to offer and is worth taking some...
Bena and Tololela – Preserving tradition in FloresIndonesia ExpatFebruary 14, 2018November 10, 2021 by Indonesia ExpatFebruary 14, 2018November 10, 20210Flores Island in East Nusa Tenggara Province is a combination of sea and forested mountains with meandering highways cutting the...
Trouble in Paradise: Komodo Island, Tourism and ConservationGrace SusetyoMarch 29, 2017April 4, 2017 by Grace SusetyoMarch 29, 2017April 4, 20170With Komodo Island gaining popularity in recent years as a favourite expat destination, it’s easy to only come for the...
Reason for the Seasons: A Portrait of Indonesian SpiritualityGrace SusetyoDecember 14, 2016 by Grace SusetyoDecember 14, 20160Travelling throughout Indonesia, religious affiliation is a question I’m frequently asked. My forename gives away my Christian background. Lately, I...
Hobbit Relatives Discovered in IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatJune 10, 2016 by Indonesia ExpatJune 10, 20160Hobbits may be more than just fictional characters after all, as new fossil discoveries suggest the existence of pre-humans living...
Weaving a Social Enterprise in FloresAngela JelitaJune 26, 2015August 4, 2017 by Angela JelitaJune 26, 2015August 4, 20170Du’Anyam is a social enterprise focusing on bettering the lives of mothers and families in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, through...
Underwater Komodo AdventuresLisa BarronJune 25, 2015August 4, 2017 by Lisa BarronJune 25, 2015August 4, 20170Gregg A. Hollomon partakes in the exhilarating, high-current dives of Komodo National Park to photograph the large and small delights...
Setting Sail for the Waters in the East: Meet Britta SlippensRemko TanisJune 25, 2015August 4, 2017 by Remko TanisJune 25, 2015August 4, 20170Britta Slippens is the founder of Blue Ocean Cruises which offers charters for diving, surfing, health retreats, and lifestyle cruises...
Ende, Flores: The Womb that Conceived IndonesiaGrace SusetyoJune 25, 2015August 4, 2017 by Grace SusetyoJune 25, 2015August 4, 20170Grace Susetyo takes a trip to Ende, where Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno, was exiled between 1934-1938. President Sukarno used his...