The Art of Making Moke
From 30 metres above the ground, Benny, a slender man in his 40s, lowers down a handmade bucket woven from...
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Komodo Dragons Now Listed as Endangered
Komodo dragons have been listed as endangered species as of Saturday 4th September after being listed on the wildlife Red...
Eastern Indonesia’s Endless Gems
Eastern Indonesia is well known for having exotic tourist destinations. This region consists of Sulawesi, the Nusa Tenggara islands, Bali,...
Top Local Versions of International Attractions
You’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 Flores
Frenchman 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 Purnama
Nature 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 Cancar
Rice 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?
When two French visitors returned to Richardo Darung’s guest house in Ruteng, Flores, they told a disturbing story. They had...
Your Next Trip: Flores
The 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 Flores
Flores 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 Conservation
With 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 Spirituality
Travelling throughout Indonesia, religious affiliation is a question I’m frequently asked. My forename gives away my Christian background. Lately, I...
Hobbit Relatives Discovered in Indonesia
Hobbits 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 Flores
Du’Anyam is a social enterprise focusing on bettering the lives of mothers and families in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, through...
Underwater Komodo Adventures
Gregg 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 Slippens
Britta 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 Indonesia
Grace Susetyo takes a trip to Ende, where Indonesia’s first president, Sukarno, was exiled between 1934-1938. President Sukarno used his...
Bajawa Highlands: Heartland of Flores
The growling, battered ‘executive’ bus stopped in front of our hotel in Labuan Bajo, its engine hungrily pointing towards the...
Travel the Unknown with Flores XP Adventure
Massimiliano de Reviziis is an Italian entrepreneur living in Labuan Bajo, Flores and owner of tour company Flores XP Adventure,...
Javanese Sailors in the Giant’s Homeland: the Traditional Houses of Bena, Flores
On finally having the chance to visit Bajawa, Flores, I noticed “Jawa” in the name. When I finally had the...
Bali and Beyond: A Property Business Perspective
Terje Nilsen, Principal of Ray White Paradise, a leading real estate company in Bali, discusses what’s hot in property in...