Top Local Versions of International AttractionsIndonesia ExpatJune 22, 2020June 22, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatJune 22, 2020June 22, 202001602 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 FloresIndonesia ExpatJune 17, 2020June 17, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatJune 17, 2020June 17, 202001155 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 PurnamaIndonesia ExpatNovember 18, 2019November 23, 2019 by Indonesia ExpatNovember 18, 2019November 23, 20190830 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 CancarDaniel MartinSeptember 25, 2019 by Daniel MartinSeptember 25, 201901066 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?Duncan GrahamJuly 18, 2018 by Duncan GrahamJuly 18, 201802117 When two French visitors returned to Richardo Darung’s guest house in Ruteng, Flores, they told a disturbing story. They had...
Your Next Trip: FloresKate ParadisMay 21, 2018December 15, 2019 by Kate ParadisMay 21, 2018December 15, 201902252 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 FloresAni SuswantoroFebruary 14, 2018March 22, 2019 by Ani SuswantoroFebruary 14, 2018March 22, 201901578 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 ConservationGrace SusetyoMarch 29, 2017April 4, 2017 by Grace SusetyoMarch 29, 2017April 4, 201703015 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 SpiritualityGrace SusetyoDecember 14, 2016 by Grace SusetyoDecember 14, 201602294 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 IndonesiaIndonesia ExpatJune 10, 2016 by Indonesia ExpatJune 10, 20160603 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 FloresAngela JelitaJune 26, 2015August 4, 2017 by Angela JelitaJune 26, 2015August 4, 20170666 Du’Anyam is a social enterprise focusing on bettering the lives of mothers and families in Flores, East Nusa Tenggara, through...
Underwater Komodo AdventuresGregg HollomonJune 25, 2015August 4, 2017 by Gregg HollomonJune 25, 2015August 4, 20170521 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 SlippensKaren DavisJune 25, 2015August 4, 2017 by Karen DavisJune 25, 2015August 4, 20170933 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 IndonesiaGrace SusetyoJune 25, 2015August 4, 2017 by Grace SusetyoJune 25, 2015August 4, 20170933 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 FloresIndonesia ExpatJune 25, 2015August 4, 2017 by Indonesia ExpatJune 25, 2015August 4, 20170956 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 AdventureAngela JelitaJune 25, 2015August 4, 2017 by Angela JelitaJune 25, 2015August 4, 20170729 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, FloresGrace SusetyoApril 2, 2015August 8, 2017 by Grace SusetyoApril 2, 2015August 8, 201711123 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 PerspectiveTerje NilsenApril 2, 2015August 8, 2017 by Terje NilsenApril 2, 2015August 8, 20172 976 Terje Nilsen, Principal of Ray White Paradise, a leading real estate company in Bali, discusses what’s hot in property in...
Take a Tour Down Moke Land, FloresStefan DanerekJune 18, 2014August 11, 2017 by Stefan DanerekJune 18, 2014August 11, 20170739 I had come many times to Indonesia and had visited islands and places all the way from Sabang to Sumbawa,...
Tales from an Enchanted Island: A Travel Diary of FloresGrace SusetyoFebruary 12, 2014August 11, 2017 by Grace SusetyoFebruary 12, 2014August 11, 201701381 Lush hills and steep cliffs overlooking lively villages and cerulean coasts adorn the winding roads of Flores from one corner...