Paint the Town Orange
Indonesia vs. Netherlands International friendly, June 7th, 2013 As best as I can make out, the last time Indonesia hosted...
Indonesia
Changing a KITAS to a KITAP
Immigration. The mere mention of the name is enough to send shudders down the spine of many an expat. At...
Education Degeneration
“The philosophy of the school room in one generation will be the philosophy of government in the next.” – Abraham...
Educating the Past
Indonesia’s historical baggage over the last century and a half means that as we tip headlong into this new fangled...
Caring for the Sentinels of The Deep
Much of Indonesia’s seas are being “watched over” by friendly creatures whose underwater singing and dancing never cease to melt...
Rice Is Nice, But…
“White rice is lacklustre, lifeless, tasteless and irritating to prepare; brown rice is flavoursome, wholesome and easy to prepare”. Maud...
Can it Work? A Progress Report on Saving Indonesia’s Precious Forests
As a child, my nightmares weren’t like other children’s. They didn’t have monsters, ghosts, or terrifying creatures, instead, they came...
Chaiya
Little is known of the Sriwijaya Empire, a polity that in its prime spread its tentacles across much of Southeast...
Dreaming of Another Ultimate Indonesian Holiday
Being an archipelago spanning 5,248 kilometres over three time zones, Indonesia has thousands of destinations to satisfy the curious traveller’s...
West Papua Calling
Tourist excursions to Indonesia’s West Papua province are often dreamt about and rarely undertaken. Those who do head to Papua...
Selamat Datang di Indonesia
In Soekarno-Hatta Airport (Jakarta) you may have had an unpleasant experience to share. By the end of this article, I...
Culture Shock-Jakarta-Sydney
My wife Srie and I, normally resident in Indonesia, recently spent four months in Sydney where our son is studying....
The Artisan’ Table
When you see a Kain Ikat you may think to yourself, “Hmm, that’s pretty. Maybe I’ll buy that for Mum.”...