Climbing Java’ Capricious Gunung Slamet
Never again. That’s the last time I ever scale one of these bloody volcanoes. Those were my pitiful sentiments after...
Martin Jenkins
Climbing Mount Lawu
A punishing yet beguiling ascent into the heavens of Central Java Philosophical arguments are usually given when mountaineers explain why...
The Big Apple and the Spice Islands
For whatever reason, New York picked up the appellation ‘Big Apple’ – is it even appropriate? Unbeknownst to most people,...
Bunaken: Two Sides of an Underwater Paradise
The Sulawesi city of Manado is known for many things: its spicy (and sometimes wacky) food, its cosmopolitan and beautiful...
Down but Not Out in Tanjung Priok
You can find some wonderful things in the most unlikely of places. In this particular case a trek – well...
A Satirical Guide to Indonesian Politicians: What are their chances in the 2014 Elections?
A while back I was watching this Metro TV program called Kick Andy and on it there was this impoverished...
Life’ a Beach at Tanjung Bira
“I go to seek a Great Perhaps.” – François Rabelais There can’t be many things in life that are...
Google Slaughters Indonesia in 2013
Google is one of the largest companies in the world. In fact, it is so large a company that you...
The Derawan Islands Made Easy
And so another sojourn in the far-flung archipelago of Indonesia; this time to the Derawan islands off the northeast coast...
Amed and Tulamben: Bali’s beautiful north east coast
Bali’s tourism industry is currently enjoying a strong resurgence as large numbers of foreign tourists are once again visiting Indonesia’s...
A Trip to the Badui Tribe
First published on Alterity Incredible as it may seem, but just 120km (75 miles) from the bustling metropolis of Jakarta...
Tanamur: Long Gone but Not Forgotten
“Every dog has its day” goes the old saying. Yes, that’s certainly true for Tanamur – a good number of...
Pulau Tidung @ Pulau Seribu
I used to think the ultimate culture shock trip from Jakarta was the flight over to saccharine sweet Singapore but...