Five Fantastic Eastern Indonesian Holiday Destinations
The Indonesian archipelago, featuring 17,000 islands, has so much to offer insatiable adventurers. While more and more expat travellers are...
Timor
Lakoat Kujawas: Comfort Food and Literature from the Heart of Timor
Munching on shrimp dumplings fried in lard (babi oangke) at lively garden weddings, dipped in a tangy chili sauce bursting...
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...
Out of Eden: Mountain Spirits from the Heart of Timor
“Timor’s very own Garden of Eden,” Grace Susetyo recalls a description someone once told her of Mount Mutis’s bonsai forest....
Solid as Rock: Mama Aleta, Guardian of Timor’ Sacred Towers
Fine sunrays kiss the pine-covered hills and lush grasslands as our motorbikes swept through the rural dirt roads. There’s...
Another 100 Years: Timor’ Last Indigenous Religious Community
Raja Namah Benu, who ruled since his father?s death in 2005, invited us to his place and offered areca nuts...
The Virgin Dancers of Belu
Like endangered species, magical encounters with pure and unadulterated Indonesian traditional culture have become increasingly rare events in the 21st...