Mount Semeru on High Alert with Volcanic ActivityIndonesia ExpatDecember 1, 2020 by Indonesia ExpatDecember 1, 20200716 Mount Semeru, the highest mountain on the island of Java, is on level 2 alert because it has continued to...
Tourist Hotspot Crater Eruption Ends In TragedyOliviana HandayaniJuly 4, 2017 by Oliviana HandayaniJuly 4, 20170798 While the eruption recorded no fatalities, the response proved disastrous with Search and Rescue Agency officers killed in a helicopter...
Sutiah the Tengger FarmerDavid MetcalfNovember 3, 2014August 8, 2017 by David MetcalfNovember 3, 2014August 8, 20170401 Sutiah is a real mountain woman. She lives in a small village high up on the edge of the Tengger...
Krakatau SojournGregg HollomonJuly 15, 2014August 11, 2017 by Gregg HollomonJuly 15, 2014August 11, 201711039 The mention of Krakatau, located in the Sunda Strait between Java and Sumatra, arouses a variety of gut feelings to...
Sailing the Spice IslandsIan BurnetJuly 1, 2014August 11, 2017 by Ian BurnetJuly 1, 2014August 11, 20171990 The great arc of the Indonesian archipelago starts north of the island of Sumatra and curves south and east until...
Indonesia’s Mountains of FireDaniel QuinnJune 30, 2014October 20, 2017 by Daniel QuinnJune 30, 2014October 20, 20171872 With approximately 127 active volcanoes spread across the country, it can be difficult to know where to begin if you...
The Ring of IjenJustin RaybounSeptember 9, 2013August 16, 2017 by Justin RaybounSeptember 9, 2013August 16, 20170907 Mount Ijen is a volcano complex in East Java, with the most popular attraction being a one-kilometre-wide, turquoise blue, acid...
Climbing Mt. Merapi: No Jumping Pictures, PleaseDaniel NewcomerJuly 16, 2012September 6, 2017 by Daniel NewcomerJuly 16, 2012September 6, 20175 771 What makes a great Monday morning? Sleeping in? Not wearing any clothes until lunch? How about summiting one of the...