Bada Valley Arcas: Indonesia’s Easter Island
The Bada, Napu, and Doda Valleys of Central Sulawesi’s vast Lore Lindu National Park are perhaps most famous for the...
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Sulawesi – Don’t Wait
A dry look at what’s left on Sulawesi After 12 years working in Makassar and Manado, I came to view...
Swapping shirts with Plato: Kicking the Atlantis Football Around
cIn contrast, popular publishers love it, as its inclusion in a book title is a powerful selling point. Recently there...
Weh Island: The Outer Edge
A small tropical treasure trove of peace and adventure can be found tucked away in Aceh’s far north, at the...
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,...
North Lombok – Heading for the Mountains
North Lombok combines a stunning coastline, beautiful terraced rice fields under the shadow of Mt. Rinjani and a traditional culture...
West of the South-Eastern Islands
Nusa Tenggara Barat (NTB) is one of Indonesia’s 34 provinces. Wedged between Bali and the tiny island of Komodo, it...
Underwater Komodo Adventures
Gregg A. Hollomon partakes in the exhilarating, high-current dives of Komodo National Park to photograph the large and small delights...
Ende, Flores: The Womb that Conceived Indonesia
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 Flores
The growling, battered ‘executive’ bus stopped in front of our hotel in Labuan Bajo, its engine hungrily pointing towards the...
Going, Going, Gone: In Search of the Ultimate Longhouse
Along with blowpipes, traditional tattooing, mastery of plaiting crafts, canoe-building and the custom of wearing huge bunches of metal earrings...
Cruising on a Borneo River
There is a special feeling that Borneo invokes. There really is no other experience that comes close to cruising on...
Blitar – Hidden Relics of the Past
Falling into history and stumbling upon ancient relics is what is in store for you when you take a journey...
The Mysterious, Phantasmagoric World of Javanese Wayang Theatre
The morality and messages conveyed in Wayang Kulit plays still permeate Javanese thought and daily life. The spellbound audience is...
Prigi: Where Java Meets the Ocean
Prigi on the south coast of East Java is a beautiful unspoilt place to enjoy fine beaches, fresh seafood and...
Lok Baintan Floating Market and Bamboo Rafting in Loksado
Any discourse on the rivers of Indonesia owes a great debt to Kalimantan. The world’s third-largest island is home to...
Operation Starfish: The Untold Story of Australian Commandos in Lombok, 1945
The Lombok Strait averages about a thousand metres in depth, though in places it is far deeper. And not only...
Minahasa Highlands | Land of Volcanoes, Bizarre Food, and Ancient Heroes
I remember my first flight into Manado in 2011. From the aircraft window the sea glittered under the sun, with...
Javanese Sailors in the Giant’ Homeland: the Traditional Houses of Bena, Flores
On finally having the chance to visit Bajawa, Flores, I noticed “Jawa” in the name. When I finally had the...
Diving After the Mines: A Day in Ratatotok
The soft scent of cloves toasting underneath the sun wafted in the air as my ojek cruised over the lush...
Fairyland Express
Sulawesi: twice the size of the UK, volcanoes galore, uninhabited islands, strange creatures, boiling seas, electric clams and tons of...