Wae Rebo: The Duality of Tradition and Progress in West Flores
The first time I saw pictures of Wae Rebo, I was intrigued with the traditional conical straw houses in the...
Travel
Beautiful Borders: The Unexplored Borders of Anambas
Although Indonesia is famous for its breathtaking mountain landscapes, mysterious caves, and rapid rivers, some forget that it is in...
The Christmas Spices of Indonesia
If you enjoy baking festive treats at home during the Christmas season, you may have noticed that imported foods such...
Good Tidings from Java-The Spirit of Sendang Sono
Many Catholics find Sendang Sono a great place to draw closer to God and strengthen their faith. And for non-Catholics...
Georgius Everhardus Rumphius: From Hobby to Fame
She was called Rumphius in honour and remembrance of the first naturalist of Ambon. Her hull was painted yellow and...
Shark Attack!
Back in 1975, Steven Spielberg?s ?Jaws? movie became one of the most successful motion pictures of all time. Leveraging on...
Twisted Tourism: LUSI
In May of 2006, Lapindo Brantas company, when drilling a natural gas well, was met with quite a surprise; a...
Development and Shifting Cultures: The Papuan Koteka
Perhaps the most iconic and essential item of clothing worn by the Dani and Yali men is the koteka or...
Rise of the Eco-Warriors
In 2010, students bashed their heads together at Microsoft?s Regional Innovative Education Forum and decided that they wanted to tackle...
Monkey Business
The title for this piece is perhaps a little ambiguous, as it will revolve around orangutans of Borneo rather than...
Sea Turtles: The Selayar Marine Conservation Challenge
It was a fine day in Benteng, Selayar. The 100-kilometre long island just off the southern coast of Bira, South...
Finding Nemo (in Bali)
Although the famous animation film starring a young clownfish and his father took place in Australia?s Great Barrier Reef, Indonesia...
The Last Orangutans and Dr. Galdikas: A Volunteer’ Story
Almost 20 years ago, in 1994, best-selling author Terry Pratchett first met the alpha male Kusasi in the rainforests of...
The Delicacy that May Turn Your Stomach
Eating a tambelo is a lot like swallowing 30 centimetres of your own mucus. Foodies brave enough to take the...
A Hop, Skip and a Jump to a Hawksbill Turtle Conservancy
We thought about turtles ? more directly, Hawksbill sea turtles ? and imagined their burnished shells gliding amongst the coral...
Ketut: the Hair and Beauty Stylist
Ketut is 27 years old and owns a local wedding and hair stylist salon in the back streets of Ubud,...
Kerinci Calling
Sumatra; while some may not know where it is, others conjure up thoughts of dark, unexplored jungles sitting on both...
The Long Way Home
English teacher Daniel Pope recalls his 1997 nightmare journey from Bintan to Jakarta - It began with a motorcycle accident....
Nyoman the Organic Advocate
Abe-do Organic Warung, located 2 kilometres from Ubud, in Banjar Kutuh Kaja, was created a year ago with only three...
Melodies from Indonesia’s Far South: Sasando, the Palm Harp of Rote
If the definition of heaven is a strange but comforting melody telling stories of the timelessness of the human soul,...
Barrier-Free Travel: Deaf Guides of Bali
One Balinese man is spreading awareness within Bali. Wahyu Cahyadi is deaf, and works as a driver and tour guide...