The Ring of Ijen
Mount Ijen is a volcano complex in East Java, with the most popular attraction being a one-kilometre-wide, turquoise blue, acid...
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Dana the Tour Guide
Leaving his village at the age of nine and finding himself on the streets of Jalan Diponegoro, the main street...
Bali to Flores Overland and Overseas
A three-week trip with two kids in tow from Bali to Flores by ferry, bus, foot, motorbike and shared taxi...
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...
(No) Stranger in the Third Culture Kid’ Homeland
In Confessions of a Third Culture Kid, I said I have a complicated relationship with the question, ?Where are you...
Bandung Heritage Walk
When visiting Bandung there are certainly many attractions to see, but few folk are aware of the fascinating heritage this...
Jakarta 100 Years Ago
Through the window of early photography, Scott Merrillees has brought the long lost world of Jakarta back to life in...
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...
Indonesia Face To Face
Ivan Southall (1921-2008) was an Australian writer best known for young-adult fiction, but he also wrote seven books for adults,...
Alfred Wallace’ Great Adventure in Indonesia
Wallace?s dedication to research and his perseverance through rainforests in an era of head-hunters, poor medication and tropical diseases was...
A Bali Expat Aid Worker on Syria’ Frontline
John Bunnell, a resident of Bali for nine years, went to war-ravaged Syria as a logistician for two and a...
Casa Vintage
Anyone can walk into a department store and pick a mass-produced item of clothing and probably walk into a party...
30 Places to Dive in Indonesia
The Indonesian archipelago, with thousands of kilometres of coral reefs, pristine remote islands and an enormous biodiversity, is one of...
Women Power and Politics
As things stand, only one major country in Western Europe – you know, that bloc with good football,liberal values and...
Martha Christina Tiahahu – a Moluccan Heroine
This is Ambon in the early 80s of last century. The land we were going to build houses on was...
Painting the Colours of Literacy in Eastern Indonesia
Eastern Indonesia is a realm of a million wonders. A region rich in panoramic landscapes, biodiversity, and ancestral traditions, much...
School’s Out – Time for Some Holiday Fun!
Pack your swimming gear we’re off to the beach to swim, slide, surf, parasail, jet ski or scuba dive. Take...
Sailing New Worlds in an Old World Heritage
“On land, beauty is the sight of a graceful woman. At sea, beauty is the sight of sails flying on...
Trans-Asia Rail Rides
The idea you can travel seamlessly from Singapore to Hong Kong by train remains a distant dream, at least until...
A Wild Ride To Remember: South Sulawesi
On the second Sunday in May, I received a message from my childhood best friend in Manado, Gracia “GP”. “GC,...
A Day in the Life of Kuta Beach
Ask any tourist on their way to Bali where they intend to visit and more than one in five will...