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Orangutan: our boreno adventure

3 April, 2013by Daniel Hookins Leave a comment

Last week was an unforgettable adventure.  Four days down the river on a wooden boat – we headed deeper and deeper into the Borneo jungle.  As the boat slowly chugged […]

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Family, Indonesia, Travel
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Nyepi: from monster parades to peace and quiet

16 March, 2013by Daniel Hookins 1 Comment

Om swastiastu.  Last Tuesday was Bali’s silent day – Nyepi.  This is a day where everything shuts down.  Even the airport!  No one is allowed to leave the house and […]

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Indonesia, Travel
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Bau Nyale: A beautiful princess, thousands of motorbikes and millions of sea worms.

4 March, 2013by Daniel Hookins Leave a comment

This weekend was Lombok’s infamous Bau Nyale festival.  Following a Sasak legend thousands of locals flocked to the beaches along Lombok’s southern coastline in a quest for sea worms. Many […]

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Indonesia, Travel
Gili Nanggu - a relaxing small island getaway

Gili Nanggu: a relaxing small island getaway

28 January, 2013by Daniel Hookins 2 Comments

Indonesia is country of some 17,000 islands.  These range from the big and well-populated islands of Java, Sumatra and Bali – to the smaller and sometimes uninhabited islands that lay […]

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Indonesia, Travel
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Around Mataram

11 December, 2012by Daniel Hookins 1 Comment

Mataram is the capital city of Lombok and the West Nusa Tenggara province.  It is a mix of three different towns and many different cultures.  Often tourists come to Lombok […]

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Indonesia, Travel
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In the Time of Madness: Indonesia on the Edge of Chaos (Book Review)

16 October, 2012by Daniel Hookins Leave a comment

In the Time of Madness is a book that recalls the violence and chaos that Indonesia experienced during the 1990s.  It is an autobiographical account written by British journalist Richard […]

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Book Reviews, Indonesia, Timor-Leste
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Happy Birthday Pura Meru

2 October, 2012by Daniel Hookins Leave a comment

Last night was the final night of the Odalan ceremony celebrating the birthday of Pura Meru. Hindu’s from all over Lombok gathered at the temple to pray and represent their […]

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