Orangutan: our boreno adventure
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 […]
Nyepi: from monster parades to peace and quiet
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 […]
Bau Nyale: A beautiful princess, thousands of motorbikes and millions of sea worms.
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 […]
Gili Nanggu: a relaxing small island getaway
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 […]
Around Mataram
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 […]
In the Time of Madness: Indonesia on the Edge of Chaos (Book Review)
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 […]
Happy Birthday Pura Meru
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 […]
