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Kasongan, a Quaint Pottery Village – Central Java, Indonesia
Kasongan, a Quaint Pottery Village
Central Java, Indonesia
What I intended to see was the grassroots of pottery in Central Java – a small village outside the town of Bantul called Kasongan. At one time, the village was a mere ‘suburb’ of Bantul. However, everything changed af
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Prambanan, the Sacred Hindu Complex – Central Java, Indonesia
Prambanan, the Sacred Hindu Complex
Central Java, Indonesia
Prambanan temple complex
When you travel by air from Bali to Yogyakarta in Central Java, you will inevitably see the massive Hindu temple complex of Prambanan. If you travel by road from an easterly direction, you cannot m
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Sedangsono – Central Java, Indonesia
Sedangsono
Central Java, Indonesia
On the slopes of the Menoreh Mountains, 45 kilometres from Yogyakarta in Central Java, Indonesia, is situated the sacred shrine of Sendangsono. A holy place comparable to that of Lourdes in France. It is visited by thousands of Roman Catholics each week –
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On Toilets – Yogyakarta, Indonesia
On Toilets
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
Throughout my travels in Asia, my love for the western toilet has not dwindled, but my distaste for the eastern variety has diminished. I’ve since perfected the squat system of cleansing my system. The biggest challenge is keeping the bottom of your pants/
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Candi Medut Monastery – Central Java, Indonesia
Candi Medut Monastery
Central Java, Indonesia
A few months ago, I decided to visit the recently established Buddhist Monastery near Candi Mendut, some forty kilometres from the Central Javanese city of Yogyakarta. I was also particularly interested in seeing any changes to Candi Mendut –
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Rookie in Training – Indonesia
Rookie in Training
Indonesia
As Donovan and I disembarked from the sardine can filled to the rim with Indonesians. It didn’t take us long to realize we were nowhere near our destination. We had just travelled for 10 hours in a bus that we were pushed, pulled and persuaded onto. Our voice
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Me, My Girl, and a Frost Free February #14: Indonesia (Bali and Java) – Indonesia
Indonesia (Bali and Java)
“Aren’t you worried about traveling in Indonesia?” I heard this question from people at home, other travelers and, most surprisingly, Indonesians. Having spent the better part of a year in places our government told us not to go to (India, Bangladesh
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A Brief Taste Of Paradise – Bali, Indonesia
A Brief Taste Of Paradise
Bali, Indonesia
The weather was at its coldest when we were waiting for the bus to take us to the airport. The girls, whose minds were firmly south of the equator, had only worn light coats. They were stamping their feet and jumping around to keep warm. Steam punctuate
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Strange Days in Nias – Nias, Indonesia
Strange Days in Nias
Nias, Indonesia
I first discovered Nias in a guidebook that described the island as one of the last strongholds of intact Megalithic culture. So when my parents decided to visit my husband and I in Jakarta, and take us on a tour of Sumatra, we couldn’t resist adding
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The Art of Cockfighting – Bali, Indonesia
The Art of Cockfighting
Bali, Indonesia
Walk down Poppies Lane I in Bali, on a weekday afternoon and you’ll notice the local ballgame going on. I mean really, from the sheer size of the crowd, stadium and the field, you can’t help but think this is Indonesia’s form of baseball
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Gusset Nightmares – Pangandaran, Indonesia
Gusset Nightmares
Pangandaran, Indonesia
Whilst travelling the well-known route from Bali through Indonesia, after a wild time in Yogyakata, my boyfriend and I needed some R’n’R and stopped off in a small coastal town 400ks from Jakarta, called Pangandaran.
In Pangandaran, we staye
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After The Crisis: Indonesia in 1998, Part 1 – Indonesia
After The Crisis: Indonesia in 1998, Part 1
Bali and Surabaya, Indonesia
Blame CNN. That’s what I felt like telling Indonesians during my visit in the summer of 1998, when the country, still reeling from financial and political struggles that resulted in the ouster of longtime dictator Su
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After The Crisis: Indonesia in 1998, Part 2 – Yogyakarta,Indonesia
After The Crisis: Indonesia in 1998, Part 2
Yogyakarta, Indonesia
In Yogyakarta, I sent off another batch of postcards at the dirt-cheap rate of 1,400 per card. The next day, I returned to mail more and was told that postal rates had risen; it would now cost 6,500 rupiah to send one postcard to
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After The Crisis: Indonesia in 1998, Part 3 – Jakarta, Indonesia
After The Crisis: Indonesia in 1998, Part 3
Jakarta, Indonesia
By Gregory McElwain
At Jakarta’s mammoth central post office, I asked a clerk if it really cost 6,500 rupiah to send a postcard to the United States. “More,” she said, plopping an official rate form onto the count
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After The Crisis: Indonesia in 1998, Part 4 – Sumatra, Indonesia
After The Crisis: Indonesia in 1998, Part 4
Sumatra, Indonesia
On the island of Sumatra, the official rate forms at the post offices listed 8,000 rupiah as the new cost of sending a postcard to the United States. “Because of The Crisis,” the clerks said wearily.
Dunkin’ Donu
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After The Crisis: Indonesia in 1998, Part 5 – Ubud, Indonesia
After The Crisis: Indonesia in 1998, Part 5
Ubud, Indonesia
Back in Bali for a few days, I went to the Kuta post office and placed a stack of postcards, 8,000 rupiah worth of stamps attached to each, on the counter. The clerk took one look, sniffed and said, “Not enough.” She whippe
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Indonesia Travel Facts
The Basics
Country: Indonesia
Where is it?: Indonesia is in southeastern Asia, archipelago between the Indian Ocean and the Pacific Ocean.
Why do people go here?: With hundreds of unique islands, Indonesia has an immense amount of cultures and landscapes that it could take a traveler a
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Bali Travel Facts
The Basics
City Name: Bali
Where is it located?: Bali is an island located in southern Indonesia on the Flores Sea.
Why do people go there?: A Hindu island in a sea of Islam, Bali is known for a great place to relax in the sun, while also enjoying the culture and the well preserved temp
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The Secret Life of Flores – Indonesia
The Secret Life of Flores
Eastern Indonesia
World class diving, snorkelling above colourful reefs off tiny coral atolls in seas more shades of blue than there are adjectives for in the Oxford English Dictionary, ikat weaving, traditional villages, hot springs, komodo dragons, active volcano tr
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Tsunami Up Close and Personal – Bande Ache, Sumatra, Indonesia
Tsunami Up Close and Personal
Bande Ache, Sumatra, Indonesia
The earth shook with the smell of sulfur and the cries of those caught in the path.
The fires began.
Bodies burned, voices cried out for loved ones and then the water. Lives forever changed. Children torn from parents arms. Arms and l
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