Raja Ampat is far, even if you start your journey toward it from within Indonesia.
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Orangutans and the Treehouse of Your Dreams
The only thing cooler than a treehouse in the middle of the jungle? A treehouse in the middle of a jungle full of wild orangutans.
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Is Jakarta Really So Bad?
The secret to people’s feelings about Jakarta is in its nickname, “The Big Durian.”
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The Dark Secret of Indonesia’s Blue-Fire Volcano
If you think it’s crazy to hike into an active volcano just days after one of its neighbors erupts, ask the sulfur miners who work there how they feel.
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City of the Sultan
Is Yogyakarta worth visiting?
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Does Julia Roberts’ Bali Still Exist?
The extent to which you can find Julia Roberts’ Bali depends as much on what you’re seeking as it does what you end up finding.
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Three Days in Jakarta
The secret to people’s feelings about Jakarta is in its nickname, “The Big Durian.”
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Don’t Ride a Horse Into the Crater of Mount Bromo
Leave Your Daily Hell guest blogger Claudia explains why you should think twice before riding a horse into the crater of Indonesia’s Mount Bromo.
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Life and Death in Sulawesi’s Heavenly Kingdom
From baby graves, to elaborate funeral celebrations, to coffins than hang from steep cliff faces, Tana Toraja boasts some of the most bizarre, fascinating end-of-life rituals in the world.
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The Dark Secret of Indonesia’s Blue-Fire Volcano
If you think it’s crazy to hike into an active volcano just days after one of its neighbors erupts, ask the sulfur miners who work there how they feel.
Continue ReadingThree Perfect Days in Yogyakarta
Some places you travel just feel good immediately and for me, Yogyakarta, Indonesia was one of them. Use my three days in Yogyakarta itinerary as a starting point to make sure you feel as good as I did.
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Ashmageddon: Indonesia’s Mt. Kelud Erupts!
An active volcano exploded last night while I slumbered, so I did what any semi-insane travel journalist would do: I bought a face mask, grabbed my camera and headed outside into “Ashmageddon.”
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Why Is This Indonesian Man Tattooing Trash?
An unassuming man named Uwuh in Yogyakarta, Indonesian is taking on his country’s waste problem in a beautiful, amazing way. Read more about it!
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Why Do People Hate Jakarta?
If you’re passing through the Indonesian capital and are on the fence about actually going into the city, I recommend you spend at least a day here – if you do end up hating Jakarta, the least you can do is have your own reasons for feeling that way.
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Kegelisahan
I’m not sure about my upcoming trip to Indonesia. This thrills me; but it also terrifies me.
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The Bali in “Eat, Pray, Love”
Bits and pieces of Julia Roberts’ Bali are within your reach, even if excessive tourism largely cancels out what appears in the film “Eat, Pray, Love.”
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