The Best Books About Indonesia
When it comes to books, I’m old school. I like to read books about a destination rather than Googling and, in fact, I still vastly...
Category: Indonesia
Eight Reasons to Visit Java
The most many visitors to Indonesia see of Java is Jakarta airport. But, while Indonesia’s gridlocked capital is a tough city to love, and hectic...
Tinder in Middle Age Is Not the Merry Bagatelle It Is at 23, Y’All
Using Tinder while middle-aged has its pros and cons. Perhaps the most, ahem, solid positive is, as a lady of my acquaintance observed, “The cock...
THE SEVEN YOGA TYPES YOU WILL INEVITABLY MEET ON BALI
Female? On Bali? You’ll likely end up doing yoga. And when you do, you’ll encounter these seven types. The Insanely Bendy Pensioner Slender, graceful and...
THIS Is Why I Love Indonesia
I whine about Bali a lot, both because Bali and because British. But I love Indonesia. And this trip I’m on has reminded me why....
ALL OF THE THINGS ARE BROKEN, ALL OF THE TIME
In Bali, every seven months or so, according to one of the island’s two Hindu calendars, which, together, are so fantastically complicated that many Balinese...
What to Do About Volcano Flight Cancellations (on Bali or Elsewhere)
Updated 29 November 2017 to include advice on ongoing eruption. At time of writing, Bali airport is closed until at least 7am local time on...
The Best Books for Learning Indonesian
As an intellectual friend, an intimidating chap who can be cerebral in several languages and do the basics in a handful more, observed, “Indonesian really...
41: A Difficult Birthday
As birthdays go, 40 was, surprisingly, OK. I think turning 40 is OK for most women, provided you’re vaguely “well-preserved”, simply because it sounds so...
Is THIS the Biggest Environmental Issue Facing Indonesia?
Ladies, gentlemen, environmentalists. Allow me to introduce the Aqua cup, or “Aqua gelas”, a single-use, single-cup serving of water that is designed to be thrown...