Posts about Indonesia
Bali Without The Bogans
“Ling, I’ve been told to call you a Bogan”, my friend Ara said to me at Denpasar airport, eagerly waiting for my reaction. “What!?” I yelled, as the others around us began to giggle. After the laughter passed, Ara turned back to me and sheepishly asked, “What’s a...
Raja Ampat – True Paradise
Imagine a place where sunsets are so vibrant and perfect, they look like they’ve come out of Salvador Dalí's dreams. A place where time is not counted by minutes or hours, but by the caress of each wave against the shore. Where luscious, green forests are broken up by...
25 Things to do in Yogyakarta
I have a confession to make. I had never heard of, let alone considered visiting, Yogyakarta prior to being invited there by the Indonesian Ministry of Tourism. However, from the moment I arrived and realised all of the many things to do in Yogyakarta, there was...
Mermaid school in Bali: So you want to be a Mermaid?
Ever since I was a young girl, I’ve dreamt of being a mermaid. In fact, after seeing The Little Mermaid, I was convinced that being a mermaid was my life’s destiny. I’d spend hours in the pool, practicing my mermaid swimming technique, until my skin turned wrinkly and...