Indonesia
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Wednesday, 22 May 2013 | Views [5323] | Comments [1]
A tale of inappropriate (un)touching on the road.
It was a cultural faux pas of epic proportions!
The old women of the village looked like they wanted to throw us into the nearby volcano. The young women giggled behind their hands. It was clear ... Read more >
Tags: bali, connect locally, inappropriate touching on the road, mount batur, travel
Wednesday, 5 Dec 2012 | Views [2450] | Video
Hanna Butler , the winner of World Nomads 2012 Travel Writing Scholarship , travelled to Southeast Asia to immerse herself in the local culture and write about her experiences.
In Bali, Indonesia, Hanna seeks out and finds a traditional ... Read more >
Tags: bali, indonesia, magic, scholarship, travel, writing
Wednesday, 28 Nov 2012 | Views [3005] | Comments [2] | Video
Hanna Butler , the winner of World Nomads 2012 Travel Writing Scholarship , travelled to Southeast Asia to immerse herself in the local culture and write about her experiences. In Bali, Indonesia, a simple afternoon drive took an interesting ... Read more >
Tags: bali, cremation, indonesia, scholarship, travel, writing
Tuesday, 1 Nov 2011 | Views [6442]
It’s 9 o’clock on a cold Sunday morning. The
roads are not as crowded as if it was a working day, a perfect time for a
special breakfast.
Two men are busy in a stall, on a corner of a
grocery store parking lot. One is continuously digging ... Read more >
Tags: bangung, food, indonesia, java travel, surabi
Friday, 20 May 2011 | Views [8404]
A few weeks after I arrive in Indonesia,
one of my host’s friends, Jamal, invites me and a few other volunteers to his
village. We travel 20 minutes out of Cianjur until the rice paddies and tea
plantations dissolve the highway into a bumpy mud ... Read more >
Tags: asia, connect locally, eating, fishing, indonesia, java, locals, rice paddies, southeast asia, travel
