Destination: Indonesia

The Big Durian

Tue, 14 Oct 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1741]

As I stepped off the bus with my heavy bags, the searing heat and humidity bit hard! I had no clue where I was and I thought I was reasonably close to Amiel's flat but it turned out I was way off, and I was out of rupiah until I could get to an ATM. ... Read more >

Ticket out of Hell

Mon, 13 Oct 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [838]

As the bus converged upon Palembang I could immediately see how bad the smog is; worse than any place I've ever been! My immediate thought is "get me the hell out of this shithole" and I wasn't off the bus yet! A CSer accepted my request but there'd ... Read more >

Bukittinggi to Palembang

Sun, 12 Oct 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [1260]

The Sumatran journey continues! Last night I stayed in Bukittinggi, a town in the Sumatran highlands with a much cooler air than the lowlands. That made the stay rather pleasant. In Bukittinggi there's a few sights of interest including a few Norfolk ... Read more >

Taking on Sumatra

Fri, 10 Oct 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [927]

As I boarded the ferry to Dumai this morning, I was aware of the length of my journey ahead. I have two of the largest islands this side of the world to traverse and the state of roads in both are iffy at best. I had wondered if the ferry was even seaworthy ... Read more >

Photos: Sumatra

Fri, 10 Oct 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Photo Gallery

33 Adventures, 33 Journeys

Thu, 9 Oct 2014 | By kiwiaoraki | Views [798]

33 is the magic number! Let’s put it this way: I’m thankful to be out of Singapore. The only place in this world I can say I hate is Las Vegas but one place I’m not terribly fond of is Singapore. Except for a wide variety of food it’... Read more >

Marathon Up A Volcano

Wed, 17 Sep 2014 | By becsusangill | Views [1371] | Comments [2] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Hey World Nomads! Thanks for holding this competition, it’s been a blast making this vid for you. We’d love it if you could choose us as winners! Why, you ask? Because we live adventure every day! That sounds terribly like a cliche, but for us, it’s just ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico

So Much to Offer

Wed, 17 Sep 2014 | By lindsaybrooke | Views [310] | Comments [2] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Every moment offers a little bit of magic, if one chooses to look closely enough. An adventure awaits all who open their hearts and minds to it. This is the beauty of travel and film. The present moment focus of film amplifies previously overlooked ... Read more >

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In An Instant

Wed, 17 Sep 2014 | By lindsaybrooke | Views [204]

It is incredible how life can change in an instant:  love at first site, a near death experience, a moment of perfect peace......I love and respect this about life, but it also terrifies me.  It was a day like any other.  I had been living ... Read more >

Photos: Lombok, Indonesia

Wed, 17 Sep 2014 | By lindsaybrooke | Photo Gallery

Bali, the biggest catch of all.

Tue, 16 Sep 2014 | By beingbronja | Views [325] | Video | Scholarship Entry

Making videos and telling stories is what I was born to do. I knew that instantly when I first picked up a Super 8 camera and pulled it to bits to see how it worked. To me it was magic. My imagination would run wild as I looked at postcards of overseas ... Read more >

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Celebrating Local Values in "5 Mountains Festival"

Tue, 16 Sep 2014 | By tranquillity | Views [1392] | Video | Scholarship Entry

The video we submit here is another collaborative project between me (Zaki Habibi) and M Iskandar Tri Gunawan who have been collaborating since 2010. Gunawan is very enthusiastic about filmmaking, while I am passionate about photography, writing, and ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Film Scholarship to Mexico

Photos: Bali!

Wed, 10 Sep 2014 | By mwhitaker | Photo Gallery

Two Days Out

Tue, 9 Sep 2014 | By goldiebrown78 | Views [232]

Today is September 8th and in two days I'll be starting the biggest adventure, Bali, I've ever been on. I'm at work right now and the excitement is making it very difficult to concentrate! I'm having trouble with my packing...there are things that I ... Read more >

Tags: adventure, bali

THE LAST REMAINING PASSENGERS

Thu, 28 Aug 2014 | By adventurers | Views [637]

Departure day.  Time to head home to Melbourne.  At Medan airport, the neon sign said Boarding Gate Opens at 3:15 .  We were with staff at that time & had to fill out a departure card.  Dave couldn’t find his (we received ... Read more >

Tags: airport, indonesia, medan, sumatra