Destination: Indonesia

Tour to God

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By sarandip | Views [451] | Scholarship Entry

We almost put our shoes off. The air smells of sweet smoke from joss sticks, myrrh, and oranges. A lady in red and black is like standing inside a frame of the door. A three-time-taller-than-her statue of Confucius smiles at her modestly. The gold mantles ... Read more >

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The one that got away

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By reflexus | Views [261] | Scholarship Entry

If I hadn’t been in the water already, I am pretty sure I would have been just as wet through sheer nervous perspiration. ?One by one each of my charter mates paddled effortlessly onto a wave, carving down the face with the greatest of ease whilst grinning ... Read more >

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Held hostage in Sumatra

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By whynotsmile | Views [347] | Scholarship Entry

“When she lets go, you must run.” I’ll never forget those words. My mind racing, I didn't fully comprehended my guide Agung's instructions. I could almost feel my synapses misfiring. We were five hours in to a trek through the north Sumatran rainforest ... Read more >

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Enchanting Yogyakarta

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By newbie-backpacker-diary | Views [262] | Scholarship Entry

I went to Yogyakarta—or Jogja—with my friends on January, 2013. Jogja is the capital city of Yogyakarta Special Region in Java, Indonesia. It was my very first independent trip without my parents. We started our trip by business train. The journey took ... Read more >

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Climbing Mount Rinjani

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By foolsjourney | Views [304] | Scholarship Entry

The flashlight dimmed before it went out. I fumbled in the dark to change the batteries and called for help. Another climber stopped and directed his light at me. Out of breath, I sat under the stars. A shooting star passed and I made a wish. My equipment ... Read more >

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Celebrating a Funeral in Toraja

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By diary-of-a-travel-addict | Views [276] | Scholarship Entry

Greetings from Indonesia! After a very long flight & three transits, I was happy, thankful & excited to reach Toraja. The not so convenient flight was totally worth it as it’s my first time to set foot in Asia. I was looking forward to a nice relaxing ... Read more >

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The Markets

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By heidikraak | Views [224] | Scholarship Entry

The stench hits me like a backhand to the face. I’d seen pictures but never considered that this hurricane of colour would have a smell. Incense and sewerage; we weren’t even inside yet. ‘Rained all week, so it smells a bit,’ Henri shrugs. If there ... Read more >

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The Rangers of The Dragons

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By fania_hils | Views [385] | Scholarship Entry

The Ranger of The Dragons "Are you in your period, girl?"asked the local who wore green uniform. Confusedly I answered his question ,"No, I am not Sir." He was the ranger who guided us to see the Indonesian dragons called komodo. One of tour rules stated ... Read more >

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never forget that day

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By nurul | Views [176] | Scholarship Entry

I will never forget the day that my family and I are travelling in Taman Bunga Nusantara (Nusantara Flower Park). It is located in Jl. Mariwati KM 7 Cipanas, Bogor, Indonesia, between Gede Mountain and tea plantation. To go to Taman Bunga Nusantara, you ... Read more >

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The Colour of Mourning

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By ameliamertha | Views [250] | Scholarship Entry

Although it is a funeral and the village elders are singing with thin, high voices full of aching and mourning, the Balinese’s “upacara ngaben” celebrates the life of the deceased. The cremation tower that is waiting outside the house is covered in coloured ... Read more >

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In House as a Stranger

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By adhika_annissa | Views [222] | Scholarship Entry

It was my first time to go travelling alone for holiday. Bali has known to be an international tourism destination. As an Indonesian who never been there before, I have no other better reason not to go there. With all the ceremonies going on and tradition ... Read more >

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Going Back to the Colonial Times

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By googleeye | Views [305] | Scholarship Entry

Sailing for almost nine hours, in a ship where almost in every corner ravished by the passengers, finally, the team and me arrived on an island in the southeastern city of Ambon, Banda Neira. It was 11 pm past when Tidar ship finally leaning on the port ... Read more >

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why Bali

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By worldaroundme | Views [172] | Scholarship Entry

How did I end up here? I was like surfing on my twitter timeline when I suddenly saw a link that tweeted by one of my following (@amrazing, one of Indonesian writer, for his friends, which is a famous Indonesian writer too). Feel interested, I click ... Read more >

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Photos: Jogjakarta

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By globegoblin | Photo Gallery

Writing Poem in the Top of Merapi Mountain

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By wonderer | Views [193] | Scholarship Entry

When we write, that is not only described but we capture the image and moment then we put it up to the words. It can be note, fiction or poem. We have eternalized our moment to the "mini world". And we can visit it every time like when I read my poem ... Read more >

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