Posts in category Indonesia

ouI often receive questions from friends of mine (mostly foreigners or Indonesians who live outside Java) or random travellers asking, is it worth it to …

Menjangan Island is a tiny island off the northwest coast of Bali. The island sits in Bali Barat National Park, which is a protected marine …

Indonesia is the largest country most people have never heard of. It’s as wide as Canada, has the 4th largest population in the world and …

Papua is Indonesia’s final frontier. The province sits on the island of New Guinea, which Indonesia shares with Papua New Guinea. Wild and undeveloped, this …

Sumbawa Besar is the capital of Sumbawa, an island to the east of Bali and Lombok and west of Flores. Compared to those islands, particularly …

Indonesia is the world’s largest archipelago, and many of its 17,000 islands are famed for their beauty. Sulawesi’s Togian Islands, though, may be the best …

Komodo National Park is fast becoming one of Indonesia’s most popular tourist destinations. The park comprises a group of islands off the west coast of …

Since I decide to stop working 9-5 in a multinational company (well… I lie, my previous work was not always 9-5), I have become a …

Backpack ME (bkpk.me) is a travel website by Ashray Baruah and Zara Quiroga, whose (nationality) Indian and Portuguese. They both love to explore the world …

Elok Dyah Messwati is the author of Backpacking Hemat ke Australia. She is also the founder of ‘Backpacker Dunia’ group on Facebook, which has over …