Tag Indonesia

Madura Bus Service: Crossing Barriers on Pulau Garam

Our correspondent boards a bus and encounters a fascinating snapshot of Madurese life.

Our correspondent enjoys a low-key, energetic welcome to the Banda Islands, Indonesia's most charming secret hideaway.

Our correspondent spent x amount of time in Indonesia and found these lesser heralded, but by no means inferior, destinations.

Our correspondent, fixing for more bargaining in Indonesia, presents a guide to Bahasa.

Our correspondent steps onto Madura and, vernacular guide in tow, senses the rest of Indonesia withdrawing everso slightly.

Our correspondent shares their morsels from a trip to another Indonesian hotspot.

Our correspondent encounters an uncomfortable dose of reality on a so-called 'paradise' island.

Our correspondent savours the sensory overload of an overnight bus journey in Indonesia.

Our correspondent, excited beyond all reason, remains grateful for the existence of this jagged slice of Indonesia.

Our correspondent was lucky enough to reach Maluku and fell deeply for its soporific island outliers.