Pulau Garam: Unravelling the Strands of Madura Island

Java's Isle of Salt very rarely crops up in discussions about the best places to go in Indonesia. But what can people expect from one of the archipelago's most intriguing hidden spots?
[In]Expert Travel Insight
[In]Expert Travel Insight

Java's Isle of Salt very rarely crops up in discussions about the best places to go in Indonesia. But what can people expect from one of the archipelago's most intriguing hidden spots?

Our correspondent collapses into a hammock just in time for sunset on a serene drop in the ocean.

Our correspondent, lost in the swirl, continues compiling out-of-the-way spots for a reflective traveller to consider.

Our correspondent recounts the tale of Lafeak Diak, the beast upon whose back East Timor now resides.

Our correspondent experiences a slight detachment as Mozambique Island reveals only the slightest of hints about its past.

Our correspondent encounters an island whereupon exists the source of a life extended.

Our correspondent, in search of Africa's outliers, absorbs the historic colonial past of Mozambique Island.

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

Our correspondent has some time to spare in Nampula and gets to work learning northern Mozambique's main dialect.

Our correspondent partakes in a fishing trip off Ko Chang and finds himself slightly out of his element.