Life behind the railway, beauty within the slum
I had the privilege to work in a place whose existence the majority of people prefers to ignore. A place where people walk by the same way they cross a…
A map of flavours (I) – Southeast Asia
If there is a universal language, I’d like to think it’s the appreciation of good food. Asia is nothing if not famed for her abundance and diversity of…
West Kalimantan, the place that time forgot
The warm Pontianak air hit me with a hard, humid slap. Touts jostled for attention at Bandara Supadio, vying for my money. I flew in from Kuching, my home city…
Bali and Indonesia, a renewed perspective on paradise
When I first travelled to Bali, Bali meant so many novelties in my life. It was a first time in Asia, a first time in a surfing mecca, a first time in what my…
