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What is Baliem Valley Festival The Baliem Valley Festival is one of Indonesia’s most remarkable cultural celebrations, held every August near Wamena in the highlands of Papua. Bringing together the Dani, Lani and Yali tribes, the festival is famous for…
What happens when you stop letting algorithm decide where you should go The travel algorithm problem is simple: your feed shows you the same ten beaches everyone else is seeing. The same infinity pools. The same sunset spots. The same…
A Beautiful Surprise on the West Sumatran Coast What if I told you there’s a place where your bungalow sits ten steps from the ocean, where turtles glide past your morning jetty, where sunsets demand you stop everything, and where…
An authentic Komodo Island journey from Labuan Bajo I was there in that strange in-between time – during the pandemic when the world had started holding its breath, but travel had not yet stopped entirely. Borders were still open, fear…
Experiencing the Mentawai Tribe Some places change you quietly, without warning. Mentawai did that to me. This was a journey into a world where life is stripped down to its bones – no electricity, no running water, no phone connection,…
A Gentle Welcome to East Bali Have you ever heard of a place called Sidemen in East Bali? I ended up there four years ago when a dear friend convinced me to join them for a peaceful nature escape in…
It’s easy to see why Wapa Di Ume Ubud is one of Ubud’s most loved boutique resorts. It’s a luxury that still feels human. Ubud moves fast – scooters, chatter, rain that comes out of nowhere, but, turn off the…
I would never guessed, an adventure on a yellow jeep named “Itchy Pu**y” in North Bali has made me fall head over heels with this part of the island. I loved it so much that I moved from the lively…
How old are you? While playing Uno, I asked a young teenage girl who runs a 2 bedrooms guesthouse in Hitugi, a village 6 hours trek from Sogokmo in Baliem Valley. She looked down and said she didn’t know. Then…
Where your wildest adventure dreams do come true… To be greeted by the glorious sunrise over Baliem Valley silenced my words. I could feel the sun sending beam of light blessing me. I watched the clouds gently unfolding, revealing…