Back to Wallacea: Sumbawa [en]

After my Singapore stopover, I headed straight to the Indonesian island of Sumbawa. Sumbawa lies between Lombok in the west and Flores in the east. Its location can be classified in many different ways. Amongst others, Sumbawa is part of the Pacific Ring of Fire, the Lesser Sunda Islands, the province of Nusa Tenggara Barat …

Singapore Stopover – No Smoking, No Durians! [en]

I hate air travel. I just cannot afford it. Nobody can. But many of us are doing it anyway. At least those who can afford it financially. Sadly, this includes myself occasionally. For damage control, I’ve self-imposed a flight reduction policy, which I’ve been trying to follow in recent years: In theory, my ongoing Indonesia …