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"Moderately Free": Elephant Washing in Tangkahan

“Moderately Free”: Elephant Washing in Tangkahan

April 10, 2019
by Victoria Gillett
Indonesia Yarns, Yarns

Its skin didn’t feel the way I’d expected. It was prickly to the touch and rough, like cactus spears against my outstretched palm. I withdrew…

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Five Reasons to Put Down Your Bintang, Get Out of Bali and Explore the Rest of Indonesia

Five Reasons to Put Down Your Bintang, Get Out of Bali and Explore the Rest of Indonesia

June 22, 2017
by The Hobos
Features

With beaches for days, cheap beers and a food scene that rivals Melbourne’s at only a fraction of the cost, it’s easy to see why…

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Deep in the Sumatran Jungle

Deep in the Sumatran Jungle

July 26, 2016
by Phoebe Gallagher-Reedman
Yarns

A vibration rattles your entire body, a physical resonance mirroring the drone of the engine that fills the void left by the silence of the…

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A Ghost Gave Me Hickeys

A Ghost Gave Me Hickeys

April 11, 2016
by Sam Howard
Indonesia Yarns, Yarns

Deep purple bruises covered my body. Contusions appeared across my neck and upper arms. I had just risen from a peaceful slumber and was puzzled…

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