August 2004

KEMANG, The Fruits of France.   As Paris slinks into its normal August torpor, and hundreds flee for their annual vacation, the far flung outposts of French cuisine in Jakarta continue to bustle and hum. Jakarta is a mosaic of villages and life in village Kemang

July 2004

DIVING INTO HISTORY   The Anyer area on the west coast of Java is a great getaway just a few hours from the crash and bash of Jakarta. It has all that tropical seashore serenity

June 2004

Night Food And More in Cool MENTENG   Jakarta is hot, polluted, overgrown, overflowing and dirty. Yet it is tasty, alive and friendly. A concise edition of the capital is on display every night in Jalan H.O.S. Cokroaminoto,

May 2004

CIBODAS : A DIVERSION WELL WORTH IT   There are many days when it is simply not possible to see much across Jakarta for the dank grey pall that hangs over it. There are others, however, when the skies clear and if you look southwards you can see the

April 2004

BOROBUDUR’S ARTISTIC GIANTS   Moving slowly along the dusty track, brushing past giant banana leaves and dodging the odd cluster of rambutan fruits, we see the beginnings of a small village. There are makeshift

March 2004

BIRDING JAKARTA24   If you think it is entirely fanciful to go bird watching in Jakarta, outside the dismal bird markets such as Barito and Kelapa Gading,