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Team travel: Ed's phinisi cruise from Bali to Komodo

Ed | 15th August 2019

Indonesia Specialist Ed recently spend a week on a traditional Indonesian sailing barge, visiting some hard-to-reach spots between Bali and Lombok National Park...

Team travel journal: Ed in Papua, Indonesia

Ed | 28th June 2018

Our Indonesia specialist Ed went on a genuinely epic journey to explore Papua, an area of Indonesia where tribal life is still very much the same as it's ever been, minus a little headhunting. Despite managing to pull a tribal elder into the river, Ed lived to tell the tale! And very beautifully, too. Read on...

The excellent jazz festivals of Indonesia

Guest author | 8th March 2018

It don't mean a thing if it ain't got that swing, but it turns out that Indonesia got rhythm, and plays host to dozens of exhilarating jazz festivals throughout the year. There's nothing quite like dropping in on a local knees-up while you're visiting a place, so here's our selection of the best and brightest jazz festivals in Indonesia, Borneo and Singapore...

6 foolproof excuses to spend your honeymoon in Bali

Anna | 31st July 2015

Selective Asia's Anna recently returned from her very satisfying honeymoon in Bali, so we talked her into sharing why the island was an ideal choice...

Selective Six: snorkelling spots around Bali

Guest author | 18th June 2014

Guest blogger Bryony Holland, just returned from a trip around Indonesia, recommends the six best places to snorkel around Bali...