The Strange Burial Customs of Trunyan Village
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 29, 2023
On the eastern shore of Lake Batur, on the island of Bali, Indonesia, lies the village of Trunyan—home to the culturally isolated Bali Aga p...
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PLTD Apung 1: The Tsunami Ship Memorial
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 24, 2023
Less than a kilometer from the Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh, Indonesia, stands another monument that conveys the true power of nature that w...
Mount Tambora And The Year Without a Summer
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 16, 2021
Volcanic eruptions can change the planet’s climate. During major eruptions, huge amount of volcanic ash are released into the upper atmosphe...
Banda: The Secret Island of Nutmegs
Kaushik Patowary
Nov 3, 2020
In the Banda Sea, roughly 2,500 km east of Jakarta lies the Banda Islands, a part of Indonesia. For thousands of years, this group of ten is...
The Shortest Rivers in The World
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 21, 2020
Most people imagine rivers to be long meandering waterways flowing down faraway mountains, through the valleys and the plains until it reach...
Nyepi: Bali’s Day of Silence
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 3, 2020
Every year, towards the end of March, the entire island of Bali in Indonesia, goes into standstill. Flights are grounded, shops remain close...
Jakarta’s Rooftop Villages
Kaushik Patowary
Aug 8, 2019
Rooftops make great gardens, especially in dense urban environments where every available space has been utilized for living and for commerc...
The Megaliths of Bada Valley
Kaushik Patowary
Sep 7, 2016
About 15 km to the south of Lore Lindu National Park on the Indonesian island of Sulawesi, in an area known as Bada valley, there are severa...
Mount Bromo: The Hungry Volcano
Kaushik Patowary
Jul 26, 2016
Mount Bromo in East Java, Indonesia, is the youngest of several volcanoes in the Tengger massif, and is one of Java’s most active volcanoes....
Floating Markets of Southeast Asia
Kaushik Patowary
Apr 26, 2016
Floating markets, where goods are sold from boats, are a trademark attraction among the Southeast Asian countries such as Thailand, Indonesi...
