Malacca Chinatown
25 February 2020
Malacca Chinatown is extremely picturesque and invokes a sense of nostalgia but the bigger attraction is the culture and even the people.
25 February 2020
Malacca Chinatown is extremely picturesque and invokes a sense of nostalgia but the bigger attraction is the culture and even the people.
23 February 2020
This gold-domed mosque overlooks the Strait of Malacca from its shoreside perch on an artificial island. Completed in 2006, the mosque's grand archways are panelled with stained glass. When water levels are high, it appears to float.
22 February 2020
From coconut ice-cream to curried fish balls, pineapple tart to street-performance art, there are so many things to do at Jonker Street Night Market (and eat and drink!)
15 February 2020
Sumatra's northernmost province, Aceh is blessed with rainforests that feature incredible biodiversity.
08 February 2020
Stretching into the northern province of Aceh on Sumatra, Gunung Leuser National Park is home to Sumatran orangutans.
06 February 2020
Lake Toba is an extraordinary natural wonder of the world. This enormous crater lake consists of an island almost the size of Singapore in its center. It is actually more like an ocean. This is the largest lake in Southeast Asia and one of the deepest lakes in the world.
01 February 2020
Tattoos are an integral part of the Mentawai culture and hold deep cultural and spiritual significance.
31 January 2020
Meet the indigenous Mentawai here who still live in comparative isolation, maintaining their age-old ways. Its virgin rainforest, is inhabited by a number of animal species that cannot be found anywhere else in the world.
29 January 2020
Padang is an urban-Indonesian sprawl sandwiched between the Indian Ocean and the Minangkabau hills. A handy transport hub with air, boat and road connections.
28 January 2020
The Harau Valley is sometimes known as the Yosemite of Indonesia. Here, gibbons and macaques and a variety of wildlife still roam freely.