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        Luxury Beach Getaway with a Worthwhile Cause

        Indonesia’s Telunas Beach Resort is on a mission to make a difference for local communities and the environment

        • Indonesia
        • Sugi Island, Karimun
        • 03 Oct 2023
        Journey

        Resilience - Through and Beyond COVID-19

        The pandemic impacted many who relied on responsible tourism. Now that travel is back, we catch up with some of our featured profiles to see how they and their communities are doing.

        • 28 Aug 2023
        Journey

        All Soul and Spice: The Call of Kupang, Indonesia

        In Indonesia’s Kupang, Cafe Inklusi is part of a gastronomical and societal revolution - serving traditional cuisine made by the deaf.

        • Indonesia
        • East Nusa Tenggara
        • 17 May 2023
        Journey

        Walk on Sumatra’s Wild Side

        On the edge of UNESCO listed Gunung Leuser National Park, Green Hill offers adventurers unique conservation-led experiences into Sumatra’s rainforest.

        • Indonesia
        • Sumatra
        • 21 Apr 2023
        COVID-19
        Journey

        Feed Bali cooks up hope amid COVID-19

        A cooking school in Bali shut their doors when the pandemic started. But a new mission has them fired up: feeding Balinese in need

        • Indonesia
        • Bali
        • 09 Jun 2021
        COVID-19
        Journey

        An ikat collective weaves its way through knotty times

        COVID-19 has cast a pall over the tapestry of empowerment woven by Watubo, but the collective is steadfast in its vision of ikat that lifts lives

        • Indonesia
        • East Nusa Tenggara
        • 25 Mar 2021
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        ‘We will certainly survive’

        Rosvita is the chairwoman of Watubo, a weaving collective in Flores whose ikat creations bring the traditional craft to contemporary audiences.

        • Indonesia
        • East Nusa Tenggara
        • 25 Mar 2021
        Meet

        ‘Come as a guest, leave as family’

        Nando is the founder of RMC Detusoko, a collective developing new opportunities to promote Lio heritage and agriculture.

        • Indonesia
        • East Nusa Tenggara
        • 12 Feb 2020
        Journey

        Coffee, crater lakes — and the Lio way

        Kelimutu is more than its famed crater lakes; immerse yourself in the rich heritage of the Ende-Lio highlands, and its role in the founding of modern Indonesia.

        • Indonesia
        • East Nusa Tenggara
        • 22 Jan 2020
        COVID-19
        Journey

        Rural adventures go virtual in a lockdown

        From running a virtual tour to launching an online store, two rural communities in Indonesia find new ways to cope when tourism income dried up amid COVID-19

        • Indonesia
        • East Nusa Tenggara
        • 18 Dec 2019

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