A free-diver swims down to a shipwreck in the waters off the coast of Bali, fighting against his instincts and the spasms that shake his muscles in order to experience…
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An exotic romance takes a strange turn when Janet Sassi finds herself banished to a remote Indonesian island where sources of protein are scarce. In the early morning, we ferried…
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In the second of three stories selected as finalists for the 2020 Chance Encounters travel writing competition, a traveler heading to the Spice Islands relays an unexpected encounter with an…
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A solo traveler attempts to navigate Southeast Asia’s hedonistic backpacking scene without the crutch of alcohol. I stumbled out of my Grab car with my trusty black backpack into the…
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During a midnight trek up a volcano in Java, Indonesia, our writer realizes that her so-called “guides” are not exactly who they claim to be. The night sky passed overhead…
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An Indonesian writer travels to Java’s last provincial monarchy and speaks with a servant of the royal family. On Christmas Day, I went with my parents and little sister to…
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As I scrambled upwards through dirt and weeds in the pitch black, I started to feel extremely faint. Our local guide Eddie was quick on his feet, bounding ahead across…