I am drawn to street art, enough to actually take a walk under the bridges and tunnels of Jakarta for a slow, close look at them a few years ago. I understand the resistance, the public discourse...
https://thedustysneakers.com/2015/02/27/the-walls-of-georgetown/
I know that Denpasar is an urban city which surely comes with creative spaces, but in my clouded touristy mind, I thought those spaces are hubs for traditional arts – the barong dancers, the pa...
We arrived at the doors of Portibi Farm with two tall backpacks on our shoulders. Jocean, the head of the Portibi clan, welcomed us with hugs and a frown. We were just staying for the weekend, bu...
https://thedustysneakers.com/2014/10/31/thebluebooktravelstoo/
Being Indonesian, most of the people I know talked about Singapore as a luxurious weekend getaway of shopping spree, and as a Jakartan, I thought I’ve had enough of skyscrapers and malls. So I...
https://thedustysneakers.com/2014/07/14/singaporebotanicgardens/
“Our brains are wired to nature’s frontiers, not man-made borders,” said our friend Najib. We definitely found some truth in his words, since our tired brains immediately relaxed and rechar...
It is fun to see a place in its liveliest hour, but it could also be pleasant to get to know a place when it is at its sleepiest. Last week, we wandered around the old town area of Semarang at on...
https://thedustysneakers.com/2014/03/12/an-afternoon-in-little-netherlands/