Cover Story

Going North

The motorboat Elang, piloted by Pak Boyo with the help of Pak Pendi, slowly slipped away from the south side of the pier. The 17 of us on the boat began to relax. Though this boat was rather small, it was a great relief after the trip in public water transport that had taken two and a half hours to bring us from Jakarta's fishing port of Muara Angke here to Pulau Pramuka, in Kepulauan Seribu, the Thousand Islands. This was my second trip in the Elang. The first time was a few months before, when we went to Pulau Semut and Pulau Bira. Three old friends who'd been on that previous trip were on this one as well – Aya the trip leader, Charlie, and Sas. The other ten people I hadn't met before, and we only got introduced once we were on this boat, as I'd been sitting apart from the tour group...more

Features
- Bali
  
  Singaraja’s Secret Garden
  
  The morning sun gradually illuminated the hills to the east of Sambangan village. The dense woods in the deep, foggy valley below, where the Banyumala River flows, slowly emerged from the shadows. I quickly finished my breakfast, because Komang, the guide who was going to take me trekking to the villages around Sambangan, was already waiting...more
- Creativity
  
  Lenan - Pearl of Silk - Innovation in wild silk ‘tenun’
  
  Garuda Indonesia, through its "One Passenger One Tree" program, is in the process of planting 50,000 mahogany and cashew trees in the Village of Karang Tengah, Bantul, Yogyakarta. The purpose of this initiative, apart from promoting eco-tourism and environmental conservation in the region, is to provide wild silkworms with abundant breeding ground...more
- Destinations
  
  No Day Without Honey
  
  Pak Koen, as we call him, was one of the five local tourists who visited Danau (Lake) Sentarum in West Kalimantan from 16 to 18 June this year. "Awesome" could be interpreted in several ways. For a start, the 700-kilometer journey to Lake Sentarum takes ten hours by car from Pontianak to Sintang, then another five hours by 115-HP speedboat. Obviously, this was quite tiring...more
Departments
- Special Report
  
  A Breakthrough to an International Scale
  
  As photography becomes more popular, with so many contests for photographers to compete in, Garuda Indonesia has created a unique contest format, truly different from the others. Professional photographers are first screened through photos they send in, then brought together to compete head to head in a specific region of Indonesia...more
- Gallery
  
  Upaya Membangun Apresiasi
  
  Medan seni rupa Indonesia hari- hari ini sedang menunggu bertumbuhnya infrastruktur dan suprastruktur seni. Kalau karya seni Indonesia dihargai miliaran rupiah di Asia di rumah lelang, selayaknya kita juga melihat upaya serius dan tak kenal lelah untuk membangun apresiasi dan menjalin hubungan internasional dengan institusi seni dunia...more
- Event
  
  Like No Other
  
  The US$225,000 (September 7-14) started with a whimper and ended with a bang, with ace Patty Schnyder, in Bali for the third time (and never having gone beyond the semi-finals until this year), beating 17-year old Austrian Tamira Paszek (6-3 6-0) in the final. It was her 500th singles victory of her career, and her 11th title...more