Geography and climate in Indonesia
Sean Kjetil Nordbo Indonesia consists of 18,108 islands (figures from the Indonesian Aviation and Space Institute). Of which 6,000 are permanently inhabited. About four-fifths of the island kingdom is ocean. From Sumatra in…
Asia
Bali
Bali is just east of Java, only separated from Java by the narrow Bali Strait. On the east side is the island of Lombok. Area is 5,623 square kilometers, the…
Indonesia: Tucked Away on a Treasured Island
I had the pleasure of meeting Sarah Porter, who is a journalist for The Jakarta Post, when I worked as Dive Resort Manager for Bastianos Dive Resorts in Indonesia. She…
The Damage Done by Warren Fellows
(BOOK REVIEW) This book is an autobiography of the author and his 12 year journey through hell and back, in the simplest of summations. In Thailand, they have a little…
Fantastic Sipadan
Scuba diving is a social sport as it is both safer and nicer to dive with a buddy. My buddy is my brother who’s scuba diving teacher I was on…
Cost of Living in Pattaya
Some time ago, I came up with the theory that it would be possible to live comfortably in Pattaya for 1000 Baht per day. In order to test it, since…
Dive Sites of Thailand
Pattaya – Reputed to be the two best dive destinations in the area are a pair of shipwrecks: the Hardeep and the Bremen. But the Hardeep is numero uno. It…
Bangkok Downtown
Silom – Surawong – Sathon From end to end, these parallel streets are full of big blocks of multi-story buildings, housing many banks, finance firms, insurance companies, export-import houses, hotels,…
Buddhism in Thailand
Sukhothai Period Although animistic beliefs remained potent in Sukhothai, King Ramkhamhaeng and his successors were all devout Buddhist rulers who made merit on a large scale. The major cities of…
Elephantine Museum in Samut Prakarn
On the left side of the main highway towards Samut Prakarn is an awe-striking image of a three-headed elephant almost the size of a football field. The new structure, said…