Palu, which in Indonesian means hammer, may be taken to suggest the local community’s stern character. In reality, visitors readily dispense with the mistaken notion as soon as they enter…

The colors of Christchurch are luminous orange and shrieking yellow, the hues of wrecking crews’ high-viz vests and helmets.

Dozens of ancient buildings — the legacy of the past — in old town Semarang remain as exotic as they were decades ago. With their unique textures and styles, these…

Signboard lights, street lights, car lights, traffic lights, all these flaring and glaring in Valencia remind me of the capital. To me, Valencia was just another metropolis like Madrid.

Banyuwangi, known as a transit point between Bali and mainland Java, is set to spread its wings and begins promoting itself as a new tourist icon in East Java.

Songs from Icelandic musicians such as Bjork and Sigur Ros seem to properly picture this island nation — it is strange and beautiful at the same time.

If someone says, “Let’s go for a walk,” you don’t normally think they mean a 12-day, 200-kilometer trek from the Java Sea to the Indian Ocean, over the peaks of…

About 1,000 meters above sea level, Josep Punti passes chocolate bread and Catalan white wine to each of his 11 guests.

As part of efforts to promote tourism in Barcelona and Spain, Qatar Airways and the Catalan Tourist Board invited a group of journalists based in Jakarta and Bali, including The…

Lake Toba’s anesthetic vibe has lured many backpackers to North Sumatra over the years. Formerly a super-volcano until about 75,000 years ago, a massive eruption left a gaping hole in…