Indonesia - Grand Format

Loren Bell Kalimantan, Environment Loren fell in love with Kalimantan during his three years managing a remote rainforest research station, and has returned every year since. For this book, he stoically slept in hotels (on real beds !) and ate in actual restaurants before darting back to the jungle in search of more remote Dayak villages and the forest pondok where he feels most at ease. He also writes about Indonesia's environment for Mongabay.
com, and consults for NGOs working to protect Kalimantan's forests. Stuart Butler Papua Stuart first hit the shores of Indonesia many years ago at the end of a long trans-Asia surf trip. Not surprisingly, it was the highlight of his trip. Today, Stuart lives with his wife and two young children, Jake and Grace, on the beautiful beaches of southwest France. His love of hiking and interest in tribal culture meant that covering Papua was a dream project for him.
His travels have taken him across Indonesia and beyond, from Himalayan mountain trails to the savannahs of East Afric. Trent Holden Bali Trent first visited Bali as a young Aussie backpacker in 1997 Two decades later, without hesitation he jumped at the opportunity to cover it for Lonely Planet. A regular visitor to Indonesia, Trent believes Bali has lost none of its charms ; if anything, it gets better by the year.
He also rates the food among the tastiest (r) in the world, and thrives upon his eternal quest to find the best Balinese nasi campur. Trent has covered around 25 titles for Lonely Planet, researching and writing about destinations from Sumatra and Phuket to India's Andaman Islands, Nepal and Uganda. Trent also wrote the Outdoor Adventures chapter for this title. Anna Kaminski Sumatra Anna has been tramping through jungles around the world for over a decade, passing through both Sumatra and wilder Kalimantan during the course of her travels.
On this occasion, she was delighted to re-explore Sumatra, particularly its remoter islands and its southern half. This yielded some wonderful surprises : the Kerinci Valley and the Bengkulu region. Though based in Europe, Anna returns to Southeast Asia (and Indonesia) as often as possible, drawn by the fiery cuisine the constant travel challenges.