The Seminyak Season
The sun beats down on the New Semara Resort and Spa, heralding a new season of style from Katrin & Seta Danda. Continue »
Plataran Borobudur: How Would You Like to Have Your Own Borobudur?
Ve Handojo was trapped in the heart of Magelang and found it hard checking out. Continue »
Bluegrass Jakarta: Feasting Like A Viking God
Back when I was a kid, going to a steak restaurant was considered a luxury and it was a family ritual that we did once a month. In the 80s, steak restaurants such as Black Angus, Restoran Steak Art & Curio and Ponderosa were the places to go. Continue »
Timor’s Island
Text by Ian Lloyd Neubauer. Pictures by Ian Lloyd Neubauer and Courtesy of FreeFlow Diving. The French had Devil’s Island and The Spanish had El Matorral – island prisons used by the colonial powers of their day to incarcerate criminals, dissidents and the like. The Portuguese, who ruled East Timor for 450 years, dispatched problem-makers to Atauro Island, a pimple… Continue »
4 Days of Eating Well in Singapore
Two FRV Travel writers were in Singapore recently and tried four of Singapore’s most reputable restaurants. Within four days, Ve Handojo and Erza S.T. ventured out and experienced some impressive and innovative cuisine. Here are their findings. Continue »
The Real Fiji
Fiji. The very word invokes images of sun-kissed beaches, cobalt-blue waters and five-star resorts oozing tropical cool. Yet there’s a whole lot more to this South Pacific idyll than what can be seen from the edge of an oasis-themed swimming pool. Continue »
Perth, A Weekend Away
David Trauts sets his sights on a concert in Perth in Western Australia and heads off for the weekend. Continue »
Pasta Recipes
Pasta is one of the most popular dishes on earth so we bring you four of the best and most delicious recipes to try at home from some of Bali’s top chefs. Continue »
Redefining Tropical Luxury
Nick Walton visits two Maldivian properties that take the hassle out of choosing which slice of paradise you’ll call your own, next time you head to the Indian Ocean. Continue »