Zamrud Khatulistiwa*

A beach in Tanjung Bira, Sulawesi. Love the cloud:)

There is no better way to know Indonesia, with its dozens of thousands of islands, than to explore it. What is the best way to do it? Two journalists decided to spend one year traveling the archipelago using motorcycles. One is Farid Gaban, a noted journalist with around 25 years of experience covering international events. The other, 20 years younger than Farid, goes by the name of Ahmad Yunus. 

Read more about their adventure here. Or here to read the article my colleague wrote.

The website is in Bahasa. I hope there will be the English version soon, so that more audience get the message. Anyway, the photos are amazing. Indonesia's nickname is the emerald of the equator, I guess it's because everything is blue and green here:). Enjoy!

Sumatran elephant taking a bath in Aceh

Diamond found in Martapura, Kalimantan

Underwater beauties in Raja Ampat, Papua

Seeing the photos makes me longing for holiday *sigh*.

* means The Emerald of The Equator