2026 · 9 MIN READ
Yogyakarta: Roots & Belonging
A story of the hometown that shaped me: Yogyakarta, where royal traditions, resistance, and revolution have left their mark o...
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Travel essays and articles that take you beyond the sights, into the people, memories, and histories that make a place what it is.
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Yogyakarta
Beneath its gentle rhythms, Yogyakarta holds a long history of kingdoms, resistance, revolution, and belonging.
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2026 · 12 MIN READ
Merapi Volcano and Javanese Morality
How Mount Merapi shapes Yogyakarta’s spiritual landscape, anchor of the Philosophical Axis, and guide to Javanese morality.
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Rotterdam
Rotterdam is a city shaped by defiance—rebuilt from destruction, unafraid to reinvent itself, and always moving forward.
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2026 · 8 MIN READ
Rotterdam: The Phoenix of the Maas
A personal journey through Rotterdam, a city that transformed the ruins of war into a bold architectural landscape. From the...
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2026 · 9 MIN READ
Katendrecht: The Neighbourhood That Hid in Plain Sight
Once Rotterdam’s rough sailors’ quarter, Katendrecht became a home for Chinese migrants, jazz musicians and people seeking re...
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