Chriswan Sungkono
Biographical Info:
Born and based in Bandung, I have been writing personal essays and travel stories since 2003. I am physics engineer by training, but now occupy myself being an occasional science teacher and freelance journalist. Whenever opportunity comes in, I just can’t help spending my free time traveling around Indonesia to taste new foods, learn the vernaculars, attend cultural events, and scuba dive. I truly enjoy talking to new unlike-minded people I bump into on the road, forging precious friendships along the way.
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Chriswan Sungkono's Recent Contributions
Transforming Eden
Chriswan Sungkono - mindmaker [429]
South Lombok's idyllic virgin beaches are up for a sea change. The picturesque landscape, in the near future, is planned to be transmogrified by five-star resorts, a golf course, and luxurious...
Destinations:
Indonesia |
Lombok
Topics:
Beaches & Resorts |
Nature |
Ecotourism
Halfway Around Lombok: Monkeybite and Cloud-nine
Chriswan Sungkono - mindmaker [429]
We woke up to the sun's earliest rays of light. It was really early, indeed, but today we had to prepare for the land cruise. Mom, who devoted most of her free time in the room washing clothes,...
Destinations:
Indonesia |
Lombok
Topics:
Travel |
Adventure
Enjoying Anyer's Earthly Indulgence
Chriswan Sungkono - mindmaker [429]
The recent tsunami disaster inarguably brought lasting effects of devastation. Not only it had destroyed many beautiful and exotic places, its claws of paranoia also reached deep and far into other...
Destinations:
Indonesia |
Lombok
Myths, Culture and the Custom of Haggling
Chriswan Sungkono - mindmaker [429]
A Balinese morning does not ordinarily begin with an incessant drizzle, but this morning, it did. The weather was chilly. Too lazy to go out yet, we let our hungry bodies be recharged with something...
Destinations:
Indonesia |
Lombok
Partying in the Garden of the Sun
Chriswan Sungkono - mindmaker [429]
Early in the morning I took a bath and prepared for my trip to the Gili Islands. I decided yesterday to visit these islands renowned for its beauty and richness in natural life, and stay for two days...
