Beautiful images of Indonesia captured in a TVC!

By Dian Hasan | August 31, 2009

Sumba Island, East of Bali, featured in the Citra Lotion TVC

Pay less attention to what this Indonesian TV Commercial is peddling (beauty lotion), and instead enjoy the beautiful shots of women and landscape in what is arguably the world’s least-known large country, Indonesia. Shot in Bali, Java and Sumba.

The exquisite (and very expensive) Kopi Luwak ~ Indonesia’s gift to the World’s Coffee Connoisseurs

Attention all Starbucks-chugging coffee consumers and coffee connoisseurs of the world! ~ your most expensive cup of Java awaits! It’s from Indonesia, and the roasting facility is nothing you’d ever imagined. It’s as exotic (read: unusual, rather stomach-churning, and not for the faint-hearted) and organic as it gets. Let’s get some facts on the table first: the name is Kopi Luwak (Luwak Coffee), and it’s produced when a Indonesia’s fox-like cousin that has a penchant for coffee, dines on delicious raw coffee fruit, and extracts (yes journeying through its digestive system) the coffee pits (yes, the prized coffee beans, already nicely roasted!). Gaining attention from everyone from Oprah, the Wildboyz of MTV’s Jackass fame, to Andrew Zimmern of Travel Channel’s Bizarre Foods. Here’s a look at this exquisite coffee, as reported by Alun Evans of Kabar Indonesia.

Beguiling Becaks ~ the fast-disappearing ubiquitous pedicabs of Indonesia

Becak in Yogjakarta, Central Java. Photo: flickr member javajive

With the fast-changing façades of urban areas across Asia, one quirky vehicle that is fast disappearing is the pedicab, the human-powered workhorse that has been hard at work, transporting both passengers and goods, since the invention of the bicycle. The Indonesian version, called Becak (read: bée-chuck), takes on many different looks, as each city likes to give it their own imprint. Becaks are fast becoming a rare breed, as City Governments across the Archipelago ban them for their antiquated and inhumane nature, replacing them with motorized versions trikes similar to Thailand’s tuk -tuks. It’s ironic to think that while this is happening in Indonesia, the rest of the world, especially in the progressive countries who are pursuing anything labelled “green alternative everything” are re-introducing pedicabs in one form or another. Albeit most of them for touristic leisure purposes. You’l find them dotting fine urban landscapes, from San Diego to Barcelona. Here’s a look at the the Becak, as reported by Tim Hannigan of Kabar Magazine.

Wild Indonesia ~ A BBC documentary on Indonesia’s unique flora & fauna – 3 of 3

An excerpt from a BBC documentary that chronicled the Komodo Dragon, the Proboscis Monkey, and Indonesia’s other unique wildlife.

The greatest archipelago in the world… today this land of a thousand islands has a wider diversity of life than anywhere else on the planet

~ “Island Castaways,” Wild Indonesia, BBC

Wild Indonesia ~ A BBC documentary on Indonesia’s unique flora & fauna – 2 of 3

An excerpt from a BBC documentary that chronicled the Komodo Dragon, the Proboscis Monkey, and Indonesia’s other unique wildlife.

The greatest archipelago in the world… today this land of a thousand islands has a wider diversity of life than anywhere else on the planet

~ “Island Castaways,” Wild Indonesia, BBC

Wild Indonesia ~ A BBC documentary on Indonesia’s unique flora & fauna – 1 of 3

An excerpt from a BBC documentary that chronicled the Komodo Dragon, the Proboscis Monkey, and Indonesia’s other unique wildlife.

The greatest archipelago in the world… today this land of a thousand islands has a wider diversity of life than anywhere else on the planet

~ “Island Castaways,” Wild Indonesia, BBC

Mr. Bromo Adventure, East Java, Indonesia ~ 4 of 4

Mr. Bromo adventure, East Java, Indonesia ~ 3 of 4

Mr. Bromo Adventure, East Java, Indonesia ~ 2 of 4

Mr. Bromo Adventure, East Java, Indonesia ~ 1 of 4