11/04/12: It seems Indonesia’s national carrier Garuda Airlines has emerged from years of low brand esteem since the high profile 2007 Yogyakarta crash, taking out the best international airline for January 2012 in a recent Roy Morgan survey of airlines. I flew Garuda to Bali in 2008, despite the talk around the Yogyakarta tragedy, and I have … Continue reading
THE kids are like mountain goats. As we climb, the views across the rice fields become ever more breathtaking. We’d made the right decision earlier in the day, hiring mopeds for $US10 and heading out to explore the limestone karsts surrounding Vang Vieng. The small town is about a four-hour bus ride north of the … Continue reading