Our Indo Adventure
An Aussie family in the jungle of West Papua
Monthly Archives: March 2015
Ok, so there was no surfing to be had, but a recent girls’ weekend in Bali turned out to be an unexpected highlight of my first two months on the mountain. It’s funny how one’s perspective is ever-changing. When living in Australia, I had not even the slightest inclination to visit Bali, none whatsoever. Now, being based in Papua, Bali presents itself as a sunny refuge with cheap daily direct flights from Timika and no… Read More
Freeport Indonesia’s Grasberg Mine is the world’s largest gold mine and third largest copper mine, the scale of which is so big that the mile-wide open pit is clearly visible from space. The mine is situated in one of the most inaccessible and unforgiving locations on the planet…a place we now call home. The abundance of work here is the reason behind our move to this remote but spectacular part of the West Papuan… Read More
Our Indo Adventure 