Destination: Jakarta

Bombs Hit Two Jakarta Hotels

by Eva Holland | 07.17.09 | 10:38 AM ET

Grim news from the Indonesian capital, where a pair of apparent suicide bombers attacked the JW Marriott and the Ritz-Carlton hotels last night. According to the BBC, nine people are confirmed dead, and around 50 injured.

Tags: Terrorism, Asia, Indonesia, Jakarta, News and Briefs

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Eight Great Stories on the Travel Writing Life

by World Hum | 04.30.09 | 4:01 PM ET

To mark our eighth anniversary, we've collected eight favorite stories from our archives that explore the wanderlust-inspired literary life

Tags: Adventure Travel, Travel Books, Travel Writing, Why We Travel, Asia, Indonesia, Jakarta, Europe, Andorra, North America, Mexico, Mexico City, South America, Chile, Easter Island (Rapa Nui)

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Jakarta, Indonesia

by World Hum | 04.22.09 | 10:30 AM ET

REUTERS/Dadang Tri

Workers plant mangrove trees at a conservation garden in Jakarta to mark Earth Day

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Tags: Travel Photography, Asia, Indonesia, Jakarta

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Hillary Clinton’s Peace Corps Bid

by Julia Ross | 02.09.09 | 1:57 PM ET

Hillary Clinton embarks on her first foreign trip as Secretary of State next Sunday, breaking with tradition by visiting Asia rather than Europe or the Middle East. The Japanese are thrilled that they’re first on the itinerary, and the Chinese are eager to talk climate change, but it’s her stop in Jakarta that’s got me interested. The State Department confirms Clinton wants to discuss reestablishing the Peace Corps program in Indonesia, which shut down in the 1960s after only two years in operation. If Indonesia supports the idea, the move would certainly bolster President Obama’s strategy to improve U.S. relations with the Muslim world and would open another valuable avenue for person-to-person exchange.

Clinton’s stop in Beijing will likely get the lion’s share of media attention next week, but I’ll be watching the Jakarta coverage to see if she scores a small victory for public diplomacy.