he buildings lining its flower-filled streets comprise some fine examples of gracious, old colonial architecture, many now crumbling under the pitiless tropical sun. On a plateau above Banda Neira is ...

Dancers greeted the cruise ship's passengers as they stepped ashore on Neira Island, Banda Islands, Central Maluku, Maluku, on October 18, 2025. Tempo/Nita Dian Banda Neira is located on a small ...

That little brown nut you grate into your meat curry or favorite sweet or drink, and which fills your kitchen with its heady, inviting aroma, is exported to the world out countries like Granada and ...

Fort Belgica was built by the Portuguese in the 16th century and was eventually taken over by the VOC, in Banda Neira (18/10). The pentagon-shaped fort has been restored to its original shape.

In the home of nutmeg awaits a heady blend of history, culture and marine life. How much longer, wonders Michael Gebicki, will Banda remain off the tourist radar? SINEWY brown hands reach out to grab ...

From the deck of a rugged steel yacht, I climbed into a kayak and pushed out into the Banda Sea, a pristine body of water in Indonesia that is one of the most biodiverse marine habitats on the planet.

Good thing the Abui tribe no longer headhunts. Although on Indonesia’s remote Alor island, a village elder menacingly pointed a rustic bow and arrow at me, his time-etched face stoic and his white ...

The quiet, peaceful region of Banda Neira Island in Maluku province, home to around 9,000 people, faces a narrow strait and the conical-shaped, menacing Gunung Api volcano. The buildings lining its ...