Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine July 2019

Contributors contributors 22 MASTERCLASS Aero-Art Moscow Russia 12 58 84 FLAVOURS The Temptations of Durian TRAVEL Medan Jakarta Indonesia 94 Jakarta Indonesia 104 TRAVEL Bunaken Flores Indonesia TRAVEL Muscat London United Kingdom Stas Bartnikas Vikaria Lestari Fatris MF Valentino Luis Tharik Hussain Stas Bartnikas lives in Moscow. Aerial photography combines his love of travelling with a passion for aviation. Stas has won more than 130 awards in prestigious photography competitions. His photography is on display at London’s Avivson Gallery and is included in private collections. His other works can be seen at www.stasbart.com. Vikaria Lestari is a writer and translator whose passions are travelling, food and reading. Her hobby, amongst others, is observing the unique characteristics of different cuisines and places, which she shares later in her writing. Her published works include translated novels written by bestselling American authors, as well as travel and lifestyle articles. After studying countless literary texts at Andalas University, Fatris started travelling and documenting his journeys in writing. He has had many of his works published, one of them being his first book, Merobek Sumatra, in 2015. He is currently compiling a book and documentary titled The Banda Journal (www.thebandajournal. org). Read more about him at www.fatrism.com. Valentino Luis was born and raised in Maumere, Flores. He later completed his studies at Udayana University in Denpasar, in 2012, having decided to become a full-time traveller. His love of the mountains and the people in the remote areas of Flores inspired him to establish Shoes for Flores and Flores Rural Library, while he continues to write. Tharik Hussain is a London-based travel writer and journalist who specialises in Muslim travel and Islamic heritage. His work regularly appears across the globe and he is an author for the world’s leading travel publisher, Lonely Planet. Learn more at tharikhussain.co.uk. Stas Bartnikas tinggal di Moskwa. Fotografi udara merupakan hasil kecintaannya berpelesir dan terbang. Stas telah memenangkan lebih dari 130 penghargaan dalam lomba fotografi bergengsi. Hasil karyanya dipamerkan di Avivson Gallery, London, dan termasuk dalam koleksi khusus. Karya lainnya dapat dilihat di www.stasbart.com. Penulis dan penerjemah, Vikaria Lestari memiliki minat khusus dalam bidang pelesiran, kuliner dan membaca. Salah satu hobinya adalah mengamati keunikan kuliner serta destinasi wisata, yang dirasa cukup menarik untuk dibagikan lewat tulisan. Karya yang telah dipublikasikan antara lain, sejumlah novel terjemahan dari penulis laris Amerika serta beragam artikel mengenai pelesir dan gaya hidup. Setelah menekuni banyak teks sastra di Universitas Andalas, Fatris MF mulai bepergian dan menulis catatan tentang perjalanan. Banyak karyanya yang sudah dipublikasikan, antara lain buku pertamanya Merobek Sumatra pada 2015. Ia juga tengah menyusun buku dan dokumenter The Banda Journal (www. thebandajournal.org). Temui Fatris lebih lanjut di www.fatrism.com. Lahir dan tumbuh di Maumere, Flores, Valentino Luis menyelesaikan studi di Fakultas Sastra Universitas Udayana, Denpasar. Sejak 2012 ia memutuskan untuk menjadi full-time traveller. Kecintaannya kepada pegunungan dan masyarakat pedalaman Flores mendorongnya mendirikan gerakan Shoes for Flores dan Flores Rural Library, sambil tetap aktif menulis. Tharik Hussain, berdomisili di London, adalah penulis perjalanan sekaligus jurnalis yang mengkhususkan diri pada wisata muslim dan peninggalan Islam. Hasil tulisannya rutin terbit di banyak negara, dan Hussain juga merupakan penulis pada majalah perjalanan terkemuka, Lonely Planet. Karya Hussain lainnya dapat dilihat di tharikhussain.co.uk.

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