Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine November 2013

18 Contributors CONTRIBUTORS 106 126 140 150 158 Travel: Shanghai Travel: Bintan Archipelago: Moyo Island Travel: Los Angeles Masterclass: Silhouettes Rachel Silvestri Mark Eveleigh Samantha Coomber Pam Mandel Ari Sääski Rachel Silvestri is a freelance writer and editor from rural Cheshire, England. She moved to Shanghai after spending five years in Dubai, where she worked as Deputy Editor of Spinneys FOOD and Jumeirah International magazines. Specialising in food and luxury lifestyle, she spends as much time in the kitchen as she does in restaurants and splits her downtime between family in Argentina and the UK. Shanghai, China Mark Eveleigh has been published by more than 80 titles including The Sunday Times, Esquire, Africa Geographic and National Geographic. In 1996 he led the first foreign expedition into Borneo’s ‘valley of the spirit world’ and has since returned about 15 times to what he calls the world’s most diverse country. He is currently writing in Bali. Bali, Indonesia Brit Samantha waved bye-bye to her native London in 1998 and has had a most excellent adventure decamping to Australia, Indonesia and Vietnam – where she lived for a decade. Samantha has written for numerous international publications, and is the author of two Vietnam travel guidebooks. Her main inspirations are still both Indonesia and Vietnam, where she divides her time between work and play. Bali, Indonesia Pam Mandel is a new-media junkie who likes coffee, mochi, the ukulele, low tide and travelling with her Austrian husband. She's been to all seven continents and remembers exactly what penguins smell like. She documents her travels on her blog at www.nerdseyeview.com and, yes, sometimes she posts photos of her lunch on Instagram, but only if it’s delicious. Seattle, Washington Born in Helsinki, Finland, Ari spent his childhood playing next to a lake, running around in forests and dreaming of adventure. He got his first taste of adventure when he flew to Spain one summer and hitchhiked across Europe to get back home. With over a decade of experience as a lighting professional in Finland, Estonia and Russia, in 1998 he decided to explore Indonesia, where he fell in love with Bali, Sumba and photography. Bali, Indonesia Rachel Silvestri, seorang penulis lepas dan editor asal Cheshire, Inggris. Dia pindah ke Shanghai setelah tinggal selama lima tahun di Dubai, di mana dia bekerja sebagai Deputy Editor pada Spinney FOOD dan majalah Jumeirah International. Rachel juga menulis artikel di bidang kuliner dan luxury lifestyle untuk Plaza Watch, Elite Traveler Asia, Revolution, The Rake, dan Equestrio. Wanita ini gemar berkutat di dapur dan restoran serta mengunjungi keluarganya di Argentina dan Inggris. Shanghai, China Lebih dari 80 buah karya Mark Eveleigh telah dipublikasikan di berbagai media seperti The Sunday Times, Esquire, Africa Geographic dan National Geographic. Di tahun 1996, Eveleigh memimpin ekspedisi asing pertama menuju Kalimantan dan sejak saat itu ia telah 15 kali kembali ke negeri yang disebutnya sebagai negara paling kaya ragam. Kini, Eveleigh menorehkan tulisantulisannya dari Bali. Bali, Indonesia Telah menjadi penulis lepas selama 15 tahun, Samantha Coomber meninggalkan kota kelahirannya, London di tahun 1998 dan mulai menjelajahi Australia, Indonesia dan Vietnam tempat dia tinggal selama 10 tahun. Ia telah menulis artikel di beberapa publikasi internasional, serta dua buah buku panduan perjalanan Vietnam. Hingga kini, tempat yang menjadi inspirasinya masih tetap Indonesia dan Vietnam. Bali, Indonesia Pam Mandel adalah media junkie baru yang juga pecinta kopi, moci, ukulele, ombak, dan berpergian bersama suaminya yang berkebangsaan Austria. Tujuh benua telah di jelajahi nya. Tulisannya telah dipublikasikan, antara lain, di San Francisco Chronicle, Conde Nast Traveler Online, MSN dan banyak lagi. Pam menuliskan pengalamannya pada laman pribadinya www.nerdseyeview.com. Seattle, Washington Lahir di Helsinki, Finlandia, sejak kecil Ari Sääski sudah terbiasa bermain bebas di hutan dan tepi danau. Pria ini mendapatkan petualangan pertamanya saat terbang ke Spanyol dan hitchhike ke seluruh penjuru Eropa dalam perjalanan pulang. Setelah lebih dari sepuluh tahun bekerja di Finlandia, Estonia dan Rusia, di tahun 1998, Ari memutuskan untuk menjelajahi Indonesia, yang membuatnya jatuh cinta dengan Bali, Sumba dan fotografi. Bali, Indonesia

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