Garuda Indonesia Colours Magazine November 2018 | Page 12

10 Contributors CONTRIBUTORS 80 86 102 122 138 Feeding The Nation Interview Travel: Banda Aceh to Sabang Travel: Chiang Rai GA Kids Janet DeNeefe Yani Lauwoie Fatris MF Robert Schrader Hendri Nguriana Melbourne-born Janet DeNeefe, the founder and director of the annual Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, Ubud Food Festival and Bali Emerging Voices Festival, has lived in Bali for nearly three decades. Her latest book is Bali: Food of My Island Home, following her memoir Fragrant Rice. She is also the owner of Casa Luna, Indus and Bar Luna restaurants in Ubud. With 14 years’ experience working in the magazine publishing industry (GADIS, Cita Cinta, Femina), Yani Lauwoie has written on a wide variety of topics. However, travel writing is where her real passion lies, allowing her to combine her love of words with her desire to explore the world. Read her travel stories at yanilauwoie.blogspot.com. 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 putting together a book and documentary titled The Banda Journal (www. thebandajournal.org). Read more about him at www.fatrism.com. Bangkok-based American travel writer and photographer Robert Schrader is the creator of two popular travel blogs: Leave Your Daily Hell and Japan Starts Here. He hopes his feature will inspire you to visit Chiang Rai, which he considers Thailand’s most underrated city and province. Hendri Nguriana has loved drawing since elementary school. Illustrating is his favourite way of expressing ideas, fantasies and abstract concepts in his mind. He takes inspiration mostly from his favourite movies and video games, and from his travels. Janet DeNeefe, kelahiran Melbourne, adalah pendiri sekaligus Direktur Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, Ubud Food Festival dan Bali Emerging Voices Festival. Selama hampir tiga dekade, Janet bermukim di Bali. Setelah buku memoarnya Fragrant Rice, Janet mengeluarkan buku terbarunya bertajuk Bali: Food of My Island Home. Dia juga memiliki sejumlah restoran di Ubud yang diberi nama Casa Luna, Indus dan Bar Luna. Telah bekerja selama 14 tahun di industri media (GADIS, Cita Cinta, Femina), Yani Lauwoie tidak asing dengan dunia tulis-menulis. Terlepas dari kemampuannya menulis berbagai topik, perjalanan adalah topik yang paling diminatinya. Dengan menulis kisah perjalanan, dia bisa menggabungkan dua hal favoritnya, yaitu menulis dan jalan-jalan. Baca karya-karyanya di yanilauwoie.blogspot.com. 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. Penulis sekaligus fotografer Amerika yang berdomisili di Bangkok, Robert Schrader, adalah pria di balik dua travel blog terkenal: Leave Your Daily Hell dan Japan Starts Here. Robert berharap seluruh artikel mampu menginspirasi pembaca untuk berkunjung ke Chiang Rai, kota dan provinsi di Thailand dengan daya tarik lebih dari yang dibayangkan. Ilustrator Hendri Nguriana, lahir dan besar di Jakarta, sudah gemar menggambar sejak masih duduk di bangku sekolah dasar. Menggambar ilustrasi baginya merupakan sarana mengekspresikan ide, khayalan serta konsep yang ada di benaknya. Inspirasi dan ide untuk karya- karyanya kebanyakan ia dapatkan dari film, video game dan hobi melancongnya. Bali, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Jakarta, Indonesia Bangkok, Thailand Jakarta, Indonesia