“This is exactly like that scene in The Raid 2,” Twosocks gushed. I had no idea which scene he had in mind, since I would rather curl up with Colin Meloy’s Wildwood series than watch the gory action film, but the setting for our conversation… Read More
In our previous stories of a long weekend camping trip to Sukabumi, Twosocks and I have mentioned how much we were stunned by Ibnu Najib’s reflections on nature and humankind. In the third – and best, we’d say – installment of the camping stories, we… Read More
“Aku kembali teringat mengapa berada di hutan selalu membuatku takjub sekaligus berkecil diri.” Demikian Ibnu Najib, kawan baik saya berkata. Saat itu kami sedang berjalan menembus pohon-pohon menuju Curug Sawer di Sukabumi. “Kenapa?” “Di sini aku dikelilingi segala hal yang usianya lebih dari ribuan tahun,… Read More
“Our brains are wired to nature’s frontiers, not man-made borders,” said our friend Najib. We definitely found some truth in his words, since our tired brains immediately relaxed and recharged the moment we stepped into Tanakita camping ground, our hideaway in the mountains of Sukabumi… Read More
The Dusty Sneakers 