Naipaul, I learnt so much from his techniques of interviewing people, observing people it shaped my own travel writing. I started travelling overland from China to Tibet, Nepal, India, Pakistan and Central Asia etc… When I was in India, I met a Malaysian journalist who taught me some basics and suggested that I read some travel narratives. I decided to save some money and I planned to travel around the world with this money for maybe 5 years. I wanted to be a journalist, but as a computer student I had no knowledge of journalism or social sciences so I think, the best teacher in the world is real life. Talk to us a bit more about your travel writing. ![]() Then, after the regime changed, and we entered the era of democracy and free speech suddenly you can see so much new expression, new writers, new readers popping up around the country, even in the deep, isolated parts of Indonesia, and you can still find writers with very special and unique perspectives. Before then, under the Suharto regime, everything was controlled, information was controlled, and even what was inside our minds was controlled by the government. Indonesian literature is so fast, and it’s so big - this is a country with a population of 250 million – and we have experienced such a drastic change in our social lives following the reforms in 1998. What’s exciting about Indonesian literature at the moment? In the 21st century there are more opportunities for Indonesians to travel abroad, and travel around the country, so there are more and more young people travelling and shaping their perspectives in seeing the world outside them, and seeing themselves. They chose me I think because they felt I could represent the genre of travel writing, which is quite a new genre in Indonesia. I was really excited it came as a surprise as they only chose 12 writers from so many Indonesian writers. How do you feel about being chosen for London Book Fair? Want the latest book and travel updates? Subscribe to the newsletter and get a FREE Travel Planner.We caught up with Agustinus Wibowo at the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival and spoke to him about Indonesian literature, writing processes, and the best book he's ever read. Whether I’m travelling the world, writing a book or blog, my goal is to share money saving travel tips with you. I’ve been lucky to travel to some amazing places and have visited 32 countries so far:Īustralia, Austria, China, Czech Republic, Fiji, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Indonesia, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Malaysia, Mexico, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Philippines, San Marino, Singapore, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Arab Emirates (UAE), United Kingdom (UK), United States of America (USA), Vatican City and Vietnam. This opened my eyes to this incredible world of ours and I’ve travelled ever since. As a child, I went on a four-month road trip around Australia. I have an MBA and I’ve studied travel writing and creative non-fiction. ![]() ![]() I’ve written and published five books in the Smart Travelista series and one in the Antics from Abroad series. As a former travel agent and banker, the Smart Travelista brand was created from my love of travel and saving money. I’m Linda King, an author, writer, blogger, speaker and founder of The Smart Travelista.
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