The trickle down effect of the global pandemic might be responsible for the chicest Durian Cafe north of Bangkok. When I described Lablae District back in 2014, I affectionately pronounced it a “Thai Nowheresville.” Beautiful and mountainous, yes. The kind of place where rugged rubber boots are normal footwear and rubber-necking is normal behavior when […]
Chanthaburi Durian Series ทุเรียนวาไรตี้ จันทบุรี #1: Chan #1, The Odorless Durian
Edit: This post was originally published on April 11, 2012, on our first year of Year of the Durian. Dr. Songpol retired from his position at the Chanthaburi Horticultural Resarch Station in 2018. The controversy that erupted when Dr. Songpol Somsri introduced the Odorless Durian was not lost on Western media. If his name sounds familiar […]
Ancient Durians ทุเรียนโบราณ at Suan Issaree Organic Durian Farm in Chanthaburi
Suan Issaree is a certified-organic durian farm tucked up against the Khao Sukim mountain range in Chanthaburi Province. It’s become famous in recent years as a hunting ground for Thai Ancient Durian Varieties, known as Durian Boran (ทุเรียนโบราณ). The farm is also home to around 5 horses, who are clearly the love of Pa (Auntie) […]
Puangmanee Durian พวงมณีwith Grandma Manee in Chanthaburi
This blog post was originally published in June, 2017. Our happy discovery of the original Puangmanee durian mother tree started at an ungodly hour of the morning. It was still dark when Hnong pulled round in his pick-up truck and we three squeezed in beside him on the narrow bench. It was way too early […]
Songgon Durian Forest Garden Collective in Banyuwangi
About Durian Forest Garden Banyuwangi We arrived to Songgon Village with fingers crossed for the famous Banyuwangi Red-Striped Durian. Through Google I’d identified several farms in Songgon Village with gorgeous photos of durians marbled pink, salmon, and red, like a candy cane in a shell. Much, much anticipation when we arrived at the small village […]
Rainbow Durian, an Ancient Hollow Durian Tree, & Hiking Puncok B29 in Senduro, Lumajang
About Senduro District The northern border of Senduro District in Lumajang Regency is formed by the curving brim of the Tengger Caldera, the home of the infamous Mt. Bromo. The whole district slants upwards towards this ridge, with leek and potato farms plastering the steep walls near the ridge, durian farms undulating through the middle, […]
Waturiti Durian; the Reward for Hiking Bromo on Foot
The large durian statue next to the blue sign reading REST AREA is kind unmissable if you’re a durian lover driving along the road that leads to Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java, Indonesia. That, combined with the sign reading DURIAN ADA will likely cause you to swerve off the road whichever direction […]
Subang Red, a variety of Durian Lai from Desa Bunihayu Village
About Bunihayu Village Although Desa Bunihayu Village is famous for durians, it is located in a District more well-known for sweet, low-acid pineapples. When you turn off the Trans-Java Tollroad and start heading up the mountain toward Bunihayu, you will suddenly find yourself in a long corridor of dangling pineapples. There are stalls filled with […]
Semarang Durian Kholil
Durian Kholil is a small brick house in the sprawling outskirts of Semarang City that has become famous for several contest-winning durians and a 100-year-old tree. Meet Kholil & his son Fadly Pak Kholil’s family has sold durian his whole life from the small 1.6 ha plot in the village. It wasn’t a huge Thing, […]
Krinjing Kopi Emper Coffee & Durian Village
Some people know that what they have is worth fighting for, and Pak Nasopi is doing his best to rekindle the next generation’s enthusiasm for their ancestral farmland, the beautiful and bountiful land covered in Javanese spices, gingers and cardamoms, hillside coffee, and of course – old durian trees. Desa Krinjing Village, Salaman Desa Krinjing […]
Gudang Durian Mas Andri | Durian Lokal Karanganyar
What is a Gudang Durian? If you durian hunt on Google Maps, you may one day find yourself winding through narrow village alleyways, trying not to scrape your car against the cement walls, searching for a Gudang Durian. Gudang Durians are popular places to eat durian in Java. They sprout up all in all the […]
Jepara Durian Survival Guide at Ngabul Durian Market
Ngabul Durian Market is surely one of the most-visited durian sites in Jepara, famous among durian-munching tourists from around Indonesia and the world. Some of the best durian in Indonesia churns through this high-volume durian market. Also some of the worst. It’s possible to have both the best intoxicating, honeyed-cream durian dream and also a […]
- « Previous Page
- 1
- 2
- 3
- 4
- …
- 47
- Next Page »
