Shaped by time, attention and experience

JANBOELO brings together long-form writing, observations and reflections shaped by travel, craft and lived experience. Instead of chasing destinations or highlights, the focus lies on context, culture and the small details that only become visible when you take time.

Much of what is written here comes from staying longer than planned, returning to familiar places, and paying attention to what happens in between. It is less about collecting experiences, and more about learning to understand them.

Banda Islands, Indonesia

Far from established routes, the Banda Islands move at a different pace.
Once the centre of the global spice trade, this remote archipelago still carries the weight of history in quiet villages, volcanic silhouettes and daily life shaped by the sea. Here, time feels less urgent — inviting you to slow down, observe, and stay a little longer than planned.

How Karamoja Shaped My Vision

Karamoja was the place where my way of looking began to shift.
What I encountered there — resilience, resourcefulness and the quiet consequences of global overconsumption — stayed with me long after I left. It changed how I think about making, value and responsibility, and continues to shape the direction of my work.

A time travel experience through Rajasthan

Rajasthan feels like a place where time never fully moved on.
Palaces, deserts and cities carry their past openly, layered into daily life rather than preserved behind glass. Moving through the region felt less like travelling forward, and more like stepping through different eras at once.

About this place

JANBOELO is a space shaped by travel, culture and time spent paying attention.
It exists to document experiences, places and encounters that don’t fit into quick impressions or predefined narratives. The stories shared here are not written to inform or persuade, but to observe, reflect and understand — often returning to the same themes from different angles.

What you find on JANBOELO is an ongoing body of work rather than a finished statement.
Some stories stand on their own, while others quietly form the foundation for future ideas and projects. The site moves slowly, intentionally, and outside of trends — valuing experience over output, and depth over immediacy.

Notes

Notes are shorter observations gathered along the way.
They capture practical details, routes and decisions made while travelling — shaped by experience rather than research.
Less about destinations, more about timing, context and what stays with you afterwards.

Where to get your visa for East Africa

Practical observations on visas, border crossings and timing across East Africa.
Collected from experience, including what takes longer than expected and what is often overlooked when planning a journey.

Slow Travel in Indonesian Borneo

Notes from time spent in and around Tanjung Puting National Park, travelling by klotok through the rainforest.
Why staying longer matters, and what reveals itself when you move beyond the main stops.

Why Local Knowledge Matters When Travelling

Reflections on travelling with local guides and tour operators, and how their knowledge, networks and perspective often lead to deeper, less obvious experiences than large international companies.

Stories shaped by being on the road, not to arrive, but to understand.

for those who dare to stay curious