Welcome!

Alam Asia net was created to introduce and connect you to special places, people and their projects I have come to know in my more than 30 years of living and exploring in Asia.

Travel for me is about gaining a deeper understanding- to experience a true sense of a place. In this globalized world, one can still feel a sense of timelessness in Asia- visiting special and sacred places, meeting local people and flowing with the rhythm of life.

During the years when I first came to Bali, the pace of life was much slower. It was a time I will always be grateful for- a time of being immersed into the daily life of Bali with its rich cultural traditions. The artistic center of Ubud became my home.

Alam Indah meaning beautiful nature, is one of these special places in the world where you are embraced by the kindness of the family and staff-  a wonderful base to learn more about the beautiful nature of Bali.

Southeast Asia has so many fascinating places to explore. And to understand more about their cultural connections, their ancient, recent, glorious, and turbulent pasts. I have been touched by the stories, traditions, struggles and achievements of the many people I have been fortunate to meet and work with.  People honoring the past while embracing the present. People dedicated to projects for a better livelihood, a brighter future and cultural well being. Tourism has become a great force of economic and social development in both negative and positive ways. However with a growing shift in consciousness, travel opens eyes and doors to create more understanding and peace.

This website orginally started when people would ask for suggestions, so I started to compile some information and links to share.  Nowadays so much is at your fingertips to find on your own,  but I hope you may still find these pages useful. I try to update as much as I can. I also hope to get around to writing and posting more stories.

Best wishes on your own Asia Journeys!

May each Journey be a journey of a lifetime that also makes a lifetime difference to others.

Han Andre Iluk
alamasianet@gmail.com

Born in USA, raised in Europe and worked in hotel hospitality and travel for over 30 years. My journeys of a lifetime began as Cruise Director aboard Society Expeditions ships sailing from the Arctic to the Amazon, to Antarctica and across the South Pacific to Asia.

Bali became home in 1988 and for the next 10 years, I continued to organize small group tours throughout the diverse islands of Indonesia offering insight to so many unique cultures- a fascinating archipelago also blessed with volcanoes, coral reefs and precious wildlife- where you can hang out with orangutans and gibbons, walk amidst Komodo dragons and search for Birds of Paradise.

Journeys expanded throughout Southeast Asia. From a second home-base for several years in Chiang Mai, I feel blessed to have explored more of Thailand, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Vietnam, and on to Bhutan, Nepal, India and the special island of Sri Lanka.

The Society Explorer, our little red ship and the beloved World Discoverer
and MSY Perintis with fond memories exploring islands of Indonesia