A Traveler's Tale

Daisy Hadmoko, journalist and veteran travel writer, is in a quandary. Now that most of her books have been given away, she wants to ensure that the important large books she still has get a readership. In other words, she wants to donate them to a repository. "But I no longer know anyone," she said with a sigh.

Actually, this is an understatement. Whenever Daisy Hadmoko is in a roomful of people, there are always people who come up to her to chat. Or to tell her that she may not recall them, but they know her from her from when she was managing editor of Indonesian Observer.