ny prospective traveler would enter Buton Island through Baubau, an hour’s flight from the South Sulawesi capital of Makassar. Baubau, the island’s capital, is a bustling little town and pretty ...

Nirwana Beach, Buton Island, Sulawesi, Buton Island has long been overlooked, but that is changing now. At a recent Indonesian travel blogging event in Jakarta, I learned that Buton is to be promoted ...

On Buton Island in Indonesia, a rare genetic disorder called Waardenburg Syndrome has led to a high prevalence of striking blue eyes among the Buton tribe. While these eyes are visually captivating, ...

An indigenous tribe on an Indonesian island who have uniquely piercing blue eyes due to a genetic fluke have been captured in a stunning set of photographs. The Buton people are from Indonesia's 19th ...

Traveling around Buton Island in Southeast Sulawesi in three days requires at least two things — a tough driver and a good company. A tough driver is crucial to beat the hard terrain and bring you to ...