Stephane Jones

Writer's Biography

Stephane Jones is originally from the UK, but has lived for long periods in Asia and various European cities.

In his early twenties Steph developed an incurable passion for the East and in particular the Himalayan regions; a tempestuous affair ensued encompassing the best part of 2 decades, bumbling through Pakistan, the length and breadth of the Indian sub-continent and South East Asia.

Between trips Steph resides on la Cote Basque, France, and whiles away his time browsing book stores, fiddling with dilapidated stoves and degusting pinard over fabulous sunsets.

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Featured Travel Stories in Oriental Tales Magazine

Flores, Indonesia: Old Man Dragon - Story by Stephane Jones
- 11th Online Issue

At the Loseman El Amin on the island of Flores, I met a tall, craggy Dutch man, slightly stooped with hooded reptilian eyes. 'Boodiman'- as the locals called him - was an amiable old gent, who spoke fluent bahasa malay (Indonesian) having spent much of his youth in the region of Nusa Tenggara.

I was recuperating after climbing up to the lakes at Kelimutu and I'd contracted an unpleasant eye infection. Boodiman fed me on 'booba-ayam', rice porridge laced with ginger, and tales of old Indonesia. His father had once been a bank manager on Sumbawa, and later the family had been interned by the Japanese. He'd been back in Indonesia for the last 18 months trying to piece together his early life and come to terms with some unsavory memories

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