October 31st 2025 – Travel is more than movement; it is transformation. In this COMO Conversation, authors and explorers gather at COMO Uma Ubud to share the landscapes, cultures, and encounters that have shaped their paths.
Curated in collaboration with the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival, the insightful evening invites guests to listen, connect, and savour cocktails and canapés amidst the serene beauty of Ubud
6.00pm to 7.30pm, IDR 607,700 per person
A researcher and curator based in Yogyakarta, Gatari Surya Kusuma explores food sovereignty and cultural practices. Through her collaborations with Bakudapan Food Study Group and KUNCI Collective, she bridges art, community, and activism, with a focus on social resilience.
An Indonesian travel writer and journalist, Agustinus Wibowo is known for his introspective travel narratives. His memoir Zero: When Journey Takes You Home is set to become a Netflix series, and his latest work, Us and Them, explores identity and conflict.
A Turkish author celebrated for Walking on the Ceiling, White on White and The Anthropologists, Ayşegül Savaş writes with delicate precision about identity and place. Her works have been recognised among TIME’s top books and translated into multiple languages.
An Australian travel writer and author of The Mindful Traveller and Go Lightly, Nina Karnikowski explores purposeful and sustainable journeys. Her writing encourages readers to travel consciously and connect meaningfully with the planet and themselves.
A historian, filmmaker, and author from Delhi, Sam Dalrymple co-founded Project Dastaan, a peace-building initiative exploring Partition stories. His debut, Shattered Lands, has been hailed as one of 2025’s most compelling works on history and identity.
An Indonesian writer and cultural researcher, Wilda Yanti Salam examines the intersections of food, memory, and community. Her acclaimed work Kisah Kasih dari Dapur reimagines the kitchen as a cultural and political space, celebrating Indonesia’s living heritage.
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