A man and a woman smiling at the camera wearing hats with vegetation in the background
Daniel and Jess Baldock.
  • Two Australians, Jess and Daniel Baldock, bought a plot on the Indonesian island of Sumba. 
  • At first, they were going to start a surf camp, but they built a six-room hotel and a farm. 
  • They now rent out the rooms and are mulling building a larger family home. 

In April 2018, Jess and Daniel Baldock flew from their native Australia to the Indonesian island of Sumba — and never left.