Destination: Indonesia
There are [179] stories and [3505] photos from Indonesia
Adventure looms large in this vast and steamy archipelago, where the best of southeast Asia's spicy melange simmers tantalisingly. Heady scents, vivid colours, dramatic vistas and diverse cultures spin and multiply, their potent brew leaving your senses reeling.
Indonesia's cities are in a constant state of urban evolution, where dense populations, technology and construction live in hectic symbiosis. But most of the archipelago's territory remains unexplored, concealing a wealth of cultures and a myriad of landscapes.
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Thu, 24 Jul 2008 | By seilerworldtour | Views [51]
Hello from the other side of the world! This is the first in an occasional series of musings, tall tales, observations and blatant boasting from the Seiler World Tour 2008! We have just completed our first month of travel which included two weeks ... Read more >
Mon, 14 Jul 2008 | By simon_monk | Views [14]
4am. Dark. Even the cocks are asleep.
"Yohawaaaw. Awwwwwwwaaaaaahhhhhhhhh. Yohawaaaw. Awwwwwwwaaaaaahhhhhhhhh." The wailing call to prayer goes on and on and on.
We have two enduring memories from Lombok of many years ago:... Read more >
Tags: adhan, lombok, wailing, mosque, sleep deprevation
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 | By simon_monk | Views [15]
"Is that it?" Yuki looked decidedly dubious.
The GiliCat was described as the fastest way to get from Bali to the Gili Islands off the northern coast of Lombok, but the boat before us looked tiny. Divided by the Wallace Line , Bali ... Read more >
Tags: vomit, lombok, bali, ferry, disaster, more vomit, travel with children
Sun, 13 Jul 2008 | By auaround | Views [70] | Comments [8]
Prima di tutto le cose importanti: ringrazio anche se con un po' di ritardo tutti per gli auguri di compleanno! (Riccardo) Bali trascina via con la sua cultura e le sue bellezze e cosi' ancora una volta ci troviamo in enorme ritardo nell'aggiornarvi ... Read more >
Tags: on the road
Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By simon_monk | Views [14]
After Bali I was slightly surprised at the general level of poverty on Java. Not extreme poverty but the sheer volume of Becak drivers willing to pedal you around for a pitance spoke volumes. Despite the vibrant market along Marlborough Street, there ... Read more >
Tags: becak, beggars, yogyakarta, children, poverty, dilemma
Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By lawall | Views [27]
yesterday we finished with camp in indonesia. camp was great, the kids were great, hearing prayers over a loud speaker 4 times a day was great, but the site we were at was not great. nor was the food. most of the international staff (including yours ... Read more >
Mon, 7 Jul 2008 | By simon_monk | Views [68]
To walk to the Sultan's Water Palace in Yogyakarta you have to pass through the bird market. As you approach, many of the shops only display bamboo bird cages and it passes through your mind that maybe they have removed all the birds because of the risk ... Read more >
Tags: bird flu, java, google, indonesia, yogyakarta, doctor, hospital, near miss
Sun, 6 Jul 2008 | By susanandlars | Views [216] | Comments [13]
OK, so we got a little behind...
Here's why -
First off, for 13 of our days in
Mongolia we had no power; hence no laptop; hence no writing. This
put me a tad behind from the start.... Read more >
Sat, 5 Jul 2008 | By simon_monk | Views [34]
Years ago we spent so much time on the islands between Timor and Lombok that we had no time left for this part of Indonesia so this is the first time we have ever explored central Java.
Not surprisingly we have chosen to base ourselves in Yogyakarta, ... Read more >
Tags: yogjakarta, java, prambanan, borobudur, temples, becak
Wed, 25 Jun 2008 | By lawall | Views [34]
so i thought i'd have time to blog, but i was wrong. so here is a basic run down... we got to singapore and after 3 days of adjusting and staff training started camp with about 44 junior forum campers (ages 8-11). they were insane. it was hard. ... Read more >
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