Destination: Indonesia

A night at Jakarta Airport...

Thu, 18 Mar 2010 | By missy_carrie_gee | Views [7375] | Comments [1]

So, I made it to Indonesia, after a grueling trip from Sri Lanka that began at 4am and ended at 11am the NEXT day! Yes, I love Air Asia for their cheap flights, but their timing SUCKS! I flew from Colombo to Kuala Lumpur, had a 5 hour layover there, ... Read more >

Tags: jakarta airport, layover

Photos: Bali

Sat, 13 Mar 2010 | By bunnyrall | Photo Gallery

Who Are We?!

Fri, 12 Mar 2010 | By bunnyrall | Views [838]

So we know that we are WAY behind and owe everyone a lot of details about our adventures the last 3 weeks or so.  Let's just say that we have been having a wonderful time, extended our trip 2 weeks, and will be coming home in 4 days :(.  We have gone ... Read more >

Photos: Bali and Mt. Bromo

Sat, 6 Mar 2010 | By kaitieandcaroline | Photo Gallery

Alas Purwo National Park - East Java: Feb'10

Thu, 4 Mar 2010 | By selizabeth | Views [2343]

After spending the night at Meru Betiri National Park, we went to Alas Purwo National Park: Sadengan (pic. 3), the forest itself (pic. 2 & 4), Parang Ireng beach (pic. 5), 'waiting for the car' beach (pic.6) and Plengkung beach or G-land (pic.... Read more >

Meru Betiri National Park - East Java: Feb'10

Wed, 3 Mar 2010 | By selizabeth | Views [2907] | Comments [1]

This time I had a trip to Meru Betiri and Alas Purwo national park with Arya, Dian, Riky, Rinta, Rita, Tiwi, Yana, and Yanti. Aris from http://www.backpackingindonesia.com/ picked us up at Juanda airport 1.30 am on Friday. We arrived at Jajag ... Read more >

Up in Smoke

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 | By true-claims-stories | Views [2675]

Vacationing in Indonesia, our beach bungalow burnt down in a fire due to an electrical surge. Luckily, I was out for the day and had a daypack with me that contained my passport and credit cards, but I did lose the entire contents of my backpack in ... Read more >

Tags: fire, indonesia, smoke

a crater, a lake and a temple in Garut - West Java: Feb'10

Thu, 25 Feb 2010 | By selizabeth | Views [1786]

Garut? What do I know about the city? I only know the city is famous for its "dodol", a sweet traditional food that I don't like. It turned out that the city has more than that. For example, the city is also famous for its "batik"... Read more >

Photos: Nusa Penida

Tue, 23 Feb 2010 | By gardennymph | Photo Gallery

Volcanos and Earthquakes and Monsoons, Oh My!

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 | By kaitieandcaroline | Views [800] | Comments [1]

Our next adventure in Indonesia was to visit Mount Bromo, an active volcano located near Java. We decided this one would probably be a good idea to book through a tour company, so we signed up with MBA Tours. The tour ended up consisting of Kaitie, Caroline, ... Read more >

Kowabunga Duuuuude! (Surfing in Bali!)

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 | By kaitieandcaroline | Views [665]

After the extreme suckiness of Malaysia, we decided to make our way to Bali, Indonesia for some fun in the sun! We set up camp at The Island Bali Hostel, which had a lovely infinity pool right outside our door! In addition to the comfiest bed on this ... Read more >

“The Bends”

Mon, 15 Feb 2010 | By true-claims-stories | Views [2260]

I went diving with instructors at manta dive on Gili Trawangan in Bali and the next morning I awoke to find my body had developed a rash (which was later diagnosed as a symptom of skin bends). After speaking to a dive specialist at the diver alert ... Read more >

Tags: bali, diving, hyperbaric chamber, rash, scuba diving, the bends, true claims

Welkom in Malang

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 | By ardinakartika | Views [820] | Comments [1]

hmmm.... lembutnya ice cream coklat "toko oen" terasa lumer di lidah.. persinggahan saya di kota malang emang pas banget... abis makan bakso bakar, lanjut ice cream coklat di toko oen... toko yang satu ini biar udah sepuh (tua) emang gak ... Read more >

KM Kalabia, a conservation floating school at raja ampat island of papua

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 | By ardinakartika | Views [764]

hujan semakin deras saat speed boat yang kami tumpangi merapat ke lambung kapal motor kalabia.. sore 13 september lalu, kapal kalabia berlayar menembus hujan deras di sorong... menuju pulau batanta di kabupaten raja ampat.. di sana, 4 desa sudah ... Read more >

Tags: beaches

Photos: Turtle can fly at Sangalaki island

Fri, 29 Jan 2010 | By ardinakartika | Photo Gallery