On our second day in Bali, Tamie (our Couchsurfing host) took us to Legian Beach. It is slightly quieter than Kuta Beach, but waves in this area are as constant. It’s a mere hundred-meter walk from Tamie’s place. A surf instructor about to give lessons along Legian Beach.Along the way (in front of almost every…
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Probolinggo-Denpasar
From Yoschi Guesthouse in Cemoro Lawang, a van took us to our travel agent in Probolinggo. Then we transferred to a big bus and headed to Denpasar (Bali’s capital). The transportation was still part of our Gunung Bromo tour package. Lunch at a stopover, check out the gigantic jar of krupuk!If you’re not traveling under…
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Prambanan Temples
Shervin and I made a stop at Jalan Malioboro and Jalan Sosrowijayan before heading to Prambanan. We asked the travel agents around the area if they sell bus or train tickets for Surabaya, en route to Probolinggo, our next destination the day after. Unfortunately, they could only be bought from the bus or train station….
Yogyakarta Walking Tour
It was a Friday (observed as a holiday in Islam), and the Main Court of the kraton (Sri Sultan’s Palace) was closed so Shervin and I didn’t bother entering the compound. We headed to Taman Sari instead. Taman Sari or Water Castle (open 8AM-2PM), is located west of the kraton. Built by a Portuguese architect,…
Borobudur: A Chaperoned Monthsary
As planned, we got there for our monthsary (pardon my mushiness). Our Couchsurfing host Sandi, who didn’t have work then because of a public holiday, drove and accompanied us to the magnificent-but-darn-crowded Borobudur. Boroudur’s stupas. Thank goodness I managed to take a photo of a deserted spot. My desire to visit Borobudur was almost the…
My First Overnight Train: Jakarta-Yogyakarta
Our kind Jakarta hosts not only took us to Gambir Station, they also helped us look for an available trip to our next stop, Yogyakarta. They unanimously discouraged us though to take the economy train because according to them it’s “really not safe”. Since it was a holiday the day after, we figured the economy…
Kuching-Jakarta
On our last night in Kuching, we drank (potent) local rice wine, and was able to have a good sleep despite incessant pain from our bed bug bites. Kuching’s Sarawak Museum. Uhm, photography inside not allowed. Cheap, but very strong wine. And that’s our trusted small portable stove. Before we checked out Kuching Hotel (RM35…
South East Asia in Six Weeks
Despite storm signal no. 2 and the Swine Flu frenzy (it was not called AH1N1 yet), we set off 7th of May last year for our first Southeast Asia backpacking trip together (Shervin and I). A trip that took us to six countries (in order): Malaysia, Brunei, Malaysia, Indonesia, Singapore, Malaysia, Thailand, Myanmar, Thailand, Malaysia….