Mt. Pinatubo Travel Guide

by Gay Mitra - January 19, 2015January 22, 201511

It has gone far from being a hodunk town. A little past six in the morn on a hump day, barangay Santa Juliana was wide awake. Its municipal tourism office, the epicenter of the buzz. Sheltered in a small hut beside the office were two of the staff preoccupied with paperwork. A throng of guides…

Mt. Pinatubo: A Geologist’s Dream Trek

by Gay Mitra - June 15, 2011August 13, 201460

She was four years old and on a different continent when the cataclysm of the Philippines’ Mt. Pinatubo occurred in 1991. She was already fascinated with rocks, and unbeknownst to her, she was about to become a huge Spice Girls fan. Fast forward to 2011, her fascination with rocks and earth grew to an obsession…

Snapshot Saturday: Staircase To A Crater

by Gay Mitra - January 8, 2011August 13, 201436

250 steps to Gunung Bromo’s crater! East Java, Indonesia. TweetShare This page was viewed times.

Gunung Bromo

by Gay Mitra - July 18, 2010August 13, 201410

We arrived at Yoschi Guesthouse in Cemoro Lawang around 7:00 PM. The guy at the reception told us we have to wake up the next day at 3:00 AM for breakfast. And at exactly 4AM, a jeep will fetch us and drive up to the viewpoint of Tengger Caldera. So we ate Sandi’s mom’s packed…

Gunung Bromo: 250 Steps Mean Nothing

by Gay Mitra - October 12, 2009August 13, 20145

An uncanny view unfolded in every step. At the peak, we got reacquainted with solace.Gunung Bromo blog here TweetShare This page was viewed times.

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