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As we said we had shunned the tourist bus trip to Mt Bromo in favour of doing it ourselves for less money so we had a target to reach and there was no way we were going to be beaten! Our night train from Yogya reached Surabaya at 7am, from there we needed to get to Probolinggo, the nearest main town to the Mount Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park. From the station we got a bemo which we thought would take us to the main bus station but he clearly had other ideas and we were dropped in the middle of nowhere with [View Full Entry]

Sophie and Dale - Sophie and Dale | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 8th 2009 | 474 Views | [diary=430780]

Volcano Group in Gunung Bromo - Tengger - Semero National Park
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Sophie on Bromo Rim

(Day 498 on the road) From Yogyakarta, I opted to take a direct minibus to the magnificent Bromo volcano in eastern Java. The twelve hour journey was exceptionally boring, which was mostly due to the four other people in the minivan, two French couples. None of them spoke much English (one guy didn't speak any English at all), and barely enough for the most basic of conversations. I am not a native English speaker myself, but English really is THE language to speak when you are travelling. And when you don't speak English you are typically quite isolated from everybody around [View Full Entry]

LivingTheDream - Ben Beiske | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 23rd 2009 | 631 Views | [diary=428588]

Laotian Pasir - the Sand Sea - below Bromo
At the base of Bromo
Gunung Bromo ridge

By chanface
March 25th 2009
VOLCANO Asia » Indonesia » Java » Mount Bromo
d 67 25/03/09 Wake up early to leave Ubud and go over to Java and to see a volcano. Unfortunately the journey takes allllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll day but not to worry we have banana pancake inside us. Taxi to Denpasar...a hundred men greet us and try to help us decide which bus to get ...ah memories of India...not sure they all work there and keep laughing at us and talking in Indonesian clearly about us....SIIICKK!! then we embark on the longest journey ever 9 1/2 hours on a sweaty uncomfy local bus which again very bumpy..not sick bumpy but close. Toilet on board [View Full Entry]

chanface - Chantal Kerr-Sheppard | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: April 12th 2009 | 114 Views | [diary=388388]


By cosmicfavorite
December 27th 2008
Mount Bromo  Asia » Indonesia » Java » Mount Bromo
The morning call was at 3.30am to catch the sunrise at Gunung Penajakan (2770m) with Bromo on the foreground and Mount Semeru puffing black smock at the background. There were at least close to 70 jeeps racing to the Penajakan II viewpoint. As there were too many jeeps, some had to park at the road side and we had to walk to the submit. It was a tiring 30 minutes uphill walk with fairly steep trail. Some visitors choose to be ferried by ojeks. There were times when I felt like giving up because I have not fully recover from the [View Full Entry]

cosmicfavorite - Luck that last a life time | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: January 4th 2009 | 401 Views | [diary=359960]

Horses ferrying visitors up and down the crater
The black sand sea at Mount Bromo

I heart traveling by rail in Indonesia. It’s so much faster than traveling by bus or minivan on the narrow roads in Indonesia. The journey from Surabaya to Probolingo by train took about 2 hours. I was lucky to purchase the one last remaining executive coach (Rp.110,000) to Probolingo. From Probolingo station, I paid the becak driver Rp.10,000 for a 7km ride to the bus station. But instead of taking me to the bus station, he brought me to a travel agent who then arranged a tour to Cemoro Lawang, trekking Bromo and a trip to Jogja. All for Rp.300,000. The [View Full Entry]

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Published: January 4th 2009 | 482 Views | [diary=359954]

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With Tugio at Cemara Indah Cafe

By anupama
November 14th 2008
Fire and Brimstone Asia » Indonesia » Java » Mount Bromo
What I failed to say in writing about Java is its unique geological make up making it an island festooned with volcaones. One in particular, Mount Merapi can still be seen spewing out its lava which makes for an awesome sight at night and it's not too far out of Yogyakarta either. Unfortunately, while I was whiling away my time not seeing the sights I lost out on this one and by the time I discovered its presence it was too late. The best time to see the beast is at night and when I was invited to go along it [View Full Entry]

anupama - anupama gangidi | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 17th 2008 | 98 Views | [diary=344925]

when the sun broke through
after the mist lifted
mount bromo

Unfortunately most of our trip up to Bromo National Park from Probalingo was done by cover of night. By the amount of times we had to pop our ears we knew that we were high up and still climbing, that, and the fact that there seemed to be a sharp drop off the side of the road (*eek!*). Our driver did manage to wiggle us up the mountain in one piece though. We stayed at a place called "Cafe Lava Hostel" in Chumora Lewang which was, aside from the Manohara at Borobudur, the best room we've had! The room is cosy [View Full Entry]

TravellingTandem - Darrell and Cathy | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: November 5th 2008 | 196 Views | [diary=340408]

Inside Mount Bromo
Just in time
Steaming away next to his dormant brother

The ferry ride to Indonesia wasnt to bad though it was full to bursting and we had to get on a small ferry then in the middle on the ocean we all transfered (luggage and all) to a bigger ferry that was to big to go up the river, Saftey first and all that we jumped for out lives.......... When we arrived in Indonesia we tried to book a bus down south a little way but as it was Ramadam and almost the end so celebration time the chance of getting any bus was slim. We got a bus 5 hours [View Full Entry]

gatcatalice - sheila and henry | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: December 4th 2008 | 436 Views | [diary=343925]

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By Gunseverson
September 23rd 2008
Gunung Bromo Asia » Indonesia » Java » Mount Bromo
Gunung Means Volcano... big steaming sulphurous volcano... After a 10 hr minibus ride we took a quick nap, from 10pm to 3am, then up again to catch the sunsise over Bromo. We reached the top by 4x4 driven recklessly through narrow passes and steep switch backs! it was a race to the top as each tourist company runs the same trip offering the sunrise 4x4 package hoisitng trourists up the mountain to see sunrise each morning. When we got to the top we shared the views with about 200 other tourists! We met a German couple who said they got to [View Full Entry]

Gunseverson - Gunnar & Joanna: Tales from the road, 2008 | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 15th 2008 | 195 Views | [diary=334128]

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By KirstyW
September 20th 2008
Public buses and mount bromo Asia » Indonesia » Java » Mount Bromo
Hi Everyone, 4 days without internet!!! That's some kind of record for me I think. I set off from Ubud in Bali, heading for Java. Getting the public bus from Ubud to the bus station in Denpasar to travel onwards proved very hard - I found the bus, but couldn't find out when it left, or how much it was, and since I wanted to do a lot of travel in one day, I got a taxi for the first part. After that, I got a public mini-bus from Denpasar to Gillimanuk, which is the ferry port in Bali, going to [View Full Entry]

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Published: September 20th 2008 | 386 Views | [diary=325541]

Sunrise from the Tengger Caldera
Across the sands to Bromo
Tengger Caldera


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