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A surprisingly good start to our last country
Published: May 16th 2013Asia » Indonesia » Java » Yogyakarta
May 7th 2013
Having decided on the country where we would spend the last remaining weeks of our trip, we were excited to get there but also apprehensive. Would it live up to our expectations and be the perfect ending that we were looking for? Or would we be disappointed? Well if the start of our time in Indonesia is anything to go by, we will end up wishing we had longer here... We rarely do things the easy way. Instead of booking a direct flight from Singapore to Yogyakarta, we tried to save a bit of money and booked an early flight which would connect in Jakarta with dubious airline, Lion Air. Leaving our hostel at 6.30am having had just a few hours sleep after a big night out was lovely as you can imagine, as was standing ... read more
January 13th 2013
A perfect holiday allows one to simply do as one pleases. My first day here was one of those days. I slept in until 9, listening to the sounds of the birds. I enjoyed breakfast on my hotel's veranda and then set out to look for a journal and scarf. I walked down Malioboro Street and saw lots of purses, wallets, shoes, shirts, and skirts I would never wear. Block after block, and nothing I was looking for! Finally, I wandered into a mall and found a stationery store tucked in the back. I found a pretty notebook with a batik cover for about 1 USD which should work fine. After sipping on freshly squeezed orange juice, I failed to find a scarf, or at least one that isn't meant to be a Muslim head covering. ... read more
November 8th 2012
und hier meine neue Nummer in Indonesien. Wie immer sehr guenstig zu erreichen, wenn Ihr mich ueber Skype oder eine Call by Call Nummer anruft: 0062 81229441195 Liebe GruesseThorsten... read more
Aus dem Himalaya in den Sueden Indiens in Ammas Ashram und weiter nach Java, Indonesien
Published: November 5th 2012Asia » Indonesia » Java » Yogyakarta
November 5th 2012
Nach ca. 3 Monaten mal wieder Zeit und Muse um meinen Blog abzudaten. Nach ca, 5 Wochen im schoenen bergigen Dharamsala, Dalai Lamas Exil-Heimat mit der tibetischen Exil-Regierungen, einigen Kursen ging es zusammen mit Dayhana ueber 3 Tage Reisedauer in den Sueden Indiens. Ja erstens mit Dahyana, bin noch immer mit ihr zusammen, trotz gegenteiligen blogeintrag vor einigen monaten. Details hierzu nur persoenlich, kann aber eines dazu sagen, ist sehr gut und wichtig fuer mich und sie zeigt mir sehr klar meine Schwaechen und Dinge auf, an denen ich als Mann und Mensch in diesem Leben arbeiten darf/ muss, um mich in diesem Leben weiterzuentwickeln, was neben meiner spirituellen Reise absolut wichtig ist, aber nicht immer einfach. Hinschauen wo es wehtut, wo man seine Schwaechen hat, wer macht das schon gerne…. Das beinhaltet neben wunderbar tollen ... read more
November 2nd 2012
Merapi and Merbabu mountain are two famous mount in central java. Merapi is known as the king and Merbabu as the queen in Keraton Ngayogyakarto culture. These two great mountain has their own beauty.... read more
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October 31st 2012
There are seven hidden beautiful beaches in java coast. Those seven beaches mostly hidden due to limited access and facilities. These beaches namely Siung, Sundak, Drini, and et ceter are very natural and untouched. Myths are strongly surrounded these beaches but that is exact intereseting point of it. Strong cultures which are mixed up by beautiful nature, how can you resist them?... read more
September 24th 2012
Og det blev Yogyakarta og det var en hyggelig by. Her havde vi tre dage, hvor vi boede et rigtig dejligt paa et lille hotel med masser af myg, firben, en hane der galede hver morgen kl 3.30 efterfulgt af en halv times boen fra de omkringliggende mosker, sikke en dejlig moede af vaagne op paa. Den foerste dag i Yogya, brugte vi paa at se byen, vi lejede en lille bacja, som er en cykeltaxa, til at koerer os rundt to timer. Det skulle vores lille cykelmand have 15000 IDR for hvilket svare til 9 kr, sikke en loen:) Anden dag skulle vi paa tur ud og se to templer Borobudur og Prambanan. Det var virkelig en oplevelse og en positiv overraskelse. sidste dag blev brugt i poolen inden vi skulle paa vulkantur.... read more
September 17th 2012
Ok. Finally. I’ve managed to sit down to write about my week in Indonesia. I left EARLY Saturday morning with David, who was taking a flight to Japan. We said goodbye at the airport. Like GOODBYE (?) goodbye, because he isn’t coming back to Korea, but we might see each other in the future in China. So it went something like “See you around…maybe.” I headed to my gate where I ran into a bunch of friends who work at a different school. Just about every foreign teacher from their school was taking this morning flight to Kuala Lumpur, and then heading on to different locations. This included my friend, Sam, who I was travelling with and was currently planning on meeting up with in Kuala Lumpur. Being on the same flight makes that a heck ... read more
July 27th 2012
Blogpost van vaderlief: 413 km per minibus over de "departemental " die dwars door Java loopt . Aan een gemiddelde snelheid van 40 km per uur is dat meteen een 10 urige rit ...We hadden wel de tijd voor korte stops , bvb aan de Prambanan tempel, de Hindoe-evenknie van de Borobudur , eveneens gebouwd rond 800 nC. De site is ook beschermd door de Unesco.Solo is een aardig provinciestadje met veel suikerfabrieken, teak en mahonie industrie en textiel, meestal confectie. De patisserie waar we halt hielden had een zwaluw-huis. Een grote horizontale opening in een soor voorgevel waar voortdurend zwaluwen in en uit vlogen. ik vermoed dat dit moest dienen om de nestjes na het broeden te oogsten ? Achteraf bevestigd , dient voor de chinezen... De departemental voerde dan door eindeloze rijst en rietsuiker ... read more
July 26th 2012
Gisteren hebben we het paleis van de sultan bezocht (Kraton), die ook nog steeds daar woont. Het gebouw op zich is de moeite, het museum is wat minder: geschenken van andere staatshoofden in kale kasten onder een laag stof, documenten, medaillesd die de vorige sultan verheerlijken.iedereen liep ook wat verdwaasd rond, geen eten in de ramaddan... Maar wat we in de namiddag bezocht hebben wat de reis naar hier alleen al waard! De Borobudur of de grootste buddhistische tempel ter wereld. Neergepoot pal in het middelpunt (of de navel) van Java, geen toeval. De bedoeling is in wijzerszin alle trappen van de tempel te bezichtigen, aan weerszijden prachtige reliefs over het leven van siddharta en hoe die boeddha werd. Over alle geneugten en zonden van het aardse leven, en hel leven buiten de aarde, de kosmos.onze ... read more
