Blogs from Indonesia, Asia - page 12

Semarang January 10, 2013 My first day in Indonesia is almost over. I started the day still with fear and a sense of why the hell did I want to do this again. But by the end that feeling was gone. Yes, in stead of a shower you have to mandi, meaning, you stand in a big tub with cold water and you throw water over you with a big scoop. The house is tiny and is in the outskirts of Semarang as is the little company I work for (it is more sort of a warehouse). When I walked in this morning I was greeted by smiling Indonesian people all with bad teeth(no dentists or orthodontists here). But they are really friendly and go out of their way to make me feel welcome, taking me ... read more

Start of a 9-day trip to Bali Bali has been a fascinating destination since my childhood. Since I have been living in the US for most of my adult life, the place is difficult to reach. Well, tomorrow we are set out to get there. We will leave from Hsinchu, Taiwan, taking HST to Kaoshiung and frm there fly to Hong Kong on Hong Kong airlines and then to DPS airport. We are to arrive at 23:05 on January 9, 2013. Next report, after we are done with the first day tour of Kuta to Seminyak. We are to stay at Sense Hotel Seminyak. The beach is supposed to be only a five-minute walk and the temperature in the 70's and 80's!... read more

Finally I have a travel blog.. I'm not always travel in a year but sometimes I take a leave from work and see the world... It's fascinating and excited.. I will share every places I visited before and will visit hopefully someday in this blog.. :)... read more

In Bali ist unser erster Stop Lovina. Hier soll man laut Lonely-Planet toll tauchen gehen können. Also buchen wir uns im erstbesten Hostel ein und gehen noch nen Happen essen. Lovina als Ort selbst ist nicht so der knaller. Recht viele touristische Einrichtungen aber kaum Touristen. Dafür gibt es einen grauen leeren Strand und herumlungernde Balinesen. Die Tauchtour die wir buchen ist dafür der Hammer. Über eine Stunde sind wir jeweils unter Wasser und sehen super tolle intakte Korallenriffe und viele verschieden Meeresbewohner, darunter auch unser erster Riff-Hai. Der nächste Ort den wir besuchen ist Ubud. Im kulturellen Zentrum Balis haben wir ebenfalls einen Couchsurfer gefunden. Felix baut grade sein eigenes Restaurant und hat bis zur Fertigstellung viel Zeit. Somit leiht er sich mit uns ein Auto aus und fährt mit uns 2 Tage lang die ... read more

24 november 2012 Onze laatste dertig dagen in Indonesië zijn aangebroken - dat is veel te kort om zo'n enorm eilandenrijk te zien. Dus we kiezen voor de highlights van Sumatra en Java en gaan als toetje naar de stranden en gastvrijheid van Bali. De grootste afstanden overbruggen we met drie binnenlandse vluchten die we online boeken, bij de invulbox is het nog even zoeken naar Nederland dat we terugvinden als Belanda. Indonesië is een feest der herkenning! Bioscoop, apotheek, knalpot, doorsmeer, kantine, handdoek, kantor pos, afdeling, halte, gordijn en nog veel meer woorden zijn opgenomen in het Indonesisch, oftewel Bahasa Indonesia. Dagelijks ontdekken we nieuwe woorden. En elke Nederlander kent al die lekkere (Chinees) Indonesische gerechten en ingrediënten zoals: nasi/bami goreng, gado gado, babi pangang, foe jong hai, tjap tjoi, sambal, kroepoek, ketjap, katjang... read more

Tuesday morning I went surfing the first morning with a group from the homestay (Miles, Dan, Rafael, Tom and me) at Gerupak Bay. A 7km drive from Kuta but one that is over pretty poorly kept roads, where it is safer and easier and more comfortable to drive on the soft gravel shoulder than on the road itself. Got to the bay and rented a boat (an outrigger canoe) to take out to the surf break. We ended up at "Insides," one of the five breaks in the bay. I had never surfed off a boat before and it was a really cool experience. It gave a whole new perspective on the motion of the wave itself and the paddle out was so much easier! The break was pretty crowded but I still managed a few ... read more

Hello - us again! Despite a delayed entry into Bali, we had an incredible time. Loving the heat as we got off the plane, our taxi journey proved rather chaotic - apparently its normal to have 4 cars across 2 lanes with mopeds going either way all around us. Georgia did not believe we would actually arrive at the hotel. But we did. The hotel was so lovely (thank you mummy sue!) and did great breakfasts - not that Max would know, sleeping in until 2 one day! Sophie and Georgia on the other hand, took full advantage of it as we couldn't afford to eat for the rest of the day. The pool was great with little islands and bridges on it. We spent most of the day there recovering from nights out in Kuta ... read more