http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Indonesia , Java , Ijen Plateau en-us Sun, 19 May 2013 14:53:58 +0000 Sun, 19 May 2013 14:53:58 +0000 This was a real adventure and quite dangerous one.We set out from Pemuteran early in the morning half an hour drive to the ferry an hour by ferry to Java and then 15 hour jeep drive to the crater. The ferry trip took a bit of courage. It was full of locals and almost all of them were smoking. The only place with fresh air was the upper deck. The ferry itself was going by some strange route. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-776552.html Plans were made...transport sorted out. We arranged a private driver to bring us to Gilimanuk in the NortWest of Bali where we would catch a ferry to Java.10 am no driver 10h30 no driver okay I was getting very nervous and furious. Those guys they had been bothering us so much and when finally we agreed on a price a lot higher then 1 month ago but it was high season now they take the piss http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-741340.html Nogmaals een guestpostRosas ecolodge in Baluran dorpswandeling en nationaal park safari In dit dorp Kampong is er geen gebrek aan moskeeen ik denk zo39n 10 tal. ieder godshuis is uitgerust met een versterker en luidsprekers . Tijdens de Ramadan schallen niet alleen de oproepen tot gebed over de daken maar wordt ook nog eens bijna en continu de Koran in39t arabisch gereciteerd. sommig http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-733992.html When we arrived at Attaqwa Mosque We saw Kaska and Johaina from Philippines are sitting on the stairs. But why only two of them Where are the othersWe approach them and then we find out that we are left behind. There is one person that we know sitting on other side of the stairs I know he is one of the committee yesterday. We approach him asked if he can help us to contact the committee on http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-725337.html This is D day. I woke up 4.30 this morning. Taking shower after morning prayer I dressed up for the parade. Yes the participants are required to dress up according to their traditional culture for the parade. This time I choosed Malay simple dress because I am using it every week in Brunei so no need special preparation. Back to the time when I still live in Sumatra this dress also part of Ou http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-725266.html Early This June 2012 I was joining Ijen Festival the story is httpwww.travelblog.orgBloggersIsamsiIsamTrips19728.if the link not workingjust click the tripsThe festival was initiated by a group of local Youths that love travelling and want to lift up Bondowoso to the world39s traveling stage. According to the committee They will make the festival as an annual event in Bondowoso. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-725121.html It is 4o39clock in the morningbut I couldn39t sleep again. The cold air awaken Me up. I feel headache now.Don39t know if it is caused by the cold air or caused by the hair gel I didn39t use shampoo when take a bath last night.I just lying down on my bed till morning.5 o39clock took shower then waiting for Assifa to be ready. The host39s wife prepared a glass of coffee for Me http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-725099.html The flight from Kuala Lumpur to Surabaya was smooth.Not much to seejust clouds.But when the plane entering Java shoreI saw a magnificent view.While most of land area still covered with fogI saw in the distance a mountain standing high with clouds covering half it39s lower part.So it was looked like the mountain is hanging on the air.I was made appointment with MG another participant to mee http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-724003.html JAVA Ijen...Danger Poisonous Gas.My image of Ijen is a turquoise crater lake with sulphur workers extracting that noxious yellow element...as Ali captured in his blog .But in true travelling everyone39s experience is different notwithstanding we may visit the same locales or even the same paths lookouts.And when we visited Ijen...that is how it was for us.Joe had warned us Ijen had just http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-713090.html Depuis Baluran on pense pouvoir rejoindre facilement Sempol un village prs du volcan Ijen environ 80km de l. Avec le confort australien j39ai de toute vidence oubli quelques leons que j39avais apprises en Amrique du sud Il nous faudra changer 2 fois de bus et la dernire partir s39avre pique. Un minibus s39arrte alors qu39on attend au bord de la route. Gr http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-624846.html I woke up very early again on thursday to take a few more photos of Bromo post my blog and have breakfast before catching my minibus back down the mountain at 9am. Once we had picked up the other tourists including 3 girls I had met on the Merapi climb Diana and Jackie from Germany and Kim from America it took only an hour or so to make our way to Probolinggo where we changed to another min http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-623988.html My final destination in Java is Kawah Ijen a colourful crater lake set amidst coffee plantations and remnant rainforest. It's quite a hassle getting there via a combination of bus minibus and ojek but not particularly difficult if you charter your own vehicle. I of course do it the hard way but make a few more friends in the process. My trip begins with a bus from Probbolingo to Bondowoso p http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-571069.html My flight finally touched down in Jakarta after over 19 hours of travel. I wasted no time in getting a bus into the city which slowly worked its way through gridlocked traffic to Gambir train station. Rather than hang around in the city which is supposed to be uninteresting and polluted I caught the train right away to Yogyakarta a mere 7 hours away.The train was spacious and comfortable and l http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-543009.html Voila Finally I've reached Ijen plateau D D Dso the route I took to explore Ijen was Bondowoso Sempol Belawan Paltuding IJEN Taman Sari Banyuwangi..Let's start DAY 1 Started from my lovely city Malang from 8 am with my new travelmate from German Anna and sure we kept using the economic way. Economic bus with no aircon hell yeah for almost 2 hours to reach Bondowoso. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-524775.html Ijen Plateau with all its beauty made all those interested to come I've visited a few times but always found the beauty of different http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-515175.html See text in English below27 noviembre 2009El viaje de Probolinggo a Ijen no fue tan largo como desde Yogyakarta al Bromo pero nos llev unas cuantas horas. Aunque segn la agencia el programa inclua la visita de una plantacin de caf cuando llegamos a nuestro destino la luz del da era lo suficientemente escasa como para no permitirnos la visita de ningn sitio.Quizs se referan al http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-504651.html DIENG Plateau Trip RAFTING SERAYU River....Sabtu Minggu 23 24 Januari 2010Kab. Wonosobo dan Kab. Banjarnegara Jawa TengahBeberapa agenda acara yang akan digelar adalah 1. Nonton film di Dieng Plateau Theater2. Menguak rahasia Cagar Alam Telaga Warna yang eksotis...3. Eksplorasi Kawah Aktif Sikidang dengan aroma belerangnya4. Memahami sejarah masuknya Budaya Hindu di Pulau Jawa denga http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-466316.html Summary If you think you have a rough job think again. This has to be the world's worst jobWanted Sulphur CollectorDedicated and determined individual required to collect sulphur from the interior of an active volcano. Must be physically fit at the moment as you will be required to walk 16 km daily ascending and descending a tricky slippery rocky sheer track of about 800m whilst balancin http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-464724.html 27 October 2009 28 October 2009TOURCoffee Plantation and Ijen Plateau 2 day tour including transport to Ijen and then Banyuwangi port one nights accommodationRp400000Tired but satisfied we had enough time for a warm cup of tea and some breakfast before we set off on our platation tour at 9.30am.This is how the agent described it We will drive to probolinggo where you will be transferred http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-451569.html After a good night's sleep and a few more bowls of noodles at Mr. Tasrip's we had pretty much recovered from both the physical exertion and the emotional tension of our climb up the volcano. We were ready to go in search of a bit of gastronomic variation.Since Ranu Pani is little more than cluster of homes there is no public transport. So we hopped on the back of two motorbikes and caught a lift http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Ijen-Plateau/blog-340413.html