http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Indonesia en-us Mon, 09 Nov 09 01:41:24 +0000 Mon, 09 Nov 09 01:41:24 +0000 What is life all about these questions are veryvery precious.when these questions dawn in your mindonly then your life begins Butwhen these questions come into your mind don't be in a hurry to get an answer.Those who know will not tel you and those who tell don't know sowhat is most important is introspection about one's own life and how to improve the quality of lifethis intention itself http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/blog-451651.html Bali is a wonderful island you can find the excellent combination between culture and modern style here. I really enjoyed it. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/blog-450636.html En toen begon het avontuur pas echt. Na een paar dagen verblijf in Jakarta. Vloog ik maandag 2 november gisteren dus naar Banda Aceh. De plek waar ik voor naar Indonesi ben gekomen. Ik vertrok maandag zeer op tijd vanuit het hotel het verkeer staat bijna permanent stil in Jakarta dus voor een stukje rijden naar het vliegveld 30 km moet je twee uur rekenen. Maar zoals je altijd zult zien was http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Banda-Aceh/blog-450485.html 1 Jun 2009 me and Yen was in Kuta Bali for a 9 days trip. I like Bali because it is a beutiful island and full of art works. We reahed late evening but able to have a good dinner in Vilarisi Hotel. 2nd day we went for a one day trip around Kuta and ended at Uluwatu the beutful sunset. 3rd day in Ubud. I like Tanah Lot Temple. It is amazing.Our journey going up to Kintamani on the 5th day. In i http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Kuta/blog-449881.html When I first arrived in Indonesia there were little signs on all the tables in Balinese restaurants that just said L.A. Lights. I had no idea what they were advertising. It was about two weeks before I realized they were a type of cigarette. Every single male over the age of six months smokes in Indonesia and there are cigarette advertisements everywhere although interestingly all of them also http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Bukittinggi/blog-449603.html We have only seen it in photos. Yet we were not prepared for it. We were not discouraged that one of my friends suffered a leg problem on our first day in Yogyakarta and had to drag her leg while clocking it around the temple as locals do. But it certainly helped that we were with very competent local guides Bellong and Yantong who made sure their Ibu mother in Bahasa Indonesia did not miss t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Borobudur/blog-449072.html Day 13It is our last day in Lovina. Mogley will be picking us up at 200 so we can make our way back to Ubud.One thing Lovina is known for are the dolphins. You canrsquot leave without seeing them. For 60000 Rh per person we booked the dolphin tour. The wake up call is at 530 am and we are to be in the lobby at 6. We were with one other couple in a small ldquotraditionalrdquo boat. They ar http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/blog-448234.html Da 4. Tuvimos un pequeo contratiempo con el avin hacia Java y nos desplazamos hasta otro aeropuerto de Borneo Banjarmansin. All aprovechamos el tiempo libre para visitar una de las ciudades flotantes ms grandes de Kalimantny dnde la vida est en el ro las 24 horas del da. . http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Kalimantan/blog-448158.html Da 3.Visita y paseo entre los orangutanes. Fuimos paseando por la selva por cierto muy tropicaly nos dirigimos a las zonas dnde les dejan comida.Es realmente impresionante ver cmo saltan de rbol en rbol utilizando sus largos brazos las lianas los troncos de los rboles... Una vez acabada la visita fuimos descendiendo por el ro hasta Pangkalan Bun para coger el vuelo de Semarang a http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Kalimantan/blog-447612.html Paulrsquos Thoughts on Ubud Bali IndonesiaUbud is just like Asheville. Sometimes sitting in a restaurant in Ubud is just like sitting in a restaurant in Asheville. Same food huge delicious organic salads burritos veggie burgers mixed veggie bowls with rice and tahini sauce. Lots of tofu. Same food as health foody Asheville. Then there are the same folks sitting around us. In Malays http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Ubud/blog-447222.html Balirsquos idyllic location constant warm temperature and welcoming people have made it a key destination for travellers from all over the world.Where is itBali is one of the Indonesian islands set in the Indian Ocean just 8 degrees south of the equator. It is popular for romantic breaks honeymoons and weddings as well as being a key surfing destination.Where can I stayBali is a haven of w http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/blog-447149.html Day 565 on the road So here it is my last blog entry about Southeast Asia after travelling across the entire region plus a few other nearby countries for the last 18 months or so. On the way back to Bali from Lombok I had met adventurous and eversmiling Suzanne from The Netherlands and the next two days we were to explore central Bali together on a rented motorbike.My last stay in Kuta on http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/blog-447100.html Well after having spent a few days here I am starting to get the reason why people love it here. The people are very nice and will always welcome you with a smile and a Hello. I really am happy with my move to the second hotel Ubud Terrace as it puts me much nearer everything. It so clean and quiet. The garden is beautiful and well maintained. I go into my room in the afternoon and they have http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Ubud/blog-446816.html After I had finished my stint at Mt. Kerinci I moved on via yet another horrible overnight bus experience to the town of Bukittinggi eight hours north. Bukittinggi is a popular place for tourists to visit and all the cheaper hotels seemed to be full although it turned out that wasnrsquot due to tourists but to the recent earthquake having destroyed all the hotels in Padang so all the local tra http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/Bukittinggi/blog-446621.html It wasnrsquot much fun getting from Way Kambas National Park in the south of Sumatra to KerinciSeblat National Park in the middle. I had been planning on taking a ten hour train ride from Bandar Lampung to Palembang then another ten hour train ride to Lubuklinggau followed by a ten hour bus ride to Sungai Penuh and finally a one hour bus ride to the final destination of Kersik Tuo but from one http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Sumatra/blog-446607.html After a reasonably nice trip on the Penli ship with the only drama being Sophie getting locked below deck for a few hours while tickets were checked and being subjected to a million questions by the locals who surrounded her while she waited we docked in Balikpapan Borneo at 3am keen to discover this island that seems so undiscovered from back home in the UK. We were still with Tamil Marusha http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Kalimantan/blog-446564.html Selamat Siang Im 2 months into my Jakartaworkadventure and Im starting to feel like it's all rather normal I guess it means that I am settling in Not THAT much has happened since my last blog but last weekend's events made me decide to share some more pictures with youFrom 1610 until 1810 I left the island of Java to climb Gunung Agung the highest volcano in Bali measuring 3100m at it http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Java/Jakarta/blog-446516.html Day 12 Lovina Beach We basically did nothing all day except lay around and drink beer. I read and Peter went to the pool where he chatted with some Aussies and met an older Canadian man traveling alone. We noticed a lot of people traveling alone here. One lady summed it up. Itrsquos safe. She told me she is divorced her kids are grown and she feels comfortable going to Bali by herself because of http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Bali/Lovina/blog-446377.html Even if our arrival in Singapore was delayed by 2 days due to a technical problem on the A380 we had to turn back after flying for 3 hours quite scary we still managed to find a flat and arrange all the paperwork on time so we could enjoy a short week in Bali before Jerome's first day at Tyco Asia. We rented a very old 4x4 for the week and travelled around the island. It is not very big but http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/blog-446293.html oftewel Toe kom mee naar snorkelland voor onze allerliefste BelgskesFor some memories of good old times click the video at the bottom. Its a hint at what we have been doing the last weeks and We have been humming this song quite a lot We are now back in Asia and more precisely Indonesia. Yes again Indonesia We allready visited Java Sulawesi and Papua earlier on our trip. Now we explore http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Indonesia/Komodo/blog-446051.html