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Asia » Indonesia » Java » Magelang May 25th 2018

It’s time to say goodbye to Tanjung Puting. We get back on the boat for the last time, and make our way back to Kumai, where we transfer to a taxi. Susi has promised us a visit to a Dayak village, and we have high hopes of seeing shrunken heads and the like, and men in loin cloths and feathers in their head bands carrying blowpipes, or at least some authentic village scenes. But sadly all we see is an empty long house, which lacks character or interest. It’s a short flight from Kalimantan to Semerang in central Java, where our driver is waiting. Java is a huge culture shock after the unpopulated peace of the national park. It’s a 2 hour drive to our hotel, and the entire drive is through built up areas, at ... read more
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Lunch on the hillside
Sara does her best not to fall into the rice paddy

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Jakarta May 9th 2018

Rano motanie sa na ubytku, plan cakat dnu az d check outu 12.00 zavrhujem, bo net furt padal a na izbe sa mi lezat nechcelo. Vybehnutie teda na nakup neakeho matrosu do indomarketu a pobratie sa do mesta. Dea (baba co som stretol na ijene) sa dnes opat vyhovorila na pracu (mozno ju realne mala tazko povedat ale skor ne) takze stretko nebude ani dnes, vraj zajtra ma cas. To mi napisala aj vcera, ze dnes bude mat volno, no potom ked som jej napisal, ze poslesny bus mi ide o 21.00 na letisko zrazu odpisala, ze ma o 19.00 pracovne stretko. Nechapem aky vyznam to malo mi naslubovat beer tour a potom nist. Asi jej na to dosol frajer a zatrhol jej to. Baba co som stretol pred 7 rokmi vo vietname mi tez slubila ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Kalibaru May 9th 2018

Somewhat random dairy and fruit/rubber farms heading east to catch the ferry from Java to Bali.... read more
Guidelines for the trainstation
On the train to Kalibaru
Fun lights in the hotel garden

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Jakarta May 8th 2018

Fajn vyspaty, po vypnuti poistek v byte smer lobby na free wifi signal. V mini warungu si tu davam plnene placky zeleninou, k tomu mi neskor donesu free caj (asi deci) Majitel je zo sumatry, takze jasne, ze mam ist tam. Ludia tu postupne cakali na odvozy do prace. Vela sa ich tu poznalo, tak asi dlhodoby podnajomnci/vlastnici. Ako pracovat by som v tomto meste nechcel, by ma drblo z kazdodennych zapch. V ba to je prechadzka ruzovou zahradou oproti tomuto. O 9.00 ma uz ocakava na ceste cs. Dostavam od nej pohladnicu ako suvenir. Zastavuje mi mini dodavku a smer zel. stanica. Dufam, ze sa s touto babou este niekedy stretnem, fakt super osobnost. Cesty opat zadrbane, nasa minidodavka vzadu plna malych skolacok v krojoch. V predu som sa tlacil s jednou zenskou, nastasti vystupil ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Mount Bromo May 8th 2018

Everyone knows I love a good volcano! We did the "typical" tour - aka, leaving the hotel before 4am, a slightly insane jeep ride to a viewpoint for sunset, and then driving down into the "sand sea" to park and hike to the top of the caldera.... read more
Random selection of colorful mosques on the road to Mt. Bromo
Random selection of colorful mosques on the road to Mt. Bromo
Random selection of colorful mosques on the road to Mt. Bromo

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Bandung May 7th 2018

Rano sa budim na ucinky mlieka, predsa len si zaludok na tento napoj uz odvykol. Od 8.00 dole v lobby na free nete, ktory obcas padal. Tu v hojnom pocte mamicky s detmi. Niektory isli hned k bazenu, ten bohuzial ani dnes nevyskusam. Nahadzane do mapy polohy ubytiek v kota bharu a zverejneny inzerat na cs ci sa ma niekto v tomto meste chut stretnut. Furt nevim ci riskovat a ist na perhentian v piatok bez ubytka. Co som chcel pouzit referal tak tam boli nenapadne este spomenute rozne poplatky (pocitam, ze na mieste nebudu), tak referal setrim na dalsiu destinaciu , i ked neni iste ci bude fungovat. Cs ma kontaktuje nech idem na hlavnu cestu. Po chvili prichadza a ideme smer mesto malou dodavkou. Premavka uplne nahovno, same zapchy (to som ale este nevedel ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Bandung May 6th 2018

Este trochu k vcerajsku co som zachytil od vedlajsieho stola. Svajciar vravel dost o barme (bud pracuje tam alebo v thajsku, nieco v oblasti vlakov, takze fajn job). Jedna baba cestuje tez po azii, toto je jej druhy mesiac a chce kuknut aj barmu. Nocne busy tam neexistuju, pesi prechod zo severa thajska sa neoplati (okolie chang …), bo pre turistov je tam spristupnene len male uzemie, bez moznosti pokracovat dalej po krajine (to som vedel), niekedy moze byt problem s ubytkom, v krajine clovek stretava stale rovnakych turistov, bo vsetci maju rovnaku trasu, dost uzemia je zakazane navstivit. Problem kupit miestnu simku (to riesit nebudem, nemusim byt furt online aj ked to totalne zlahcuje cestovanie). Na ranajky davam opat palacinku. Po jedle len suchy pozdrav od majitelky aj fakt krasnej dcery. Mozno boli trochu nasrane, ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Pasuruan May 6th 2018

There was some really...interesting entertainment on the train ride to Purwokerto - it was a blend of the cheesiest music videos I've ever seen mixed in with "101 things you can do with xyz" instructional guides. The latter featured helpful advice like how you can make a toothbrush holder out of cds. Or a toothbrush holder out of index cards. Or a toothbrush holder out of a plastic bottle. Or a toothbrush holder out of binder clips. The person making the videos had a serious obsession with his hot glue gun and toothbrush holders (also phone holders). On the plus side, we were all laughing loudly the whole trip. The Seloliman Nature Reserve is an NGO, primarily oriented to teaching locals sustainable farming approaches. It was reallllly peaceful, and we got to spend a lot of ... read more
On the train towards the Reserve
Fish ponds on the train to Pokwerto
Random mosque from the road

Asia » Indonesia » Java May 5th 2018

Vcera este v lobby mensie debaty s nemcom a francuzom (ten uz dost pripity) Nemec z hamburgu (na druhy den zistene, ze pristahovalec z maroka). Uplne miluje europsku uniu, nenavidi rusov, vychodnych nemcov (nikde v zivote nenastivil ani jedno mesto) a francuzovy daval dost najavo, ze ani jeho krajina neni v jeho oblube. Furt basnil o europskej unii, robil si posmesky z uk ako za par rokov pridu s prosikom aby sme ich nazad prijali do eu. Francuzom dava hlavnu vinu za utecencov, bo oni boli moc benevolentny a vsetkych v minulosti brali vsetkymi desiatimi (alzircania, marocania). Boji sa chodit cez frajcuzsko, bo ti ludia furt len strajkuju. Nemci to su motor europy. Francuz sa len usmival a pritakaval. Neskor sa pridala do debaty majitelka (tez imigrantka z filipin ale asi od detstva). Ked povedala nemcovy, ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Yogyakarta May 5th 2018

Temples and rice fields and batik workshops. Also laundry...it was surprisingly fantastic to get clean laundry.... read more
Prambanan Temple complex
Prambanan Temple complex
Prambanan Temple complex




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