Blogs from Sulawesi, Indonesia, Asia - page 5

Na ranajky ryza a vajcove placky. Clovek si mohol nabrat kolko chcel. Pesi busom smer vrch sesean. Na uliciach zivo. Kopa ludi. Idem po hlavnej az do casti suloara. Cestou ryzove policka, rozne obchodiky a ludia co ma furt zdravili mister. Podla mapy by tu mala byt skratka k mojmu cielu. A aj je. Cez horu. No pre istotu sa pytam predavacky, potvrdzuje mi moj smer, batutomonga. Mierne stupanie v lese, sem tam sa vyskytne neaka ta dedinka. I ked mam offline mapu, radsej sa vzdy pytam na cestu. V kazdej dedinke v strede velka stavba. Piliere podopieraju ako keby taku lod. Potom su tu este zvacsa tri az styri mensie altanky, strecha tez v tvare lode. No a nakonec samotny dom postaveny na pilieroch. Deti cele happy ze vidia cudzinca. Takychto dediniek je po ceste ... read more

U recepcnych capujem vodu. Inak tuto kaviaren co tu prevadzkuju neodporucam. Pekne to tu vyzera ale su tu odrbavaci. Vcera sa tu zastavila jedna baba. Objednala, zjedla a sla platit podla cennika. No obsluha jej povedala, ze su to vsetko ceny bez dph. Tak dobry odrb. Opi mi posiela suradnice. Da sa tam dostat s petepete (mala dodavka, jedna jazda 5k) s jednym prestupom abo rychli grab (po pouziti kodu za 26k) Tak pome na grab. Prvy ma rusi po 5min, vraj daleko, dalsi ma prichadza vyzdvihnut na uplne ine miesto, takze cancel. Konecne do tretice. No dochadza motor s inou spz ale podla mobilu je to spravny vodic. Jazda cez zapchate mesto. Premavku tu riadia samozvany policajti. Normalny lude co zastavuju auta aby sa ostatne mohli dostat na hlavnu cestu. Niektory vodici im za pomoc ... read more

Smer nemocnica, tam by mal byt podla info holic. A aj tak je. No pred stratou vlasou sa este posilnujem v poulicnom stanku. Ludia platili 10, 12, ja 15. Ale zas nevim ci mali kompletku ako ja. Teda, nudle, kura a vajco. U holica predemnu ale este traja vojaci. Vojakov tu je kopa. Setko to vyzera na mysi. Pri stihani ma jeden panko pustil pred seba. Parada. Objednavam si strih cislo nula. Teda idem so strojcekom na nulu. Sup sup a vybavene. Bohuzial ziadna masaz hlavy nebola. Cerstvo ostrihany vyzdvihujem pradlo. To je pekne zabalene v sacku. Po odbaleni ma ovali vona. Fakt velmi moc naparfemovane. Takto som este nemal ziadne. Po sprche spakovanie, ukradnutie jednej vody z vedlajsej postele. Batoh nechani na recepcii a cakanie na 12.30, to mam mat stretko s cs, ta to ... read more

We are, of course, the only guests at breakfast. Fruit juice so thick it’s more like puree, a plate of fresh cut fruit and a club sandwich appear. The latter seems an odd item for breakfast, but as that seems to be it, we tuck in it. It’s very tasty. As we take our last mouthful, a plate of fried rice arrives. It is followed by bacon, a large omelette and some deep fried savoury balls with an unknown but tasty filling. We definitely can’t eat all this! We set off at 8am with today's guide Modi to Gunung Mahawu (pronounced “Ma –how”). Everyone is off to church today in their Sunday best, the ladies especially, first service apparently at 0530hrs. We drive through winding roads and across flat cultivated land and paddy fields, stopping on ... read more

My last stop in Indonesia was on Bunaken Island, off the northeast coast of Sulawesi. It's a tiny little island, surrounded by a huge wall/drop off and lots and lots of sea life. It's often pretty far up there on the list of top scuba dive spots in the world, and I was pleasantly surprised how mellow it is given this - there are no cars, most of the island is jungle, and "visitor life" is basically the hard decision of whether you want to 1) snorkel in front of the resort, 2) snorkel someplace else from a boat, 3) walk somewhere on the island, or 4) sleep. In addition to this, the place I stayed looked straight out at a neighboring volcano, facing west with fantastic sunsets every night. I loved it.... read more