After such a busy few days touring temples and natural wonders, we had a (somewhat) relaxing Sunday planned. We had a mid-morning flight to Denpasar (Bali) which ended up taking off and landing late. When we arrived at the airport, we tried to book our last remaining domestic flight at the customer service center. Unfortunately, we found that all the flights to Komodo Island that worked with our itinerary were booked. We would have to wait for another opportunity to see the Komodo Dragon. We took a Grabcar to the Sheraton Bali Kuta Resort, where we were staying for the next few nights. We checked in, got cleaned up and headed north to the url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Restaurant_Review-g608486-d2005895-Reviews-Potato_Head_Beach_... read more

By 6:00 we were at the train station awaiting our locomotive’s departure. The station was not well marked as far as which line was going to Surabayaor when. We eventually figured out where we needed to be. The train itself was quite nice. Kristy had paid extra to be in the executive cabin. The ride to Surabaya from Jogja was about five hours. Along the way, we passed many smaller towns. We made stops in towns large enough for a train station. There were many rice paddies and a few cornfields alongside the tracks. In the distant horizon, we could see large volcanos which were largely obscured by clouds. During the journey, Kristy read about gun dog training and posted several pictures from Jogja to Facebook. Brad played on his computer and watched his kindle fire. ... read more

Our first day in Jogja we didn’t have any set plan. We loosely planned to see what there was to see in town and venture outside the city on the next day. We spent the morning googling and searching trip advisor to figure out what to do. First up was a haircut for Brad. He had not been to a barber for a couple weeks before our wedding. We stopped at the url=https://www.google.co.id/maps/place/52+Barbershop/@-7.818303,110.368112,15z/data=!4m5!3m4!1s0x0:0xd8efd06b30d37f79!8m2!3d-7.818303!4d110.36811252 Barbershop. We had to wait a while before Brad got a haircut that took nearly an hour. The final product was superb and cost about $3.50. After that, we took a car over to Malioboro street which is a well-known shopping destination. There were some conventional malls and stores that lined the market filled streets. We walk... read more

Nia picked us up at 9:00 the next morning. The plan was to go see the url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Attraction_Review-g297725-d3831180-Reviews-Two_Colors_Sibolangit_Waterfall-Medan_North_Sumatra_Sumatra.htmlTwo Color Waterfall (Sibolangit) which includes a ~ 3-hour hike. After driving for about two hours, we were close to where our GPS was saying the falls should be. Nia did not quite know where to go so he asked a person at a gas station. We followed the stranger’s instructions and went down a random road to what looked like an abandoned market next to a stream. There we found a few fellas taking pictures of a waterfall. Nia talked to them, then to Jim, and Jim relayed to us. We were not at the Two Color Waterfall because it had been permanently closed after a few people died in a flash flood. There we were in the late ... read more

We departed the Alagon at 8:00 AM for an 11:00 Malaysian Air flight. We checked in and hit an orchid lounge. We scarfed down a few breakfast items, exchanged some Dong for Dollars and went to our gate. We connected through Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia before continuing to Medan, Indonesia. We took the train from the airport to downtown Medan. We stayed at the url=https://www.tripadvisor.co.id/Hotel_Review-g297725-d6434963-Reviews-D_primahotel_Medan-Medan_North_Sumatra_Sumatra.htmlD'primahotel which is located above the Medan train station. The train was pleasant, easy, and fast. The only snag was that we could not use credit cards and had to use debit. The D’Prima was pretty basic. The room was small and featured little more than a king-size bed and a TV. We settled i... read more