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Asia » Indonesia » Java April 4th 2010

I arrived in the rain to a complete whiteout. Reminded me of a certain mountain summit in Vietnam: wet, cold and no view. But this time I arrived in a car and I didn't have a river flowing through my boots! And there was a hotel to stay in - no rice wine though....Gedung Songo means "nine buildings" in Javanese, although there are only five temples still standing, remnants of a vast Hindu empire which used to rule Java some thousand or more years ago. But as the title says, you don't really come here for the temples, it's the views across to all the mountains that makes this place special, plus the fact that it's not stinking hot up here in the hills. And the next morning, the weather is clear and it delivers.. ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java April 3rd 2010

Well let's face it, transit days are crap! There you are, eager to start your holiday and, well, you've got to get there first. Airports for the budget traveller are crowded, noisy and there's a lack of comfy seats - they do that deliberately to stop people staying the night. But I can report that the LCCT at KL has some nice cafes (that strawberry frappe went down just fine) and a pretty mean noodle shop, not to mention an english language bookstore where I could get a novel to read en route. I was disappointed to discover that my onward flight to Jakarta had been rescheduled to leave an hour or so later, meaning any real chance of escaping the capital was now unlikely. Nevermind, Damri do a fine bus service in to town, where ... read more




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