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  • TravelerSoutheast Asian Adventure
    Day 56–58

    Gili Air 🏝️

    February 21 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

    After the exhausting but super cool last 4 days, I'm looking forward to relaxing on Gili Air.

    Gili Air is super quiet, there are no cars here, only a few e-scooters, bicycles and carriages. You can easily walk around the island in an hour. 🚲🐴

    Unfortunately, my hotel is right next to a mosque and I am kept awake for what feels like an eternity by the chanting (screaming??) of prayers at 4 in the morning.

    But another highlight of my trip - I see turtles while snorkeling on my snorkeling tour between the three Gili islands. 🐢

    Yoga is also very popular here on the island and I decide to start my last morning here with a vinyasa flow at the H2O yoga studio. 🧘🏼‍♀️    Read more

  • TravelerSoutheast Asian Adventure
    Day 52–56

    Lombok 🏄🏼‍♀️🌊

    February 17 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    What I was really looking forward to - my long-awaited surf camp in Lombok! 🏄🏼‍♀️
    Lombok was also recommended to me by some friends who liked the island much better than Bali. I'm really looking forward to it!

    Sadie actually wanted to be there too, but unfortunately that's not possible due to the circumstances. 🏥😕

    I arrive at the harbor in Lombok at noon and then drive another 2 hours to the other end - to Kuta. On the way, we are greeted by hundreds of monkeys. And I can already tell that I'm going to love Lombok! 🐒

    As soon as we arrive at the camp, we have a surf briefing and the first surf class starts the next morning.
    Over the next four days, we spent a lot of time on the board paddling and catching waves 🌊 (or at least trying to 😂), in the pool at the camp or in the various restaurants in the area.

    I would have loved to stay longer, but unfortunately the camp was fully booked and I'm also really looking forward to my next destination and hope that I can relax a bit here!    Read more

  • TravelerSoutheast Asian Adventure
    Day 49–52

    Kuta & Uluwatu

    February 14 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

    Back in Bali I spend 3 nights in Kuta near the hospital.

    Kuta itself somehow reminds me of the Ballermann. There's not too much for me to do here.
    I book a surf class and spend a day in Uluwatu, where the beaches are unfortunately also very crowded. 🏄🏼‍♀️⛱️

    The traffic here in Bali is crazy. Sometimes you're stuck in a traffic jam for longer than you drive.
    In any case, I'm glad that I no longer drive around on a scooter myself (especially
    after the accident, I've become much
    more cautious 🙃)

    On the last day, I take the speed boat to Lombok early in the morning. 🚤    Read more

  • TravelerSoutheast Asian Adventure
    Day 47–49

    🏝️Nusa Penida

    February 12 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    When I arrive in Bali, I head straight to Sanur where I stay for one night.
    From there, I take a speedboat to Nusa Penida - a neighbouring island of Bali - together with Maria and Sadie the next day. 🚤

    We decide to explore the island ourselves by scooter (despite the fact that our host really advises us against it because the roads are catastrophic in places) 🫠
    Well, what can I say.
    Unfortunately, the exploration tour ends far too quickly with an accident.
    Sadie is crashed by a minivan on a narrow bend and has to go to hospital, where she is then taken to another hospital in Denpasar on the same day (and from there, a week later, back to her home country where she will hopefully be able to go through surgery soon 😕🤞🏼)

    As Maria is travelling to Denpasar with Sadie, I decide to go on a tour the next day to the most famous and of course extremely crowded places in Nusa Penida. From Diamond Beach, we continue to Broken Beach and Klingking Beach and finally to Cristal Bay for a swim. We see dolphins, rays and a turtle from the cliff. 🐬🐢

    On my last day here on the island, I relax in a beach club and make my way back to Bali, where I visit Sadie in hospital straight away.    Read more

  • TravelerSoutheast Asian Adventure
    Day 43–46

    Komodo boat tour ⛵️

    February 8 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    After a night in Labuan Bajo, I plan a 3-day boat trip around Komodo.

    Unfortunately, there are mainly families and couples on the boat and I feel quite out of place.

    While snorkelling we see manta rays, Komodo Dragons in the Komodo National Park and hundreds of bats that start their journey from A to B at sunset.

    This boat tour is probably the most touristy thing I have ever done, but we still see extremely beautiful spots in Indonesia and wonderful sunrises and sunsets!

    Back at the harbour in Labuan Bajo, I head straight to the airport and Bali to meet Maria and Sadie again.    Read more

  • TravelerSoutheast Asian Adventure
    Day 42–43

    Mount Bromo

    February 7 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 18 °C

    Together with Maria and Sadie, we take the train to Malang in the evening, from where we set off an hour later, at 00:30, for the sunrise tour to the Bromo volcano. 🌋🌅
    I quickly realise that my plan to sleep on the bus is not going to work. Instead of the bus, we are travelling by jeep on an absolutely bumpy route to the highest point next to the volcano. We are joined by 1000 other jeeps.

    Luckily, we are right at the front and wait (& freeze) for an hour until the sun rises.
    In any case, not sleeping was once again well worth it! 🤩

    Afterwards we have the opportunity to walk up the crater.

    I arrive back in Malang at lunchtime and have a look round the area. Malang is actually quite a nice little town with colourful houses. But I'm really looking forward to going to bed - I have an early start to the airport the next morning 🛫    Read more

  • TravelerSoutheast Asian Adventure
    Day 38–41

    Yogyakarta

    February 3 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 29 °C

    Unfortunately, there are no direct flights from Cambodia to Indonesia. After a stopover in Kuala Lumpur, I arrive in Yogyakarta, Java, in the late afternoon.

    I stay here for 3 nights and recover from the lack of sleep of the last few days. Yogyakarta is a lively city, known for street art, crafts and batik clothes - everywhere. I quickly realise that this part of Indonesia is very Muslim and I don't really know whether it's ok to walk around here in shorts and without my shoulders covered 🤷🏼‍♀️🥴
    Also, the presidential election is about to take place, which is why the whole city is full of election adverts, i.e. posters and flags.

    Although I've actually had enough of temples for now, I visit another Hindu temple. I reach Prambanan by train just in time for the rain shower 🥲 (It's still the rainy season in Indonesia - it can rain from time to time throughout the day, even in torrents - but this usually passes quickly).
    There I met Sadie from China and Maria from Germany, who happened to be on the same flight as me.    Read more

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    Day 35–38

    Khmer Empire 🛕

    January 31 in Cambodia ⋅ ⛅ 34 °C

    After a somewhat bumpy 6-hour bus journey, I arrive in Siem Reap.
    The city is probably Cambodia's best-known tourist destination due to its huge temple complexes.

    I plan a city walking tour for the first day and then a cooking class - unplanned, I get a private class - but that leaves more food for me 🤷🏼‍♀️ There's fish amok (a kind of curry), pineapple fried rice, mango salad and banana in coconut milk.

    After various struggles with my credit card 🥴 I arrive at Phnom Bakheng, which is part of the Angkor Wat temple complex, just in time for sunset. With the 1-day pass, you get free entry from 17:30 the day before. I'm greeted by crowds of people there - but it's still a beautiful sunset.

    The next day starts at 5.00 a.m., when I am picked up by tuk tuk for the Angkor Wat tour together with Corinne, who has just arrived on the night bus.

    Angkor was once the capital of the Khmer empire, which flourished from the 9th to the 15th century. Today, the city is home to Cambodia's most popular attraction - the temple of Angkor Wat, which is also a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
    The Angkor Archaeological Park covers 163 hectares and is home to 72 temples and other buildings. Of course, it is impossible to visit them all in one day - and at 36 degrees - not necessarily pleasant either.

    🛕The temple complex of Angkor Wat was initially built as a Hindu temple complex for the god Vishnu during the Khmer Empire rule. However, it was gradually converted into a Buddhist temple in the late 12th century.

    Conclusion: definitely worth seeing, impressive, huge and highly recommended with a tour guide!    Read more

  • TravelerSoutheast Asian Adventure
    Day 34–35

    The capital

    January 30 in Cambodia ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C

    Initially not planned, I make a stop in Cambodia's capital Phnom Penh because it's on the way to Siem Reap anyway and I really want to visit the Genocide Museum.
    Apart from the S21 Museum and the Royal Palace, which in my opinion is not really worth seeing, the city doesn't really have much to offer apart from a few other temples.

    But the Tuol Sleng S21 is definitely worth a visit! In the Cambodian genocide between 1975 and 1979, around 20% of the total population was killed - 1.5-2 million people.
    In S21, which was previously a school and then turned into a prison, around 20,000 people were held, tortured and mostly murdered on the so-called killing fields.
    Some of the original cells still exist today.    Read more

  • TravelerSoutheast Asian Adventure
    Day 31–34

    Koh Rong

    January 27 in Cambodia ⋅ ☀️ 29 °C

    After two nights in Kampot, I take the train and ferry to the white sand beach paradise Koh Rong together with the Swiss girl Corinne, who I met on the bike tour.

    Once there, we quickly realize that we have arrived on the party side of the island 🥲

    The mobile reception here is relatively poor and blackouts are the order of the day - good for relaxing, anyway.
    I'm almost attacked by monkeys and we plan a snorkeling trip for the next day.

    After snorkeling and seeing lots of different sea creatures, including squid and nudibranchs - a type of sea snail - we explore the other side of the island. 🦑🐚🐠

    I then head on to Koh Rong Sanloem for a night - where things are definitely more relaxed than on the main island. 🏝️    Read more

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