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Janel's Journey
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Janel's Journey

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    East Java

    16–19 apr 2024, Indian Ocean ⋅ 🌬 29 °C

    Awesome time in Java as well where I did lots of trekking.

    It was quite the journey to get over here, though. From Labuan Bajo, I flew to Bali and then had to take a 4 hour car ride to North Bali. I then got a 30-minute drive to the ferry. Then, a 45-minute ferry ride where my homestay picked me up.

    Ijen crater - From Banyuwangi, I got picked up at midnight to get a health check. We then drove to meet our guide and the rest of our group. We started the trek at 2:30am. We had a steep incline for an hour and a bit of a rocky decline to get to the blue flames. You have to make it there before a certain time, or else the flames go out. Once you get to the blue flames, you'll want to quickly take photos/videos and get out of there because the sulphur gas is no joke. My mask didn't really work, and I felt like I was suffocating and my eyes were burning. But when I walked away and breathed slowly, it was fine. Then we continued to trek to the top around the crater to watch the sunrise. The blue lake in the crater is so beautiful. I was worried about the rain because it was pouring for a few hours at the beginning, but it cleared up, thankfully, and a pancho did the trick.

    When I got back to my homestay, the host made me a huge traditional Indonesian breakfast, which consisted of rice, basko (soup with chicken balls), fritters, fried tofu and fruit. Then I continued my journey to mount bromo, a 5 hour drive away.

    Mount bromo - it was so much cooler this area. I was so cold lol. Also woke up early for this trek, at 3am. We had a big offroading jeep bring us as close as possible to the sunrise point where we watch the sun and clouds around mount bromo. The best sunrise I've ever seen 😍 after that we drove to mount bromo itself and explored the crater of the volcano. The lava was active inside of it. Super cool!    Leggi altro

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    Kuala Lumpur

    24–28 apr 2024, Malaysia ⋅ ☁️ 33 °C

    I enjoyed KL. It was a diverse and fairly modern city with lots to see and do. I wish I could have done more, but it was really hot, lol. I explored Bukit Bintang (area where I stayed), Chinatown, KL tower, petrona twin towers, and the massive mall right by it. I went on a street food tour one night also and learned a lot about local life in Malaysia. I also ran into my aussie friend, Ryan and he introduced me to a DJ, Daxson.Leggi altro

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    Singapore

    28 apr–1 mag 2024, Singapore ⋅ ☁️ 31 °C

    There were so many beautiful buildings. People dressed nice. Lots of different types of things to eat from. It was also very hot so I didn't explore as much as I would like but it gives me a reason to return. I went to merlin fountain by marina bay, supertree grove, and explored chinatown. I really liked Singapore.Leggi altro

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    Coron & Cebu

    8–11 mag 2024, Filippine ⋅ ☁️ 32 °C

    Had a lovely few days here with the people we met from the expedition. We spent some time at the hostels' rooftop pool/bar. 4 of us did another private boat island hopping tour, which was also beautiful.

    We spent one night in Cebu as a layover. I tried Jollibee for the first time. Had a nice hotel room with a view.    Leggi altro

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    Siargao

    12–21 mag 2024, Filippine ⋅ ☁️ 30 °C

    Chill place with fun things to do with good restaurants and bars. Had a nice group of people to hang out with. Explored the island and found a coconut tree farm viewpoint. Went to a corgi cafe. Checked out cloud 9 (famous surf spot in the Philippines). Went island hopping with an amazing lunch. We also went through this cave filled with mix of fresh and salt water to get to this little lagoon. Then we went to the river where we jumped off a deck. Tried surfing again and was killing it 🏄‍♀️Leggi altro

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    Sydney

    22–26 mag 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 18 °C

    Explored the infamous Opera House, harbour bridge, circular quay, botanical garden, queen victoria building, darling harbour, did the coastal walk from coogee beach to bondi beach, took the ferry to manly beach, and saw vivid Sydney. On my last day, I did a day trip to the blue mountains for hikes and wine tastings. I loved Sydney. It's such a vibrant and beautiful city.Leggi altro

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    Byron Bay

    26–30 mag 2024, Australia ⋅ ☀️ 21 °C

    Chill, surfer town where Chris Hemsworth lives (didn't find him lol). Mostly relaxed here and watched lots of sunsets. Did a nice coastal walk to the lighthouse with great views along the way. It's also the most eastern point in Australia. On my last night, I joined a team for trivia night. In addition to questions, they made us do musical chairs and limbo. It was my first time trying limbo, haha. I was average, not the best but not the worst 😂 then we went to the piano bar, which was really fun. On my last morning, I did a yoga class by the beach at sunrise 🙏Leggi altro

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    Melbourne

    30 mag–4 giu 2024, Australia ⋅ 🌬 20 °C

    I really enjoyed Melbourne! My first night, the hostel had a paint and sip night (Does it look like a koala 🐨? 😂). The following days did lots of sightseeing. Went to the Queen Victoria Market, then checked out the library, flinder station, botanical garden, and the river. Also went to a few museums, including the national Victoria gallery that had a Picasso.

    Very cool city! There were many hype streets, alleyways, events, and live music.

    The food quality standards in Australia are much higher making it tastier I find.

    There was more I wanted to do but didn't have time for. I look forward to coming back to Australia one day 🙂    Leggi altro

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    Phillip Island

    3 giugno 2024, Australia ⋅ ☁️ 13 °C

    I DID IT, I FOUND PENGUINS! During my day trip to Phillip Island from Melbourne. We first stopped by the Brighton bathing boxes and then went to a wildlife Sanctuary. I took so many photos of all the aussie animals 🥹🤍 wombats, koalas, emus, wallabes, kangaroos, dingos, Tasmanian devil, and tiny blue penguins!!Leggi altro

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    Dubai

    5–6 giu 2024, Emirati Arabi Uniti ⋅ ☀️ 36 °C

    24-hour layover in Dubai. I was able to check out downtown where the Burj Khalifa is. Didn't realize the foundations were only at night so couldn't see them. It was so hot outside though so I went to the mall haha. It's tax free in Dubai!Leggi altro

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    Nairobi / Siana

    7–9 giu 2024, Kenia ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

    First time in the continent of Africa! One night in Nairobi prior to starting my 2 week tour. The first day of our journey, we set up at camp in the Masai Mara, and we do a village walk where we meet the Maasai people. They performed a welcome dance for us, then showed us where they lived and explained their traditions. They live an extremely different life to us. For example, boys at age 15 are given a spear and are sent to the wild for 5 years. If they survive those 5 years in the wild, they are considered men and can marry.Leggi altro

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