Arrived in Indonesia
August 29, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ⛅ 28 °CAfter a number of flight delays, I finally arrived at Jakarta airport and checked into the capsule hotel at the airport for the night!
After a number of flight delays, I finally arrived at Jakarta airport and checked into the capsule hotel at the airport for the night!
This afternoon we went to a cultural performance at Saung Angklung Udjo- it was held at one of the last schools that still teach traditional Indonesian instruments, and we as the audience learnt howRead more
Today we drove by van to Bandung, which took about 3 hours. We stopped half way, and I bought an ice tea. At Bandung, we went for a walking tour, visited the last traditional Indonesian puppet makers,Read more
Today we went for a drive to a nearby town, visited a tea plantation and factory; then went to a waterfall, and then spent some time in the hot pool. We were the only ones there (pure luck, notRead more
This morning we took an early morning train, a 7hr ride, from Bandung to Yogyakarta 😄 we relaxed in the hotel for a few hours, then at 5:30 went for a little walk and went on a rickshaw 🛺 beforeRead more
This morning we drove 1.5hours to go to the famous Prambanan temple in Yogyakarta, it’s a hindu temple that’s over 1000 years old. Given it’s age there is a lot of restoration going on!
Next stop on our tour was the amazing Borobudur Temple, a 1200 year old Buddhist temple - we had to walk up 150 tall steps. And at the end as a tourist trap they make you walk through a market and theRead more
Today is our last day in Yogyakarta! Today I had a sleep in, talked to my family cos there was some drama 🎭, and then a few of us went to lunch together. Then, me and another girl went on a 4 hourRead more
Today we finished the 8 hour bus ride, and a 1 hour trip by car, to arrive in the 2100m high mountain village of Ngadas, which sits underneath Mt Bromo - an active volcano which we are hikingRead more