Yogyakarta

The first stop on Valerie’s and my trip this year was Yogyakarta. We almost missed the flight as we headed to the wrong airport. I'd never given even considered that we were leaving from the smallもっと詳しく
Borobodur

On our second day, we headed to Borobodur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world. Even though the sun was missing during our sunset tour, the sight itself and the view from the top were stillもっと詳しく
Gunung Bromo

We took the train from Yogya to Malang, where a driver was waiting for us to take us to our homestay close to Bromo. The train ride was relaxing, however the landscape was less impressive than on theもっと詳しく
Gunung Bromo - Sunrise

The next day, we finally got to see what most tourists come for – the famous Bromo sunrise. This time we got lucky, the sun was mostly behind clouds, but the sight and the view were impressiveもっと詳しく
Train ride across Java

On this journey, we took the train three times: From Yogya to Malang, from Probolinggo to Kalibaru and from Kalibaru to Banyuwangi. Especially the last two parts were really pleasant, since you couldもっと詳しく
Banyuwangi

From Banyuwangi, we took the ferry across to Bali. It only takes about 30 minutes.
Tempel in Northern Bali

On the way from the port to Lovina we visited several temples along the way, one of which was newly decorated since a ceremony had just taken place. Against the blue sky and the mountain the templeもっと詳しく
Tempel in Northern Bali (II)

More photos of this beautiful jewel.
Lovina

After about two hours of driving we arrived at our new home in Lovina. Since the beach front villas were already booked out we stayed in a room in the main building, but were still able to enjoy theもっと詳しく
Lovina

We spent one full day at the beach snorkeling, swimming, eating and and enjoying the sun and later headed out to a fancy restaurants for some cocktails. Lovina is a good place to relax.
Hiking to Sekumpul Waterfall

On our second day, we hiked to Sekumpul Waterfall and back (apart from the last part - we hitched a ride..) had several yummy snacks on the way and met some really nice locas.
Typical Bali temple along the road

On our way back from the waterful to the beach, we found this beautiful little temple which is so typical of Bali.
Brahna Vihara Arama

On our way from Lovina to Central Bali we first stopped at the only Buddhist temple of the island - Brahna Vihara Arama. It is a modern and quite new temple which is why it looks quite artificial, butもっと詳しく
Munduk

We had lunch in Muduk and then hiked the short way to a stunning waterfall with an eco café next to it. Enjoyed some coffee and Bali sweets and then went further to stop at Buyan Lake for theもっと詳しく
Pura Ulun Danu Bratan

From Muduk we went to Bratan lake to visit the famous Pura Ulun Danu Bratan during sun set. Despite the many tourists it was a very peaceful place. Afterwards our driver took us to our homestayもっと詳しく
Temples in Central Bali

From Jatiluwih we went to two different temples before we arrived in Ubud. First we visited the kind of mysterious Pura Luhur Batukaru where we we lucky to witnes a temple ceremony for the celebrationもっと詳しく
Ubud - The Zest

On our first evening in Ubud, we discovered a new vegan restaurant with a fabulous view over Pura Gunung Lebah. We had some delicious buddha bowls, wrapps and arrak Cocktails.
Discovering Ubud

On our first day in Ubud, we mainly strolled through the cafés, boutiques and restaurants. I also relaxed some time at the pool at Ketut's place while Valerie visited the temples. We had lunch at theもっと詳しく
Discovering the surroundings of Ubud

On the morning of the 29th of July, we were woken up by the first of the two strong earthquakes that shook Lombok. Even though we were hundreads of kilometers away, we could still feel it quitもっと詳しく
Arriving in Canggu

On the 31st of July, we took the mini bus from Ubud to Canggu - not a very smart decision as it turned out. It was late, slow and we thus arrived about 2 or 3 hours later than expected. However,もっと詳しく
Canggu - Hanging out at the beach

As you can see in the photos, you don't need much to enjoy your time at Canggu even if you don't surf.
Just another day at the beach

Pura Tannah Lot

On our last day in Canggu we took a gojek to Pura Tannah Lot where we stayed a few hours. Getting back was much more difficult as the Bali taxi mafia wouldn't let us order a grab... We were beingもっと詳しく
Seminyak

On our last day before heading back to Jakarta/Germany, we went to spend one night in Seminyak. It is a very touristy place, but it's nice if you want to do some shopping for clothing and souvenirs.もっと詳しく
La Plancha, Seminyak

Last but not least we went to the beach for a short last swim and a stroll along the emblematic beach front bars and restaurants. Despite the many tourists, I really enjoyed this place. The colourfulもっと詳しく