• sirhc80Asia 2023Traveler
    A whale shark (?) monument at a view and rest area.
    Beautiful volcano-shaped landscapes......all over this island......with wide lowlands in between.One lonely Christmas decoration felt a little bit misplaced on a conservative Muslim island.A beautiful riverside down of the......Air Terjun Ai Beling......a not too big, but very nice......waterfall, btw my first waterfall which was accessible...... without hiking, only a few stairs directly from the parking area. 😅Sunset @Pantai Ai LemakMany roundabouts have monuments in the middle......I really sometimes would like to know, for what they are for.Riding along the coast, brought me to some rural, traditional villages......some built into the ocean.Coastal roads are the bike rider's dream ......not only because they are often nicely curved......and going up and down......but they also give awesome views on the beautiful shorelines......and on Sumbawa onto uncountable beautiful bays from small to huge.

    Sumbawa - close, but far away from Bali

    Dec 10–12, 2023 in Indonesia ⋅ ☁️ 24 °C

    After these weeks at Bali and Lombok, packed with tourists and travelling with travel buddies, most of the time, going to an absolutely non-touristy island, again, was a very nice change. No complaints, but after visiting Sumatra's and Java's rural, traditional areas, Sumbawa immediately felt way more like "real Indonesia", again.
    Crossing the island from east to west, stopping by at some nice areas, and finally heading onto the ferry to Flores island, was the plan.
    So I stayed one day in Sumbawa Besar, the biggest city in east Sumbawa, doing some laundry and visiting some surroundings, and ended up at a very nice little waterfall, Air Terjun Ai Beling. Going around alone again felt like a very nice change, being not only the only western person, but even literally the only person at most of the sightseeing places, was amazing (and needed 😅).
    Loved the landscapes and the bike rides through the rough land and the (mostly) well kept roads, enjoyed awesome fees and loved to have some time for myself. 🥰    Read more