After wasting visa days in Putussibau waiting, the time has come to reassess the non-existent travel plan and backtrack to Sintang, then Pontianak.
Continue reading “Kalimantan: Putussibau, Sintang, Pontianak”Borneo’s Interior: Central Kalimantan
Venturing deep into Borneo and bordering Malaysia, the northern region of Central Kalimantan is foreign to tourism…
Continue reading “Borneo’s Interior: Central Kalimantan”Destination West Kalimantan, Indonesia
Renown as one of the most sparsely populated regions in Indonesia, some of West Kalimantan has not yet been explored…
Continue reading “Destination West Kalimantan, Indonesia”Returning to Indonesia
Singapore fades away into the horizon as another fast ferry returns us to the island of Batam in Indonesia, once again…
Continue reading “Returning to Indonesia”Indonesia to Singapore: Boat Trip from Hell, Part 2
Edging closer to Singapore from Indonesia but ever so slowly on this boat trip from hell, part 2…
Continue reading “Indonesia to Singapore: Boat Trip from Hell, Part 2”Indonesia to Singapore: Boat Trip from Hell, Part 1
Escaping from Indonesia to Singapore proves arduous on the never-ending boat trip from hell…
Continue reading “Indonesia to Singapore: Boat Trip from Hell, Part 1”Escaping Java, Indonesia
Expiring visas force the long journey to continue once more, with island-hopping from Lombok to Bali then train-crossing across the island of Java to escape Indonesia.
Continue reading “Escaping Java, Indonesia”Indonesia: Around Cakranegara, Lombok
Nestled on the island of Lombok’s western side, Cakranegara offers a quieter alternative to the bustling city of Mataram in Indonesia’s archipelago.
Continue reading “Indonesia: Around Cakranegara, Lombok”Loving Indonesia’s Lombok
The gorgeous island of Lombok in Indonesia’s archipelago is relatively untouched, compared to the maddening tourist haunt of neighbouring Bali.
Continue reading “Loving Indonesia’s Lombok”Long Journey to Lombok, Indonesia
The gorgeous island of Lombok in Indonesia’s archipelago draws intrepid travellers to climb the still active volcano -Mount Rinjani – but the journey is long when you are two islands away in Java…
Continue reading “Long Journey to Lombok, Indonesia”Indonesia: Java’s Volcanic Mount Bromo
The Indonesian island-hopping continues…with a train journey from Yogyakarta in central Java, cutting across the island to infamous Mount Bromo, on Java’s east coast.
Continue reading “Indonesia: Java’s Volcanic Mount Bromo”Indonesia: Exploring Yogyakarta, Java
Following a little intrepid island-hopping, it is time to explore Indonesia’s cultural city of Yogyakarta, on the exotic island of Java…
Continue reading “Indonesia: Exploring Yogyakarta, Java”Indonesia: Sumatra to Java Island-hopping
Leaving Kalianda on the beautiful island of Sumatra today for a little Indonesian island-hopping by bus, ferry, and another bus to Jakarta, on the densely populated island of Java.
Continue reading “Indonesia: Sumatra to Java Island-hopping”Padang to Anak Krakatau, Indonesia
A 26-hour arduous journey from Padang to Kalianda, followed by a boat trip to Pulau Sebesi, and then another boat to Pulau Krakatau, only to arrive at the wrong island!
Continue reading “Padang to Anak Krakatau, Indonesia”Exploring Siberut Island, Sumatra
Stranded off the western Sumatran coast on Siberut Island for several days, what else is there to do but explore…
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