Destinations
-
Yogyakarta to Bromo
We take a train from Yogyakarta to Malang. Here we plan to journey to the village of Ngadisari in order to visit Mount Bromo (Mt Bromo is an active volcano). To get there…
-
Dieng Plateau
We make the journey to the Dieng Plateau via public bus. Yogyakarta to Magelang and change to Wonosobo. It gets rather wet along the way. And in fact, it stays wet for the rest…
-
Yogyakarta
We depart in an Executive coach on the train from Jakarta Gambir station to Yogyakarta on Java, better known as Yogya (“Jogja”). We’re armed with a packed lunch from Dunkin Donuts which is…
-
-
Singapore Spectacular!
WOW! Five days in Singapore and there’s so much to tell you about that it’s hard to decide what to leave out. I really have to restrain myself on the photos as well…
-
Malaysia, Truly Asia
…Or so the television advert says. Our trip through Malaysia is sadly only a through trip but we allow ourselves a couple of days in Kuala Lumpur to pick up the aroma. From…
-
Planting Around the World – Mission 6 & 7 (Koh Lanta, Thailand)
In our Planting Around the World Mission our challenge is to plant at least one tree for every country we visit during our world backpacking trip. Why? With all the talk about carbon…
-
A Lanta at the End of the Tunnel
Island Number 3: Koh Lanta Word on the street is that Koh Lanta dances to a different tune, that things are more quiet and laid back there. Personally I feel I’ve heard…
-
INFO: VISA RUN Thailand – Malaysia
Nothing to it! To avoid the hassle of arranging transport ourselves and changing at various waypoints, we paid the extra (total 1200THB/pp return) for a travel agent in Koh Lanta (Otto’s was pretty professional)…
-
Paradise Lost?
Island Number 2: Koh Phi Phi We get off the Koh Tao – Surat Thani night ferry and get tuk-tuk-ed away to a travel agency where we wait for a minivan to…
