The final leg of our two week Indonesia trip concludes with a journey to the island of Rinca in search of the mighty Komodo Dragon. (more…)
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Komodo Dragons, Rinca
Friday, April 3rd, 2009Seraya Island, Indonesia
Friday, March 27th, 2009Paradise: -noun [par-uh-dahys]
1. heaven, as the final abode of the righteous.
2. a place of extreme beauty, delight, or happiness.
3. Seraya Island
Remote, isolated and far from the maddening crowds, Seraya Island is the perfect getaway from civilisation and is, without a doubt, the closest anyone will ever get to experiencing heaven on earth. Leave your high heels and hair gels behind though, Seraya is not your average 5-star-waited-on-hands-and-feet experience… with ten bamboo huts, no mobile coverage and only two hours of water/electricity per day, this is as primal as it gets. (more…)
Indonesia – Kuta Beach, Bali
Wednesday, March 18th, 2009Mount Bromo behind us, we set out on the final leg of our Java to Bali overland tour. After nine, painfully cramped, hours by bus and one ferry ride later we finally arrive at Kuta, Bali. Chaotic, commercial and cluttered, it was everything we needed after 20 hours on the road in two days! (more…)
Rijsttafel at Poppies Restaurant
Monday, March 9th, 2009Rijsttafel… I came up with five different ways to try and pronounce that word and every single one ended up with a blank, confused expression on our waiter’s face.
Pronounced [rahys-tah-fuhl], this Indonesian dish has its origins in the Dutch colonial era where it would be served as a representation of the various ethnic cuisines found across Indonesia. Literally translating to ‘rice table’, Rijsttafel generally consists of various side dishes (as little as 10 or as many as 40+) served with portions of rice… not unlike your everyday Thali. (more…)
Indonesia – Yogyakarta to Bromo
Monday, March 2nd, 2009Day 3 – One day a German, Japanese, Korean, British and Mongolian got into a minibus… no this isn’t the start of a really bad joke, just our fellow passengers/travellers on the 11 hour ride from Jogya to Mount Bromo. We started out from Duta Garden, Jogya at 8:30am and reached the basecamp at Cemoro Lawang around the 9:00pm mark… just in time to catch last order in the local restos. While the journey was tiring, bumpy, cramped and felt like 24 hours, I’d do it two times over after witnessing Mount Bromo! (more…)
Indonesia – Yogyakarta
Saturday, February 28th, 2009Day 1 – Nothing but a lot of travelling! Dubai to Jakarta took about 8hrs or so reaching Jakarta at 3:30pm. We had to hang around the airport for our connecting flight to Jogya at 7:00pm. By the end of it we only reached our hotel (Duta Garden) at about 8:45pm… found a nice resto just outside and kicked back with a Bintang.
Day 2 – Was all about the exploring! Went to Borobadur, Merapi and Prambanan… pics below. More info later. (more…)
