Surabaya, Oh Surabaya!
So, I opened my travel adventure this year by going to the East Java of Indonesia last week – the island with the most number of active volcanoes in the world. The trip was actually intended for doing...
View ArticleDesperate for Entertainment in Surabaya
Surabaya that we found out is not really an entertainment city. We’d been through some physically and mentally challenging days in Bromo and later Ijen (will write about them in my next post) so we...
View ArticleHello BROMO !
WE left from Bungurasih Bus Terminal in Surabaya to Probolinggo where we were dropped on a road-side without really knowing what to do next. We knew they were minivans going up to Cemoro Lowong (the...
View ArticleWatching the Sunset over BROMO
We fumbled our way out of the warm comfort of the room right into the chill air of Bromo at four in the morning and hopped groggily on a waiting jeep. We shared the jeep with five others including the...
View ArticleI Fell in Love with BONDOWOSO
Bromo was so great and we enjoyed every moment there. We wished we could stay there longer but we had a long journey to do all the way to Ijen Crater on the further East of Java Island. It would be a...
View ArticleGoing to The Middle of Nowhere
I really like Ijen right from the beginning to the very end of our stay there. We enjoyed every moment of it. The bus ride from Bondowoso to Sempol near Ijen was one hell of an adventure. We were...
View ArticleClimbing Up to the Ijen Crater in East Java
Climbing up to the crater of Mount Ijen – the active volcano in the farthest east of Java island – was certainly one of our top priorities when we traveled to the Indonesian island of East Java. To...
View ArticleBromo : Moments in Pictures
Locals dashing across the ‘Sea of Sand’ on motorbikes in Bromo. In the backdrop is the beautiful Mt Batok (2440m) which we conquered out of frustration for the closure of Mt Semeru. Rare flowers being...
View ArticleMoments in Pictures : Ijen, East Java
The beautiful farming village of Sempol, the last stop before Ijen. It is surrounded by coffee and strawberry plantation. Indo-mee was our most regular meal while traveling in East Java. Here, we...
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