the world in my eyes
My culinary trip the day before was just perfect, except I ate too much, but I was really excited about the course. I wanted to cook something local, that I can also cook at home. My cooking mates, Kathleen and Koen, a belgian couple arrived …
I planned to write only one post on Yogyakarta, but I fell in love with the food here, so I must have a separate post on it (or more). Some people find it hard to leave the safe zone of nasi goreng / mie goreng …
So we stand there with Jana at the bus station of Probolinggo, the sharks circling around us. Everybody shouting: taxi, Yogya, Banyuwangi, Jakarta, Malang, taxi, taxi, transfer, hotel. So, what do we do? I veto Yogyakarta and finally we agreed to Malang, a small town …
One of my wildest dreams was to see Mt. Bromo and the amazing volcanic landscape around it. Everything else that is happening with me, all the great experiences in Indonesia are just a bonus. This is why I came to Cemoro Lawang, as this village …
I wake up at 1 am and – what a surprise – I walk up to a mountain again. The destination is the Ijen volcano, but this time I won’t watch the colorful sunrise. This is something completely different. Kawah Ijen became famous thanks to …
Today I’m not in a hurry. My only goal is to get to Java from Bali, and find my place on the hillside. I walked to the harbour and bought the ticket for 6.500 rupee (0,5 USD). These are the moments when I see how …
There’s nothing in Lovina at this time of the year, except some retired people from Australia. For sure, we did not chose it for the excitement. I skip the dolphin tour in the morning – I had enough chances to be sea-sick lately. While watching …
I’m sitting in the lobby of our guesthouse in Lovina, and I hear as a british and two australian discuss cricket (at least this is what I caught in the beginning). This is when I lose focus and I start wandering about the adventures of …
Who had this amazing idea that I visit an island, that can be reached only by boat? Fastboat, right? Max 2 hours. Okay. Yesterday I found out, that no place is left for me on the boat in the morning, I can only leave at …
When I left to Lombok, I promised to return to Gili Air for one reason only: to swim with turtles. On a discounted price (when they say this, they actually mean the normal price, but you feel better paying it), for 100.000 rupees, so around …