... and here are the first impressions in daylight

First night impressions from Ubud

A Day - 13 Pictures

Ubud 6:30.....Bicycle tour around Ubud, in Ubud and around Ubud ;-). Our guide Wayan explained the culture and traditions of the Balinese people to us from time to time. This...

...life is better at the beach

Our last day in Bali has arrived. Oh :-( This calls for a relaxed day at the beach! We're heading to Batu Bolong Beach on our scooter. There are waves here! Many big waves for...

Tanah Lot

The last 48 hours have begun, we are in Canggu and trying to make the most of it. Another scooter ride to the Tanah Lot temple on a cliff (you can only climb the temple at low...

Turtles saved...

... would have liked to, but only visited one station, where others do it (fortunately). On the one hand, injured turtles come here and are cared for and released into the wild...

Back to Bali

Just briefly: speedboat, bad weather and a hangover are not a good combination, but after reading the news, we are glad to have arrived safely back in Bali, specifically in...

Thanks to Bertold Brecht in Surabaya

By coincidence, I decided at the beginning of July 2026 to visit the million city of Surabaya. Its colonial history and role in the Indonesian liberation war fascinate.

Borobudur or the stony ascent to Nirvana

open VW model with its angular body and boxer engine in the rear recalls the army Kübelwagen of World War II. In Germany, the VW 181, originally designed for the Bundeswehr, was...

Prambanan – gods carved in stone

From Yogyakarta, I visited the impressive Prambanan temple complex on July 3, 2026. The structures, over 1000 years old, bear witness to a former golden age.

Java, the Island of Superlatives

as Caca explains) designed in the mid-18th century, was the place where former sultans leisurely enjoyed the company of their wives, concubines, and children. There is a bathing...