Travelogues Indonesia

From Malang, we continued eastward to Lumajang, where we stayed at a small hostel in the middle of nowhere. In the area, many signs pointed towards various waterfalls, but we...

After we were all healthy again and had adjusted to the new flow on the island of Java, we continued by train eastward to Malang. The infrastructure in Java is significantly...

Snake fruit - you'll recover quickly with this

We continued south towards the coast to Padang, which is a two-hour journey away. The city itself doesn’t offer much, but the real destination was the Mentawai, an archipelago...

February 7-9, 2026 Monster Volcano Tour: Ijen Crater & Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park February 7, 2026 After spending a night in Bali, we returned to the mainland and c

February 3rd – February 6th After Gili Trawangan, we wanted to experience the slightly quieter island life once more, so we took the ferry to Lombok. The island is truly...

January 31 - February 03, 2026 We also wanted to see a bit of the Indonesian island landscape, so on January 30, we took the train from Malang to Ketapang in East Java and from...

After we recovered from the bus ride, we started exploring Bukittinggi. Here, we immediately noticed that we had left the predominantly Christian area, and the Muslim lifestyle...

On the way south to Lake Toba, there were some interesting stops, so we booked (also due to lack of alternatives) a private transport again. First, we headed to Dokan, a small...

From Medan, we took a taxi to Bukit Lawang - a winding journey over bumpy roads through many small villages, packed with mopeds, trucks filled with people, palm oil fruits, or...

Our shared taxi took us relatively comfortably onward to Berastagi, even though the roads were really not great and we took almost 5 hours for 130 km. Berastagi is a popular...

We were on our way to Bromo and Ijen when Marike received a message and decided very last minute to return to Germany for 10 days. Therefore, we changed our original plan of...

01/26/26-01/30/26 On January 26th, we traveled to Malang. The city is especially known for the natural wonders in the surrounding area: the Tumpak Sewu Waterfall and the Bromo...

19.01.26-21.01-26 On January 19th, we took the train to Bandung. Java has an amazing train network, making it easy to reach almost anywhere, and the best part is the view from the...

17.-19.01.26: Jakarta After a very long and tiring journey, we finally arrived in Jakarta on January 17th. The city is quite different from Malaysian cities: louder, busier, more...

January 21-26, 2026 Yogyakarta is a super relaxed, beautiful city. Indonesia is a republic, yet Yogyakarta has a Sultan who also lives there. On the first evening, we were at a...

Travis is with his kids at Triton Bay Divers near Kaimana, West Papua, Indonesia. And he is diving. Even with whale sharks. Woooaaah!

Horas! Hello, welcome, how lovely to see you! Lake Toba. Toba Lake, Samosir Island with the Tuk-Tuk Peninsula. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lake_Toba Lake Toba, a favorite spot,...

Travis is in Raja Ampat with his two older kids, West Papua, Indonesia. Woooaaah, it's amazing to dive there!

Bunga Jabe Resort

I left the rice fields behind and boarded my pre-booked taxi at 7 AM back to the airport in Denpasar. Only upon arriving there did I realize that I was in the wrong area of the...

And yes, one can and should eventually leave paradise. So it was with a taxi, taking the 80 km back to Amahai and then again by ferry to Tulehu. The next morning, there was once...

I left Kei Kecil and did not expect to discover anything that could be placed in the realm of superlatives. One might think so, but the world still offers possibilities to...

Kei Kecil Island, Maluku – Indonesia It never ceases to fascinate how many paths and directions one takes while traveling. One checks, reads, weighs options, and turns the...

After I had a pleasant and enjoyable layover in Abu Dhabi, I landed once again in Jakarta after a very comfortable 8-hour flight. It's a crazy city, and I won't rewrite it again...

Today was our last day in Indonesia before we head back home tomorrow. In the morning, we relaxed a bit by the hotel pool before heading to the Uluwatu Temple in the afternoon to...

Perhaps some of you are wondering what those strange vacation photos are. When you head to Bingin Beach, which is actually a well-known surf beach, you will initially be taken...

Yesterday we took the ferry to Bali. It quickly became apparent that Bali is very different from Sumatra and Java. Culturally, Bali differs significantly from the rest of...

Today, we embarked on perhaps the most extreme tour of our journey. This was a boundary-pushing experience in many ways. At 12:30 AM, after three hours of sleep, we got up to hike...

Yesterday we took a jeep with a driver to Mount Bromo. This is one of the most famous and active volcanoes in Indonesia. There are frequent minor eruptions there. Bromo is not...