Travelogues Indonesia

Expectation for the day: Lots of sitting, lots of waiting, arriving late at the accommodation. After breakfast, we leave the Ibludan Hotel by taxi towards Bangsal. Upon arriving...

The islands (= Gilis in Indonesian) Trawangan, Air, and Meno in the northwest of Lombok are well known to many people. However, it has been relatively unknown that there are...

The first morning on Gili Air is eventful. You have to get used to being woken up here not by the sun, but around 5 o'clock by the calls of the muezzin, as the inhabitants of...

Today, the alarm clock rings early as well. After avoiding the tourist crowds yesterday by getting up early, we're doing the same today. We're already on our way to the...

We set the alarm. Get up, mix smoothies and off we go. Yesterday we booked an online Balinese cooking class. The anticipation is huge. This course was especially high on my...

Ubud, Bali From rice terraces and waterfalls to monkeys and temples

So now I'm in Bali. I still can't really believe it. But the temperatures tell me that it's true. It's 30 degrees and quite humid, my German body needs to get used to that. ...

A lot has happened in the past few days but due to the poor internet, I could never upload photos. Hopefully the Starbucks internet is sufficient for that now!

The journey towards Bali began with a train ride from Yogyakarta towards Mount Bromo, which was quite long and cramped (in Indonesia, people usually travel with very little...

.... we experienced sooooo much beauty and much of it cannot be compared with each other. Nevertheless, we have compiled some photos of special events. Enjoy viewing .... .... and...

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...

Gusti our driver

The last days of my journey are approaching, and I eagerly look towards the end because that means home. Friends, family, everything as usual. After so many new experiences and...

Hello from Nusa Penida! After landing in Bali, I headed straight to Nusa Penida after spending a night there. The island is located southeast of Bali and can be reached by...

The first day trip took me, along with Renata, David, and Roland, to Unauna Island. Unauna is a nearly circular island and the northwesternmost of the Togian Islands. It still...

I traveled to Mataram primarily because I wanted to extend my visa by 30 days at a branch of the immigration office there. I had already done my research and found out that it...

I started today with a quick tour of Kuta Beach. Unfortunately, it was pretty cloudy today, so the sunrise wasn't that great. Afterwards we went with the driver of the next...

We arrived safely in Medan and were picked up by a driver organized by Junia Guesthouse. The journey is adventurous, the traffic is hell. It takes us 4.5 hours to cover 130 km....

7 full days on Gili T! A small island without cars and scooters. Almost everyone is cycling or running and the atmosphere is immediately quieter and more pleasant. I hit the...

Last stop of our India/Indonesia trip (and therefore also the last stop of our sabbatical year) was Bunaken National Park (a marine national park) - more precisely Siladen...

On March 15th, my journey continued to Nusa Penida, with a one-day delay. The small island is located southeast of Bali and can be reached by speedboat in 45 minutes. The water...

Here I am. Grumpy and full of worry, stuck in paradise. I've been in Bali for about 10 days now, the guys are back home and I'm on my way back from Mount Ijen Blue fire in Java....

So we managed to get onto the ferry, which was supposed to take us to Gorontalo in a few hours. It took us a while to find a somewhat comfortable place where it wasn't too...

After successfully obtaining my diving license, I continued diving, of course. That's why I was there 😉 During my time there, I also took two courses from the following diving...

Today was finally the day: it was vacation time! Finally! Somehow I really needed it... To make the most of my vacation, I woke up at four o'clock in the morning. Actually...

14.07.19 There is sandwich for breakfast - not necessarily balanced, but quick to make and delicious. Since our banknotes are slowly running out, we are looking for the nearest...

10th July 2019 Day of departure - we pack together all the things we haven't packed yesterday and prepare a big breakfast for Ian and Lucy. Ian went surfing this morning at 6:30...

03.07.19 We have breakfast together with Ian and Lucy and chat a little while we drink our coffee. This time we are well prepared for the 'Internet café without internet' and...

The plan: Go out on the boat at 5:30 AM to watch the sunrise on the lake. So we woke up at 5 AM and there were already many clouds in the sky. We went to the boat dock and the...

The port of Gili T