Travelogues Indonesia

The first day starts with sleeping in, cozy breakfast and a morning full of errands. At noon we meet Jan, Suse, Tim & Katharina. With the stories of the last dives,...

We have a pretty long travel day ahead of us. First, we will drive for about 1.5 hours to Denpasar Immigration Office. Through a website, I found one of the cheapest options to...

After deciding to fly home, I had another day in Bali before I would start my journey home. I couldn't sleep well at night, excited because of the previous events. I woke up at...

On 09.03 my flight from Bangkok took me to the most famous island in Indonesia, Bali. After a four-hour flight, my plane landed at the International Airport. It is very close to...

17.01.2020 Since I only had carry-on luggage, I only had clothes for four days. Washing everything by hand was quite inconvenient, I realized. After we picked up his scooter...

Gili Trawangan

In our first week in Bali, we explored the island together with a G-Adventures group. 🧭🏞️ On the day of arrival, we decided to have our first surfing lesson at Kuta Beach,...

With a trip to the miniature version of Indonesia in the southern part of Jakarta about 90 minutes 🚌 drive. We end our almost 30-day Indo trip. A conclusion without much fuss....

My last station should give me some time to relax. Jawa would have surely offered me a lot in terms of culture, landscapes, and interesting cities. But I didn't want to rush...

I crossed over from Bali to the island of Java by ferry. In East Java, I planned to indulge myself in terms of hiking and natural landscapes: Mount Ijen: At midnight, we were...

07/31/19 The day starts as always with a coffee and an omelette with toast. Right after that, we hop on our bikes again and ride to a café on the beach to update the blog...

Today was the first day of my diving course and I have to say I'm really looking forward to tomorrow! Today we did exercises in the pool most of the time to get to know the...

11.07.19 We wake up relatively early today because we have to deposit our photos and fingerprints at the visa agency. This time we drive to Imigrasi from the south side and...

After arriving in Canggu, I went straight to bed to catch up on the 30 hours of sleep I missed and guess what... I ended up sleeping for 12 hours straight. Apparently, my body...

Early in the morning, I took a taxi to Pasangbai, a port located on the east side of the island. As a Swiss, I was naturally early and didn't expect 'Indonesian time'. So my 9am...

On Thursday, we continued on to Ubud. The whole transfer took a whopping two hours for only 36km 🙄 The roads are completely congested and not the best quality. Let's just say,...

In the morning, we said goodbye to Mount Batur, which was still bathed in atmospheric light for us one last time, and continued Driving to Tulamben on the northeast coast of...

9 am in the morning, our scooter ride started again, about 60 kilometers were supposed to be. Thanks to Google Maps, we always knew where to go. Unfortunately, we didn't know...

Arriving at Denpasar Airport, we were picked up by our driver Daniel, who then took us to Ubud at night. Ubud is a very popular city among travelers, located in the interior of...

Then we took a propeller plane from the city of Ende to Labuan Bajo. We arrived in just 50 minutes. We treated ourselves to a hotel with a great view of the sea and sunset. In...

On Wednesday I had my first yoga class and it was very, very cool! 🙏🏼 After that, we went to the 4 waterfalls near us where we spent the next few hours. It started with a...

We finally managed to get out of our resort and packed about 10 things into one day 🎉 We started at 10 o'clock in the morning and first went to the Twin Lakes, which are...

So much has happened since my last report that I will keep it short today. About a week ago we were in Ubud and had a lot of experiences there. One of my absolute highlights so...

05.01.19 With more or less high expectations, we drove from Bajawa further west to Ende, a port city. Maybe we should have listened to Yohanes*, our host father in Bajawa, and...

On Satonda, there was a saltwater lake in the middle of the island formed by volcanic activity, and trees filled with bats to admire.

Today, we went on our first White Water Rafting Tour on the Ayung River. When we arrived at the starting point, we had to sign a waiver stating that we would not sue anyone in...

From a small island between deeply religious Muslims and party-loving tourists

... in the far north of the island lies the city of Manado, yes I am now in Sulawesi. Sulawesi! It already sounds exotic and refreshing to me. And that's exactly how it is, I...

First of all I really have to apologize that it took me so long to publish my next blog! But I never thought that traveling could be so exhausting. You somehow completely lose...

Yogyakarta meiner Ansicht nach die Stadt der vielen Bunten Becak (Fahradrikscha) und Ojec (Motorisierte Rikscha). Im großen und ganzen wirkt die Stadt sehr aufgeschlossen, bunt...