For all the  hoopla  I had heard about Bali, I have to say I was very disappointed as I mentioned here but luckily not far away is the spi...

Travel in Asia can be a little chaotic at the best of times and space is a premium luxury not often afforded to budget  travelers.  Case in...

We visited the impressive 9th century Hindu temple compound (one of the largest in South East Asia and a UNESCO World Heritage Site). There...

The more time I am back in the 'comfort' of the West the more I think about the pleasure of the East which was not so comfortable a...

This spectacular active volcano in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park, was one of the highlights of our trip to East Java, Indonesia.  You...

After the previous somewhat serious post, I thought I'd lighten things up a little. I like to write and express and talk shite about, w...

Gunung Bromo I'm a tad behind on the travelogue and inexcusably behind on blog visits (apologies and thanks to those who keep reading th...

Friendly locals We arrived in Yogyakarta at 3:30am and haggled outside the train station for a taxi (u$d 2) to our pre-booked accomo - Pramb...

I found my future job (see photo above) - We took the airport Damri Bus (50 minutes u$d 2) to Gambir (central train station) and then hopped...

Where the hell is Indonesia? We took a late morning JetStar Asia flight from Hong Kong to Jakarta (u$d 160 oneway) with a connection in Sing...