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Surabaya Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Surabaya, Indonesia
*Day 53: Ary's Hospitality
This is a top pick! ... first stop was Surabaya's Chinese mosque. Strangely, it was a Chinese explorer from the Ming dynasty who spread Islam across Indonesia and there are several monuments to him scattered throughout the city. The mosque itself wasn't more than a small ...
Lombok to Surabaya
This is a top pick! ... 3 hours earlier than we were led to believe. The bus station clock says 5am and we reaslise that in the travel timewarp that is Indonesia we're back in a GMT + 7 zone. A metred taxi drops us outside Paviljoen Hotel in Central Surabaya where we stayed 2 ...
Jakarta to Surabaya
This is a top pick! ... have used their coins and he doesn't fare so well. Surabaya, with a population of 2.4 million is the second largest city in Indonesia, and the capital of East Java. It also has an enormous port and is home to the Indonesia Navy. Near the harbour ...
From Bromo to Surabaya to Pontianak
This is a top pick! ... their time between Indonesia and the USA. Both of their children studied and live in the US and have no intention of returning to Indonesia. I liked Henny and Djoko's house as it reminded me very much of Frank Lloyd Wright. Lots of open space and the ...
After one month of traveling: We're Ready for Bali
... are awesome and unique and beautiful and also can be frustrating for us -- we've really enjoyed our time in Indonesia -- buuuut, we've been traveling away from home for more than a month, consistently encountering language and cultural barriers, and are ...
Surabaya
... 3 games a year because it's too expensive. We were dropped at the shit domestic airport and went about enquiring prices to Surabaya from where we travel to Bromo from. Another highlight listed item in every publication it's a volcano with another couple ...
The fun begins
On Friday, a goodbye- banquet was held for the Philippine students. The two schools each did some kind of performance. Widya Mandala (the indonesian school I'm volunteering at) did some traditional dances and songs and stuff. It was all ...
Exploring the city
... and in ruin. Such an interesting city. If you’re rich, it’s a nice place I guess. Apparently Surabaya isn’t a big tourist spot. Bali and some other beaches are the tourist spots, I guess, so I’m literally ...
Not much to write home about...
Well the bus here wasnt too bad, managed to get a bit of sleep and eventually found a hotel when we arrived (more exoensive and not as nice as the one in bali) spent yesterday wandering round and went to the cinema in this big shopping mall, then today ...
I'm just a little busy
So, in case I didn't mention this, the university I'm working at is celebrating it's 50th anniversary. They're having an event on Friday to celebrate it, and I'm the keynote speaker. No pressure or anything. So I'm a little busy, and ...
Gogyakarta -> Mt. Bromo
Salut tout le monde, Nous allons bien (ma phrase favorite) Nous devons vous faire un resume de notre disparition vers le Mont-Bromo. (pas d'internet bien entendu les volcans font sans doute des signaux de fumee donc pas besoin d'internet. hihi) ...
Looking for a boat...
Surabaya is one of the biggest port in Indonesia so I thought I come here and look for a boat going to Flores, but unfortunately none are leaving soon :( I now already bought a train ticket for tonight going towards Bali and from there I'll have ...
How do you get an aircraft carrier on speed dial?
I just had an amazing lunch with a Norwegian business man, who knows some of the people I met here. So here's the cast: There's a Doctor (Indonesian), who worked at UC Berkley, at the livermore labs. Her Daughter was born in California, and ...
Overnight in Surabaya
... charge. It is called by Anjungan, it is better than sleep on airport chairs. Travel Expenses : 1. Citilink Garuda ticket (Balikpapan - Surabaya) : IDR 273.200 2. Public Transport / Angkot (Office - Sepinggan Airport Balikpapan) : IDR 6.000 3. Airport Tax ...
My first talk
Well, Today I gave a talk about volunteering for 150 people. They have a group of faculty and students from the Philippines over this week, so I was one of the speakers for their events. I didn't have much time to prepare, and afterwards I kept ...
I love Indonesia, but...
... , but here are some problems I've noticed. However, I also don't want to give the impression that it sucks here. Indonesia is a great place, and I'm having lots of fun. But here are some thing's that I want to share: Infrastructure The ...
Sorry for the monotony
... thick of the volunteer part. So I gave talks all week and didn't really get out to do much. Just stuck in Surabaya for the moment. But this weekend I'm going out to do white water rafting! I'll have something exciting to post about that ...
Tsunamis, volcanoes and jungles
... layers of ash. All of the trees in the area were blackened and stripped bare, leaving the area looking like a baron wasteland. Indonesia definitely seems to serve as a firm reminder that nature can be very destructive when it wants to be! On the morning ...
Last Post of the year: Holiday treats!
... to go through the program with you on this one. But, I keep leaving the program behind. So, there is Surabaya Symphony Orchestra who holds an quarterly concert. The concerts are about 4 hours long with 20 different songs by different ...
Goody Two (Jimmy Choo) Shoes
... , we will just get another taxi and hope he speaks better English” To be honest, this was the first time in all of Indonesia that the language barrier had been a problem, usually, most people we had dealt with had a good grasp of it. We walked into ...
Finally got here
So I have arrived safely in Surabaya, and I'm at the place I'll be staying at the whole time. I woke up at 4 AM on the 8th. Was traveling nonstop until what was 8:30 AM our time. 28.5 hours, with maybe 2.5 hours of sleep, and lots of ...
7 piece French F1
... shopping was the order of the day after a good nights rest and we proceeded to spend a 'very pleasant' 5 hours shopping in Surabaya Mall. I 'really enjoyed it'. We purchased a selection of ladies things which were placed in a designer bag and we also ...
Nothing
The reason I haven't posted in a while is because nothing happened for a while. I woke up, gave talks, went to the gym, and just worked. It was boring, and I was getting tired of it. Then I went on a trip to Manila and Singapore! ...
The hard part is over
So, my talks went well. I'm glad I was able to practice a little before the big one on friday. I had one on thursday just as a guest lecturer for a class, and apparently everyone wanted to come because we ended up filling the ...
Leaving for bali today!
So two other students and I are leaving for Bali today. Bali is the tourist beach area of Indonesia. So I'll have a couple days to kick back and relax. Oh, also there was a 6.6 earthquake there this morning. Should be fun! ...
Of Surabaya and Sucky Movies
... had a craving for Indian food. Once so plentiful in Malaysia, there has been a serious dearth of saag paneer and chicken biryani in Indonesia. We asked the hotel for a recommendation and off we went in a cab, with just an address in our hand. The cabbie ...
Overnight in Surabaya
... I dont have any plan for tonight because it's late. So, I'll take some sleep now. Good night, Surabaya ! Final Notes : 1. Garuda Indonesia ticket including the passenger service charge, previously known as the airport tax, on the ticket price for domestic ...
The beginning of the end
Well, I'll be leaving for Australia on the 22nd. Sadly, that means that most of my trip is over. I'll have three weeks of adventures in Australia and New Zealand, but the time will fly by. Still, I consider these next few weeks the real ...
Road to Yogya: Top Moments in SE Asia
... and Monkey Forest, where a felled tree was chainsawed away to allow us passage. 19) Gili Air, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia: Getting Engaged on a Tropical Island: Enjoying our last dive on Gili Air seeing some unique fish, Mary and I ...