Elmi Surabaya

Today is my last day in Surabaya, I have purchased my train ticket to Semarang. Prices are still up and I had to pay for the full fare to Jakarta. The ticket for executive class from Surabaya to Jakarta is 440,000. I am told that the prices will be going down on October 4th!!!

... of this submarine being completely immersed in water just about brought on a case of claustophobia!! It would have been nice to even have a guided tour inside but none available in english. I noticed that there are quite a few school groups visiting the Monument as well. I also visited another Mosque the Cheng Ho Mosque (no problem to visit without a head scarf here!!) .
I also went to an unusual marke where all that seems to be for sale are garlic ...

... the devastating effects of clear-cut logging along the way. We spent the night in a tiny Khmu village overlooking the Me Kong, bathed Jan Ping in the river, hung out with my mahout in the forest and got absurdly drunk celebrating Khmu New Year with the locals. 12) Luang Prabang, Lao: Xmas Eve in Lao: With our motley crew of Neil, Sevan/Tara, Yanni/Annuka, Cory ...

... chinoise) 3 ieme journee, (5 janvier) Finalement, le depart pour Bali suite a une comtabilite ardue pour la facture, nous avons prit un mini-van pour redescendre a la ville puis un autre bus puis un autre bus (un antiquite, pas d'air climatise, pas de ventilateur et tous des fumeurs. Rejean respire tout ca et fulmine) puis un bateau (avec le bus dedans) pour arrive a bali vers 9.30 du soir. Un trajet de 12 heures et pas tres facile parque le chauffeur semblait avoir hate d ...

... make a pathway around the perimeter. This is where the work started to get hard. Essentially, we were shoveling bricks and our various heavy rocks. All the students stepped up to the plate. We were sweaty and dirty by the end of this activity. After the perimeter was made, we were rewarded with a 15 minute break. I wasn't quite sure that I could take another couple hours in the heat. It was wonderful because I realized no one was complaining ...

... Many students have dual citizenship, they had to choose what country to represented. As the students came to the stage, their national anthem played. My favorite song was Japan's, it sounded like a rock song.. A fellow teacher talked about their flag. I am asking the teacher for his notes and I will email to you. The information was so ...

... here, along with track homes, traffic, and tree lined boulevards. Even Kathmandu, different and culture shocking as it was, was at its heart a city like any other. The world is a smaller place than it seems, I tell ya... Anyways, I ordered some kind of Chinese chicken dish, it was yummy, and Ary not surprisingly footed the bill against my three attempts to pay it. Now it was time to get me to the bus station to catch my bus to Mt Bromo, via Probolingo. Ary got ...

... terrain. There was a clear path to the bottom however one simple mistake one could easily fall to your death. A tourist from France fell to her death before after she lost her footing while trying to take a photo. On my down I encounter workers hauling their treasure on their backs. I can hear them coming by the creaking sound of their bamboo baskets. I greet them and offered them smokes and cigarettes. I spent a few minutes chatting with them before taking their photo. I found ...

... a hotel near the station, spotted from Lonely Planet. As we should've known better the room prices were higher than mentioned in the book and we paid 95 000rp for a small room. It's not much but still.. there was no shower, only the local wash basin, mandi, and no breakfast either but for freshening up and 7hour sleep we were more than ready to accept the deal. In the morning at six, we took a taxi to station and continued to Yogyakarta. Nora

... roads, smog filled air, open sewers, and a dirty river and you could almost be here with me. Walking along the street involves great levels of concentration. Let your eyes wonder from the ground for a few moments and you're likely to find yourself through a manhole cover ankle deep in sewage or impaled on a piece of rusty mettle. Crossing the street is just a much fun as walking along it- about 5 or 6 lanes of ...