Hotel Surya Indah Java

... and then they adjust accordingly. The fourth bus ride was another interesting ride up through the mountain towns (recall Bromo bus ride). We ended up in the very front seat with the driver and made quite the commotion when we pulled out the camera...as usual. They love having their pictures taken and sometimes even suggest it themselves. The ride, although uncomfortable, is probably the most beautiful so far. We took a million pictures of what seemed like ...

Actually almost every years I visit this town. It is a small town, near Yogyakarta but It is in Central Java Province. and for the information, It's my mother hometown.
I have the opportunity to visit and stay in this town cause I should have Hospitality or "silaturahmi" with my Grandma. I smell a lot of village things, the conservative ways. It's a peaceful place.
maybe next time I'll rewrite this journal. because I have so much story from my hometown, Purworejo.

... way back to Jogya.

Had a wonderful day and definitely recommend this tour as doing the whole circuit by public transport would be quite complicated and time consuming.

Kresna Tourist Office Jl. Prawirotaman No. 5 (phone 0274 375 912 also offers several different options and this office is close to Ministry of Coffee Hotel as well as the Ibis Hotel. Although I did not use this office they staff was very informative and helpful.

... school group left another turned up, these were a bit younger (10/11) and were on a part educational trip around the temple and part English exercise armed ...

... are so nice. Some of the excursions where going to the Tea plantations in the mountains which is just amazing. The sunsets are incredible. It was a very long drive however. Visiting sulfur pits, trekking through jungle, going on saffari and taking a lot of trains and car rides.

I was glad to be home in the clean air and peace and quiet after that trip. After seeing so much poverty I will never complain again about not having enough.

... 2nd post! Look how sweaty I got! Ick! On the way down, the weather does start to turn and I am thinking that this was a good choice. There are a couple more slips and falls. Going down is much harder because it is so steep and now the ground is moist and slippery. The guide is even falling and broke one of his shoes. So far, I do not regret my choice. As we are getting closer to the bottom, I start to see the trail that I have hiked. Its beautiful, it is a ...

... en route and wound up turning into a defacto semi-overnighter. It was just a bit miserable. While waiting on the tracks for them to pull the broken train away and send a new one in (a surprisingly fast process, though it took about a half hour for them to realize they needed to do this) I befriended 29 year old Ary, a shy Indonesian dentist who didn't look a day over 19. I assumed our brief interaction on the platform would be the extent of our friendship, but that ...

... in the hands of the Buddhas. Then the security guards and other random people fish the money back out, which is so horribly wrong. Our walk around the stupas was leisurely. After the first half hour all the buses had left and we figured we had until 10 before the next load arrived. So for most of our adventures we were all alone on Borobudur. Having completed our pilgrimage we made our way back down to admire the outside of it in ...

Hey guys, Hope your all well and the good weathers holding out? Was we finally left Candidasa, we headed to the north of Bali to a place called Lovina. Wow- is all I can say. Finally got to see the elusive dolphins, happened to coincide with the sun rise (first one of the trip!)to make it doubly impressive! Saw loads of dolphins, by unfortunately were a bit too fast for my camera so not too many good ones of them ...

We had met an Indonesian woman named Uci in Pangandaran, and her American husband called Bill. They invited us and we went and stayed with them in their luxurious home in Lembang. Their two kids were adorable.

Interesting times! The couple were having numerous arguments and ...