Ibis Slipi Jakarta

... that we both set down to wet wiping our feet in the hotel room, and hadn't even considered using the shower until it dawned on us how stupid we were being. Lonley planet doesn't say many good things about Jakarta, so we had low expectations. In spite of this, we were still looking forward to it as we were a little tired of beach life and the lack of facilities everywhere. <br><br>The next day we went to our hostel. We took the airport shuttle back to ...

... sleep in his back seat. I was a tired and cranky ******* at this point, but Chris and I had a great laugh about it and passed out. I have pics I'll post later. Free breakfast consisted of 2 pieces of toast and tea. Awesome!<br><br>After we woke up from a night of mosquito and bed bug raping, we heading to the airport to purchase tickets to Bali which we found quickly and easily, thank god! <br><br>After 30 hours of traveling, on the plane to Bali.<br>

... Tour kampoeng * Belajar bercocok tanam ...

... to wire to dried fish and even a lizard. As you would expect, there were cats everywhere napping in the sun or hiding in the shadows. Men were lazily lounging in the heat. A pudgy little baby was giggling in his brother's hands. We came upon a family at the end of the docks that were kind enough to give us a ride out onto the water in one of those low lying fishing canoes. They were sea worthy and had out board motors. Though the motors were susceptible to trash ...

... from the Dutch and you can get a lift up to the top to see the city. Because of the end of Ramadan holidays it was packed and the queue to get to the top was ridiculous so we left. We saw later on the news that it was the busiest weekend ever for the Monas with 7,000 visitor queuing up to go to the top - in the blistering heat - no thanks! So we left the Monas after walking around the museum at the base of the monument. The museum was actually ...

... was on Air Asia. If you've ever flown this budget airline, then you know that there is no assigned seating. I did not know this. Basically when they open the gate everyone mobs the entrance so they can get a good seat, whatever that means to them. Quelle disastre (bad French). People are monsters! I think they'd step over their own mother to get that window seat in the evacuation row. Boarding that way was kind of a ...

... vietnam for papua new guinea, torn between going off the beaten path and continuing to bond with other travelers. but the lure of warring tribes, a land with 850 indigenous languages, and a vast ecological haven just waiting to be explored could not be turned down. so far the casualties have been my debit card (eaten by a pukhet ATM), my cell phone (swiped from an internet cafe in bali), a cheap watch (left in pukhet), my retail math calculator (that chapter is closed ...

... downpour, soaked to the skin and covered in mud with more leech bites... it wasn't worth it, believe me! Our next port of call was Carlos Beach in Bungus Bay where we checked into a lovely little beach hut in a homestay where we were the only guests. Our first day as spent lounging around on the beach while Charlie made Percy a new shirt from a napkin she'd stolen in Fiji, before we retired to our porch with a few beers to watch the sunset and have a few ...

... boterham met kaas! Maar goed er is natuurlijk heel veel leuker, maar dta doet er even niet toe..ahahha Vrijdag moest ik naar singapore voor mn visum, wat een ongelooflijk contrast is dat, was het helemaal vergeten! Alles super goed georganiseerd, zoooo schoon, geen verkeer, alles is duidelijk aangegeven, eenal georganiseerde stad, maar zo erg dat zelfs het vuilnis dat wel op straat ligt...eruit ziet alsof het daar geplaatst is! Geen zwerver, alcoholist, vuilnis ...

... was horrible, and coming from Micronesia of all places, I could only stand about 14 hours of eye burning haze before jumping on the train eastbound and starting my Java adventure. For about a week I traveled by train (executive class, of course...) through the beautiful island of Java, crossing mountains, eyeing volcanos, and rice fields as far as the eye could see. It was truly spectacular. The most spectacular part was the people. In all my travels, I have never encountered a more ...