Joglo Plawang Boutique Villa Yogyakarta

... more than one minute to myself before yet another person approached me and asked to take a photo with me. I was posing with families, groups of friends, being handed children, babies... pretty much every type of photo possible. At one point I had a queue of three different groups of people formed behind the one i was currently with. After each photo, all of the participants would shake my hand. After the third or fourth time I found this all hilarious and every ...

After getting about 5 hours sleep I got up, checked out and found cheaper accommodation (40,000 rupiah, that's better). Once settled I headed for Malioborough street. The main stretch, where everything to see in Jogja is located on or near; the markets, the temples, the Kraton etc. I was talked into seeing a "free art exhibition", So i knew they were trying to sell me something. In hindsight I don't know why I said ...

... br>Rats. We have seen few rats, but of the ones we’ve seen, they have been as bold as brass. Mostly found in parts of Thailand and Vietnam, they are big ugly creatures that seem to claim their right-of-way wherever they pass. I saw at least one in Chiang Mai, and in Vietnam they dodged in between garbage piles as if they owned the place. There were also several rummaging around garbage piles in Cambodia as well. This brings me to my next point - garbage. People in Southeast Asia ...

... cheap. After that we got the 16hr bus to Bali, turned out it was nearer 22hours. I did say that these things happen alot out here. And we complain when a bus or atrain is delayed 30 mins. Better than arriving 6hrs late! <br><br>So we are in Bali now til the end. So will prob just chill out, catch a bit of sun, try surfing. Generally just relax. That will do for this blog. Catch you laters<br>

... from groups of locals who wanted their photographs with us and the common friendly "Hey Mister" greeting. I was approached by an entire family who got me to sit down with them. The mother was overly friendly, and enjoyed touching, rubbing my leg, and seemed to want me to marry her daughter after getting us to hold hands as she stroked our shoulders with approval. I decided to get Tom involved with these strange antics too [Tom: Thanks mate! I've never felt so ...

... 2 Tage via Mt Bromo). Am naechsten Morgen wurde ich puenktlich (erschreckenderweise) abgeholt. Wir fuhren dann mit einer kleinen Gruppe von 8 leuten aus den USA, Deutschland, Canada und Holland los. Und zum Fahrstiel muss ich eins sagen, dass ich jetzt in Bangkog hock und den Bericht schreib war ein reiner Gluecksfall. Also ich hab Videos gemacht bei dem einem schon bei hinschauen schaurig wird. Also beim Fahren in Indonesien herscht ein prinzip ...

... ago and of course lost in the jungle pretty much the day after completion. Unfortunately due to a 6.0 earthquake that rattled the area a few years ago, many of the structures are unstable and are still being renovated. It's a bit of a pain in the ass when you get to these places that you will probably never come back to and much of it is roped off or there is a scaffolding covering half of the site. I had the same problem when I went to the forbidden city in ...

... can afford it buys whitening cream. A friend of mine who lives in Bangkok told me a story about when he played golf on one of the hottest days of the year with 3 Thai men. He wore a T-shirt and shorts and sweated like a pig. They wore long sleeved shirts and long pants and broad brimmed hats. When he inquired why they would dress like that on such a hot day, they said that they ...

... in China), they let you read through it without constantly beckoning you to take a seat. We found the prices to be cheaper than anywhere we had eaten in Jakarta, so we were happy to take a seat. It turns out that we were actually eating at "New Superman" though as found the original Superman further down Gang 1 later (but it did not look as inviting anyhow, so we did not eat there.) Lisa ordered a beef rice dish (17,000 Rp), while I ordered "ayam goreng" (fried ...

... with my partners here is quite a new experience for me. Because of shortcomings in education for deaf people here, many of them find it difficult to understand things quickly, especially if we're talking about 'concepts' (attitudes, access, equality) rather than practical things (family, transport or hobbies). So in preparation, I have to think carefully about what words and signs to use so that the activities are as open to them as possible, and ...