Santika Malang

Getting to Cemara Lawang...most interesting ride so far. At the beginning of our ride we had seated 15 people in our 12 person van. We thought...holy smokes...this is gonna be tight for a two hour ride. The American riding with us quoted "There's always room for one more" We really didn't understand what he was talking about....until we hit the max....30 people in the 12 person van...plus, a lot of corn. There were 6 people on the roof ...

Today I went to another travel agengy to check out tours again. I decided to go with the one recommended by Lonely Planet - Sunrise Holiday (www.sunriseholiday.com.). Just like the tourist office and Bromo Sunrise Tours, the lady was very helpful and informative. Although there seems to be some interesting day trips outside of Malang I decided not to go on any and just opted to take a tour to Mount Bromo. After asking many questions I am ...

... prices...and then as if from nowhere we see the first western tourists in the whole of the time we have been in the crazy but wonderful Indonesia!! They, a dutch couple, inform us that there is a mini bus we can take which is a little more expensive but air conditioned and quicker, so decideding to escape the melee which is unfolding we stick with them refusing the offers from all the locals!! Half an hour later and still no sign of the mini bus the big orange Bukit Lawang bus almost ...

... the day. In the evening I met a really nice group of Indonesian girls whilst I was eating. They were from various parts of Indonesia but all friends and had met up for the weekend. They were all modern upwardly mobile Indonesians and I ...

... The apples were very sweet and green, nothing like the granny smith I thought it was going to taste like. We walked around the orchid for about an hour. We stopped frequently to see the animals at the mini zoo. Most of them break your heart in these little cages. There were three animals that stuck out. The first group had to be the monkeys. These monkeys looked mean and had huge teeth and nails. One especially evil looking ...

... je to druhe nejvetsi mesto Indonesie a neni tam nic moc k videni. Najit ubytovani na jednu noc byl docela problem, takze jsme nakonec skoncili v Ibisu, coz nam ponekud udelalo vitr v penezence, ale na druhou stranu to byla prijemna zmena od primitivnich chatrci poslednich nekolika tydnu. Nebyli jsme si moc jisti, jak se druhy den k Bromu dopravime, akorat jsme vedeli, ze rano jede vlak do Probolinga a odtud jsme se jeste nejak museli dostat do horskeho mestecka Cemoro ...

... harus melalui daerah yang menyerupai gurun yang dapat membuat Anda tersesat. Saat harus menaiki Gunung Pananjakan, jalan yang sempit dan banyak tikungan tajam tentu membutuhkan ketrampilan menyetir yang tinggi. Untuk itu, banyak pengunjung yang memilih menyewa mobil hardtop (sejenis mobil jeep) yang dikemudikan oleh masyarakat sekitar ...

... tu visites les temples.. va sur les plages.. ca se tient mais si tu ajoutes les nippons et chinois je crois que les asitiques sont majoritaires. pas plus mal d ailleurs. moins d exces avec ces gens la, un autre style de tourisme. le trajet jusqu au village au pieds des volcans c est bien passe dans notre mini bus.. les sieges n etaient pas trop confortables mais on pouvait s etaler.. s arreter pour aller aux toilettes, photos ou bouffe et boissons.. duree du trajet... 8-9h ...

... around by whirlpools - it was kinda scary, but still bordered on fun. Until. Bang. We hit some real bad rapids, lost control of the raft, the bamboo paddle snapped & before we knew it, the raft capsized, smashed us into & under this huge rock, surrounded by fierce rapids & whirlpools. It happened so quickly we didn't even have time ...

... On the way there I could see flashes of midnight blue sky punctuated with bright orange. After that incredible sight I was on the lookout for wisemen bearing myrrh. The sunrise just got better and better, I think the best I've ever seen. We watched the mist rising around the volcanoes and slowly lifting to produce a lilac haze. The mountains in the background appeared to be sitting atop purple clouds. We then drove ...