Monthly Archives: August 2009
Paradise, again
Monday 31 August Left Senggigi and arrived in Gili Air yesterday. Got a proper hotel room(bungalow) for 150,000!!! I’m in paradise, again ;) . The island is beautiful, the hotel is beautiful (pool, proper room, bathroom, towels, tv(!), proper breakfast … Continue reading
General update from Lombok
I’m now skipping Java *and* Sumatra, but at least I can say I’ve seen Lombok (and Komodo Dragons! see post way down there). I want to climb Mount Rinjani, which is the second highest mountain in Indonesia. I’ll climb to … Continue reading
Traveling (alone) – 2 weeks in
Most conversations with Indonesians are along the side of the road, and they’re all men. It’s ‘Transport, taxi?’ To which I answer Tidak! (no). Or it’s ‘Hello, how are you, where are you going, where are you from, where are … Continue reading
Sick, so very sick
Geez, can’t believe I’ve written a whole post about common ‘traveller’s diarrhea’, but I’ve just never been so sick and feel the need to record it :P Ok, read it again and really only my mother and grandmother should be … Continue reading
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Hunting Komodo by Camera
This was the name of the Perama tour I went on for 5 days (tour 1 is 3 days west to east and 2 is 2 days east to west). So the main purpose of the trip was to take … Continue reading
Update from Flores
No time for details, but boattrip is awesome, and saw 6 dragons today!! Photos here of course: http://www.flickr.com/photos/simonevh/ And I’ve made a map of where I’ve been: View southeast asia 2009 in a larger map
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Goodbye Bali, Hello Lombok
Wednesday 19 August – Sanur/Seeds of Hope The other day my mission was to get to the Seeds of Hope Children’s Home where my friend Amy from Perth worked for 3 months recently. I walked to where the bemos were, … Continue reading
Ubud and Sanur – 17/18 August
Monday 17 August – Ubud Had a good nights sleep, despite hearing strange noises while going to bed(rats or large geckos in the roof I think), and then someone very, very angry shouting in Indonesian and banging stuff close to … Continue reading
One biggish leap for me – Ubud
Sunday 16 August 2009 Ok, nevermind that ‘easing into it’ business. I booked a bus for Ubud at 16.30, got here at around 17.45. Found a room by 18.30 and lots of walking. I have no flushing toilet (though it … Continue reading
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Easing into it – Bali
So I’ll be backpacking around southeast asia for six months, staying in guesthouses and traveling by myself most of the time. But for the first 2 nights I’m with friends(JJ, Grum, Courtney and Tim) in a hotel in Kuta, Bali. … Continue reading
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