Bali was this tropical island with empty white sand beaches, crystal clear water and tall palm trees, gently leaning over to provide some shade during the heat of the day, at least that was my expectation. But as usually the case with expectations, the reality looked a little bit different and this was certainly the […]
Kraton Palace and friendly People of Solo
Solo Gateways and Street Food Market
Travel Day 683 – Solo on Java, INDONESIA After the last four days had been really exhausting, the day today simply had to be more relaxed, slow and easy-going… While the last days had required getting up between 4 and 5am, travelling 12 hours a day or hiking on volcanoes and walking around, now it […]
Traditional Surabaya and Modern Solo
Travel Day 682- Malang to Surabaya to Solo on Java, INDONESIA Since it had become apparent already yesterday that Malang did not have much to offer for me, I decided to leave as soon as possible… Leaving as soon as possible in this case meant walking over to the railway station and catching the 7am […]