Epic Indonesia Trip

Jonathan and I make good travelling buddies. We are both pretty easy going and willing to laugh at most situations. Unfortunately, we are not very good planners. The result? A non-stop rush to cross the island of Java in time to make our flight in Bali. During the rainy season.

I don’t regret one moment of the trip- it was amazing. But I think we’re both still recovering from the dizzying pace.

Here’s our itinerary:

Monday Feb 15 --> arrive from Singapore in Jakarta

Tues --> Train to Bandung and trip to see volcanic crater in the rain

Wed --> Bus to Pangandaran - a beach town on the southern coast.

Thurs --> realize over a beer we need to leave that night to fit everything in before our flight on Bali- take uncomfortable overnight train to Yogyakarta

Fri --> arrive early morning in Yogya, see Borobudur temple and other sites around town

Sat --> leave early morning for Bromo, an active volcano in Eastern Java

Sun --> hike up Bromo to watch the sunrise among the sulphuric clouds. Arrive in Bali that night with enough time to dip my feet in the water before bed

Mon --> early morning flight back to Singapore

Tues --> Jonathan heads back to Ha Noi while I hop on bus to Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia for a short work stint in our regional office there before continuing epic Tet Extravaganza Part II

Highlights of the trip: floating down the “Green” Canyon; watching the sunrise from smoldering Bromo volcano

Lowlights: VERY uncomfortable 4 hours spent on the “overnight” train that were hard metal seats with a desk fan bolted to the ceiling with a serious sunburn followed by an hour of sleep on a wooden bench when the hotel owners couldn’t be woken up to give us a room