I woke up at 08:00 the morning of October the 9th, 2018, after a weird night of sleep. I was tired after having spent a journey travelling from Yogyakarta to Ketambe but, the excitement and the situation made it kind of hard for me to sleep. It was my first
Why did I leave the capital of fine arts and culture and decide to make it to Sumatra? Why did I travel all the way from Yogyakarta to Ketambe? As I have already mentioned a few times, I started my trip in Indonesia with pretty much nothing planned. That was
Arriving in Java I arrived in Java on October the 1st, 2018. There are different ways to get to Java and, depending on where you are in the world, you might pick one or another. In my case, I was in Kuta, Bali. I wanted to hike to Kawah Ijen
From Mount Bromo to Yogyakarta After an incredible time hiking to one of the most amazing volcanoes in Java, we decided to head to the centre of the Javanese fine arts and culture. We didn’t know it just yet but we would spending 3 days in Yogyakarta. Again, depending on
From Kawah Ijen to Mount Bromo After my first-ever nightly hike chasing the blue fire at Kawah Ijen, I felt like I wanted to check yet another incredible volcano. As you might remember, Kawah Ijen is kind of close to Banyuwangi. Mount Bromo is within the town of Cemorolawang. Thus,
Arriving in Banyuwangi As you might remembered, I had just arrived at Gilimanuk harbour, got off the bus and went upstairs to take a look at the strip of sea separating Bali from Java. It wasn’t easy to find out the cheap and easy route from Bali to Java, or,
Arriving in Bali I arrived at Denpasar’s airport early the morning of September the 22nd, 2018. I didn’t have any hostel booked so I decided to start my adventure like a truly backpacker: sleeping at the airport. After a “great” night of sleep, when I saw the first signs of
I left Hostel Nusa Penida early the morning of September the 30th, 2018. After having spent 3 days on the Nusa Islands (2 days in Nusa Penida and 1 day between Nusa Lembongan and Ceningan) I would be getting back to Bali. The boat back to Padangbai (Bali) was leaving
After my 2 days in Nusa Penida enjoying the landscapes and surviving the highways to hell, I felt like I still wanted more. To that extend, because I still had one more night booked at Hostel Nusa Penida and I also had my moto for one more day, I decided
I woke up early the morning of September the 27th, 2018, still with the excitement and joy of having become an Advanced Open Water diver. During my 3 days between Amed and Tulamben things had gone pretty well and I was just getting ready to drive to my next destination.
