Who would have told me that, after bidding farewell to Australia five years ago, I would be writing this post while working in the mines in Australia? Back then, at Cairn’s airport, as I was getting ready to travel to the first country of my 3-month solo trip in Southeast
Getting ready for your year abroad The big day has finally come. You thought about it for quite some time. It wasn’t easy. You had many doubts and quite some fears but, finally, you made up your mind and decided to spend a year abroad. It might be that you
Vipassana, Day 4 The Vipassana retreat kept on going. My 10-day experience was far from over. The first hour out of the two at the hall was alright. But the next one was way harder. After breakfast I decided to take a nap (instead of doing some exercise) and, during
How did it all start? I’m not sure when I heard about the 10-day Vipassana retreat for the first time. It must have been while doing some research on meditation. I know though when it was the first time I meditated. It was back in 2013, which happened to be
As you might remember, I had come back to Labuan Bajo after going diving in Komodo National Park. I spent a whole day with the Somer Dive crew and other lucky passengers. The dives at Batu Bolong, Tatawa Kecil and specially at Manta Point were pretty astonishing. So much that,
As you might remember, I had just said good bye to Dian and I was getting ready for my third time sleeping at an airport. Like usually, I didn’t sleep much, but it was enough to get me going. My trip was coming to an end. After Bali, Java and
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
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,
