The trip to Bali was really interesting, it just added more to the feeling of living in a country where people live and accept the chaos. I took the train at 9AM which will take us to the point where we will take a ferry and then a bus to reach Bali at […]
I wanted to share this post because I want to bring to light the poverty that I’ve seen first hand in Indonesia. And I hope it will open the eyes and the heart of everyone who reads it. I also hope it will make you just like it made me grateful for the […]
My brother had an Indonesian housekeeper/babysitter for 3 and half years, her name is Moufleha. I decided to visit Moufleha and her family, while in Indonesia and it would be a great opportunity to learn and experience more the Indonesian culture. After spending the night in Semarang, a big city of about 2 […]
I went to visit Borobudur to see the largest Buddhist monument in the world. The pictures speak for themselves, it’s amazing when you see Borobudur especially when I saw that a century ago the site was hidden under volcano ashes and trees from the jungle, even today part of the site was closed […]
I went to the train station early but I missed the train by 1 minute which meant I had to stay 5 hours for the next train. I couldn’t go anywhere because I was told the traffic is very bad and if I leave to another place I may not be able to […]
I arrived in Jakarta around midnight after a 2 hours flight from Medan. I didn’t have any hotel reservation and I thought I will just connect on the internet or go to the hotel reservation desk at the airport. Neither one of these options were available. Then I asked 2 girls who seemed […]
“Welcome to the jungle”, that’s how our guide greeted us, after arriving in a little village Bukit Lawang located in North Sumatra. I came here to see the wild life and this place is known as a sanctuary for the Orang Utan, a type of Apes.
I went with Yoko, a Japanese tourist, […]
I left Lake Toba to go to Brastagi. Alex from Shugary Café gave me a ride to the bus stop. I’ve been eating at his restaurant since I arrived in lake Toba. He and his wife cook very delicious food. He offer to give me a ride to the bus station, where I […]
I arrived in Medan city early in the morning and I was planning to stay at a hotel. I was thinking since Medan is the largest city in Sumatra and the forth largest in Indonesia it will be something worth visiting. But when I saw the chaos I decided to leave, the hotel […]
I was well prepared this day, I went early in the morning and took a ferry from Batam to Dumai, another small fishing port. People are very friendly in Indonesia but they’re very pushy they’re always trying to sell you something and they always try to raise the price because they assume that […]
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