We were mostly working (at a slow pace due to the turtle internet speed) during the week we were there so we didn’t get out and try a ton of food in Bali but we still tried some! Much of what we ate we cooked at our place but we also tried a few different …
The Keraton Palace of Yogyakarta sits inside the Kraton – the palace city of the Sultan. The walled city houses 25,000 people, 1,000 of whom are directly employed by the Sultan. Today, the Kraton remains just as vibrant and bustling as it used to be – as it is a fully functioning city. In fact, …
How do you climb the wrong mountain (or hill)? I will tell you. We only recently discovered just where we went! If you are curious because you’d like to do the same (not climb the wrong mountain, but do the same hike) we think we went right here. After a quick search, I managed to …
Camera House Borobudur was another activity in which I had a little more interest than Kyle. Our homestay was in a fairly isolated area in the countryside and this was the closest thing to us so I thought we should give it a go. Camera House Borobudur Our first venture out there was our first time …
Following a taxi driver out of the tiny terminal, we both had the same fear silently running through our heads of, “did we just make a huge mistake flying to Yogyakarta?” The imposing figure of a volcano was exciting as we landed, but now we were driving deeper into the jungle, passing by increasingly more …
We only had one week in Bali, and for the most part, we were relegated to the area near Denpasar. We wanted to see some of the temples on the coast that the island is famous for and chose to visit one of the more iconic temples. There are seven in Bali, all within eye …