When I was in Japan, most activities were done solo: Although I did meet some interesting people, I still preferred the freedom to decide what to do, where to go, and when to do it. It was easy enough to travel by train and to just go out and explore on my own – I ended up spending a good amount of time alone and learned a lot about myself. Japan was truly amazing and I had a lot of great memories there.
When I arrived in Indonesia, things changed dramatically right from the get go: Getting around was not as easy – This put me into situations to explore with others and to meet people from all over the world. The highlights of Indonesia were probably renting (and crashing) a motorbike, hiking volcanoes on multiple islands, and meeting new friends along the way. Although I am still being tortured by the hot-and-humid weather in Southeast Asia, I ain’t complaining as I am expanding my horizon every day.
Looking forward to see what Thailand has to offer.
Bena Village, a traditional village at the base of active volcano Mount Inerie.
@Flores
Bena Village. Quite eye-opening to see people living there.
@Flores
Prambanan Temple, the largest Hindu temple in Indonesia.
@Java
Borobudur Temple, the world’s largest Buddist Temple. One of the old 7 Wonders of the World. @Java
Borobudur Temple, one of the old 7 Wonders of the World.
The 8th Wonder is I wonder why they made me wear a sarung.
#WorldsLargestBuddistTemple
Kelimutu “3-color” Lakes.
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Mount Rinjani, a 2-day / 16-hour volcano hike. @Lombok
Mount Rinjani, a 2-day / 16-hour volcano hike. @Lombok
Mount Rinjani, overlooking our camps.
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Mount Rinjani. Pretty impressive meals considered that all meals were made on the mountain while hiking / camping.
@Lombok
Professional mountaineers / snowboarding instructors from Andorra, and our Indonesian guide “Mushroom”.
Mushroom has reached the summit of Mount Rinjani 100+ times. More importantly, he carried yummy crackers in his backpack.
@Lombok
Camping at Mount Rinjani with backpackers from Andorra.
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Flying over Indonesian Islands.
@Flores
Local dishes.
@Flores
Hiking Mount Batur with solo backpackers from Germany.
@Bali
Woke up at 1am for the 4-hour volcano hike at Mount Batur.
@Bali
After leaving Tokyo I flew to the Philippines then to Indonesia, arrived in Jakarta at around midnight. I had an early flight to catch the next day, so I decided to just hang around at Jakarta Airport.
I didn’t sleep much that day. After dozing off a few times, I got flew to Yogyakarta and somehow arrived at an old village in Borobudur where my AirBnb was at. I walked around the city trying to ge… See More
Visiting Tegalalang Rice Terrace with fellow travelers from Germany / UK / US.
@Bali
Day-trip around Ubud with fellow travelers from Germany / UK / US.
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Chilling in Yogyakarta.
@Java
Typical motorbike ride.
@Flores
Local dishes.
@Flores
Bartering myself onto a ride to Ubud.
@Bali
The easiest way to get around Ubud is to ride a motorbike. I literally self-taught how to drive a motorbike, drove myself to the monkey forest nearby, and grabbed some food on the way. @Bali
Monkey forest in Ubud.
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Spider rice field in Cancar Village.
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Single Fin.
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Letting them fish exfoliating my feet in Seminyak. @Bali
