Getting Drenched in Madakaripura
Bromo to Madakaripura Spirits were high after our morning adventure (previous post). We left Lava View Lodge soon after breakfast and got a look at the other side of the mountain […]
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Hiking Bukhansan on Chuseok
Getting there We reached Gupabal Station (subway line 3) at 7:00 a.m. in the morning. There’s a bus stop, on the same side of the road, around 5 minutes from exit […]
The Journey to East Java
Early Morning Train Ride Our hotel in Yogyakarta was about 15 minutes away from the railway station. The entrance to the station was buzzing with foreign tourists, their guides, and […]
Seoul Battleship Park
“Life is like the river, sometimes it sweeps you gently along and sometimes the rapids come out of nowhere.” ― Emma Smith Life prospers around rivers. And when a river […]
Getting Touristy in Yogyakarta
Graharu Boutique Hotel Our boutique hotel, in Borobudur, was pretty charming in daylight. It had looked very different on the previous night and the wee hours of the morning — before […]
Walking from Darkness towards Light in Borobudur
We woke up at 3:00 a.m. to the sounds of the alarm and crickets. I was tempted to skip sunrise because of the tiring day at Prambanam. But once I […]
Exploring Prambanan’s Towering Temples
We woke up at 4 a.m. to leave Bogor before rush hour. Our taxi picked us at 5 a.m. and we reached Jakarta Airport within an hour. After 4 long […]
24 Hours in Jakarta
Getting our visa extension (in Seoul) before our Indonesian trip was going to be a tight finish. Fortunately, we got our cards renewed on Tuesday and left for Indonesia on Saturday […]
12 Hours in Tokyo
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Hiking Goryeosan during the Azalea Festival
Getting there: We boarded Bus 3000, outside Hongik University Station, at around 8 am. It takes about an hour and half to reach Ganghwa Bus Terminal. From here, you can […]
