This weekend we went to Bandung to climb Gunung Cikuray with Merrin, Pete and Dan who we met on the Java Lava trip to Gunung Lawu. Bandung is the largest city in West Java and is about 3.5 hours drive to the east of Bogor. It is surrounded by mountains and has a reputation for … [Read more…]
For a long weekend while Gill’s parents were visiting we chose to head out to the remote Southern coast of West Java to Ujung Genteng; this is about six hours bumpy drive from Bogor. Ujung Genteng is known by surfers for a huge reef break that catches Indian Ocean swells and is a really beautiful, … [Read more…]
Last week Andy had a week’s work in Laos so thought I’d take advantage of a seat sale on Thai Air to join him. What’s not to like about lovely Vientiane, with its lack of macet (traffic jams), great food and drinks and relaxing atmosphere? So, with Andy in the Mekong River Commission office all … [Read more…]
Climbing one of Indonesia’s highest mountains is a good challenge. At 3726 m (12,224 ft) Gunung Rinjani dominates Lombok; it is active, with a huge crater lake where there is a new cone that last erupted in 2004. We booked a trek from Rinjani Explorer (http://www.rinjaniexplorer.com/index.html) , which includes a guide and porters to carry … [Read more…]
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