We took advantage of a “bonus” national holiday for the Indonesian Presidential election to finally climb Gunung Salak. We hiked with Karen and Michael and Dan (who had braved the economy train from Jakarta to Bogor). It was a great idea because we did not see anyone on the trail or the summit all day. … [Read more…]
We finally made it on a “Java Lava” trip and bagged Gunung Lawu (3,265 m) in Central Java, near to Solo. The Java Lavans are a group of expats and Indonesians that enjoy scrambling up and down the volcanoes of Indonesia and we have been meaning to join them for almost a year. Gunung Lawu … [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…]
In Indonesia is it acceptable to call your parents “the old people”, “orang tua” in Indonesian. In June my orang tua spent a couple of weeks in Bogor seeing the sights. Mum and dad arrived the day before my birthday, bringing with them the required gifts from visitors of gin, marmite and proper English teabags. … [Read more…]
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