Category: Indonesia

  • Candi Borobudur

    One of Indonesia’s seven UNESCO World Heritage sites, Candi Borobudur is still one of the country’s most visited and recognized tourist attraction. Dina walking towards the temple before the touts spotted her The Buddhist temple complex dates back to the 8th century, but has been abandoned in the 14th century due to the decline of…

  • Travel Expenses: Indonesia

    This is probably the first international trip (not counting Australia) wherein I didn’t make a travel budget prior to leaving. After last year’s trips, I now have a pretty good idea of how much damage I can do to my wallet when I travel. Also, I got too busy and lazy to thoroughly research everything,…

  • Note from Bali

    Bali surprised me. I never really researched about the island, so while I was expecting beaches, I was overwhelmed with culture. Unlike most of Indonesia, Bali is Hindu. There are temples and shrines all over the island and giant statues swathed in black and white checkered cloth. I was frankly unimpressed by Kuta and Legian…

  • I love Ubud!

    I love Ubud!, originally uploaded by nina_theevilone. Sent from outer space* * my mobile device.

  • Note from Jakarta

    I’m in BSD City, a relatively newly constructed city on the outskirts of Jakarta in Zuky’s room, my CouchSurfing host. It was hard to find good accommodation at a fair price here, so I decided to give CouchSurfing another chance (I didn’t quite like my first CouchSurfing experience in Hong Kong). I was glad I…

  • Note from Yogyakarta

    I’m writing this on my iPod, since I decided to go for a week without my netbook. I figured if I can post updates with my two wi-fi enabled mobile devices, I might as well do away with the extra weight of my Acer. If you’ve been following JustWandering’s Facebook page or Twitter account, you’d…