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The leap of faith

For the months leading up to my departure I was often surprised at peoples reaction to my plans. The idea of setting off with an itinerary consisting of a rough brainstorm at best alone around the world seemed to terrify most. Having had the opportunity to explore a vast portion of the globe with family as a child however I put their reaction down to a lack of understanding and naivety. As I

Indonesia Bali

IndonesiaThe total time to get from my place in Los Angeles to my hotel in Bali took over forty hours. I was so exhausted. Not sleeping well on the plane ride to Singapore and being in the heat all day took its toll. The flight to Bali was on a Boeing 777. I sat beside a photographer from Colombia and an archaeologist who were traveling together throughout Southeast Asia India and Russia doing

drunken prawns and chocolate martinis

Is it possible to fall in love with yet another country Indonesia has impressed me so far and I can tell I am going to enjoy working here. Jakarta reminds me very much of Bangkok with its humidity terrible traffic migrating food carts and Southeast Asian faces. People are friendly and pleasant and the Asian hospitality is a treat. There are no electricity problems good internet connections

Steaming Volcanoes

Following a four hour bone shaking journey from Bukit Lawang I arrived in Berastagi a pretty miserable town in northern Sumatra nestled between two large active volcanoes.I was on a tight time scale as I needed to meet a mate in Jakarta a few days later and so without much planning I set off taking a public bus to the bottom of the volcano Gunung Sibayak.The buses in Sumatra are impressive ofte

Man of the Forest

During the last few days in Malaysia I had started reviewing my plans for Indonesia. Originally I had intended to travel Indo by land and sea only from Sumatra to Darwin however with a 30 day visa it appeared to be a ridiculous idea. Trying to travel over a distance equivalent to London to Nigeria during rainy season when boats were known to frequently postpone travel or simply sink and roads we

Goa Pindul Exotism of Bejiharjo Indonesia

Cave Tubing at Goa Pindul Goa Cave History Pindul Cave is one of a series of seven caves that the river flowed underground in the area Bejiharjo. This cave has a length of about 300 m width 5 m the distance the water level with the roof of the cave 4 m and water depth of about 5 m. In one part there is a place Pindul Cave is quite big so it looks like a large pond. In this section there

feeling happier for me

Im off again on another adventure. This time I am 3 hours into 21 total hours of flying time to Indonesia to set up formative research on secondhand smoke. I dont like studying tobacco control. To be honest I find it boring. But because I worked on tobaccorelated projects in the past I was asked to be on this yearlong project. Since I have always wanted to go to Bali I thought why not

Ashram Galungan Celebration

Hello friends and familyI recently spent a very relaxing week on my own at the Gandhi Ashram in Candi Dasa East Bali. I really like their vision statementTo translate Gandhian ideals of living into action and to promote a life of simplicity which also implies sustainability and care for our environment selfsufficiency and service to the community. Thus while ahimsa nonviolence satya tr

6 Etika Untuk Berjabat Tangan Secara Profesional

Berjabat tangan bukan hanya sekadar bentuk kesopanan saat bertemu orang. Jabat tangan juga merupakan faktor penentu kesuksesan saat interview pekerjaan atau bertemu klien. Jabat tangan dapat membentuk kesan pertama yang kuat. Hal ini juga merupakan sikap formal dalam kehidupan profesional. Agar meninggalkan kesan yang baik dan positif ikuti tips berjabat tangan secara profesional berikut ini sep

I've got the Munduk Blues...

The weather wasnt much better the following day when we made our way up to Munduk. Sick of getting a soaking and rapidly running out of dry clothes we decided instead to hire a car and driver. The small town we were heading for was constructed by the early Dutch settlers and rumour has it that the famous Flemish painter Sir Anthony Van Dyck tagged along and attempted to settle here but got f

West Java Day 1 Back to Year 0 in the Hidden Paradise

Every year typically my husband R and I will do something special for our wedding anniversary. Year 1 we went diving in Bunaken one of worlds most amazing dive sites. Year 2 went backpacking to Osaka and Hokkaido in Japan where we saw the most beautiful flower fields in places that most people dont even know exist in this world. Year 3 we went to a secluded beach in Belitung

Found the hotel...but not the location

We have just returned from another long weekend in paradise In fact it was really nice weather...about 30 degrees every day some rain at night but none during the day massive winds the first day but perfect blue skies for the last 4 days.We decided to try a different location and a different hotel... and we decided to upgrade a little as it was only 4 nights so we purchased a family suite at

8 Between the Travel....

Between the travelI remember when I finished grad school and went out to interview for my first teaching jobs. One principal asked me what I like to do in my free time. I responded without thinking I love to travel This apparently wasnt a good enough answer and he asked what I like to do when Im not traveling. I thought about for a minute and said I read about travel I plan t

Full Circle

So I have started a course of heavy duty poop pills the doctors have prescribed to me back home. Thank god for Western medicine it looks like world war 3 is over. On that note it was time to leave the Gillis and onwards to Lombok.Our 6 day streak of sunshine ended with some knarly weather this morning so we were discussing amongst ourselves whether to abort mission for the boat ride to Lombok.

SOJIWAN TEMPLE

The temple is located in the Village Kebondalem Sojiwan Kidul District PrambananKlaten regency Central Java. To go to the temple is not hard you can take the route fromthe entrance of Prambanan Temple.the south gate of the temple there is some sort prambanan provincial boundaries. Note that there is a small road on the left to the southAfter passing the railway from the existing rail junction

PRAMBANAN Romance in Stone

PRAMBANAN...Romance in Stone. There was a king with a beautiful daughter Sita Dewi Shinta...so beautiful that he devised a contest for the strongest to win her hand...he who can draw the magic bow. The strongest in the land failed...to the king39s surprise. Step forward Rama...strong of mind heart...who pulled the bow...fired an arrow...became eager to possess his bride. To attract Sita R

Opt For The Best Sun Screen

Summer is season known for its pollution and heavy humidity. Girls should be very careful about their skin as well as hair. There areaccessible many skin care products that one can apply but the problem is that one don39t know how much the product will be useful. The first thing that one should do before purchasing a product is to grab as much as information one can from a reliable source. Anot

3 Gillis in a POd

3 Gillis in a pod...The Gillis consist of 3 island Gillis T Gillis Mino Gillis Air short form. We arrived at Gillis T. Now there really isn39t a harbor you pretty much have to catwalk along the side of the boat by holding on to the rails to get from the back to the front and if you miss the rail you are going under and say good by to your camera and electronic equipments.... I would reco

Beautiful Bangka

BangkaSauhong island lies just to the north east of Manado across the banka strait from the Lembeh Strait. I went there to dive a particular spot which was as stunning as I had been told I often ask dive guides there favourite spot and this one kept coming up so I knew I had to get there. Bangka isnt the easiest of islands. There are three dive resorts and liveaboards do visit. Trips from Bun

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