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    Attending a funeral in Tana Toraja

    Funerals in Sulawesi are quite special. I couldn’t explain it better than TED did: In Tana Toraja in eastern Indonesia, funerals are raucous affairs involving the whole......

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    Discovering the tri-colored lakes at Mount Kelimutu

    We stayed at Moni to make the trip to the three colored lakes at Mount Kelimutu. We got up very very early again to be......

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    Searching for spider web rice fields in Ruteng

    While we were crossing Flores we decided to have short stop in Ruteng. There’s not a whole lot to see in the town but we......

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    Visiting traditional villages in Bajawa

    In Bajawa we rented a motorbike to discover the traditional villages nearby. To quote the Rough Guide: “Bajawa is the largest town in the Ngada......

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    Learning how to dive & meeting Komodo Dragons in Labuan Bajo

    The little town of Labuan Bajo doesn’t have a lot to offer but it is the perfect base to visit Komodo National park where you can......

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    An unearthly experience at Kawah Ijen

    After Mount Bromo we immediatly took the (mini)bus to Sempol to get ready for another hike up a volcano: Kawah Ijen. This time we left at......

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    Watching Mount Bromo from Cemoro Lawang

    I can’t say I liked hiking up a mountain in the dark, or the transport from or to Cemoro Lawang (or Cemoro Lawang itself for that......

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    Exploring cozy Yogyakarta & doing the Borobudur sunrise thing

    I expected Jakarta-proportions but Yogykarta was actually quite cozy and even charming sometimes. We explored the city on foot and there were quite some gems to......

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    Learning to surf in Batukaras

    We were set on learning how to surf in Indonesia, preferably far away from tourist destinations. That’s when we found Batukaras with easy & regular......

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    Talking Dutch in Jakarta

    Jakarta was everything all at once: big, hot, colonial & new. Our hotel was close to the new business district where whole new worlds were......

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    A quick tour through Medan

    Medan was only a quick stopover: we had half a day to explore the city so I didn’t capture more than only a few impressions. There......

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    Crossing Samosir island in Lake Toba

    A funny thought isn’t it: Samosir is an island in an island. We arrived after a long day of travel from Ketambe and honestly I......

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    Monkey business in Ketambe

    There are a few places where you can spot orangutans in Sumatra, but we decided to look for one that didn’t involve feeding stations. It’s......

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    In search for the best lake view in Takengon

    It was pitch black but still early in the evening when we arrived in Takengon after spending a day in a mini bus (on a......

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    Banda Aceh: between sharia law and tsunami history

    We didn’t really know what to expect from a city known for enforcing islamic sharia law. Would I need to wear a headscarf? How would be welcomed? Well, it......

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