Climbing up to the crater of Mount Ijen – the active volcano in the farthest east of Java island – was certainly one of our top priorities when we traveled to the Indonesian island of East Java. To make things easier for us, we asked the guest house – the Arabica Guest House – to arrange the transportation to the foothill of the mountain and it turned out to be so hassle-free. We left very early, at 1.30 am so that…
I really like Ijen right from the beginning to the very end of our stay there. We enjoyed every moment of it. The bus ride from Bondowoso to Sempol near Ijen was one hell of an adventure. We were sandwiched inside the van together with a dozen others when the van could probably accommodate only half of us. And they don’t call it HELP for nothing. The van is like the life line to the people which transports food stuff…
So, taking the advantage of staying in KL, I did a little bit of weekend escapade last week, this time I went to Krabi on the west coast of South Thailand. Despite most people’s belief that Krabi is an island, it is actually not. It is part of Thai mainland which makes it reachable by vehicle from Bangkok and even KL. The very first thing I realized about Krabi was that, it’s very expensive. From meals to drinks and even…