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…
WE left from Bungurasih Bus Terminal in Surabaya to Probolinggo where we were dropped on a road-side without really knowing what to do next. We knew they were minivans going up to Cemoro Lowong (the nearest town to Bromo) but we didn’t know how they looked like or what time of the day would they be departing. That was when some stupid Javanese came introducing himself as ‘the official tourist guide for buses to Mount Bromo’. That word ‘official’ had…