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  • globalchoirboy

    Bromo and Ijen The hills are alive with the scent of sulfer | Mar 16 07'

    by globalchoirboy a 52 year old male from Eugene, on vacation in Mount Bromo

    Dear readers welcome to volume two of the fools adventures in travel. When we left off our hero ( me )  was heading out of yogyakarta to... Continue reading »

  • ladycarmelkent

    Mount Bromo | Nov 13 07'

    by ladycarmelkent a 29 year old female from Kilkenny, on vacation in Mount Bromo

    "One thing I am noticing is that the more west we travel across Java the more attention we are drawing as we clearly stand out!"

    After spending a night in a dump of a hotel in Probolingo (it was 2am when we got off the bus so couldn't be too fussy) we hopped on a local mini... Continue reading »

  • James Bunting

    Sunrise above the clouds... | Sep 03 09'

    by James Bunting a 20 year old male from Bristol, on vacation in Mount Bromo

    "The whole valley beneath us was one huge white blanket with only us and the other mountains rising above it"

    Early start number two was to catch our bus through to our next destination, Gunung Bromo. Listed in the Lonely Planet as being one of the top 5 si... Continue reading »

  • Ronald & Yvette

    Bromo in the morning | Jun 03 09'

    by Ronald & Yvette a traveling as a couple from Amsterdam, on vacation in Mount Bromo

    "This is where the postcard pictures are made"

    It was time for us to leave yogyakarta, and not by foot, bike or train, no we shared the famous "mini-bus". Together with Nigel, Ruben and other pe... Continue reading »

  • gavngailstrail

    Sunrises & Sulphur | Mar 14 08'

    by gavngailstrail a 38 year old male traveling as a couple from Manchester, on vacation in Mount Bromo

    It was a 10 hour bus journey to get from Yogyakarta to Mt Bromo or 'Gunung Bromo' as it's locally known. Mt Bromo is an active volcano at... Continue reading »

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  • Caroline in Asia

    Getting WILD in Penanggungan! | Jul 14 06'

    by Caroline in Asia a 25 year old female from Toronto, on vacation in Penanggungan

    "I was extremely freaked out when I went to close the door and a gigantic frog was just hanging out on the other side. I screamed and Liz had to come save me."

    The journey to the Seloliman Nature Reserve is a long one -- and definitely not a pretty one--, but, as we discovered, well worth the investment.&n... Continue reading »

  • steandvikki

    Mount Bromo | Nov 24 08'

    by steandvikki a male traveling as a couple from Wigan, on vacation in Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park

    Day 23: Broke the toilet at the hotel (Chris this is definitely your type of story - not girly one bit!!!!!!). Made a sharp exit but not after I ha... Continue reading »

  • Adro&Sean

    One Bad Cup Of Java | Mar 20 07'

    by Adro&Sean a 27 year old female traveling as a couple from Wellington, on vacation in Probolinggo

    "Sean suggested that they beat the crap out of him"

    This is a longish entry, but here's a quick summary: Mt Bromo = excellent Mahkota Travel = evil For the story, read on... Welcome to Probolinggo, t... Continue reading »

  • Taisteal

    Holy Smoke, It's Mount Bromo | May 15 07'

    by Taisteal a 97 year old male from Dublin, on vacation in Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park

    "Without doubt one of the most beautiful sunrises I have ever seen"

    I have to admit that I was a little scared of travelling on to Java. Not because of any personal risk or danger, but by the fact that it's half the... Continue reading »

  • travelbaxter2

    Mount Bromo | Mar 19 08'

    by travelbaxter2 a 26 year old female from Taipei, on vacation in Bromo-Tengger-Semeru National Park

    "I’d like to say that I listed to the steady clump of the horse the whole time, but I am a child of the modern ages "

    I had some trouble reaching Cemoro Lawang, the place to stay before visiting Mt. Bromo. While it’s nice from a traveler’s perspective to travel in... Continue reading »

  • travelbaxter2

    PPLH Seloliman | Mar 15 08'

    by travelbaxter2 a 26 year old female from Taipei, on vacation in Malang

    "Getting to the PPLH Environmental Education Center in Seloliman is fun."

    Getting to the PPLH Environmental Education Center in Seloliman is fun - or at least the last part where you take a motorcycle taxi (an ojek) from... Continue reading »

  • travelbaxter2

    Rosa's Ecolodge | Mar 21 08'

    by travelbaxter2 a 26 year old female from Taipei, on vacation in Ketapang

    I reached the village of Sidomulyo in early afternoon by bus.The village, on the outskirts of Baluran National Park, is located in the NE corner... Continue reading »

  • travelbaxter2

    Visiting Kaliandra | Mar 17 08'

    by travelbaxter2 a 26 year old female from Taipei, on vacation in Malang

    On the slope of a different mountain I discover another well managed environmental education center, Kaliandra. Named after a multi-purpose tree, t... Continue reading »

  • travelbaxter2

    The Blind Masseuses of Malang | Mar 14 08'

    by travelbaxter2 a 26 year old female from Taipei, on vacation in Malang

    From Yogyakarta I travelled briefly to Solo. The tourism industry here has declined severely as fewer tourists are visiting Indonesia and those who... Continue reading »

  • Kris and El

    Climbing Mt Bromo | May 17 08'

    by Kris and El a 23 year old male traveling as a couple from United Kingdom, on vacation in Probolinggo

    El- The tour to Mount Bromo with a group would have cost us $200 eac h which we thought was crazy so we decided to brave the journey to Probol... Continue reading »

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