‘Our Tribe Travels’ Top 5 Beaches
In addition to our European travel and longer term backpacking adventures we were fortunate to...
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Category: Indonesia
What an adventure (SE Asia)
1 idea, 1 baby, 1 husband and wife, 2 backpacks, 2 daypacks, 1 buggy, 6 months, 25 weeks, 176...
Read MoreEat, poo, sleep (Ubud, Bali, Indonesia)
Moving inland from the coastal town of Sanur to Ubud we experience a different side of Bali life. In the last few years Ubud has become ever more popular following the book and subsequent film release Eat, Pray, Love. The film,...
Read MoreMy first blog entry – ‘the boy’ (Sanur, Bali, Indonesia)
For a lot of weeks I’ve seen mummy and daddy all the time, much more than I used to when I was smaller. I wake up and there they are, always still and quiet until I shout across at them or climb up next to their bed. I like...
Read MoreTough day at the office? (Ijen Crater, Indonesia)
Have you ever come home from a day at the office and complained about what a hard day you’ve had? Read this and your day probably won’t seem so bad after all. The Ijen volcano, which has a one-kilometer-wide turquoise-colored...
Read More7 – lucky for some (Camoro Lawang, Indonesia)
After our disastrous journey to Surabaya and subsequent early morning train to Probolinggo we head to the tourist information centre to decide the most cost effective way to get to and from the volcano, Mount Bromo. As it...
Read MoreSorry, no room at the inn x 3 (Surabaya, Indonesia)
Today was the first day when I wished we had organised some accommodation in advance. After 5 days in Jogjakarta we were moving on to Surabaya, a busy city with no purpose for us apart from to break the journey to Gunung Bromo,...
Read MoreA brief overview (Jogjakarta/Yogyakarta, Indonesia)
Finding chunks of quiet time to write this blog are far and few between, coupled with ad hoc wifi connection = I’m getting behind on my updates. I was going to insert a link to my other half’s Jogjakarta blogs and be done with...
Read MoreTerry Wogan’s mum and a car seat
Anyone who knows my other half will know how annoyingly good he is at picking up other languages. I, on the other hand, am rubbish. Within a few weeks of living in Mumbai his Hindi was going from strength to strength. He could...
Read MoreRoom for one more and another and another…
Bandung, a university city, is a popular weekend destination for Jakarta folk who make the 3-hour journey to visit the volcanoes. We decide to stay 3 nights to give us 2 full days in the city, one day to explore the city and its...
Read MoreA pleasant surprise called Jakarta (Jakarta, Indonesia)
After asking advice on Facebook about recommendations for Jakarta we had a similar response from everyone. The majority said they hated it and most advised us not to go. Words used to described it were ‘chaotic, dirty, hectic,...
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