Meet a new friend of ours, Ahmad, also known as Mad. Yes, maybe he is a bit mad, but we won’t go there today :D He’s one of Indonesia’s travel enthusiasts that also believes people should start wandering away from Bali. This is his picture of Toba Lake, North Sumatera, the biggest lake in Indonesia. Ain’t it a beaut? This particular picture is his 34^th photo of his project: 365 pictures of Indonesia, an ambitious project that we highly support. In the mean time, we can only sigh...

Indonesia consists of diverse cultures, natural conditions, levels of modernity as well as levels of chaos. If one asks what are the necessary things to prepare for a trip around Indonesia, I would ask them back, “To which part of Indonesia are you going?” However, there are some basic things that you should know and would prepare you better for your...

This time, all expectations were fulfilled. It’s hard to predict if you’re going to see a perfect waterfall or not, but this one comes in to that category. Curug (waterfall) Malela is known as the nations Niagara. According to the pictures I’ve seen on Niagara, I can’t say that it comes close. However it is the hugest waterfall I’ve seen yet. I can’t say exactly how big it is. But it is! Huge huh? The surrounding area is no less than beautiful which adds up makes it even...

Candi Gedong Songo, a Javanese name for a complex of temple that literally means Nine Buildings Temple. Situated on a highland near Semarang, the capital city of Central Java, this complex consists of groups of temples that's said to be 9 temples in total. We counted as we hiked along but we didn't get 9. It was either we mistakenly skipped one or two, or we counted it wrong.. The thought of something mystical just didn't seem attractive to me, though the...