We were really looking forward to Bangkok. A south-east Asian mega-city, transport hub, and the capital of Thailand, one of the most developed countries in the region. We were actually surprised at how modern Bangkok was: seamless public transit, clean streets, huge water infrastucture, skyscapers and glitzy shopping malls. It’s densely populated, but most people…
Phnom Penh
We decided to continue our cultural and historical education in Cambodia’s capital city, Phnom Penh. Being short on time (as usual), and not fans of big cities, we only stayed 2 days. Unlike other SE Asian cities we had been to, Phnom Penh was surprisingly not as densely populated, or spread out. We mostly got…
Singapore
After our month travelling through east Indonesia, struggling with transport, bargaining, lack of food variety, etc, it was a breath of fresh air to arrive in clean and efficient Singapore. We loved being able to get around on the underground trains, no longer having to depend on unreliable minibuses, expensive taxis, dubious scooter rentals and…
Flores Island
We had come all this way, so were intent on visiting the interior of Flores Island. This proved to be more tricky and time-consuming than expected, mainly due to the absence of effective public transport on the island. ‘Bemos’ only do small distances, advance very slowly and do not offer the flexibility to visit places…
Labuan Bajo, Komodo NP & Seraya Island
Après notre croisière depuis Lombok, nous sommes arrivés a l’est de Flores dans le petit port touristique de Labuan Bajo. Elle doit sa popularité a sa proximité du parc national de Komodo, la Mecque des plongeurs. La ville en elle-même n’a rien de spécial, beaucoup de sollicitations, de resto/hôtels, agences de plongée et de voyages….
Croisiere Lombok – Flores
Nous avons decide de realiser une croisiere de Lombok a Flores afin de profiter de la vue des iles indonesiennes, de faire un peu de snorkeling et voir les varans de Komodo (un reve de gosse pour moi). De plus n’ayant jamais passe plusieurs jours sur un bateau, vive les nouvelles experiences ! Le fait…
Kuta (Lombok)
After our grueling expedition on the Rinjani volcano, we were overdue for some beach-time! We had heard about the south of Lombok’s quiet, pristine white beaches, and it took little convincing for our American trekking companions, Brook and TJ, to decide to tag along! We shared a private car from Senaru to Kuta (350 thRupis)….
Rinjani Volcano trek
On arriving in Indonesia, we had vowed that this leg of the trip would be all about massages, yoga and beaches! No more tiring driving, hiking and trekking, and sleeping outdoors in the cold! But when we heard about Indonesia’s iconic Rinjani volcano trek, we decided it would be a shame to miss out, especially…
Gili Air
Tres proche et Lombok, se situent 3 iles cousines tres proches les unes des autres : Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno et Gili Air. Elles ont en commun les plages de sable blanc, leur petite taille et la mer turquoise pleine de corails et poissons tropicaux. Cependant elles ont chacune leur caractere : Trawangan la festive,…
Ubud
Notre arrivee a Ubud ne fut pas ideale puisque nous avons du endurer un enorme bouchon. Et en sortant du bus, notre premier sentiment ne fut pas meilleur, la ville est submergee de touristes et nous sommes sollicites tous les 20m (taxis, tours, resto, souvenirs …). Fort heureusement, si la capitale culturelle de l’ile est…
This Far Away 