Aug 29, 2011 | Asia, Blog, Indonesia, South East Asia |
West Timor 27th August Kupang Arriving in West Timor 16 hours later at 7am in the early morning haze, a search for a hotel begins in the capital, Kupang. We were befriended by an Indonesian man the previous day who…
Aug 26, 2011 | Asia, Blog, Indonesia, South East Asia |
Flores 21st August We relax in Labuanbajo, in a modern cafe overlooking the bay, with a delicious vegetable pizza and some iced tea. Located on the far west coast line, it’s billed as Flores’ next big tourist destination, probably a…
Aug 20, 2011 | Asia, Blog, Indonesia, South East Asia |
2nd August We leave Manado early and head to Gorontalo, to catch the ferry to the Togean Islands. We had two choices for our return journey, drive 750miles all the way back round, or pay for the car ferry which…
Aug 1, 2011 | Asia, Blog, Indonesia, South East Asia |
Northern Sulawesi 22nd July We decide to drive to the top of Sulawesi, Manado and visit the Togean Islands on the way back down. It is a mammoth 750 miles from Ampana to Manado. On route we stop at a…
Jul 24, 2011 | Asia, Blog, Indonesia, South East Asia |
15th July Pantai Bira As soon as we leave the port, there are numerous calls of ‘Hello Mister!’ as we pass people on the roadside, and we wonder if we will be given even more attention here than everywhere else.…
