Category Archives: Indonesia

[Words: Janice, Pics: Mark] On Canada Day, we moved on from Gili and as we were leaving, we saw a couple bars with signs that said Happy Canada Day and advertised that they imported Molson and Canadian beer in for … Continue reading →

[Words: Janice, Pics: Mark] When people think Indonesia – they think Bali – and we can see why, because it definitely has a lot to offer from shopping, restaurants, beaches, trekking, history, culture and art. We only had a week … Continue reading →

Avoiding a 3-day ferry ride east to Java from Sumatra, the next closest island in Indonesia, we took a 2 hour flight and arrived in the tourist town of Yogyakarta (pronounced Jog-jakarta). On our first day in Jogja, we just … Continue reading →

After a metro ride, a ferry ride, a taxi ride, an airplane ride, another taxi ride, a bemo ride (ghetto mini-van used as public transit), and finally a tuk tuk ride (motorcycle)… we at long last arrived in Bukit Lawang … Continue reading →