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CurseOfTheTraveller

Travel diaries and stories by Fergus Blakiston.

Month: April 2022

ADVENTURE, South East Asia, The Travel Diaries, TRAVEL, Travel Stories

30 April

The Eastern sky was becoming orange1 when we arrived in Yogyakarta at 4:30 a.m. and walked from the station down … Continue reading 30 April

ADVENTURE, South East Asia, The Travel Diaries, TRAVEL, Travel Stories

29 April

We spent all day hanging out in cafes while we waited for the evening Senja Utama Express to Yogyakarta [pronounced … Continue reading 29 April

ADVENTURE, South East Asia, The Travel Diaries, TRAVEL, Travel Stories

28 April

The crossing from Sumatra to Java took 2 1/2 hours and we spent most of that time dozing in the … Continue reading 28 April

ADVENTURE, South East Asia, The Travel Diaries, TRAVEL, Travel Stories

27 April

At 10 a.m. we boarded our super-duper-luxury-bus bound for Jakarta. The trip, although reasonably comfortable, was thoroughly unpleasant as the … Continue reading 27 April

ADVENTURE, South East Asia, The Travel Diaries, TRAVEL, Travel Stories

26 April

We got up early and set off to avoid the heat of the day. We had some breakfast at the … Continue reading 26 April

ADVENTURE, South East Asia, The Travel Diaries, TRAVEL, Travel Stories

Saturday, 25th April

We managed to sleep in until 9:30 a.m. as the night was cool and we weren’t awakened by heat at … Continue reading Saturday, 25th April

ADVENTURE, South East Asia, The Travel Diaries, TRAVEL, Travel Stories

FRIDAY 24 APRIL – EQUATORIAL CROSSING

We caught the “7:30” bus bound for Bukittinggi, 160km away in the Southern Hemisphere. The road passed through the jungle … Continue reading FRIDAY 24 APRIL – EQUATORIAL CROSSING

TRAVEL

THURSDAY, 23 APRIL – SUMATRA

At 7:30 we went down and bought our tickets which cost us 101,500 Rupiah (32 pounds) each, then took a … Continue reading THURSDAY, 23 APRIL – SUMATRA

ADVENTURE, South East Asia, The Travel Diaries, TRAVEL, Travel Stories

WEDNESDAY, 22 APRIL – SINGAPORE TO TANJUNG PINANG.

We left the Why Not crashpad at 7:30 a.m. and walked down to Finger Pier. Barry stayed behind at the … Continue reading WEDNESDAY, 22 APRIL – SINGAPORE TO TANJUNG PINANG.

TRAVEL

21/4/92

After breakfast, we once again headed down to the Raffles Centre where we hung out in the air-conditioned comfort. The … Continue reading 21/4/92

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