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
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
We spent all day hanging out in cafes while we waited for the evening Senja Utama Express to Yogyakarta [pronounced … Continue reading 29 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
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
We got up early and set off to avoid the heat of the day. We had some breakfast at the … Continue reading 26 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
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
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
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.
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