Category: Indonesia

What do you do when your guide on a walking tour turns out to be an obsessive nose-picker – – and then, when you get to a steep step down onto a narrow path between two rice paddies – – he offers you his hand? Do you … a) say breezily, ‘no thank you, I’m… Continue reading A quandary …

After a 3-day weekend with a jaunt to Java last week, I had a 4-day weekend this week … gotta love the Malaysian public holidays! I decided to make the most of my time off with a trip to Bali, as it’s just a hop and a skip from KL on Air Asia, and a… Continue reading Bali Highs and Bali Lows

If there’s one thing you have to do in Java, it’s indulge in a cup of coffee – And I decided to try coffee luwak, or civet coffee as it’s called in English. Civet coffee is the foie gras of Asia … some people are willing to pay up to £60 for a cup, while… Continue reading Me and you and a cat named Lou

I’ve seen The Lion King, so I’m up to speed on the Circle of Life but, never having lived in an earthquake zone, the Triangle of Life was new to me.  Luckily my hotel room in Yogyakarta, Java last weekend had a very helpful guide – Unfortunately there was no large chair or sofa in… Continue reading The Triangle of Life