Hiking to the stunning Kawah Ijen volcano rim and its acidic turquoise crater lake was one of our best experiences in Java, Indonesia. We haven’t seen anything fascinating like that before. Chatting with and following one of the local miners…

Hiking to the stunning Kawah Ijen volcano rim and its acidic turquoise crater lake was one of our best experiences in Java, Indonesia. We haven’t seen anything fascinating like that before. Chatting with and following one of the local miners…
Hike to the Mount Penanjakan and stunning views of iconic volcanoes and the ‘Sea of Sand’ were a highlight of our trip to Java. It takes about 1.5-2 hours of hiking from Cemoro Lawang village in darkness by the torch…
Hiking an active volcano – Mount Bromo is a fantastic experience when done at your own pace without any organised tours and crowds of tourists that flock there every morning on noisy jeeps. It takes about 1 hour to get…
Borobudur temple is the largest Buddhist monument in the world that you can’t miss when visiting Java! We really enjoyed exploring Borobudur temple (even more than Prambanan). We wished we could spend there more time but we had to catch…
Ramayana Ballet Performance at Prambanan Theatre and Hindu Prambanan temple complex are not to be missed attractions when visiting Yogyakarta! It’s a great cultural experience and fantastic opportunity to take some stunning photos. After having breakfast in our hotel (Monginsidi…
Yogyakarta (also called Jogjakarta or Jogja) is a very lively, colorful city with a lot of stuff happening literally on the streets, especially commercial Malioboro street. It’s a good place to enjoy local food, buy some clothes or Indonesian souvenirs…
Java in Indonesia has completely different feel that Sri Lanka – as soon as we arrive we notice that it’s more developed, Islam is the main religion and the cuisine is completely different – much richer in variety of ingredients,…