Today I, Caecil, and some friends, rented a car (a Kijang) and drove to Samarinda, a couple of hours north of Balikpapan. We had originally planned to make a stop at the jungles at Bangkerai, but since it had been raining quite heavy the last day, and the unpaved stretch of road to Bangkerai probably […]
Finally I’m back in Balikpapan for the third time since I left Norway. Staying in the usual place: Bukit Damai Indah housing complex.
From 5 to 6 December I stayed in a farm called Linator, near Sukabumi, West Java. Not so far from Jakarta, but still it took around five hours to reach the place by bus. Very scenic and hilly surroundings with farms, plantations and rice fields. Here are some pictures (click to enlarge): Me and Lasse […]
On the evening of 30 November I flew back to Jakarta on Air Asia, and this time I had booked a room at the Asri home stay in advance. However, on arrival at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, there was no bus present to take the passengers to the terminal (the plane was parked in some distance from […]
On 13 November I went from Balikpapan to Jakarta by AirAsia, one of the cheap Asian carriers. Booked the ticket online with a credit card and paid only Rp 337,900, which is around 36 USD. The only drawback was that the flight was 6 hours delayed… In Jakarta I went straight to Penginapan (hostel) Asri […]