This was my second long period (more than one year) spent in SE Asia, this time from 5 July 2002 to 20 August 2003. In this period I stayed most of the time at the familiar Cibubur residence in East Jakarta, but also made some short trips to Batam, Bogor, Bandung, Yogyakarta, Solo, Madiun, Malang, […]
This trip was dedicated to Indonesia only, and brought me to Jakarta, Solo, Madiun, Batu (near Malang), and Anyer Beach. Horse cart ride, Madiun. Water fall, Batu. Becak ride, Madiun. Who is that??
I decided to combine this trip with one week in Mumbai, so therefore I bought a ticket with Air India to Jakarta via Mumbai. 14 to 20 October 2001 was spent in Mumbai (India), while 21 October to 18 November was spent in Jakarta (Indonesia), with some day trips out of town. I had one […]
My 7th trip to SE Asia was the longest one so far: I arrived in Singapore on 16 June 1999 on Kuwait Airlines via Kuwait, and left Singapore on 2 November 2000 on Pakistan Airlines, bound for Oslo, via Karachi and Islamabad (I stayed one night in Karachi, sponsed by the airline). During my seventh […]
My sixth trip to SE Asia was at the same time my third trip to Indonesia. I had a return ticket with Gulf Air to Jakarta via Abu Dhabi. Trip duration: 28 December 1998 to 18 January 1999. I didn’t spend any nights in Jakarta though. Instead, I used Bandung as my base (train to/from […]