For those of you who are looking to get from Bali to Jakarta this year, I thought you might benefit from reading my experience taking the train, bus and ferry to travel between the two. For this part of our trip we decided to take the scenic route from Bali to Jakarta. The journey involved… READ MORE >
Ijen Crater, Java, Indonesia
We stopped in Banyuwangi in Indonesia, as we wanted to visit Ijen Crater. It was a bit of an ordeal getting there (more on that later), but we eventually made it. We set off from our hotel at 01:00 and arrived at the start point at 02:40. It then took us around an hour and… READ MORE >
Ketapang Indah Hotel, Banyuwangi, Java, Indonesia
This is a resort style hotel, and is one of the best we have stayed at in our six months traveling around SE Asia. The grounds are stunning, and the rooms are large and well equipped. We paid 385,000 IDR ($34) per night for a Superior Room. We arrived without having booked in advance, and… READ MORE >
