Hotel Review:  The Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta

Hotel Review: The Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta

When you visit Indonesia, you should not miss Yogyakarta and Borobudur. Stay in style, do your sightseeing, relax at a wonderful hotel. My honest review of the Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta, a sympathetically restored early 20th Century mansion. Worth the price tag? Convenient? Comfortable? All self-paid, non sponsored review.

Can you climb Mount Ijen when less fit?

Can you climb Mount Ijen when less fit?

How difficult or dangerous is it to climb Gunung Ijen, the “Blue Volcano”, in East Bali? This is my personal experience as a middle-aged person who doesn’t have the best mobility, how I planned, and how I safely made it up and down the mountain.

Visiting Mount Bromo during Vesak or: How to party like the Javanese

Visiting Mount Bromo during Vesak or: How to party like the Javanese

My experience visiting Mount Bromo in Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java on a National Holiday from a middle aged with slightly bad legs view – how to plan, what to bring, and… can you do it alone, without a tour?

Java and Bali Travel Planning made easy and stress-free

Java and Bali Travel Planning made easy and stress-free

Java and Bali can easily be visited without a tour, even if you are planning to travel around these beautiful Indonesian islands. This post gives you an overview of easy and stress-free trip planning, including how to prepare, when to secure your accommodation and how to plan your individual itinerary.

Flying Turkish Airlines to Indonesia – a review

Flying Turkish Airlines to Indonesia – a review

My most recent flight was with Turkish Airlines, whom I know and trust, and well – what a relief to fly without running like crazy for my connection, being put on standby or being treated in the most rude way I can remember… Turkish Airline