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From the moment we landed, it was immediately evident that we had left Indonesia behind us. Our taxi sailed along at high speeds along an 8 lane highway with hardly a scooter to be seen. Upon arrival at the Marriott in the Sukhumvitneighborhood of Bangkok, we felt at home and eagerly looking forward to soft beds and fast, reliable internet for the next few days. Arriving on a Friday evening, we decided to jump right into things and took the sky train and metro across town to a…
After Uluwatu, it was time to bid Bali farewell and hopped onto a quick flight up to Yogyakarta in central Java. Without delay we were enroute to the Manohara Hotel at Borobudur which is situated inside the UNESCO World Heritage grounds and does a special sunrise tour for guests. Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple in the world. It was constructed during the 9th Century and was only “rediscovered” in 1814. Since that time, the temple and grounds have seen several stages of restoration with the last round…
We arrived in Denpasar, Indonesia in the early afternoon after a tropical shower. As we cleared customs, a sea of “taxi” drivers that wanted to take us to our hotel awaited. After being caught up in the frenzy, we were quickly whisked away by a young Indo driver with a giant Playboy sticker on his car. Even though he was using made up “credentials”, he turned out to be quite nice and an astute driver – giving us the low-down on how the locals drive in Indonesia. It was…