Indonesia Travel Blog
Travel guides, itineraries, abandoned places, street art and off-the-beaten-path places in IndonesiaHello and welcome to our Indonesia travel blog. You will find all our Indonesia blog posts in this section of our website.
Maybe you found our Indonesia travel blog because you are considering a visit to southeast Asia, or perhaps you are partway through planning a trip to Indonesia. Whatever the reason, we hope we can provide some useful resources and travel tips for Indonesia.
Our Indonesia blog posts are generally aimed at independent travellers and backpackers like us and have a strong focus on travelling around using public transport, staying in budget accommodation and exploring off-the-beaten-path and lesser-visited places.
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World Smile Day 2020: Twenty smiles to brighten your day
In celebration of World Smile Day, a photo essay featuring some of the smiling faces we have encountered during our travels around Asia.
The best temples near Yogyakarta in Java, Indonesia
A guide to the best temples near Yogyakarta, Java. Beyond the city, lie some of the best temple complexes in Indonesia including Borobudur and Prambanan.
Bali Rural Commune
Who remembers those photographs of Mark and me in a rice field taken at Bali Rural Commune that we shared a few months ago? Here’s the story behind them …
Cycle Rickshaws: An Asian Icon
Cycle rickshaws: An Asian institution. Developed in the 1880s they are still a common sight in many Asian countries; cyclo rickshaws are an icon in Asia.
Travel Shot | Moody sky at Ratu Boko Palace near Yogyakarta | Indonesia
Atmospheric images of Ratu Boko Palace, an archaeological site near the city of Yogyakarta on the Indonesian island of Java.
Gili Nanggu, Kedis and Sudak: Lombok’s ‘other Gili Islands’
Is Gili Nanggu the Next Gili T? A guide to exploring Gilis Nanggu, Sudak and Kedis from Lombok, for independent travellers and backpackers to Indonesia.
Twelve Doors and Doorways Around the World
A photo essay of doors and doorways from around the world. We like to photograph doors – they can be full of character and don’t move out of shot.
Three great months on Bali in Indonesia
We recently spent three great months on the island of Bali in Indonesia. Here are some of the highlights from our time living in Bali with photographs.
2014 in Photographs; a Photo Essay featuring 26 countries
2014 in Photographs: twenty-six countries across three continents, it’s going down as the year that we packed in the most travel destinations.
Visiting Jatiluwih Rice Terraces in Bali, Indonesia
Visiting Bali’s Jatiluwih rice terraces and ten interesting facts about rice and photographs of Jatiluwih rice terraces from Bali in Indonesia.
Five Years of Travel: Our Top 5
Today, 30 November, marks the 5 year anniversary of us leaving our life in the UK. Here are some of our favourite memories from five years of travel.
Attending a traditional Torajaland funeral in Sulawesi, Indonesia
It’s funeral season in Torajaland, in the hills of the central highlands of the Indonesian island state of Sulawesi. How can you have a “funeral season”?