Tag Archives: South East Asia

Vang Vieng, My Favorite Place in Laos

Posted on March 2, 2017 by jipp

I had always wanted to go to Vang Vieng. When I first heard about a place with peculiar rock formations scattered among valleys and vast paddy fields, I knew I was gonna be heading there sooner or later. And true … Continue reading →

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Inle Lake and the Floating Villages

Posted on April 26, 2014 by jipp

INLE LAKE – I first read about it on an in-flight magazine and my curiosity had prompted me to put it on my list of “Places I Must See before I Die”. Instead of the popular choice of going on … Continue reading →

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Climbing Up to the Ijen Crater in East Java

Posted on March 23, 2013 by jipp

Climbing up to the crater of Mount Ijen – the active volcano in the farthest east of Java island – was certainly one of our top priorities when we traveled to the Indonesian island of East Java. To make things … Continue reading →

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Going to The Middle of Nowhere

Posted on March 20, 2013 by jipp

I really like Ijen right from the beginning to the very end of our stay there. We enjoyed every moment of it. The bus ride from Bondowoso to Sempol near Ijen was one hell of an adventure. We were sandwiched … Continue reading →

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I Fell in Love with BONDOWOSO

Posted on February 25, 2013 by jipp

Bromo was so great and we enjoyed every moment there. We wished we could stay there longer but we had a long journey to do all the way to Ijen Crater on the further East of Java Island. It would … Continue reading →

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