Finally got round to blogging about our Indonesia trip in June 2012, right about time to start planning for my December pilgrimage. Shame on me!
Just a short trip from Yogyajakarta (Borobodur) -> Mt Bromo -> Bali. For the first time, we didn't book advance accommodation for Yogya and simply walked round the backpacker area (an adventure!), which is fine provided it's not the peak traveling season. And we booked tours to Borobodur and Prabanum (1 day) and another tour to take us to Mt Bromo en route to Denpasar.
The trip was quite fuss-free, just book air tickets, plan rough itinerary (print some maps) and buy Groupon for a Bali Villa (cheap but far-flung), and things generally got progressively expensive from Yogya to Bali (as expected). And the DPN airport was a mega ripoff of small retailers. Be warned!
We landed in Yogya airport (Bandara Adisucipto), took the regular bus to the city area, Malioboro, on a Trans Jogja Bus (~Rp 3000). Apart from being affordable, it's a chance to mingle with the locals. Expect some squeeze on well-maintained buses with your luggage.
Then we walked to Gang I and II in Jln Sorsowijayan. Some dude in the Gang will offer to bring you around losmans (hostels), and we deduced that he probably received a commission from the hostels. We checked out some hostels before putting our money down. Ours was quite a 'steal' and note that Wifi is quite a 'basic' amenity already. There are plenty of choices (with shared/ensuite bathrooms), at least in June, no worries!
After which we explored Malioboro area on foot, checking out tour companies and taking their flyers (for research purposes)... and headed to Malioboro Mall (how could we miss it?) for a late, late lunch.
Day 1 -
innocuous-looking but deadly chilli
Headed to the Arcade
not sure if 'instant' was the most apt word
Always important to check out Macs/KFC/etc. to compare items and price
Our destination tomorrow, today (at Macs)
Well, if you have a friend called Christine
Gudeg - Jackfruit? Where?
tempted
Streetside music. Awesome Indo music.
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Our humble abode. What's that on the curtain?
Nights are for Wifi (for FB, twitter and what-nots) and sleep.
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