Author: The Urban Wanderer
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Final Days in Indonesia
This post was originally from March 4, 2025 On Saturday we said our final goodbyes to everyone from our tour and made our way to Medewi. Medewi is on the west side of Bali and known to be a surfers haven! As we drove further west, the jungle got more lush, the rice terraces began…
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Glorious Gili
This post was originally from March 2, 2025 On Wednesday morning we left Senggigi early to take a bus to the harbor in Lombok. We said ‘later Lombok’ and boarded a little boat that took us to the nearby island of Gili Trawangan. The Gilis consist of three islands: Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno and…
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Monkeys of Ubud and Lovely Lombok
This post was originally from Tuesday February 25, 2025 The last few days have truly been a blur. Let me get you up to speed… On my last post I mentioned that Liza was not feeling well. Although we did and saw such beautiful sites, Liza couldn’t quite enjoy them to the fullest as she…
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Young, Dumb & Naive
This post was originally from February 20, 2025 I have a funny story for you – as I have mentioned previously, this is my second time visiting Bali – the first being over 20 years ago. After that trip, I was so in love with the island that I decided to get my first tattoo…
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Rice Rice Baby – Beauty in Northern Bali
This post was originally from February 18, 2025 Sunday we bid farewell to 2 of the 7 of us Java folks and then met another 11 for the next leg of our tour. This is where our friends Ally and David join us, so I’m definitely looking forward to traveling with them as well. Monday…
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So Many Countries, So Many Hospitals
This post was originally from February 16, 2025 You know how blogs that are successful are ones that have niches? Well, I think I have found my niche – getting an inside look at the hospitals in each country. Yes, your presumption is correct – I got sick AGAIN and had to go to the…
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Livin’ La Vida Local – Our Stay near Mount Bromo in Beautiful Ngadas
This post was originally from February 15, 2025 Thursday we drove a full day to from Yogyakarta to East Java. At one point we had to switch vehicles to a smaller 4 wheel drive as we needed to make our way up to the little village of Ngadas that sits at 2150 meters above sea…
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Supa Stupa – Exploring Borobudur Temple
This post was originally from February 12, 2025 On my last post I left of writing about our visit to the spectacular Prambanan Hindu Temple and this post is a continuation of another jaw dropping day!!! We set off in the morning (about 1 hour drive from Yogyakarta) to visit a UNESCO Heritage Site known…
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Planes, Trains and Automobiles/Rickshaws
This post was originally from February 12, 2025 On Monday we set off early to catch the train from Bandung to Yogyakarta. The train ride was almost 8 hours long, but the time flew by as the train was both comfortable and gave us the most breathtaking views. Passing through the countryside, we were able…
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City to City – Jakarta to Bandung
This post was originally written February 10, 2025 Yesterday we left the crowded city of Jakarta, but before we did we visited a couple noteworthy sites. Our first stop was Sunda Kelapa Harbor. Sunda Kelapa is Jakarta’s old port that is currently used for cargo transport between the Indonesian islands. In it’s prime, this harbour…
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