Surfing, hiking and traveling in Indonesia
You don’t have to be a dying religious person to go to heaven, you can catch a flight to Lombok and drive down to Ekas Bay. Far east on the south coast of Lombok there’s a resort called Heaven On The Planet. It’s a cocky name, but it does live up to it.
Last month I spent a week in Yogya learning Bahasa Indonesia with Wisma Bahasa. The weekend before school started I did some exploring, but that wasn’t enough time to really cover everything. After returning to Jakarta I got an unusual invitation: “Do you wanna come to Yogya and check out a chicken church?”
YES!! That should be your answer if somebody invites you for a surf trip to Sawarna. In all the places on Java I’ve been so far, the locals always mentioned this spot: “Oooh, you should go. Good wave. Less people.” Last weekend my time had finally come. Getting to this spot was an adventure. I was sitting in the car trying…
Good evening ladies and gentlemen, this is your captain speaking! I’ve decided I’m gonna be a pilot. On Friday after work I went to Ambassador Mall and bought a DJI Phantom 3 Advanced (a quadcopter drone). Thanks to Øystein for helping me pick one out, and teaching me the basics of flying. I’m ready for takeoff.
Hey friends and family (and other stalkers)! This is my first blog post. So I guess I’m a blogger now. Let me get right to it… I just spent five days learning Bahasa Indonesia with Wisma Bahasa in Yogyakarta. After five hours a day saying “Saya tidak tahu” (I don’t know) and “Saya tidak mengerti” (I…
