The Mother Temple of Besakih in Bali

Up on the slopes of a volcano sits a Hindu temple known as Mother Temple of Besakih. The exact origins of the temple are unknown, and the foundations date to over 2000 years old. It is now a series of interconnected temples and courtyards that run up the mountainside,...

Ubud, Bali (with monkeys)

[title type=”h5″ class=”tfuse”]In-flight Entertainment[/title] Towards the end of our flight from Yogya to Bali, one of the flight attendants gave us all a little treat. He got onto the loudspeaker, thanked us for flying with Air Asia, and then...

Borobudur

[title type=”h5″ class=”tfuse”]Borobudur[/title] Borobudur has had my eye for years. I first learned of the temple during my visit to Indonesia back in 2001. But I didn’t make it anywhere close and ended up chasing (and being chased by) Komodo...

Travel Snacks: Java, Indonesia

Indonesia is, supposedly, a country made up of over 12,000 islands. Our first stop was going to be on the island of Java. Our flight into the capitol city of Jakarta arrived late in the evening, and by the time we cleared Immigration and made it out to the curb it was...