Indonesia
April 19th to June 15th, 2014
April 19th to May 18th, 2014
A compilation of photos of our adventure in Sumatra, Indonesia.
Une compilation de photos de notre aventure dans le desert du Sumatra, Indonesie.
Eine Zusammenstellung der Fotos unseres Abendteuers in die Sumatra, Indonesia.
May 15th, 2014
We came to Pulau Banyak looking for a paradise well off of the beaten path. We found it on the coral island of Tailana.
However, paradise does have its drawbacks... after awhile you start running out of things to do and look for alternatives.
We managed to transform the region into a contender for the position of world capital of hermit crab racing!
May 8th, 2014
Horas! and Welcome to the Silimalombu Eco-Village in the heart of Lake Toba, Sumatra. We spent ten days volonteering on this organic farm, where we not only learned a ton about farming, but also a lot about the Lake Toba region and Batak culture.
This video gives a short tour of the farm including its founders, and gives a general insight to like here in Lake Toba. If you want to learn more about the farm, check out www.laketoba.net.
April 29th, 2014
Wir haben ein Woche am Tobasee verbracht und so richtig die Seele baumeln lassen. Das lag wahrscheinlich mitunter daran, dass wir so eine coole Unterkunft hatten: ein traditionnelles Batakhaus mit Bett unterm Dach und einem wunderschoenen Blick auf den Tobasee.
April 20th to 24th, 2014
When you have been on the road for seven months, you sometimes just need to have a bit of fun. We stayed four nights in Bukit Lawang,a small tourist village at the bank of Bahorok River in North Sumatra province of Indonesia.
Most people come here to go trekking in the jungle and see the monkeys and orangutans (which of course we did!), but our main concern was taking advantage of the Bahorok River and having a bit of fun!
4 videos: 2 German, 1 English, 1 Silent
April 21 and 22, 2014
If you head over to Sumatra one day, get out of Medan as fast as possible and head over to Bukit Lawang where there are tons of things two see and do, among them, see some of our hairy cousins, the Orangutans, in their natural environment.
This post has two videos. One showing us how the Orangutans do it in the wild and the other showing us their feeding style.
May 20th, 2014
A couple of street performers singing us a song outside our van on the road from Medan to Bukit Lawang, Sumatra, Indonesia.
Sumatra
April 19th to May 18th, 2014
Lombok, Komodo, Flores
May 18th to June 15th, 2014
May 18th to June 15th, 2014
Compilation of photos from our time on Lombok, Flores and Komodo Islands.
June 7th, 2014
After nine months in Asia we wanted to spend our last nine days doing something a bit different and that included sun, sea and fun. Surfing was the best choice. We checked into a hotel in Kute Lombok and spent nine days exploring the areas beaches, waves, food and scenery.
PS: the board John is holding in this photo for this page was not his. He used a purple beginner board like Bekki's. He just borrowed someone else's board so that he would look cooler in the photo.
June 2nd, 2014
Saying hello in Indonesian can be a bit complicated. There is good early morning, good morning good afternoon, good evening, and good night. When you do not know the time of day, you can get a bit mixed up.
But there is no better place than to figure out how to say hello in Indonesian than from the top of Kelimutu, a volcano on Flores island, Indonesia. This volcano has three lakes, each of a different color, and all three are spectacular.
May 31st, 2014
Riung, on Flores island is famous for a group of 17 small islands just off the coast where visitors can view some superb wildlife. We took a few minutes to seek out the Flying Foxes, a bat of the Pteropus genus, the largest bat species in the world. These things are really cool to see flying.
La village de Ruing, sur l'ile de Flores en Indonésie est connue pour ses 17 iles justes sur la cote, ou on peut observer des superbes fleurs et des faunes. Nous avons pris quelques minutes pour observer les renards volants, ou rosettes, un chauves-souris de genre Pteropus, parmi les plus grands chauves-souris du monde. C'est magnifique les voir voler!
May 30th, 2014
How on earth did we end up in this place? Nio village is a tiny town of about 200 residents, set deep back in a valley near the Gunung Inerie volcano on Flores island, Indonesia. Basically, we met a man named Moses in the town of Bajawa who works for an NGO that runs schools in the area. As the sponsers from Australia were in for a visit, Moses offered to drop us off here while the sponsors did their tour of the different schools.
So we hopped in the back of Moses' truck and ended up spending the day hanging out with all of the children in the village, sleept in the main room of a traditional house, visited the school and were even accompanied by some of the local boys down to some of the most amazing hot springs we have ever seen.
Check out the photos, this place is a trip!
May 26th, 2014
Locals on Komodo Island can enjoy some of the best food in Indonesia at this wonderful restaurant. But what is most interesting here is how they dispose of the garbage. Check it out!
