Looking for a taste of nature without leaving Taipei? Head to Beitou, a spa district with a unique atmosphere, nestled between hot springs and greenery.
Today, I decided to do a loop starting from Ubud (yes, because my wife lets herself be carried away
The second half of the day will be less of a pleasure, with the rain setting in quite brutally as we begin the climb into the mountains. We stop as best we can on the side of the road,
After having established a pre-defined route by studying the map the day before, we set off on our freshly rented scooter, heading towards the north of Bali. The idea is to go right through the middle, through the mountains. But before we
To end this long and magnificent day from Kawah Ijen, we just have to go back down, put in quotation marks, because it is no easy task. The road is a real forest path, with holes everywhere, if any.
The descent into the crater took us a good 30 minutes, 20 minutes on site and another 30 minutes to go back up, so it was almost 1.5 hours for the porters to spend in the crater, but with
The fog clears almost suddenly, revealing the rim of the crater, which seems immense, and for good reason. It's a gaping hole, both beautiful and dangerous. Beautiful, because there's this beautiful blue sky of clouds.
Up early again (I'm starting to get used to it)
The day is not over yet. We begin the descent, the greenery reappears but the road is in a rather lamentable state, the pace is slow and the journey bumpy.
So at 1:30 we set off. Trying as best we could to sleep. Around 4:XNUMX the driver took a cigarette break in the middle of nowhere before the final climb, the dense night and the Olympic calm that reigned there gave
I had arranged to meet the day before to get the scooter at 8am, which will be done, having just returned from my sunrise, things are going well, Jitima is ready, we leave after breakfast. But
And finally, I was feeling better! Because despite the "catastrophe" of the day before, I found the strength to get up again at 4 a.m. for a sunrise.
6th day already and we are starting the most westerly route where we will go to Java heading towards Dieng Plateau, especially known for the remains of its temple in the middle of the valley as well as these
Following this beautiful day, we decided to meet the local population by returning to the villages around the temple, especially the pottery village. Always the same welcome and smiles, enough to spend a
On this morning of our 5th day, we motivated ourselves to wake up early, because I wanted to see the sunrise with the view of the valley. Normally, this is part of a package, because a guide
After a little rest we were ready to set off again on our bikes and explore the surrounding area, this time with much more clement weather: Convinced