Hi, I'm Jason Lee, Lonely Planet Author and full time traveler who currently resides in Bali, Indonesia. Thanks for visiting my website!
I've been traveling full time for the past 5 years, specializing in South East Asia and Eastern Europe. I've worked with Lonely Planet on their Guides to Romania & Bulgaria, as well as the Lonely Planet Guide to Indonesia. As a Travel Writer, I enjoy returning to locations I write about, so that my content is constantly up to date and fresh.
I created this life of full time travel out of my passion for exploring other places and cultures. My goal with this blog is to bring you all of the tips, hints and ideas that I can, so that you can enjoy all the wonderful places that I do!
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Is Yogyakarta better than Bali? It is a question that many people have, and depending upon who you ask, you are guaranteed to get a different answer. The funny thing is, most people that are adamant that Bali is better, will admit that they have actually never BEEN to Jogja (Yogyakarta). This hardly makes them experts. This article may contain affiliate links. If you...
Lahangan Sweet is a viewpoint located on the very top of the hills overlooking Amed on the North East Coast of Bali. Although well signposted and easy to find, it is actually not that easy to reach. Making the effort is well worth it, though, as it has some of the very best views on the entire island. Table of Contents How to get to Lahangan Sweet What to expect...
Welcome to THE JOURNEY #8, where we are continuing our trip around Jogja, with an amazing colorful village in Java, more temples, and of course sunset spots! Well it’s been a while since I last saw you all in THE JOURNEY #7. We had just been to Gunung Kidul and the amazing Pantai Timang Gondola. I would have thought that the ride across to that little island...
Malioboro Street, Yogyakarta. A place of history. A place of culture. It is where both of these things combine to form the essence of what is Jogja. This is where all people, both local and tourist come to experience this amazing city. I am just one of them. The clip clopping of a horse carries through the night air, accompanied by the sweet jingling of bells as the...
Nepal Van Java Colorful Village is a truly amazing place. And I am not just talking about the beautifully colored houses and buildings that make it famous. The trip to get there is long and steep, the views are extraordinary, and the people of the village are some of the most friendly and welcoming that you will ever come across. My trip to Nepal Van Java was bred...
Not too far from Yogyakarta, there is a hike that not many visitors to the region know about. It is relatively short, at just over a couple hours round trip, but is almost guaranteed to take a lot longer. The amazing views, mystical ambiance, and incredible geography, will see you lingering a lot longer than you would normally expect. Welcome to Gunung Api Purba, the...
The Pantai Timang Gondola is something that I stumbled across many months ago in a conversation with a local from Yogyakarta. I immediately began to research it on Google, only to find very little about it. Not in English anyway. So, it went on my list of things to do in Yogyakarta, and I set out to find it. What I found was something that blew my mind. Set in the...
Well, all I can say is that the first couple of weeks in Jogja have been HUGE! We have covered so much, I honestly don’t know what we are going to do over the next few weeks. We don’t leave and head back to Bali until the 20th December, so still have quite a bit of time here. Jo assures me we still have plenty to do, but after our trip this week to Gunung...
Candi Prambanan is located just outside of Yogyakarta, and is one of the most amazing places I have visited in the area so far. In fact, I would have to say that it is one of the most spectacular places that I have visited in ALL of Indonesia. Photos of Candi Prambanan really cannot do it justice. Even though they LOOK incredible, nothing can compare you for what is...