Welcome to my Guide to Yogyakarta! Yogyakarta is a place that not many from outside Indonesia have even heard of. For those that have visited, though, it is a place that they will never forget. It is a place that we will keep telling our friends back home that they “HAVE to visit”. Yet we will always get those blank stares, and the inevitable reply...
Welcome to my Yogyakarta Itinerary! Here, you will learn how to see some of the best sights that Yogyakarta has to offer. More importantly, I will show you how you can fit them all into just a few days, and still have the chance to catch a bit of night time culture afterward. There are several reasons that I decided to create this itinerary. First and foremost...
Jakarta, Indonesia. The second largest and most populous city in the world. Only Tokyo ranks above it, which places it well and truly in prestigious company. Jakarta has a completely different history to Tokyo, though, and a unique background. One that helped to shape the city that we know today. In this Guide to Jakarta we will explore a few facts, and find out what...
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah is a “theme park” located in East Jakarta. The name literally means “Beautiful Indonesia Mini Park”. The park was originally built back in the early 1970’s by the wife of the Indonesian President, and run by their family ever since. In 2021, however, it was taken over by the Government of Indonesia. Almost...
Many visitors to Bali have heard of East Bali, but many simply do not know anything about it. It is a place that their friends visited once on a tour, and have raved about ever since. It is a place that tour guides suggest you go, but many people don’t understand why. Besides, isn’t Ubud a lot closer? Most people would rather stay in their comfort zones...
Every visitor to Bali has heard of it, but not many have actually been. It is that place you see on signs as you leave the airport, pointing off in a completely different direction to where you are going. It’s the place that the rich and fabulous go. Or so you think, because no one you know has ever been there. But what is Nusa Dua really like? Well, I am here...
Australia is a large and diverse country, and for many first time visitors it can be quite daunting. Choosing what cities to visit can become confusing, especially when there are such great distances separating them, and each of them have such different things to offer. That is why I have created this complete guide to the Cities of Australia, where you will learn...
Welcome to my Complete Guide to Newcastle! But first, we will start with a small background on this amazing city. The city of Newcastle is the second largest city in NSW, and the sixth largest in Australia. It is also the second oldest city in NSW, having been discovered way back in 1897. It grew very quickly due to the abundance of coal in the region, combined with...
Every visitor to Bali knows that the island has volcanoes. At the very least, they are aware that it sits on the famous “Ring of Fire”. This means that Earthquakes and tremors are regular events, and Volcanoes are very real things. Bali, in fact, has more than one volcano, the largest of which is the indomitable Mount Agung. But it’s Agung’s...