When we were doing our preliminary planning for our big trip, I was most looking forward to exploring Vietnam. I was excited to try more Vietnamese food; I love fresh herbs, sweet and spicy flavors together, and textural combos in food. I was also quite excited to try and learn more about Vietnamese coffee. WhatContinue reading “Hello From Vietnam”

Our last stop in Indonesia was Jakarta. I did not love Jakarta. It was a big, polluted city and hard to get around because of the intense traffic. At times it was worse than Los Angeles traffic and brought back horrible memories of the year I commuted two hours (but only 34 miles) each wayContinue reading “Jakarta and Singapore”

We took the train from Surabaya to Yogyakarta (pronounced Jogjakarta and locals call it Jog-jah). It was only a few hours and the train was air conditioned and roomy, which made for a comfy ride. We were in Jogja for a week and what a week it was! Here are some of my favorite activitiesContinue reading “Yogyakarta”

After leaving Bali, we flew to Surabaya in Java. We really packed a lot in only 4 days, and here are the highlights. Phil wrote a few posts about our time in Surabaya. You can access the first here. 1. The Hotel Majapahit Our hotel in Surabaya was so old-school fancy. It felt very luxuriousContinue reading “Java Here We Come: Surabaya”

Our last stop in Bali was Kuta. We would only be there for two days and chose it because it’s near the airport and we wanted to ensure we made our flight to Surabaya on time. Our hotel in Kuta was a guest house which is kind of like a cross between a home stayContinue reading “Bali, Bye Bye Bye (Bye! Bye!)”