A few years ago one of my best friends from work asked me to go on holiday with her. As it turns out I was unable to go as that was just about the time that my Crohn’s was really starting to flare up. How I wish I’d gone!
I’d been invited to travel to Asia with her and two other friends. They ended up going to Thailand, Jakarta and Bali, plus several other small towns and villages in between.
My friend had known how much I wanted to go on the 3 week long vacation so whenever she managed to get to an Internet cafe she sent out emails filled with descriptions of the places they’d visited and the meals they’d eaten along the way. She also sent a few pictures too.
Of course all those detailed letters of her travels and the photos that she sent only made me want to go to Indonesia even more than ever.
I’ve even spent some time on the AsiaHotels.com website reading the Travelers Tales section where people who’ve stayed in hotels in Bali and elsewhere have enjoyed themselves so much that they’ve come back to the site to write about their travels. There are quite a few personal recommendations for various restaurants and tourist destinations.
The site also lists a large number of discount asian hotels. The prices are very reasonable and hotels seem to be very nice. I’m going to keep this site in mind just in case I ever get the opportunity to go to Asia in the future.
I’m an Indonesian. So glad to know that people love to stay in my country. Anyway, on that journey, had you also visited Malang, Surabaya, or other places in East Java?
Well i’ve seen this post had been put 2 years a go, and… after Bali had been intimidated 2-3 times by terrorist’s bombers, it hurts Indonesia and International visitors who love Bali very much…
But thanx God, finally the international tourist seemed to be more educated and understand that we fights againts terrorism very much… And make them sure that the terrorism is not our local wisdom.
I plan on visiting indonesia this summer. Its an easy trip from cebu
Terrorism become the global and major problem. It’ really sad to heard one of the comment about terrorist attack on Indonesia. it is a beautiful place and so close to the nature. I love my time i stayed there.
Indonesia is one of the best place I have been. I had my vacation there with my lovely wife a few years ago.