Indonesia Tourism

After some days in Ende the ferry finally came to take me to the southernmost Indonesian island to Timor. Since East Timor has become an independent country the Indonesian part is called West Timor. The only big town over there is Kupang which is still quite small. Among the local are a couple of Australiam escapists some with Indonesian wifes. They meet at 'Teddy's Bar' every evening to play p

Already by the time I arrived in Bangkok I had thought about trying to reach Australia overland meening to get there without flying. Partly because of getting a better feeling for the distance and partly because overland travel is cheaper and more interesting.My first real attempt to find a boat going to Australia was in Port Klang. But all the shipping agencies did not offer any kind of passeng

One month travelling overland from Timor to Jakarta

Sumba was the next stop and with a 36 hour ferry ride ahead of me I felt like I was sailing to the end of the earth. A mix of characters amused me for the duration and with a wooden plank for a bed and an infinite supply of cockroaches and bugs I had to quickly adjust to this change in lifestyle. Luckily I could see it as just lsquobeing one of those thingsrsquo.I was offered gifts and food

Thursday June 19 2008 Andy and I got up early today and had breakfast together before I headed off to the boat. Went back to the room to get my bag said good bye to andy and off I went. It was about a 15 minute walk to the ferry and it was early but still hot. Once I got on board I chose a seat in the front of the boat. It was all inside and freezing for the whole three hours. If only I sti