http://indonesia-tourism.info Tourism guide about indonesia, find indonesia information Thu, 20 Nov 2008 19:39:38 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en 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 ... http://indonesia-tourism.info/2008/11/20/kupang-bemo-town-29/ 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 ... http://indonesia-tourism.info/2008/11/20/the-last-step-to-down-under-28/ One month travelling overland from Timor to Jakarta http://indonesia-tourism.info/2008/11/20/indo-29/ 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 ... http://indonesia-tourism.info/2008/11/20/sumba-28/ I've rejoined mainstream backpackers for the time being. The mountain bike and the surfboard are waiting for me half way across Sumbawa Island in Empang at Pak Am's house. My left knee couldn't continue. Very very frustrated but with no choice I continued by bus to Bima. I ended up ... http://indonesia-tourism.info/2008/11/20/plans-change-komodo-dragons-dog-meat-28/ Sunday 21st Septemberhelliphelliphellip.. had been a hot sticky lackluster day and we had hid away in our room most of the day. At 6 pm we went out to find somewhere to eat with not a lot of success as our favorite watering holes were shut as we ... http://indonesia-tourism.info/2008/11/20/catastrophe-at-hospital-september-2008/ Blog 0 July 2008Our travels in 2008 have brought us to a noisy busy seemingly chaotic town Kupang on the dry dusty island of West Timor at the eastern end of Indonesia. The nearest town yoursquove probably heard of will be Darwin Australia approximately 1000 miles SE of us. ... http://indonesia-tourism.info/2008/11/20/rosie-and-colin-in-kupangjuly-2008/ So here I am in Kupang West Timor Indonesia arrived July 28th living in an en suite no bedroom just an en suite. Canrsquot complain lsquocause I donrsquot speak the language. Actually itrsquos not so bad it is one large tiled hospital room usually assigned as doctorrsquos ... http://indonesia-tourism.info/2008/11/20/settling-in-to-kupang-august-2008/ ....so mal wieder einen onlineknotenpunkt erreichtein kleines updatewir sind am 24.1. von bali nach kupang geflogenund weils es so schoen war ueber den wolken und sosind wir von kupang nach kalabahi mit ner kleinen propellermaschine... die droehn droehn klapper klapperum dann den luxus eines buschtaxis zu geniessen keine stossdaempfer ... http://indonesia-tourism.info/2008/11/20/pulau-kepa-2/ The time came to leave East Timor and head into Indonesia. As it happens Rita from the backpackers' hostel in Dili has a brother at university in Kupang so she insisted I should stay with him and while I was at it could I deliver some coffee and ... http://indonesia-tourism.info/2008/11/20/hospitality-30/