Hi, everyone! I have spent the last six nights on Tioman Island in Malaysia. Every day, I’ve been walking through the jungle admiring wildlife and having underwater adventures in the sea. It has been lovely! Batu Caves After Taman Negara (which, again, feels like a million years ago), I took the bus to Kuala Lumpur… Read More Tioman Island
Hey, everyone! The past week has gone by in the blink of an eye – from Penang to Cameron Highlands to Kuala Tahan and now back to Kuala Lumpur… I’m like – what happened? How did it go so quickly? Despite the rapidity, it has been a pretty successful week! A few housekeeping things: 1)… Read More Cameron Highlands & Taman Negara National Park
Hey, everyone! It feels like ages since I’ve caught y’all up on where I’m at. The last post, being my “grand finale in Indonesia” was pretty dense so I suppose it’s good you got a little break. I’m now in Malaysia and while there are certain some similarities to Indonesia, it’s also very different in… Read More Intro to Malaysia: Oddities of Penang
Hey, everyone! Buckle up – I’ll be sharing a lot of fun pictures in this post. I’ve just gotten back from a 5D4N trek in Ketambe, in the Sumatran jungle. Searching for orangutans, monkeys, and various other unique bits of wildlife. The experience was challenging but also very rewarding. I’m glad I ended up making… Read More Grand Finale of Indonesia: The Wildlife of Sumatra
Hey, everyone! For once, I can report that it has NOT been a chock full week. This post is a bit of a palette cleanser, but how was I supposed to compete with the back-to-back chaos of excitement that was Ijen, Bromo, and Mount Merapi? It is important to have chill days, too! That said,… Read More Station to Station: Getting to Jakarta
Hey, everyone! The past week has been… volcanic. Since leaving Gili Air and Bali, I’ve been in the island of Java, the most volcanically active island in Indonesia. Oddly enough, that’s also the most populated island in Indonesia. The past several days have been entertaining and absurd – with two major dreams of mine coming… Read More The Jewels of Java
Hey, everyone! A few weeks back, I was on the fence on whether I would make it to Gili Air or not. I’m glad I made the decision to go. I ended up having a wonderful time and if time allowed, I would have stayed longer. It was the perfect island escape. A few housekeeping… Read More Gili Air: My Goldilocks Island
Hey, everyone! It has certainly been an eventful week for me here in Indonesia. From Bali to Flores to Lombok… I have been pretty consistently on the go. However, if you’ve been following along, you know that’s a good thing. I’ve spent so much time in Indonesia biding my time due to healing tattoos, eye… Read More Komodo Dragons: from Flores to Lombok
Hey, everyone! What a week it has been. From eye scares to vipers to bats… oh, my! My original plans for the week were flipped upside down, but I’m happy with where things wound up. Sometimes, we have to just go with the flow. A few housekeeping things: 1) I have started a podcast on Spotify called Rose… Read More Lombok, Indonesia… and an Unplanned Visit to a Medical Clinic
Hey, everyone! I’ve spent the last 10 days in Amed – a small fishing village on the northeast coast of Bali. I went scuba diving, snorkeling, and I even surprised myself by taking scooter lessons. While there was a lot of excitement underwater, I wasn’t up to much on land. Much of that was due… Read More Marine Adventures in Amed
