Nice report and pictures! Seem you had overcast sky at Borobudur but perfect conditions at Bromo.

Thanks for sharing.

I've only had time to look a little at your website. Your title for Nusa Dua "Hawaii with a passport" is why I recommend that people not stay there. I've always said it was Bali for people who don't want to go to Indonesia. It is too bad that is all you saw of Bali. Bali is magical.

You covered a lot of territory in a short amount of time. Do you plan to return to some places?

Definitely plan to return. And definitely plan to see more of Bali. Those couple days were "rest days," so it wasn't all bad that it was like Hawaii. But if I was spending more time there, it wouldn't be in Nusa Dua, nice as it was.

I'd like to see Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumatra, and a couple other places. We went to Peninsula Malaysia, Singapore, Bintan, Batam, Bangkok, Pattaya, and Phuket in 2005, so this was already the second trip to the area. Maybe 7 years from now we'll take a third trip.

I'm glad to hear that you plan to return. So much to see and do in this part of the world! Some of us are so addicted that we return to SE Asia annually.

Haven't looked at it all, but really enjoyed looking at and reading about your visit to the volcano at Bromo. We were there in 2010, but just after eruptions. Hence, we only were able to view the volcanoes from afar. The walk looked fabulous though - and your pictures are gorgeous! Thanks for sharing.

Thank you for the kind word. We had about as good as weather as I could have hoped for, given the time of year.

What great photos. Thank you for sharing.
Can I ask what sort of camera you use?
Can't wait to go to Cambodia now.

I use a Canon T2i (sold as 550d in some countries). Rather than haul a bunch of lenses around, I use the Tamron 18-270 lens, which while not top-notch at any particular length more than makes up for it (as far as I am concerned) with its versatility.

Did you plan this trip on your own or use local travel agents? Did you make your own hotel reservations and flights/ I'm interested in visiting Indonesia and Borneo Malaysia in one trip next year. We'd have 2 1/2 weeks to spend altogether. I like doing private tours as a way to travel.

I planned on my own, then had a US agent arrange the specifics with ground operators.

Enjoy your trip - it's an excellent part of the world to visit!

Crystal: I'd like to get more details on your trip as the first half looks exactly like what I'd like to do and where I'd like to go on mine. I'd like to know which airlines you flew, what hotels you stayed at. Could you email me please?
susiesan at yahoo.com
Susie