Michael continues his journey across the largest island of the Indonesian archipelago, from the capital, Jakarta. His seven-hour railway journey takes him through rainforests and paddy fields as he heads to the volcanic heart of Javas Central Province. He visits Javas most dangerous volcano, Mount Merapi, and learns how over 300 people were killed when it erupted in

The cultural and arts capital of the island of Java, is the city of Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta is also famous for being a center of higher education in Indonesia, and the city in which we settle to plan our visits. We decided to rent a car with driver, for convenience, and to optimize the time of our visits. When traveling with a friend, we thought it was the best option, and

The Borobudur Temple Compounds is one of the greatest Buddhist monuments in the world, and was built in the 8th and 9th centuries AD during the reign of the Syailendra Dynasty. The monument is located in the Kedu Valley, in the southern part of Central Java, at the centre of the island of Java, Indonesia. The main temple is a stupa built in three tiers around a hill

Malioboro Street is the commercial heart of Jogja, where Indonesian tourists and foreigners alike come to shop on souvenirs and to take selfies at every corner.Foodstalls, batik ateliers, souvenir shops and some colonial buildings, follow one another in this two km of road so dear to Indonesians. Mirota Batik,found to the south end of Malioboro Street, is an institution

This is the most famous and also the most magnificent of Central Javas temples or more precisely complex of temples. Situated about 15 kilometers from Yogyakarta, the top of the main shrine is visible from a great distance and rises high above the scattered ruins of the former temples. Prambanan is the masterpiece of Hindu culture of the tenth century. The slim building