Indonesia’s Mount Bromo, a famous tourist spot which I had the opportunity to visit last year, has erupted. Photos via Chinanews [Cn] on December 24…
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Indonesia’s Mount Bromo, a famous tourist spot which I had the opportunity to visit last year, has erupted. Photos via Chinanews [Cn] on December 24…
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A brief stroll at Cemoro Lawang, a small village on the Tengger Crater’s edge where we were staying for three nights during our Bromo trip in November 2009. It’s a pretty scenic place to walk around with a bit of European valleys feel…
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The massive sand sea (volcanic ashes to be precise) at Tengger Caldera; the landscape is as close as it could be to resemble a desert in in this tropical region. Photos from my Bromo trip in November 2009…
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After the splendid sunrise at Penanjakan, we went to the foothill of Mt Bromo, hopped on one of the horses for a 10 minutes uphill ride and conquered the 250+ steps staircase to catch a glimpse of the sleepy volcano from close range…
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Semeru-Bromo-Batok volcanoes – highlight of my Bromo and Java trip. Had to wake up early in the morning to catch the sunrise and breathtaking scenery of the volcanoes and caldera from the Mt Penanjakan viewpoint, but it’s all worth it…
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