We are stuck in a loop: After so much savory food we need something sweet (slavishly following our overshooting insulin levels). The first few bites of potato Donuts in india town of Jakarta are great; the first few sips of sugarcane-juice in a random mall are even better, but…. The

As I wrote before Jakarta is humming with life. Starting from the airport in the early evening our eyes glow in the multicolored neon light of advertisements and boasting decorations. The city is changing with mind blowing speed compared to german standards. Everywhere are brand new fancy buildings nearly finished

„As a young couple you are obliged to explore Bali by bike 🛵“, the family sais. Eager to follow their advice we rent a scooter and head out of the calm hotel into the freaky traffic. It is like swimming in a large swarm of humming and honking fishes. The next

There is no location more fitting for regeneration than our wonderful hotel in Bali. The first weak day I go with „eat – drink – heal“ as in: eat bananas and honeybread, drink coconut water and tea and read and sleep. As Sarinah seems to get the same symptoms in the evening,

In the morning Jakarta is as alert as in the evening. Big Cars and deft motorcycles crowding the worn streets. On every corner workers are fighting against the overboarding lush green, trying to grow over the rust painted concrete. The smell of fume and food is overwhelming and you can

Disclaimer: For translation you can use the free online service deepl. Tropical fever again. Like back in the days in Costa Rica, the first days in Indonesia is filtered through a haze of fever. The AC on the flight to Dubai gave me the cold and the first evening in