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Travel to East Java, Indonesia

4/11/202656 min

Hear about travel to East Java in Indonesia as the Amateur Traveler talks to Kiara Kolaczyk from Kultura Travel about this less-traveled region where she once lived.

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Kiara’s recommended East Java itinerary starts with the better-known sights, then shifts into a more Malang-centered, off-the-beaten-path route. She opens with Mount Bromo as the big classic excursion, especially as a sunrise trip, then mentions Borobudur and Prambanan as the other major temple stops, though s...

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Cash-only surprise at waterfalls
When not to visit Java
Dangers at peak flow
Tea, Dutch history, hard truths
Locals banned from coffee
Corn coffee tradition lives on
Painted neighborhoods reborn
Sunrise at Bromo: real talk
Spice levels: proceed carefully
Language opens Javanese doors

Transcript preview

First 90 seconds

  1. Chris Christensen· Host0:00

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  2. Speaker 20:52

    Have you ever wondered what it's like to be buried in an avalanche?

  3. Chris Christensen· Host0:57

    Weird foreign feeling of despair.

  4. Speaker 20:59

    Or how it feels to crash a skydive?

  5. Kiara Kolaczyk· Guest1:02

    I remember feeling my body hit the ground.

  6. Speaker 21:04

    These are the stories you'll hear on the podcast called What Was That Like? True stories told by the actual person who went through it, and you'll hear actual 911 calls.

  7. Speaker 4· Soundbite1:15

    911.

  8. Chris Christensen· Host1:16

    Amateur Traveler, episode 991. Today, Amateur Traveler talks about colorful

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