It is not yet spring, and it is cold and snowy in Germany. Time to retreat to good old Indonesia to get some sun. After Gunung Agung started to misbehave, I avoided Bali and organized my travels in Indonesia around Jakarta as a travel hub. The airport is huge, with the old Terminal 1 – … [Read more…]
Surprise: We are in West Papua, at the end of the world, and Sorong airport is small, but fairly new and comfy. And even decorative, in some places: I did not see any coffee franchise, but then I didn’t look for it – I am sure there was cappuccino to be had, somewhere. The toilet … [Read more…]
Sultan Babulah is small. It definitely is NOT international in any way, but the volcanic backdrop is nice. There is NO coffee franchise, just a little bistro where nice ladies make quite good Nasi Goreng. The toilets are much more provincial than e.g. at Manado Sam Ratulangi, but at least one of them was western … [Read more…]
I’ve decided that I will use this blog to promote all the under-appreciated, provincial, small airports of the world I will encounter in transit and otherwise. Along with survival guides for the bigger ones, too. So. Sam Ratulangi is not big, it’s not too bad, and it even is INTERNATIONAL due to some Silkair flights … [Read more…]