In Reply to: Sumatra, Java, Lombok, Sumbawa etc posted by Mooball on Tuesday, 9. November 2004 at 17:22 Bali Time:
I appreciate your enthusiasm and ambition: I thought about doing more or less the same thing, on my second trip to Indonesia, 19 years ago, but I soon gave it up. Basically, your plans are much too ambitious for 6 weeks. You should first consider the conditions in Indonesia: transportation, climat, etc. Of course, it could be done according to your plan, but you will not see anything of interest along the way, and at the end you certainly will be a wreck.
So, if I may, my advice is to break up your trip in several parts, and come back over the next few years to complete it.
I assume you must have your own reasons, but I am intrigued by your not wanting to visit Yogya. Yogya and its surroundings is certainly one of the most interesting areas in Java. Butmaybe youhave been there before?