Welcome to Rachel's Fabulous World! This is my personal website of my world travels. I have compiled pictures of the glorious countries I have travelled to & posted them for your enjoyment and knowledge. I have included a map of the specific places I have travelled to. If you would like any information on them, please feel free to contact me.

From Ethiopian deserst to Papuan jungles, this website wouldn't exist if it wasn't for the locals that gave me lifts, welcomed me into their homes and offered to me what ever they had. They have taught me a different life, one with no material goods, but simplicity wrapped in tradition and charm. Also for the wonderful travellers I met along the way who have turned mere travels into exciting & unforgettable adventures.

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I hope this website will enlighten those unknowing of other parts of the world and gain a greater respect and knowledge for other people of different cultures, religions and traditions. Thanks for visiting and spread world peace & unity.

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were gone. Though a few poked through. The second was Prambanan which I actually found to be more interesting. The temples were spread out over a vast land and the structures were spirals.Unfortunatly, I had to leave my wonderful life there. Some places are harder to leave then others.

So, on my way to my next destination I stopped by to get my teeth cleaned from a dentist of some kind. He was a maniac. He was cleaning my teeth and he was spraying the whole room with the toothpaste. When I was done I had it splattered all over my hair and freshly washed clothes...Indonesians.

So, with some fresh, clean teeth (I think) I made my way to Bromo Tengger Semeru National Park in East Java. It was a landscape of active volcanos. WOW, so spectacular. I woke up about 3:30 am and started hiking to the view point. I met a nice Indonesian man on the way and we watched the sun rise together. The volcanoes are situated in a crater previously created by the erupting volcanoes. It was so surreal looking. I even saw some red lava comeout when it was still a bit dark out. I did not make it to the highest viewpoint before sunrise and I was better off. I was alone and almost had a religous experience there. I did go to the second veiwpoint but a whole bunch of tourists where there and it broke my spirit a bit. I'm glad I was alone during the start of the first suns rays. After I caught a ride to the crater where I hired a wild, bucking horse to walk me around. It was starting to freak me out with its bucking, but I got out of it in one piece. I was able to walk up an unbelievable amount of steps to look inside the Bromo Volcano. Pretty cool to see the smoke coming out from the head inside the Earth. The crater was like being on the mooon. The pictures are really worth checking out. With that being said my word of advice is DON'T GO TO BROMO DURING RAINY SEASON. As much as it was worth it, it was cold and yes, rainy!

With only a day to spare I argued my prices to Surabaya. I got a local price and pissed a lot of people off. It was acually pretty funny. I met a nice Indonesian man named Made that has now taken on the title of my "Indonesian Dad." He drove me to all the places I needed to go and was a huge help. Sometimes it is great being a single female traveller. He dropped me off at the airport for my much awaited flight to Sri Lanka.

What a fantastic island Java is. Jakarta was huge and very hip. Just the usual things you see in a city - chickens in the trees an people riding on top of trains cause it is too crowded. Yes, crowded. The island is so over-populated. From one side of the island to the next, there is only traffic. The government migrated tons of Javanese people to Irian Jaya (now Papua) and Kalimantan to reduce the population. I think it would be scary to see what that place would have been like before millions migrated.

After spending a few days in Jakarta I headed south to Yokyakarta which is the "cultural capital." What another great place that was. And it acually was cultural. Lots of Batik paintings and tons of spirit. I instantly made friends with locals and found myself hanging out at the Telecom internet cafe where all my gay boyfriends were. I had to be their all time favorite backpacker. We would compare sparkles on our shirts and watch the boys do sexy dances on webcams. It really was a sight to see. I stayed at a beautiful hotel and had some rock stars saying next to me. I went to a rock concert to see them play...then they were up all night partying and passed out out wasted. I had to take some pictures of them, classic. I spent my mornings and evenings listening to music and actually found some really good fried rice. Yokyakarta had to been one of the hippest places I've ever been to.

I took a trip to two different buddist temples. The first was Borobudur which is the largest of its kind in South East Asia. It really was spectacular and old. Most of the noses of the buddas