Well that was a cool unplanned vacation!  With only a week's notice, Sun asked me to present at the OpenSPARC workshop in Bandung, Indonesia.  I thought about it for about two seconds before saying "yes" and looking for flights. :^)

The trip was a total blast.  The Indonesian people were probably the best part overall -- almost everyone I met was super friendly and genuine, even if they also did want some of my money.  The highlight of the trip was definitely climbing Indonesia's most active and supposedly hardest-to-climb volcano, Gunung Merapi.  I started hiking at 2 AM in order to be on the summit for sunrise.  I may never wake up at 1:30 AM again, but it was oh so worth it. :^)

Check out my travel journal with detailed accounts of my daily activities and thoughts, the pictures at Larry the Llama, and my video here:

It's a bit long -- if you want to skip ahead, "Motorcycle Rides" starts at about 4:50, "Live Music" at 7:40, and "Countryside" at 12:00.