Tag: Backpacking
Laoag City Ilocos Norte
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Situated in the first class city in the Province of Ilocos Norte, Laoag City has never failed to bring us travel back the time. Although it is less popular for international tourists, the city which is dominated by strong Christian believers indulged me to blend with locals. Located in the…
From Northen to Southern Thailand Part 2: Chiang Rai, The Unlucky Hilltribe
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Chiang Rai is located about 3 hours from Chiang Mai. There’s a bus called green bus which goes to Chiang Rai in every 2 hours. I went to Chiang Rai with my French friend. I wanted to see Wat Rong Khun, the white temple, and hill tribe villages to…
From Northen to Southern Thailand Part 1: Chiang Mai
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Doi Suthep Temple After I had my journey from Cambodia, I went to Bangkok by bus from Siem Reap. It took around 8-10 hours. I passed Poipet, the border, and had a new experience in the immigration. A Spanish guy whi sat beside me helped me. The immigration is so…
The Greatest Heritage Site of Cambodia
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Hey guys, I should’ve been posted this long time before, but I’ve been a little bit busy, lazy actually to write down my journey to Cambodia and Thailand. Again, I got cheap flights from Air Asia, I love you so much. I had Rp 86,000 for Jakarta-Kuala Lumpur, Rp 150k…
26 days trip (Part 4) : Gift of God “Bali”
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Bali Dancers Day 2. Mount Batur, located in Kintamani, 2 hours from Denpasar, and yes by motorcycle. It has beautiful lake called Batur Lake..It took only about 2-3 hours climbing it, but we relaxed and took pics wherever it is because of the good view. And also, it’s a lil…
26 days trip (Part 3) : Gift of God “Bali”
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I took economy bus from Jember to Denpasar. It’s only 60k. Yay! I couldn’t wait to explore Bali. In 2010, I’ve went Bali before but I didn’t explore much. That’s why, this time I spent more time in Bali. The bus started at 7 p.m. we arrived in Gilimanuk at…
26 days trip (Part 2) : Journey Goes On, Bromo, Madakaripura, Papuma
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After I reached Malang, I directly took bus from Arjosari to Probolinggo. That’s where my cs friend Kholid waited for me. He hosted me in a small but warm house. First time I got into the house, his mom welcomed me with her warm greeting. Then I met his father.…
26 days trip (Part 1) : Bromo and Sempu, Exotica Eastern Java
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Hello ! Holiday time and it’s time to travel ! My destination was East Java, Bali, Lombok, and Sumbawa. But too bad I didn’t have enough time to visit Kenawa, Moyo, and Sumbawa. Saturday, 14 July. First destination, Sempu and Bromo. Bang Kevin and I took a bus from cikarang…
A visit to a never-visited hometown: Lampung (Krakatau, Sebuku Kecil, Sebesi, Umang)
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Lampung, my first destination to Sumatera. Yes I was born in Pekanbaru, visited Medan, Padang, Batam, but I never traveled ala backpacker to Sumatera. That’s why I felt so excited when I stepped on the ground ! I followed tour packacge, it costs 350k started from Merak. So from Cikarang,…
Penang, thousands cultures in a small island
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Hello…It’s holiday time and I had a vacation. my destination was penang, I accidentally opened someone’s blog and found out that Penang is interesting, and on the next day, my friend asked me to take her on a vacation, and when I checked airasia, I found promotion, destination Penang, 4…
Full Vacation September 2011 Semeru, Green Canyon, Sindoro
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Heyya! It’s September and it’s the fullest vacation month! I did three trips in total this month. Mount Semeru, Green Canyon, and Mount Sindoro. Check it out! Semeru 8-12 Sept 2011 Semeru, the tallest mountain in Java Island. The place where god and goddess stay. I went there with two…