A Travel Guide to Gili Islands, Indonesia

Gili Islands, Indonesia is a group of 3 tiny islands – Gili Trawangan, Gili Meno, and Gili Air – near the coast of northwest Lombok Island. Characterized by sandy beaches fringed with palm trees, they're known for their coral reefs just offshore. Not only do they look like a paradise, but each island also has …

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Jalan-Jalan ke Monaco, Negara Tanpa Tax yang Kasinonya Mirip Istana

Before continuing the journey to Spain, I insisted to visit one of the smallest countries in the world, Monaco. Although some people said it's not a very interesting city to see unless you plan to spend your money in the casino, I still decided to spend a half-day in the country located between France and …

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Living in Jakarta : A New Chapter ?

Appleton, Wisconsin, USA in April 2019 On a rare occasion where my conscience taking over my fantasy, I saw a boy took the garbage from my trash bin and I remember that he lives in a simple building located behind my place. At the time, I wondered what he feels knowing and seeing people around …

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Trip Dadakan ke Antibes, Prancis. A Pastel-Colored Seaside Town in French Riviera

As I told you before, we had a nice experience in Nice. But the time to move to another city during our 35 days Europe trip has come. Even though I initially had planned to visit Cannes, but the recommendations from locals Nice got us decided to cancel the trip to Cannes and instead of …

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Jalan-Jalan ke Nice, Prancis. Si Cantik yang Nice di French Riviera

After we had enough rest and had a nice adventure in Turin, Italy, we continued our journey to the country that's always been on my traveling list. We took a train towards France to visit the 2nd most popular tourist destination in the country after Paris: Nice. Near the border of Italy and France, we …

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Perjalanan ke Cat Ba Island, Vietnam. Pulau Wisata Alternatif Ha Long Bay

Apa yang muncul di benak kamu kalau mendengar kalimat liburan ke Vietnam ?. Kalau bukan berpesiar di Ha Long bay, kota metropolitan Ho Chi Minh City (Saigon), biasanya para traveler tertarik mengunjungi Hanoi, juga Ninh Binh setelah kota ini menjadi lokasi syuting film Kong : Skull Island. Tapi setelah tinggal beberapa lama di Vietnam, saya …

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Living in Yogyakarta : A Reflection

When I just arrived in Indonesia in May, I didn't have a solid plan where am I gonna live for the next 3 months ( I didn't plan to stay here for long for some reason). Since at the time I felt my life was crumbled and wasn't willing to work in an office, Jakarta …

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Jalan-Jalan ke Turin, Italy : 3 Hari di Chocolate Capital of Italy

The first time I heard the name of Turin was when I frequently watched Italian football league Serie A, where Turin is the home base of the most renowned Italian football club, Juventus FC. I was a tifosi of Juventus before my loyalty switched to AC Milan. Then I became curious about the city until …

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Jalan – Jalan ke Venice, Italy : Terpesona dengan Piazza San Marco & San Marco Basilica

As I told you last week, I had mixed feelings about Munich after what had happened to me at the end of our trip. So when the bus departed to Italy I felt relieved. I've been to many cities in Italy and had only a nice experience there. It took 8 hours from Munich to …

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5 Places in Yogyakarta, Indonesia You Might Have Never Heard

When it comes to Yogyakarta, Indonesia, most travelers think about visiting Borobudur & Prambanan temple. A lot of people visit Kraton (Royal Palace) and Taman Sari, and some visit mount Merapi as well. Travelers visit Yogyakarta, Indonesia as part of their journey around Java island before continuing the trip towards Bromo, Ijen, Bali, and Lombok. …

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Jalan-Jalan ke Munich, Jerman : Terpesona dengan English Garden dan Beer Culturenya, Tapi juga Kena Rasisme

Just because it's located very close to Salzburg, only 2 hours by bus, I decided to visit Munich, Germany. Yes, I've been longing to see the Neuschwanstein castle as well and sadly for some reasons I wasn't able to visit the enchanting castle this time (I will visit the castle on my next Europe trip …

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A Travel Guide to Karimunjawa Islands, Indonesia

Karimunjawa Islands, a small archipelago north of Semarang off the coast of Central Java has become increasingly popular among backpackers who are on a trip around Indonesia. While Bali and Lombok remain the ultimate tourist destinations, those who are looking for some quiet beach time and slow-paced island life opt to visit Karimunjawa during their …

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Perjalanan ke Hallstatt : Negeri Dongengnya Austria

After staying in Salzburg for a night, we decided to go on a one day trip to Hallstatt. The picturesque small village in Austria has been on my bucket list for long. Hallstatt lah tujuan utama saya mengunjungi Austria kali ini. Demi Hallstatt juga, saya rela stay di Salzburg (meski akhirnya jatuh hati juga ama …

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Jalan-Jalan ke Salzburg, Austria : Lebih dari Sekadar Kota Sound of Music

On the previous trips in Slovenia, we had a good time in Ljubljana & Bled. On the last day, we decided to take the train to Salzburg, Austria. Salzurg wasn't my initial destination in Austria since I've been longing to see Hallstatt. But to get to Hallstatt we should reach Salzburg first. So why dont …

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One Day Trip ke Danau Bled, Slovenia. The Most Picturesque Lake in Europe

The thing that draws me the most to visit Slovenia is actually lake Bled. I often saw the photos of the picturesque lake whenever I opened Instagram. So after recovering our energy in Ljubljana for a few days, we decided to go on a day trip to lake Bled Slovenia. Apartemen yang kami tinggali selama …

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Perjalanan ke Ninh Binh, Vietnam. Menjelajahi Ha Long Bay Darat di Trang An dan Tam Coc

Sejak menjadi lokasi syuting film Kong Skull Island, nama Ninh Binh kian melejit sebagai salah satu destinasi wisata di Vietnam Utara. Sering dijuluki sebagai Ha Long bay darat, semakin banyak traveler yang memilih berkunjung ke Ninh Binh. Apalagi jaraknya juga dekat dengan Hanoi, yakni bisa dicapai dengan naik kereta api atau bus selama 2 jam …

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Jalan-Jalan ke Mostar, Little Turkey di Bosnia-Herzegovina

It's all begun when I did research about Islam in Europe as assigned by my editor. I saw the picture of Stari Most bridge and the old town of Mostar and I immediately fall in love with the place. In the next year, when I planned my trip to Dubrovnik, Croatia I told myself that …

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Jalan-Jalan ke Milwaukee. Kota di Amerika yang Kental German Heritagenya

Tahun ini bukan pertama kalinya saya jalan-jalan ke Milwaukee, kota terbesar di negara bagian Wisconsin. I went there before Christmas last year.We explored the city and visited a German Christmas market in front of Fiserv forum, kandangnya Milwaukee Bucks. It was a nice day trip from Appleton and I found myself impressed with the city, …

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Jalan-Jalan di Tokyo, Jepang. Kemana Aja Saat Transit 1 Hari ?

I've never been to Japan until May 2019. Despite my extensive travels in Europe and United States, I've never been to the most popular tourism destination for Indonesian : Japan. It's ironic since Japan is the first country that I fell in love with when I was a kid, thanks to their pop culture such …

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Jalan – Jalan ke New Jersey. A Brief Visit on March 2019

New Jersey itu kota atau state sih ?. Karena dari awal gak planning untuk jalan-jalan ke New Jersey, jadinya saya gak sempat baca-baca seputar New Jersey. Tahu mengenai state yang satu ini pun paling dari serial 'Jersey Shore' yang dulu pernah tayang di MTV Indonesia dan julukan 'Jerseyite', panggilan yang digunakan untuk membully penduduk New …

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