• 28 weeks 3 days

    They say a great man is a man that appreciates his history. Although Borobudur is a Buddhist temple, it is part of the Indonesian culture. It’s a part of our history books. No matter what religion or ethnicity we are, we’re all obligated to know parts that shaped this nation and reminded that we are capable of great things. Even though I’m a Moslem, I’m proud to have such an iconic Buddhist relief. I’m amazed by the details of the temple....

  • 28 weeks 6 days

    This is one of the diorama displayed in the Aceh Tsunami Museum in Banda Aceh. On the day, the people went out to gather abundant flapping fish on the beach once the sea level drastically dropped, not knowing it was a sign of a tsunami. This diorama showed how shocked they were when the huge wave suddenly attacked them on the plain. I particularly liked this one because it’s a reminder of how little we understand about potential disasters....

  • 29 weeks 2 days

    To finally do something you've wanted for so long is just awesome. Thanks to Yogyes, we finally went cave tubing at Pindul Cave in Gunung Kidul regency of D.I. Yogyakarta. It was so nice of them to have picked us up, driven and guided us there, and had fun with us in the cave and through the river.

  • 31 weeks 11 hours

    One Saturday morning I woke up and out of nowhere a light bulb lit in my head. I thought, ‘Hey, why not I make a list of things and places I love most in Bandung?’ I took my laptop to the living room, slid open the balcony door, dragged my bean bag chair to the doorway and prepared a glass of milk.  And here’s the outcome of the productive Saturday morning in a rarely cool weather of Jakarta.


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  • 31 weeks 1 day

    Meet Elaine, the owner of Trail of Asia, a travel blog all about traveling Africa. No, just kidding. Asia, of course. She’s our guest blogger, just in case you guys are tired hearing us yapping about ‘me, we, I, us, and mine’. Elaine has yet to travel Indonesia, but she has a few great tips that are also helpful all around Asia, including Indonesia. What else if not about money?

     

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  • 31 weeks 6 days

    Remember this post? Now we're back with another prominent prayer house in Jakarta. 

  • 32 weeks 11 hours

    When I was a kid, I always admire people that travel. I’d admire them for the picture taking and documentary making in the middle of such exotic places. As an Asian girl, even the west seemed exotic. Having people with blue eyes all around, falling snow, green meadows, and countries legalizing drugs are a few examples of things that made me want to see the world, while westerns take for granted. I considered them exotic because all we have in Indonesia was...

  • 32 weeks 3 days


    This is a dish our friend Tari had at Galeri restaurant, Jakarta. It consisted of rice, cucumber little slices, salad, and red chilli.. with duck. It was spicy and hot as hell, but boy, do Indonesians love their food to burn in the mouth!