travel, food, and life experiences
Kesempatan ke Penang akhirnya datang pada akhir Februari 2015. Sebelum berangkat saya sudah mencari-cari informasi mengenai Penang atau orang Malaysia menyebutnya Pulau Pinang sehingga tahu bahwa mural-mural yang menjadi target kunjungan saya ini ada di daerah George Town yang merupakan UNESCO World Heritage Site. Dari peta-peta yang sudah saya ambil di bandara, saya dapat petunjuk…
Banyak yang mengaku hobi jalan-jalan tapi tidak mau pergi sendiri karena berbagai alasan, dari takut kesepian sampai takut dilecehkan, padahal sudah banyak contoh asyik dari mereka yang melakukan solo traveling. Saya salah satu orang yang sering melakukannya. Terakhir, awal 2015, sekitar dua minggu saya seorang diri bepergian ke lima kota di Pulau Jawa. Sebulan kemudian,…
Besides issue of cleanliness and privacy of toilet, fake money was my another concern while I was in Beijing. Following are my very first experiences for four days in the city. Shocking experiences The Chinese were everywhere, so I couldn’t recognize them visitors or locals. What the most I didn’t like was wherever I went,…
Actually I had to stay two nights in Beijing, but I wanted to save money by staying only one night in hostel. I booked a flight arriving at night, so I could stay my first night at the airport. For tomorrow night I planned to stay at hostel which I had its address but I…
Besides money, my issue during traveling is how to spend a night when I don’t have any place to stay. I always go traveling with shoestring budget, so accommodation is my favorite part to be cut, at least for one night. Here what I usually do to deal with that situation: Couchsurfing is always my…