Pasar Uji Nyali itu bernama Tomohon

" Don't Dream Your Life, Travel your Dreams "

Hewan yang diperjualbelikan

Jika banyak orang beranggapan bahwa kota Bangkok menyediakan sesuatu pemandangan yang begitu 'spektakuler' hingga ektrim dan melebihi nalar manusia, namun Anda tidak perlu khawatir apabila ingin menyaksikan hal tersebut di Indonesia.

Di sini di Sulawesi Utara. Minahasa. 

Karya 'Uluwatu' di Pulau Weh

“Stop worrying about the potholes in the road and celebrate the journey.”

– Fitzhugh Mullan – 

Pemandangan lepas Pantai

Bangsa yang besar adalah bangsa yang mengetahui sejarah negaranya. Indonesia, tepatnya pulau Weh memiliki sebuah peninggalan sejarah yang menjadi saksi bisu hingga saat ini.  Tahukan Anda peristiwa sejarah tersebut di pulau kecil di ujung barat NKRI ini ?.  Bahkan dahulunya, pulau kecil ini dinilai lebih strategis jika dibandingkan dengan Temasek (baca: Singapura). Tidak percaya?. 

Pulau Weh Hanya Pantai kah ...?

" The Best Part of Travelling is Found "

Ketika berada di sebuah tempat yang baru pertama kali dikunjungi, hal pertama yang ingin dilakukan adalah menemukan tempat yang seru dan pastinya pertama kali dilihat juga. Kalau sudah ke sebuah tempat yang bernama 'Pulau', pasti gak akan jauh dari yang namanya pantai. Sebagai pulau dengan embel-embel paling barat di Indonesia, Weh memiliki keeksotisan yang sulit ditandingi dengan wilayah lainnya di bagian barat Indonesia. Apakah semua yang bisa dilihat di pulau Weh hanya berupa pantai kah ..?

Ketenangan itu bernama Iboih

“The world is a book and those who do not travel read only one page” 

― Augustine of Hippo ― 

Berawal dari rasa penasaran dengan pulau kecil di ujung barat Indonesia dan menjadi ikon dalam lagu nasional yang berkumandang setiap hari besar nasional, Dari Sabang sampai ke Merauke, akhirnya aku menginjakan kaki juga. Tidak hanya ingin sekedar membaca dan menyanyikannya, Aku ingin mewujudkan jika bisa menyaksikan keindahan pulau kecil ini. Pulau Weh. 

Like A Foreigner in A Local Place ... Jackfruit Island

The most important trip you may take in life is meeting people halfway  

~ Henry Boye ~

Cubadak Island

Meeting with people especially with the new ones is a fabulous moment. You can meet and get new story from them. Share your story and remember them in your mind. But, this time I would like spend my time with a relaxing mode. Quality time of me-myself-I. Now, this is the best part of my journey while I'm in West Sumatera. 

Adventuring Like Indiana Jones and Crossing Roots Bridge

No Luxury Just Intimacy, that a Journey

- MKS -

Do you know Indiana Jones movies?. A movie that will take you and feel the sensation of a journey and real adventure. In West Sumatera, you can find a place that bring you an adventure mode. Passing by the river with a bridge and built naturally by root. 

Who Let The Dogs Out ...

“All journeys have secret destinations of which the traveler is unaware”

~ Martin Buber ~ 

Human and animals. There is a close relationship between below God creation. All these relationships have existed for a long time and still maintaned until now. Including dogs. 

Tour de' Singkarak

You’re not living on the edge, You reach the center of travelling

- MKS -

Danau Singkarak

Lake..lake and lake... West Sumatera trip. Travel Lake, so you like the lake ?. What kind of lake ?. 

Minang and Its House of Gadang

“People travel to faraway places to watch, in fascination, the kind of people they ignore at home”

~ Dagobert D. Runes ~

West Sumatera means Minang. And Minangs means Gadang House. In Batu Sangkar, you can see it directly. 

12 Things You Can Do in Bukit Tinggi

“No matter how you travel, it’s still you going” 

~ Jeff Goldblum ~ 

West Sumatra has many exotic places are worth to be visited and explored. Many foreigners who visit the province besides than Bali. And the most famous city is Bukit Tinggi. It became a mandatory destination city in West Sumatera. There are many things you can do in Bukit Tinggi. What are they ?. 

Parijs van Sumatera and Its Story ... Bukit Tinggi

We wander for distraction, but we travel for fulfillment.  ~Hilaire Belloc~

Travel for fullment and I get it in Bukit Tinggi. A great pleasure and so relaxing. Great city with its great story. 

A Reflection of Maninjau Lake From Above

There's a book that tells you where you should go on your vacation.  It's called your checkbook.  ~Unknown~

A Reflection

One of my checkbook while came to West Sumatera is Maninjau lake. A place must to be visited from all traveller who has come to this province. Then I'm in. 

Disappear at Danau Di Eteh

What you've done becomes the judge of what you're going to do until you've seen what have you done 

-MKS-

Danau Di Eteh 

I really didn't know it before until I came to west sumatera for a travelling. Travelling to west sumatera will leading you as a traveller for a lake trip. There are many lakes located in this province. At least, there are five lakes here, Maninjau, Lake Singkarak, Lake Di Eteh (Above), Below Lake, and Lake Talang. Unless Maninjau, there are four other lakes in Solok.One if it is Twin Lake. Twin lake ? what kind of lake of it. A natural beauty scenery and cool temperature of West Sumatra that will not run out when explored this destination. 

White Sand, Beach, but not Bali ... Santolo

No one realizes how beautiful it is to travel until he comes home and rests his head with his memories and unforgetable 

Santolo Beach

Beach. White Sand. Quiet Place. Some people would say it might be in Bali. Tetooot. Indonesia not only in Bali, Dude. 

Amazing Snack From Maninjau Lake ... Pensi

All journeys have secret destinations that you've never know the secretness

A secret will never know if you never wanted to know the question of the secret. Including one of which is the typical food of the places. I like to try new things that I never tried before. I'm crazy to try of this typical food. Pensi. Have you ever heard of this food ?. Its so unique. 

The Fountain of Anai Valley

Traveling is to realize that beauty is not only by the judgment of others, but seen by our own eyes.

Welcome Gate

Have you been to the Anai Valley ?. What do you think the name of this place ?. Water falls or Fountain ?. Sometimes it's so weird while we've been here, including me. Why I say it's weird ?. You'll see. 

A Typical Fruit of Western Papua ... Matoa

” Life is uncertain. Eat dessert first ”

- Ernestine Ulmer - 

Matoa

Have you ever heard the word of "MATOA"? . Maybe some of you are already familiar with this word. This word usually used as street names. However, do you know it for sure : what it Matoa ? What's its looks like ? big-small-long-short or what. Or maybe you do not know at all ?. Hmm,,,well, maybe you need to get travelling around Indonesia, it needed to be able to know the original fruit of your own country.

A Local Culinary From East Priangan ... Nasi T.O

If you reject the food, ignore the customs, fear the religion and avoid the people, you might better stay home

 ~James Michener ~

Nasi Tutug Oncom

If you are visiting eastern Priangan, one thing that you must try is its culinary. Yummy. However, for those of you who are not familiar with the word of "Priangan", I'll refresh your knowledge. Priangan or Parahyangan often defined as the place where the rahyang or hyang. Ancient Sundanese people believe that the spirits of ancestors or gods inhabit places lofty and high, mountainous region is considered as a place hyang residing. 

According to legend Sunda, Priangan land created when the gods smiled and poured all the blessings and blessing. This story is meant to show the beauty and elegance of nature Tatar Sunda fertile and prosperous.

The Secret Waterfall of West Bandung, Malela

" There's a book that tells you where you should go on your vacation.  It's called your checkbook "  

~ Unknown ~

Travelling in Bandung not just city tours, shopping, culinary as well. There are many worthy travel destinations for you to know and worth to be visited. Even require a struggle and sacrifice is not small to feel and enjoy the beautiful tour. One of which is a waterfall or Curug, Malela.

It located in the middle of the forest and untouchtable spot, some people considered that the view of this Curug like Niagara falls in the United States. 

Conditions Indonesian region dominated by the mountains is not surprising many waterfalls or waterfall hidden behind it. Although located in Bandung but Malela waterfall far from the capital of West java, Bandung. This is due to the location of the waterfall is located in West Bandung regency, a new division of territory in the province of West Java. Not surprisingly, also the facilities and infrastructure to and from the area is still fairly minimal even depressing.

The waterfall is located in the village Manglid, Cicadas Village, District Rongga, about 3 hours drive from Cimahi through Cililin.

Pleasure of Banten, Sawarna

“Our happiest moments as tourists always seem to come when we stumble upon one thing while in pursuit of something else.” 

— Lawrence Block — 

If you only know Anyer, Ujung Kulon, and Krakatau as tourism destination in Banten, nowadays there is nothing wrong if you decide to go to a new hiding place and not well known by the tourist eventhough Indonesian. But, for backpack travellers, this is the one of their destination. Sawarna. Sawarna itself is a village located in the district Bayah, Banten and close to Pelabuhanratu, Sukabumi, West Java. 

Tanjung Kelayar