I’m so glad we made this trip to Bogor, the weather was perfect, and the trip left me wanting more. Bogor, see you again soon!…
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Keep ReadingCan I love Melbourne as much as I love Japan? This question comes to me almost every morning ━ when I have to layer my clothes to go to work.…
Keep ReadingThe candy guy in Cairns Night Market recommended the swimming hole Babinda Boulders to us when we told him we were going on an undetermined road trip the day after. It was his hometown, he said, and I swear I could see the twinkle in his eyes when he told us about it. I…
Keep ReadingCairns has always been on my Australia-to-visit list after I moved to Melbourne. It's higher on the list than Brisbane and Perth.…
Keep ReadingThese are the things I can think of, for now, that set us Indonesians aside while travelling, albeit the title Traveling while Indonesian.…
Keep ReadingThese days, my weary self yearns only for one kind of travel, to time travel to the pre-covid era — when I could travel on a whim, even with a very limiting Indonesian passport.…
Keep ReadingI have been collecting Japan things to do for years in my notes. Things to do, to eat, to check out that I missed or want to do one day.…
Keep ReadingHello from the quarantine hotel in Jakarta! Here are on the menu for today: Breakfast – Fried Rice, Fried Chicken, Omelet, Indonesian Pickles, Crackers, Sambal, Danish, Soft Bread Roll, Yoghurt, OJ and Aqua Lunch – Duck Kalio, Steam Rice, Sautee Carrot, Asinan Jakarta, Chili Sauce, Whole Apple, Hard Bread Roll and Aqua Dinner –…
Keep Reading5 AM – Coffee Not doing much work today. My mind is elsewhere. My thoughts are scattered. I think! I didn’t bring enough clothes for my time here; oddly enough, I like it. I didn’t even bring a pair of jeans—what’s going on? Did I pack this way for a reason? I miss Fafa.…
Keep ReadingI have passed the mid-point of quarantine. Is it weird that I am a bummed about it? I missed my parents, but I could also use more me-time.…
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