Following my recent trip last month, I think I need to list all of my travel journey so far before I blog about it. My friends kind of pushing me to write my travel story here, I just don't know where to re-start. Haha!
"Been Here" List
2011
Domestic/Local - Bali (not gonna write about it)
2012
Domestic/Local - Karimun Jawa story here
Domestic/Local - Lombok - 3 Gili Islands story here
Domestic/Local - Bali (not gonna write about it)
2013
Domestic/Local - Ujung Kulon
Domestic/Local - Medan (short trip, not gonna write about it)
Domestic/Local - Bali (perhaps I'm gonna write about travel spot in Bali)
International - Singapore
Domestic Local - Green Canyon Pangandaran
Domestic/Local - Surabaya (short trip, not gonna write about it)
2014
Domestic/Local - Batu Tapak Sukabumi
International - Hongkong - Shenzhen - Macau story part 0 here
International - Kuala Lumpur - Malacca
Domestic/Local - Bandung (not gonna write about it)
Domestic/Local - Yogyakarta
International - Japan
2015
Domestic/Local - Bandung (perhaps I'm gonna write about travel spot in Bandung)
Domestic/Local - Belitung
Domestic/Local - Malang
International - Japan
Domestic/Local - Surabaya (short trip, not gonna write about it)
2016
Domestic/Local - Cirebon (not gonna write about it)
International - Japan
Domestic/Local - Yogyakarta*
Domestic/Local - Malang*
International/Domestic/Local - Thailand/Lombok* (not decided yet)
Domestic/Local - Lampung*
*upcoming
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November 22, 2015
Hong Kong - Shenzhen - Macau Trip 2014
Hi!
It's been ages since the last time I wrote here...
So, mulai dari mana ya.. secara ini trip udah lama banget (1 - 6 Maret 2014). Harusnya sih setiap kali gue pulang traveling langsung share pengalamannya di blog biar nggak lupa tapi males buat nulisnya minta ampun. ^^"
Okay, mungkin gue lebih cerita ke soal pengalaman solo traveling pertama gue ke luar negeri. Not exactly solo sih, soalnya biarpun pulang-pergi sendirian, di tempat destinasi gue udah janjian dengan temen-temen sesama backpacker. Jadi jalan-jalannya disana nggak sendirian, tetep rame2 :P
Backpacker Trip, kenapa nekat berangkat sendiri?
Jawabannya simpel, karena nggak ada temen kantor atau temen kuliah yang bisa diajak pergi bareng. Belom ada budget, nggak bisa cuti, lagi ngga mau ke Hong Kong, nggak jelas, and alasan lainnya. Intinya nggak nemu orang yang tepat buat diajak pergi bareng sementara gue udah lama banget ngebet ke Disneyland Hong Kong. Alhasil gue iseng cari temen lewat situs www.backpackerindonesia.com dan kebetulan nemu open trip ke Hongkong - Shenzhen - Macau bulan Maret 2014. Timingnya pas banget, klop sama yang gue mau.
Cari temen traveling di backpacker.com, apa bisa langsung percaya sama orang yang baru dikenal?
Nggak langsung percaya sih pasti, sebelumnya kita harus crosscheck profilenya. Lo harus pinter-pinter pilih temen di open trip backpacker dan waspada sama para scammer. Pertama gue cek list scammer yang udah ketauan di backpacker.com itu, kalau dia masuk positive list (nggak termasuk di list scammer) bisa komunikasi lebih lanjut sama janjian ketemuan buat bahas itinerary dan persiapan tripnya. Kalau gue prinsipnya open trip backpacker itu sesama orang yang pengen cari temen traveling bareng buat menghemat biaya akomodasi, makan, atau sekedar cari temen buat seru-seruan bareng. Kalau misalnya orangnya minta biaya macem-macem yang aneh atau malah terlalu baik sama kita untuk urusan ini-itu, yang ini harus diwaspadain. Better untuk urusan yang berkaitan sama uang, kita urus sendiri semuanya. Terus juga, untuk cewek (terutama yang berhijab), lebih enak cari temen backpacker yang cewek juga biar bisa tidur sekamar, atau supaya kita gampang minta girl's necessity disana in case kita lupa bawa (misalnya lo lupa bawa pembalut). Sesama cewek pasti ngerti deh ribetnya gimana ;)
Now let's get to the main point, di sana kemana aja and berapa budgetnya?
Oke, ini yang masih gue inget ya..
Day 1 - Hong Kong
Arrived in HK. Ke Mong Kok Hostel. Tsim Sha Tsui - Symphony of Light Show - Clock Tower
Day 2 - Hong Kong
Lantau Island (Ngong Ping 360, Big Budha, Po Lin Monastery), The Peak - Madam Tussaud - Sky Terrace 428
Day 3 - Hong Kong
Avenue of The Stars - Hall of Fame, Disneyland, Ladies Market
Day 4 - Shenzhen
Window of the World, Splendid of China
Day 5 - Macau
City of Dreams, Venetian Resort, Senado Square, Ruins of St. Paul
Day 6
Back to Jakarta.
Budget total (include return flight ticket, accommodation, transportation, food, attraction entrance ticket) sekitar 10 juta.
-- Wait, kok mahal, padahal kan cuma 5 hari disana?
Ya, waktu itu gue dapet tiket PP 3,4 juta (include baggage, insurance, meal), banyak jajan-jajan dan belanja (i.e lord stow's egg tart, oleh2 buat temen kantor, sendiri, keluarga), plus rate HKD dan RMB yang cukup mahal kayak rate pas ekonomi slow down sekarang: 1 HKD = 1575 IDR, 1 RMB = 1950 IDR.
Jadi, kalau bisa neken pengeluaran pas disana dan dapet tiket lebih murah ya pasti budgetnya bisa lower kok :)
Pengalaman ngga terlupakan?
Pas nyampe di HK Int'l Airport!! Rasanya gue udah bener ngisi customs form, nggak ada barang kena cukai yang dibawa apalagi barang aneh atau berbahaya. Tapi gue disuruh minggir sama petugas customsnya, koper gue dicek, sampe ke tas kecil isi 'daleman' gue diubek-ubek. Gue rasa disitu muka gue udah merah banget saking malunya campur kesel. Mending petugas yang meriksa cewek, yang meriksanya cowok kan asli bikin malu banget. Padahal gue kerja di bidang yang berhubungan sama bea cukai, tapi liburan apesnya sama customs di luar negeri ^^" Abis ngecek tas isi 'daleman' itu, petugasnya senyum sama gue, mungkin dia nggak enak juga udah nyuruh gue ke pinggir dan buka koper tapi ga nemu apa2. Gue mikir kenapa gue disuruh minggir sampai dicek segitunya ya, apa karna gue berhibab dan jalan sendirian? Ga ngerti. Kalau sampai iya, diskriminasi banget itu namanya :(
Itu aja sih pengalaman buruknya, pengalaman lain yang nggak terlupakan itu liat pemandangan malam Hongkong di atas The Peak (aka Victoria Peak). Worth it banget!
More Detail?
Comment below or ask by email to aoiblue89@gmail.com. I'd be glad to help :)
For my travel photos, visit my instagram @nandinakei
Cheers!
It's been ages since the last time I wrote here...
So, mulai dari mana ya.. secara ini trip udah lama banget (1 - 6 Maret 2014). Harusnya sih setiap kali gue pulang traveling langsung share pengalamannya di blog biar nggak lupa tapi males buat nulisnya minta ampun. ^^"
Okay, mungkin gue lebih cerita ke soal pengalaman solo traveling pertama gue ke luar negeri. Not exactly solo sih, soalnya biarpun pulang-pergi sendirian, di tempat destinasi gue udah janjian dengan temen-temen sesama backpacker. Jadi jalan-jalannya disana nggak sendirian, tetep rame2 :P
Backpacker Trip, kenapa nekat berangkat sendiri?
Jawabannya simpel, karena nggak ada temen kantor atau temen kuliah yang bisa diajak pergi bareng. Belom ada budget, nggak bisa cuti, lagi ngga mau ke Hong Kong, nggak jelas, and alasan lainnya. Intinya nggak nemu orang yang tepat buat diajak pergi bareng sementara gue udah lama banget ngebet ke Disneyland Hong Kong. Alhasil gue iseng cari temen lewat situs www.backpackerindonesia.com dan kebetulan nemu open trip ke Hongkong - Shenzhen - Macau bulan Maret 2014. Timingnya pas banget, klop sama yang gue mau.
Cari temen traveling di backpacker.com, apa bisa langsung percaya sama orang yang baru dikenal?
Nggak langsung percaya sih pasti, sebelumnya kita harus crosscheck profilenya. Lo harus pinter-pinter pilih temen di open trip backpacker dan waspada sama para scammer. Pertama gue cek list scammer yang udah ketauan di backpacker.com itu, kalau dia masuk positive list (nggak termasuk di list scammer) bisa komunikasi lebih lanjut sama janjian ketemuan buat bahas itinerary dan persiapan tripnya. Kalau gue prinsipnya open trip backpacker itu sesama orang yang pengen cari temen traveling bareng buat menghemat biaya akomodasi, makan, atau sekedar cari temen buat seru-seruan bareng. Kalau misalnya orangnya minta biaya macem-macem yang aneh atau malah terlalu baik sama kita untuk urusan ini-itu, yang ini harus diwaspadain. Better untuk urusan yang berkaitan sama uang, kita urus sendiri semuanya. Terus juga, untuk cewek (terutama yang berhijab), lebih enak cari temen backpacker yang cewek juga biar bisa tidur sekamar, atau supaya kita gampang minta girl's necessity disana in case kita lupa bawa (misalnya lo lupa bawa pembalut). Sesama cewek pasti ngerti deh ribetnya gimana ;)
Now let's get to the main point, di sana kemana aja and berapa budgetnya?
Oke, ini yang masih gue inget ya..
Day 1 - Hong Kong
Arrived in HK. Ke Mong Kok Hostel. Tsim Sha Tsui - Symphony of Light Show - Clock Tower
Day 2 - Hong Kong
Lantau Island (Ngong Ping 360, Big Budha, Po Lin Monastery), The Peak - Madam Tussaud - Sky Terrace 428
Day 3 - Hong Kong
Avenue of The Stars - Hall of Fame, Disneyland, Ladies Market
Day 4 - Shenzhen
Window of the World, Splendid of China
Day 5 - Macau
City of Dreams, Venetian Resort, Senado Square, Ruins of St. Paul
Day 6
Back to Jakarta.
Budget total (include return flight ticket, accommodation, transportation, food, attraction entrance ticket) sekitar 10 juta.
-- Wait, kok mahal, padahal kan cuma 5 hari disana?
Ya, waktu itu gue dapet tiket PP 3,4 juta (include baggage, insurance, meal), banyak jajan-jajan dan belanja (i.e lord stow's egg tart, oleh2 buat temen kantor, sendiri, keluarga), plus rate HKD dan RMB yang cukup mahal kayak rate pas ekonomi slow down sekarang: 1 HKD = 1575 IDR, 1 RMB = 1950 IDR.
Jadi, kalau bisa neken pengeluaran pas disana dan dapet tiket lebih murah ya pasti budgetnya bisa lower kok :)
Pengalaman ngga terlupakan?
Pas nyampe di HK Int'l Airport!! Rasanya gue udah bener ngisi customs form, nggak ada barang kena cukai yang dibawa apalagi barang aneh atau berbahaya. Tapi gue disuruh minggir sama petugas customsnya, koper gue dicek, sampe ke tas kecil isi 'daleman' gue diubek-ubek. Gue rasa disitu muka gue udah merah banget saking malunya campur kesel. Mending petugas yang meriksa cewek, yang meriksanya cowok kan asli bikin malu banget. Padahal gue kerja di bidang yang berhubungan sama bea cukai, tapi liburan apesnya sama customs di luar negeri ^^" Abis ngecek tas isi 'daleman' itu, petugasnya senyum sama gue, mungkin dia nggak enak juga udah nyuruh gue ke pinggir dan buka koper tapi ga nemu apa2. Gue mikir kenapa gue disuruh minggir sampai dicek segitunya ya, apa karna gue berhibab dan jalan sendirian? Ga ngerti. Kalau sampai iya, diskriminasi banget itu namanya :(
Itu aja sih pengalaman buruknya, pengalaman lain yang nggak terlupakan itu liat pemandangan malam Hongkong di atas The Peak (aka Victoria Peak). Worth it banget!
More Detail?
Comment below or ask by email to aoiblue89@gmail.com. I'd be glad to help :)
For my travel photos, visit my instagram @nandinakei
Cheers!
May 8, 2014
2PM Hands Up Tour 2011 - Jakarta, Indonesia
Well, this post probably sounds out of date. But I just wanna share pictures and story of my first experience in watching a K-Pop concert.
Firstly, let's skip about K-Pop definition. I assume anyone who read this is already know about K-Pop so I don't have to explain it here.
2PM "Hands Up" Tour in Jakarta was held at JITEC, Mangga Dua Square, on 11-11-11 (Nice date btw!)
I went there with my bff ~best-friends-forever~ of the K-Pop world and my officemate, Denice. We both are Hottest (2PM Fanbase Group) and couldn't hide our excitement to watch 2PM close up LIVE! We even took a half-day leave so we could arrive early at the venue.
We bought SILVER e-tickets online a month prior to the concert and we had to exchange the e-tickets with the official one so we could have our seating number.
When we arrived at the venue to line up, it was already crowded with fans. My legs were getting numb standing there, waiting for the gates to be open.
I was lucky enough to get seating arrangement in the front row of SILVER section without being disturbed with someone's head blocking my sight so I could enjoy the show to my heart content. Unfortunately, I wasn't well prepared to bring a digital camera to take HQ photos (it was forbidden, actually). I only used my 'old' blackberry camera to take snapshots and record videos. You can see the result above, the photos are mostly in low quality version. :(
I forgot the details since this event was taken place almost 3 years ago. But overall, I was satisfied with Marigops Studios who had handle the event. Of course, I was also very happy seeing 2PM off the screen especially Nichkhun Oppa. It really felt like a dream to me #lebayy ^^
As a kick-off start, I would rate 2PM Hands Up Jakarta tour 3.5 stars. :))
After 2PM concert, I watched several concerts like Beast-Beautiful Show, SM Town Concert, Big Bang-Alive Tour, Music Bank Jakarta, and G-Dragon-One of a Kind Tour. I think I'm gonna share about Big Bang and G-Dragon Concert in the upcoming posts. (it also depends on my mood)
~ Annyeong ~
Firstly, let's skip about K-Pop definition. I assume anyone who read this is already know about K-Pop so I don't have to explain it here.
2PM "Hands Up" Tour in Jakarta was held at JITEC, Mangga Dua Square, on 11-11-11 (Nice date btw!)
I went there with my bff ~best-friends-forever~ of the K-Pop world and my officemate, Denice. We both are Hottest (2PM Fanbase Group) and couldn't hide our excitement to watch 2PM close up LIVE! We even took a half-day leave so we could arrive early at the venue.
We bought SILVER e-tickets online a month prior to the concert and we had to exchange the e-tickets with the official one so we could have our seating number.
When we arrived at the venue to line up, it was already crowded with fans. My legs were getting numb standing there, waiting for the gates to be open.
I was lucky enough to get seating arrangement in the front row of SILVER section without being disturbed with someone's head blocking my sight so I could enjoy the show to my heart content. Unfortunately, I wasn't well prepared to bring a digital camera to take HQ photos (it was forbidden, actually). I only used my 'old' blackberry camera to take snapshots and record videos. You can see the result above, the photos are mostly in low quality version. :(
I forgot the details since this event was taken place almost 3 years ago. But overall, I was satisfied with Marigops Studios who had handle the event. Of course, I was also very happy seeing 2PM off the screen especially Nichkhun Oppa. It really felt like a dream to me #lebayy ^^
As a kick-off start, I would rate 2PM Hands Up Jakarta tour 3.5 stars. :))
After 2PM concert, I watched several concerts like Beast-Beautiful Show, SM Town Concert, Big Bang-Alive Tour, Music Bank Jakarta, and G-Dragon-One of a Kind Tour. I think I'm gonna share about Big Bang and G-Dragon Concert in the upcoming posts. (it also depends on my mood)
~ Annyeong ~
August 17, 2012
Sweet Escape #2 - Gili Trawangan, Lombok
17-08-1945 ~ 17-08-2012 Happy Independence Day, Indonesia! Dirgahayu ke-67 Indonesia-ku..Semoga engkau semakin makmur nan jaya :)
Dalam rangka kemerdekaan Indonesia, saya akan nge-post lagi cerita singkat tentang pengalaman liburan akhir Mei kemarin di Gili Trawangan, Lombok (dalam bahasa Indonesia pastinya). :p
Kamis, 31 Mei 2012 lalu saya dan teman2 pre-attend outing ke Lombok selama 2 hari. Kamis pagi, kami berangkat ke Bali dulu (supaya bisa di-reimburse ke perusahaan) trus ke Padang Bay naik speed boat ke Gili Trawangan. Sampai disana jam 1 siang, kami langsung ke Drupadi Villa, jalan-jalan ke pantai, makan, istirahat di villa. Malamnya kami keluar lagi cari makan, sambil jalan2 liat suasana Gili malam hari.
Hari kedua. Setelah sarapan gratis, kami bersiap snorkeling di dekat gili meno dan gili air. Pemandangan bawah lautnya oke banget. Kami melihat situs kapal karam di perairan gili meno, dan penyu di sekitar perairan gili air. Kalau boleh jujur, anemon laut dan karang di Karimun Jawa lebih warna-warni dan lebih beragam dibanding di Gili, tapi dua-duanya bagus kok. Saya benar-benar bersyukur diberi kesempatan melihat keindahan bawah laut Indonesia. Subhanallah.
Setelah snorkeling, kami pun makan siang di gili air lalu pulang ke villa untuk mandi dan istirahat. Sorenya, kami hunting sunset dengan naik sepeda, lalu makan malam di alun-alun pulau gili trawangan. Keesokan paginya, jam setengah 11 kami pun meninggalkan gili, dan melanjutkan perjalanan ke Bali.
>> Next: Liburan di Nusa Dua, Bali :D
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