Have you ever wonder what would you do in Nepal beside trekking the Everest Base Camp? I planned to go to Mukhtinath. And the first city I have to go to reach Mukhtinath is Pokhara (here is how I get there). The first day I was there, I asked the receptionist of the lodge I […]
Why Nepal?
When I told my family and friends that I am going to Nepal, their reaction mostly was: “why Nepal?”, “What would you do there?”, “Where is that?”, “Why don’t you go to South Korea with us?”. But my heart set to Nepal, only Nepal, the only country with non-square flag in the world. To be […]
How To Not Get Wasted In Siem Reap Pub Street
[WARNING : THIS POST CONTAINS HUMOR AND BASED ON THE WRITER PERSONAL EXPERIENCE] Cambodia is famous with the currency because it use US dollar as their daily national currency. Actually Cambodia has it’s local currency called Riel (USD 1= Riel 4000), but they prefer to use US dollar. You draw money in the ATM, guess […]
Hostel Life Tips
As a traveler who is always on budget, I always prefer to stay in hostel than hotel (Here is my tips about first time traveling) So many people’s guessing how could a girl stays in a hostel room with 7 other travelers. You might be thinking this isn’t easy (yes, for some people). But if […]
Birthday Border Crossing (Vietnam – Cambodia)
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam – February 2016. Surprisingly after my new friends left for Phnom Penh, I felt empty. I had no idea what to do, then I went to a bus ticket counter in De Tham street. I asked the lady which destinations she has “Phnom Penh, Angkor Wat, Hanoi, and other cities in Vietnam” […]
First time traveling? Here’s what you need to know
Few weeks ago, I was on an airplane from Jakarta to Singapore. There was one Indonesian girl who sat beside me, suddenly she asked me ” Hey, have you ever been in Singapore before? Do you know how to go here and there?”. Turned out it was her first time traveling abroad. She was with […]
How to go to Pokhara from Kathmandu – Nepal Guide
Pokhara is the second biggest city in Nepal. It is famous of it’s beautiful lake – Phewa Lake and the awesome himalayas view. You could do trekking, paragliding, boating, cycling in this town. If you just arrived in Kathmandu and want to go to Pokhara, there are 5 transportation modes that you could use to […]
The myth of being an asian traveler
“WARNING: THIS STORY JUST BASED ON MY PERSONAL EXPERIENCE” As a solo backpacker and an asian, have you ever heard this question? Are you traveling alone? Wow! Why? Can’t I? When I just arrived in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, one of my dorm mate asked me this question ” Are you traveling alone?” or you got […]
Silly Tips – How to socialize when you travel?
Q: What the hell do you do when you travel alone? Don’t you feel lonely? A : I make new friends and they are awesome. Q: How could you get new friends easily? Those are questions I usually get when I tell someone that I prefer to travel alone. Most of people are scared to […]
How to go to and what’s inside Chu Chi Tunnel?
Like I told you in my posting before, I went to Ho Chi Minh City with a group of Indonesian travelers. In our first day, they decided to go to chu chi tunnel by travel bus while I decided to sleep in the hostel (because I was on a bad headache). In my first night […]