Oh Canada, a beautiful country (but super cold in the winter), friendly people, amazing poutine and obviously the sweet and lovely maple syrup. Do I sound like a tourism advertisement yet? Hahaha. I moved to Canada 2.5 years ago and since then I allowed myself to be super busy with work (which is not smart, […]
Thingvellir , why is it so special?
I spent my first day in Iceland resting all day. I arrived at 2 pm so it would be the waste of time to rent a car then I decided to just explore the downtown of Reykjavik. I rent a car the next day and decided to drive up north to Thingvellir National Park. I […]
Why Iceland?
Iceland was always number one on my list of “where should I go next”. This country has successfully drawn me to it from years ago. Everything I learned about Iceland just made me fall in love and visiting it prove me that you could love a place even more after you see it in a […]
Sillytraveller is back on the web!
Hey everyone, Good news! I am back with more stories than ever! I haven’t written in a while (1 year and 9 months to be exact) because life has been so overwhelming for me. I moved to a new country a year ago and has been busy settling down here. But no more excuses for […]
What to do in Pokhara, Nepal ?
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 […]