[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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
Why did I decide to travel alone?
Traveling in group seems like a lot of fun. So, I knew this girl. Her famous name is Gama Nepal. We strangely bounded by Nepal Earthquake that happened in last April. I would not tell you a full story about how we knew each other, because it will take a year to write. Short story, […]