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 […]
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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 […]
Kesucian Sadhu dan Godaan Charas
Waktu aku membaca sebuah artikel di National Geographic website “See Inside The Himalayan Villages that Grow Cannabis”, seketika aku teringat dengan banyaknya orang yang menawaran marijuana ketika aku di Nepal. “Marijuana Miss, only 5 dollar…”, seseorang berbisik di sebelahku waktu aku membeli kartu pos di depan sebuah toko di wilayah Thamel, Kathmandu. “No,thanks. I am […]
Nepal Day 6 – Taman Impian
Dengan kepala sedikit berat karena kurang tidur semalam, aku berjalan menyusuri Thamel untuk pindah ke Annapurna Guest House. Biaya menginap di guest house ini hanya NRS 750 atau sekitar 100 ribu rupiah per malam. Setelah berhasil mengobrak-abrik seisi ranselku dan seluruh kasurku hanya untuk mencari sepasang kaus kaki, akupun memulai perjalanan mengelilingi Thamel hari […]