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 […]
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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 […]
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 […]
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” […]
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 […]
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, […]
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 […]