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  • Pakistani White Pulao and Al Kort Fort

    I left Doha Sports City just before sunset. Exit from Villaggio Mall, went to Al Aziziyah Station, which was only 100 meters from door number four of this famous shopping mall. At the station entrance…..there was a slight conversation between me and a traveler. “Hello, do you want to go with the metro?”, said the…

  • Bubbor Paddas: Mencicip Hidangan Para Raja

    Ojek online yang kupesan tampak mendekat dari sisi timur Jalan Rahadi Usman. Kendaraan itu berhasil menyeberang dengan susah payah di tengah arus jalanan yang padat. “Warong Pa’ Ngah ya, bang?”, pengemudi transportasi online itu mengonfirmasi tujuan. “Ya, bang”, aku singkat membenarkan. Destinasi berikutnya ini berada dua setengah kilometer di barat Taman Alun Kapuas. Hanya perlu…

  • Villaggio Mall’s Gondolania

    It was 2pm, there was still a little time before the chilly afternoon breeze arrived. I purposely put this destination as the closing of my third day exploration in Qatar. From the outside, nothing flashy, nothing special, it was just an ordinary building which had been open to the public since 2006. However, the large…

  • Terkantuk di Taman Alun Kapuas

    Di bawah terik surya yang membakar, aku meninggalkan halaman depan Masjid Sultan Syarif Abdurrahman. Berjalan dari sisi tanggul beton sungai sempit, aku menuju dermaga demi mencari keberadaan perahu bermesin untuk menyeberangi Kapuas. Melompat dari area tanggul ke bagian jembatan kayu, aku berhasil menyeberangi sungai yang merupakan cabang kecil dari Sungai Kapuas dan mendekat ke lelaki…

  • Sports Zone….Part of Aspire Zone

    <—-Previous Story Leaving Aspire Park to the north, I prepared to enter sports complex which stretched north to west from Aspire Zone. Quite spacious, this sports complex is dominated by a football field, either a field for practice or an official match field. “Private Field No Access”, a pink board was placed on a side…

  • Menilik Keraton Surakarta Hadiningrat

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Beristirahat cukup nyenyak di Amaris Hotel Sriwedari membuatku bangun tepat saat adzan Shubuh berkumandang. Menyempatkan diri menikmati fajar dari balik jendela kaca kamar maka aku memutuskan mengguyur badan di bawah shower dengan air hangat setelahnya. Aku sengaja berlama-lama di bawah shower, menyempurnakan relaksasi otot setelah sejak kemarin lusa berkejaran dengan waktu dalam melakukan…

  • Practicing Penalty Kick at Aspire Park

    <—-Previous Story Indomie (Indonesian noodle) for 1.5 Rial I bought at Abdulla Ali Bumatar minimarket last night, finally accompanied my breakfast at Casper Hotel pantry. I was still reluctant to leave hotel, even though clock had fallen at eight, none other than because of cold air which succed to break my spirit. At ten o’clock…

  • Maulidan di Istana Kadriah, Urung Dzuhur di Masjid Sultan Syarif Abdurrahman

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Aku berlari menuju area parkir karena pengemudi transportasi online itu telah menunggu lebih dari lima menit semenjak tiba. “Huffttt….Maaf bang jadi menunggu”, aku melontarkan maaf “Tidak apa-apa, Bang. Jadinya ke keraton ya, Bang, bukan ke pusat kota?”, dia meyakinkanku kembali “Dari keraton menuju pusat kota, transportas online gampang kan, bang? “ “Oh nanti…

  • Cooking a Backpacker-style Menu in Qatar

    <—-Previous Story Apart from visiting free tourist spots, cooking is a common thing that backpackers do to reduce spending on their travel days. Because they must also be good in creating reserve funds to anticipate unexpected costs. Likewise with my days in Qatar, cooking has become a routine every morning and night considering the living…

  • Bird Apartments in Katara Cultural Village

    <—-Previous Story Around 14:00 hours, in hot Qatar weather I started to step out of Katara Station. Looked like it will be the last destination on my second day exploration in a country which was once nicknamed “Catara” before the XVIII Century. It would be a long exploration because I would surround a cultural center…