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  • Kisah Heroik dibalik RTH Putri Kaca Mayang

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Bundaran di tenggara Masjid Agung An-Nur itu berhiaskan tugu bambu runcing berwarna kuning berlatar Universitas Riau tepat sejejar dibelakangnya. Aku terus mengarahkan Canon EOS M10 ku ke arah tugu hingga pengemudi ojek online datang memanggilku. Sepertinya aku akan menghabiskan sore itu bersama warga lokal untuk menimati suasana kota di sebuah Ruang Terbuka Hijau…

  • 7 Tourist Attractions in Pokhara

    <—-Previous Story Visiting Nepal is synonymous with visiting the Himalayas. And all travelers know that the Himalayan gate is in Pokhara. It has been a long time since this city, nicknamed as “Gem of Himalaya”, has opened itself to show its beauty around the world. This had put Pokhara on the top list in my…

  • Haedong Yonggungsa Temple: Tak Pernah Sampai….

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Belum genap langkahku mencapai Stasiun Toseong, nada perut mengirim pertanda. “Oh iya, aku belum makan siang”, respon cepat dalam fikirku. Terakhir aku menyantap snack jalanan Bungeoppang dua jam lalu di jalan yang sama dengan tempat berdiriku sekarang, Kkachigogae-ro Avenue. Menuju Haedong Yonggungsa Temple perlu waktu yang tak sebentar. Aku berhenti sejenak di satu…

  • Boating in Pulo Kenanga

    <—-Previous Story A secret architectural show at Sumur Gumuling was over…. “Come on, ladies and gentlemen, we are leaving for the island!“, our tour guide clearly uttered nonsense words. Where was there island on dry land like this? “Where is the sea?“, I still denied full of wonder. Walking out through stairs at the end…

  • Bertolak ke Masjid Agung An-Nur dari Pecinan

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Kusempatkan memejamkan mata sejenak begitu menyelesaikan proses check-in di Hotel Sri Indrayani. Semalam yang tak nyenyak di bangku tengah Bus INTRA, bersambung dengan empat jam berjalan kaki demi mengeksplorasi daerah Senapelan telah membuat otot betisku kelelahan dan mataku terasa berat. Smartphone yang masih mengisi ulang daya itu pun berteriak membangunkanku, tepat satu jam…

  • Menengok Kakek Tua di Gamcheon Culture Village

    <—-Kisah sebelumnya. Pukul sebelas siang, daerah Nopo-dong, Distrik Geumjeong…. Akhirnya aku mendapatkan tiket bus menuju Seoul. Karena bus baru berangkat malam nanti, aku memutuskan untuk melanjutkan eksplorasi di Busan hingga sore nanti. Kini aku mulai meninggalkan Busan Central Bus Terminal, menyusuri koridor integrasi menuju Stasiun Nopo. Setiba di stasiun, tak lama menunggu, Humetro Line 1…

  • Sumur Gumuling, Secret Mosque of Yogyakarta Sultanate

    <—-Previous Story Our tour guide waited for a moment for Year End Party participants to enjoy king’s bathing pool, empress and their sons and daughters in the past. For a few minutes I imagined some possibilities of what the story would look like in this place on more than two centuries ago, definitely classics looked…

  • Changing the Year in Phewa Lake Edge

    <—-Previous Story Ending a transaction and grabbing a Pokhara-Kathmandu bus ticket, I intended to hurry to hotel. Clockwork seemed to move fast and dark slowly but must have enveloped the city, until then I agreed to a taxi driver to take me to New Pokhara Lodge. A little white taxi was agile cutting through small…

  • Bertaruh Resiko di Busan Central Bus Terminal

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Drama kamar mandi memang sering mewarnai cerita perjalanan, mengingat aku sering memilih dormitory sebagai tempat singgah selama berpetualang. Malam pertama di Busan. Aku sedang sebal sekali, kloset duduk yang tertutup itu baru saja ku-flush, maksud hati yang tak ingin melihat “zonk” saat membukanya…..Eh, malah air itu tumpah mbeleber kemana-mana bersama muatannya. Brengsek….Ini pasti …

  • Throwing a flower in Taman Sari

    <—-Previous Story My eyes were widened when a noise of people group could be heard when they crossed a corridor in front of my room …. Ah, I felt asleep again after Subh prayer a few hours ago. With quick reflexes I jumped into bathroom and washed myself as fast as lightning. After getting dressed,…