Learning Culture by Traveling

recent posts

about

Author: travelingpersecond

  • 7 Tourist Attractions in Pekanbaru

    Entering Pekanbaru, all INTRA Bus passengers were unloaded in a non-permanent restaurant building which is made from green colour wood. Entering in back of restaurant, long row of simple bathrooms made me easy to washing my face and preparing myself to explore “Madani City“. Entering city’s roads for the first time on an online motorcycle…

  • Indra Chowk sebelum Kathmandu Durbar Square

    Tak seperti biasanya, santapan pagi sedikit mewah telah disiapkan di lantai teratas Shangrila Boutique Hotel. Nasi goreng bertabur potongan dadu daging kerbau, dua potong sosis dan selembar telur mata sapi. Masih pula disiapkan dua lapis toast berselai selembar keju. Kemudian ditutup dengan secangkir kopi hitam panas. Perut kenyang dan aku siap memasuki kejayaan Nepal masa…

  • 7 Fast Destination at Pematang Siantar

    Sitting in waiting room, my gaze focused on my watch and INTRA bus office yard….Never saw when he arrived, from right side of the yard, he shouted to me. It was nice to meet an old friend. His kindness and simplicity was still the same as Erwin who I met in Kuala Lumpur 2013 ago.…

  • Goyang Bollywood di Jalanan Thamel

    Aku ditempatkan di kamar lantai pertama dibalik sebelah kanan meja resepsionis Shangrila Boutiqe Hotel. Menaruh backpack 45 liter dan melepas ikat sepatu boots maka selang beberapa waktu, kubiarkan air hangat lama menyiram tubuh lelahku pasca hampir setengah hari berjibaku pada perjalanan darat meninggalkan Pokhara. Tak ingin terjebak kejenuhan di dalam kamar, aku mulai menaiki tangga…

  • Black Taxi from Toba Lake to Pematang Siantar

    I entered Eloise’s room to pick up my backpack which I had entrusted since morning. I checked out in the morning and continued to exploring Samosir all day with her. I said good-bye to her and prepared to go to Pematang Siantar, while she was still overnight at Samosir. Bagus Bay Homestay staff directed me…

  • Salah Bangku di Tourist Bus Pokhara-Kathmandu.

    Mr. Tirtha masih saja menemaniku berbincang, kami berdua berdiri bersandar di taksi mungilnya sembari mengamati kesibukan di sekitar Tourist Bus Park. Beberapa pedagang asongan silih berganti naik turun di seluruh bus berukuran tiga perempat menawarkan dagangannya. Sewaktu kemudian, Mr. Tirtha  merentangkan tangannya lebar dan kami berpeluk ringan sebagai pengganti ucapan “terimakasih dan sampai jumpa”. Aku…

  • Three Malay Dances at Merdeka Walk

    After tasting Waroenk Nenek’s pecel lele (fried catfish with chili sauce), the sky looked occasionally throwing lightning. As if announcing to earth inhabitants that soon it would drop rain which it couldn’t hold anymore. It seems I never heeded the announcement. The green button “Order GoRide” has already been touched and invited a online taxibike…

  • Himalayan Coffee dan Nepali Thali

    Sebelum benar-benar tuntas menuruni Bukit Anadu, aku terhenti pada sebuah kedai.  Kedai kelontong yang menjual beberapa snack, air mineral, juga minuman beralkohol ringan. Kedai mungil beraroma harum kopi  yang dihasilkan dari tungku roasting di sebelah kanannya. “Himalayan coffee bean”, tutur si penjual ketika aku memperhatikan caranya me-roasting kopi. Buat beberapa orang, passion memang segalanya. Seperti…

  • Revealing a Benefactor story at Tjong A Fie Mansion

    Sumatra Money Museum and Tjong A Fie’s House are only three blocks away and pass a large intersection which separates Pemuda Street where the museum is located and Jenderal Ahmad Yani Street where the house is located. Security: “Hey, brother. Why do you capture photos of this building?”, his left hand is on his waist,…

  • Kuncir Kuda di Shanti Stupa

     “Prepare your leg to climb Anadu Hill !”, tutur Mr. Tirtha sambil mengepalkan tangan kanannya ke depan. Ya, aku tahu. Di bagian akhir kali ini, aku harus menaklukkan ratusan anak tangga untuk menikmati keindahan pagoda berusia 47 tahun, satu dari delapan puluh pagoda perdamaian yang tersebar di seluruh penjuru bumi. Menanjak ke barat laut, mesin…