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  • 26 Tourist Attractions in Doha, Qatar

    <—-Previous Story Maybe, a person who was influencing me to go to Qatar was Valentino Rossi. Yes….The living legend of premium iron horse racing had indirectly influenced me to visit Losail International Circuit through television screen for a long time. During the years of watching MotoGP that too, the intention to visiting Qatar began to…

  • Hamad International Airport….The Best in Middle East

    <—-Previous Story On exactly 5:16 am, a white apron shuttle bus belonging to Qatar Aviation Services (QAS) completed its task of transporting all Kuwait Airways flight KU 621 passengers. Qatar Aviation Services itself is the main company which focuses in ground handling at Hamad International Airport (HIA) . From arrival time, it would take thirty…

  • One Thousand and Five Hundred Dollars in Qatar Immigration

    <—-Previous Story I was still standing still holding the iron fence on a side of the Arrival Hall Hamad International Airport. Separated by a glass partition, I still stared to the bronze statue nicknamed “Lamp Bear” which is the pride of the best airport in the Middle East region. While other passengers moved very fast…

  • SriLankan Airlines UL 166 dari Kochi (COK) ke Colombo (CMB): Mampir Lagi

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Lewat beberapa menit dari pukul sembilan pagi, aku mulai memasuki kabin pesawat Airbus berjenis A330-300 dari gate 4. Penerbanganku baru saja dipindahkan oleh otoritas bandara dari gate 1 yang awalnya direncanakan. Di pintu pesawat aku disapa oleh barisan pramugari berbusana sari warna hijau dengan motif bulu merak yang merupakan seragam khas awak kabin…

  • Kebobolan Kartu Kredit dari Departure Hall Cochin International Airport

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Masih saja gelap ketika aku meninggalkan kedai makanan dan menyeberangi Airport Road demi menggapai Terminal 3 Cochin International Airport. Pagi itu pesawatku akan terbang meninggalkan Kochi menuju Colombo. Penerbangan yang kuambil adalah connecting flight Srilankan Airlines menuju destinasi akhir, yaitu Dubai. Menelusuri beberapa jalur mobil di halaman bandara nan luas, aku merasa aman…

  • Kuwait Airways KU 621 from Kuwait (KWI) to Doha (DOH)

    <—-Previous Story Early morning….Still at 03:14 hours….Situation at Kuwait International Airport was so peaceful with melodious instrumental music. At first glance I felt like I was on a side of Changi International Airport, which often played the same music. I took a seat at the very end of waiting chair, feeling a runny nose which…

  • Kuwait International Airport Closer

    <—-Previous Story Kuwait International Airport became the 30th airport outside of Indonesia which I visited. Precisely in Terminal 4, I started to introduce myself to a side of this beautiful airport. Terminal 4 itself is the official mainhub of Kuwait Airways, which in that time I chose as transportation mode to leave Bahrain. Arrival Hall…

  • Taken to Safir Airport Hotel, Kuwait

    <—-Previous Story I slowly walked to enjoy each arrival hall corridor in Terminal 4, Kuwait International Airport. There wasn’t rush, because my next flight was still fifteen hours away. Moving to the transfer hall, my step rhythm became fast because aviation security officers arranged it in that way. Not long, I was in front of…

  • Malam Terakhir di Kochi

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Aku bergegas menuruni anak tangga di Stasiun Aluva demi mengejar airport bus yang akan melewati Service Road yang berada di bawah stasiun. Karena Stasiun Aluva adalah stasiun layang yang berada di atas jalan itu. Menepi di salah satu sisi, aku melihat kedatangan bus berwarna oranye dari sisi kanan. Aksara India yang berada di…

  • Pohon Kelapa dari Kochi Metro

    <—-Kisah Sebelumnya Menunggang ulang ferry menuju daratan utama Fort Kochi, tatap mata berkali-kali tertuju pada penunjuk waktu digital di gawai….maklum aku tak lagi mengenakan jam tangan dalam beberapa kurun waktu terakhir. Lepas dari antrian yang mengular, aku mendapatkan tiket untuk berlayar jarak pendek menuju dermaga di seberang perairan yang berjarak tak lebih dari satu kilometer.…