Category: South Asia

  • PARAHHHHH….. Badai kabut di utara India telah merampas waktuku lebih dari 6 jam.  Tetapi kejengkelan telak terkalahkan dengan keripuhanku sendiri melawan super dinginnya udara Negeri Nehru itu. Jhelum Express menepi di Agra pada 20:30. Pengen denger ceritaku menjajal kereta ekonomi mereka….nanti saja lah….MENGERIKAN !!!. Tak ada yang bisa kuperbuat malam itu. Suhu yang hampir menyentuh…

  • <—-Previous Story SARANGKOT …. is name of a village with an altitude of 1,400 meters above sea level in Kaski District, Gandaki Zone. Located in Pokhara which is a centre of tourism in Nepal, it makes Sarangkot as one of favorite destinations. Why ?….Because Sarangkot is the best viewpoint for observing Himalayan Mountains. Eight Himalayan…

  • SARANGKOT….adalah nama sebuah desa berketinggian 1.400 mdpl di Distrik Kaski, Zona Gandaki. Terletak tepat di kota Pokhara yang merupakan pusat turisme di Nepal menjadikan Sarangkot sebagai salah satu destinasi favorit. Kenapa demikian?….Karena Sarangkot adalah viewpoint terbaik untuk mengamati Pegunungan Himalaya. Delapan puncak Himalaya yang bisa dilihat dari desa ini mendorongku menaruh nama desa ini dalam…

  • My third-flight and also my last flight with Jet Airways were deliberately priority to be written. Remembering every Jet Airways flights that are very important in completing my exploration in South Asia region. Early morning flight (2:05 p.m.) which was departed from Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport in Mumbai made me lack of sleep time since…

  • Penerbangan ke-3 sekaligus penerbangan terakhir bersama Jet Airways ini sengaja kudahulukan untuk ditulis. Mengenang setiap penerbangan Jet Airways yang sangat berjasa dalam menuntaskan penjelajahanku di kawasan Asia Selatan. Penerbangan dini hari (jam 02:05) yang bertolak dari Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport di Mumbai membuatku kekurangan waktu tidur dari mulai check-in hingga landing (jam 04:35). Memasuki airport,…

  • Jet Airways is the 19th airline that I have used during my backpacker journey. This yellow-blue airline is India’s second largest airline and part of its holdings are held by Etihad Airways from United Arab Emirates (UAE). And this Jet Airways’ flight was my second flight with it. My first flight with Jet Airways occurred…

  • Premium Link Ferry slowly approached Male’ island after 18 minutes sailing from Hulhumale island. That day I intended to visit Hulhumale, Male ‘and Villingili. Set foot on Male’ Ferry Terminal front yard, I tried to calm down and swept around the view. Finally a sign board seized my attention. This direction taught me how to…

  • My arrival in Colombo, Sri Lanka began with a strange toilet activity. Airport cleaning service-man greeted me, “Indonesia?”, He pressed a flush button on my urinal and gave three sheets of tissue in front of bathroom sink and finally at the toilet door he asked me some money for eat. I didn’t have Sri Lankan…

  • Bangladesh is a dream come true. I visited it while many tourists skip this destination because it is considered unsafe to visit This country is often chaotic when there is even a little political friction. So it was very certain when I visited it two days after election, it was very easy to meet a…

  • Jet Airways adalah airlines ke-19 yang pernah kunaiki selama menjadi backpacker. Maskapai biru kuning ini adalah maskapai terbesar kedua India dan sebagian kepemilikannya dipegang oleh Etihad Airways dari Uni Emirates Arab (UEA). Dan penerbangan Jet Airways ini adalah kali kedua Aku menggunakannya. Penerbangan perdanaku bersama Jet Airways adalah saat terbang dari Kathmandu, Nepal ke New…