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  • Enjoying Sambal Tumpang at Triwindu Market

    <—-Previous Story This morning I have visited the bustle of Gede Hardjonagoro Traditional Market. And this afternoon, I would go to visit a market again. The market was indeed the main attraction when visiting Solo City. There was a side of uniqueness in each market which was located in several corners of the city ……

  • Fall asleep at Amaris Hotel Sriwedari

    <—-Previous Story I was still four kilometers from western boundary of Solo City. The air wasn’t as hot as midday earlier, now it was 14:15 hours and I had just finished exploring De’ Tjolomadoe Sugar Factory Museum. A portion of rawon and chocolate ice milk which I ate in the museum at least made me…

  • Designing Dinner at De’ Tjolomadoe

    <—-Previous Story I said goodbye to Mr. Bekti, a marketing staff of Swiss-Belinn Saripetojo Hotel who had accompanied me to complete our survey to several important hotel rooms for the purposes of my company’s Marketing Conference. But when we want to leave the lobby. Someone who named Treavy, vocalist of Artcoustic Band called Rahadian who…

  • Food Testing at Swiss Belinn Saripetojo Hotel Solo

    <—-Previous Story “Hi Donny, make our Marketing Conference event very great and meaningful. I have booked a very good and strategic hotel for our event. You have to survey it and design our event according to hotel facilities which I ordered ”. That was a brief greeting from my CEO a week before I conducted…

  • Hunting for Jaladara Train and Balekambang Park

    <—-Previous Story Riding a Dutch heritage train was an important agenda item in Marketing Conference in next October. Therefore, on the first day of my survey to Solo, Jaladara Tourist Train was the first priority. And a board which could be informed about this tourist train was Solo City Transportation Board. So after enjoying the…

  • Dawet Telasih Ice and Gede Hardjonagoro Traditional Market

    <—-Previous Story Even though Rahadian had just arrived in Solo very early in the morning and had a chance to take a shower and breakfast in hotel, according to schedule, I still checked out from Grand Amira Hotel by Azana. The time was already 8:30 hours when we came out to hotel courtyard. I immediately…

  • Solo Survey Started from Grand Amira Hotel by Azana

    <—-Previous Story Almost midnight…. The conversation spiced with an additional cup of latte with Mr. Arman in the lobby of Solo Paragon Hotel & Residences was still warm. Meanwhile, Rihsan, his second eight-year-old son, fell asleep on one side of sofa. I was sure that if it wasn’t ended, this conversation would end at dawn.…

  • Solo Paragon’s Latte: Adi Soemarmo International Airport’s DAMRI Bus

    <—-Previous Story “Mr. Donny, it’s been a long time since we met. Before you go to hotel, please, stop by for a moment at Solo Paragon. We can talk and drink coffee together!”, Mr. Arman short message while I was still in waiting room at Halim Perdanakusuma International Airport, Jakarta. Mr. Arman….He is the husband…

  • Citilink QG 126 from Jakarta (HLP) to Solo (SOC)

    Becoming a committee chairman during college….It’s normal. Then went on to become Committee Chairman for office events….Also it’s common. Both of them were dizzy and tiring. Well, this is different…. If you are told to be Committee Chairman at office,but its content program are traveling and culinary. Have you?…..Hahaha. Yiiyyyy, this was my story….I experienced…

  • Citilink QG 145 from Semarang (SMG) to Jakarta (HLP)

    Titan treated me to lunch before arriving at hotel. A portion of Pecel 1* rice near Public Senior High School 1 Semarang. Then he also supplied me with typical Semarang Presto 2* Milkfish to take back to Jakarta. Wow, he was my kind friend. Before actually checking out, Titan, who was curious about how I…