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  • Sleep & Sleep Capsule: Cheap Lodging in Semarang

    According my business trip schedule, I should return to the capital city this afternoon. Of course, on 12:00 that afternoon, I had to check out of The Azana Hotel Airport. Because training would finish on 14:00, before I went to Bukit Semarang Baru area to handle the training, I immediately handed over my room key…

  • Ikan Bakar Cianjur and Semarang Old Town

    I left school children crowd from East Java who enjoying their religious tour in Grand Mosque of Central Java courtyard. Those teenager looked very happy running around courtyard, neatly lined up and taking pictures with the impressive worship site as the background, some even rolled at will in courtyard. Black Honda Jazz (Jazz is a…

  • Roman Aura at Grand Mosque of Central Java

    Leaving Sam Poo Kong Temple, my gaze ransacked canteen area. Trying to find Mr. Muchlis as soon as possible. I had to bring him to Grand Mosque of Central Java, not only to perform prayer, but also to fulfill religious tourism that afternoon after just finishing around the temple. I found him in a corner,…

  • Helmsman Service at Sam Poo Kong Temple

    Semarang deserves to thank to Helmsman Ong Keng Hong for gotting a serious illness. Because of his illness, he had to anchor and chose to be left by expedition group at Simongan Hill. Admiral Zheng He was still generous in sending several soldiers to accompany and care for his Helmsman in Semarang. Then at one…

  • Kampung Laut’s Kampung Batik

    Shortly after entering room number 523 at The Azana Hotel Airport, I rushed into bathroom, then came out with wearing casual clothes. From his face, I knew that Mr. Muchlis was starving. Because of this, he has been snacking on packaged peanuts which he brought from the rehearsal place. “Come on sir, let’s go, looking…

  • Exploring Ahmad Yani International Airport

    I started this free business trip, very suddenly and equipped myself sufficiently. The most important thing was, my lovely tool wasn’t left behind….None other than black Canon EOS M10. Apart from supplies, an itinerary was never arranged before leaving. In the next four days, I will be an explorer who played as I pleases. When…

  • Beautiful Spots at The Azana Hotel Airport

    Almost Isha’ time…. I entered The Azana Hotel Airport gate which is located on edge of Jenderal Sudirman Street just under Kalibanteng flyover. Hotel room which have booked by my office for three days for USD 33/night. Thing that I know is, my colleague, Mr. Muchlis, who comes from Gresik City, had been opening the…

  • Taxi from Ahmad Yani International Airport to Downtown

    The debate of choice was quickly over by my own authority. “Don’t be obedient to backpacker art, Donny. This is an business trip, just take facility advantage, take a taxi! ”, I firmly thought to defeated some stupid options which sometimes sporadically appeared in my attitudes and choices. “Oh, thrifty man“, my colleagues joked, that’s…

  • Citilink QG 144 from Jakarta (HLP) to Semarang (SRG)

    Yeaaaa …. I had a weekend business trip. As usual, I always made a strategy for my office duties assignments in order to keep my main hobby….Yes, exploration. After my training assignment for Friday and Saturday, I would extend my trip to Sunday in this free trip. SEMARANG…. That was the city which I was…

  • Backpacking to Magelang….Enjoying “Lima Gunung” Festival.

    Magelang….a small town in Central Java Province, Indonesia which since Dutch colonial era was known as armed forces producer. But my arrival here was unrelated to military even though two members of my family were soldiers from Magelang barracks. This time I had a opportunity to climb to east slope of Merapi mountain for enjoying…