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  • Mengintip 3 Pasar Malam di Kaohsiung, Taiwan

    Guys….Taiwan lagi nih.

    Taiwan dijuluki negeri seribu pasar malam. Jadi kalau Kamu mau gila-gilaan disana, gak perlu cari pub atau bar. Dan gak perlu mabok untuk menghabiskan malam di Taiwan.

    Kamu hanya perlu datang ke pasar malam dan menikmati sajian kuliner yang murah meriah dan barang-barang unik lainnya.

    Nah, ketika berkunjung dua malam di Kaohsiung, Aku mencoba mengunjungi beberapa pasar yang umumnya sudah buka dari sore hari.

    Ini dia:

    1.Shinkuchan Commercial District.

    Guys….kalau Kamu pengen lihat cewek-cewek cantik atau cowok-cowok ganteng Taiwan, tempat ini bisa memfasilitasi keinginan Kamu. Para ABG Taiwan berusia 18-20 tahun nan memesona biasanya pada ngumpul disini dari jam 3 sore hingga jam 10 malam.


    Jam 4 sore Aku sudah sampai Shinkuchan

    Untuk menuju kesini, Aku hanya perlu menaiki MRT Red Line (koridor Siaogang-Gangshan) dari Stasiun Houyi dimana hostelku berada menuju ke Stasiun Central Park.

    Dari Stasiun Central Park, Aku hanya perlu berjalan sejauh 250 meter untuk menemukan Shinkuchan ini. Lokasinya yang strategis diapit dua jalan arteri yang sangat sibuk  (Jalan Wufu dan Jalan Zhong Shan).


    Salah satu sudut jalan Wufu

    Kata beberapa pemilik kedai yang menyapaku, Aku datang terlalu awal, seharusnya Aku datang sedikit lebih malam untuk merasakan keramaian Shinkuchan.

    Aku memang berencana mengunjungi pasar kuliner di tempat lain saat malam tiba, jadi Aku tak ada pilihan untuk mengorbankan salah satu tempat wisata ini.

    Hanya mencicipi beberapa tusuk sate gurita di tempat ini, Aku mulai meninggalkan Shinkuchan jam 5 sore.

    2. Liouhe Night Market

    Masih menggunakan MRT Red Line, Aku meninggalkan Stasiun Central Park menuju Stasiun Formosa Boulevard. Stasiun ini sangat terkenal di seantero Kaohsiung….tapi kuceritakan nanti saja ya guys.

    Karena keterkenalannya itu lah Aku tertahan selama 40 menit di stasiun ini.


    Ngintip dikit yukksss…..

    Nah, salah satu dari sekian banyak exit gate stasiun ini, ada yang mengarah ke Liouhe Night Market. Nih:


    Kamu harus mencari Exit No 9,10 dan 11 untuk menuju kesana.

    Suhu 9 derajat Celsius membuatku kedinginan sekaligus kelaparan seketika. Memasuki pasar ini sejauh mata memandang, seakan semua jenis makanan yang dijajakan mau Aku cicipin.

    Yah….balik ke naluri backpacker lagi ujung-ujungnya….nyari yang paling hemat. Dinner malam itu hanya seharga TWD 60 (sekitar Rp. 24.000) dengan menu mie sup ikan

    Setelah makan malam maka Aku segera meninggalkan pasar ini untuk menuju ke destinasi berikutnya yaitu Love River.


    Bye-bye Liouhe Night Market

    3. Kaisyuan Night Market

    Kalau pasar yang ini Aku berkesempatan mengunjunginya di malam keduaku di Kaohsiung. Yang perlu Kamu ketahui bahwa Kaisyuan Night Market ini tutup di hari Selasa dan Kamis. Jadi datanglah selain hari itu ya antara jam 6 sore -11 malam.

    Untuk menuju kesana, Kamu hanya perlu naik MRT Red Line dan turun di stasiun Kaisyuan. Beruntungnya Aku pada waktu itu adalah saat ada uji coba Kaohsiung LRT. Jadi Aku mendapat tarif LRT gratis.

    Hanya perlu berjalan sedikit keluar dari Stasiun MRT Kaisyuan menuju Stasiun LRT Chianjhen Star. Kemudian naik LRT ini dan turun di Kaisyuan Rueitian LRT Station.

    Aku tak lama berkunjung di pasar kuliner ini. Karena malam itu juga Aku harus menuju ke Kaohsiung International Airport yang akan menjadi hotel gratis untuk malam keduaku di Kaohsiung. Di bandara tentu lebih hangat dari pada di pasar ini kan guys……..

    Nah, kisah ini hanya menceritakan pasarnya Kaohsiung ya gaes…..belum tempat ibadahnya nya….sabar ya, tungggu tulisanku berikutnya


  • 3-2-1 Quote Me-TRUTH

    Thank you Betty from Bulgaria for nominating me for 3-2-1 Quote me challenge – TRUTH.

    Rules: 3.2.1 Quote Me!

    • Thank the Selector
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    My quotes:

    My nominees for this challenge:

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    Thank you!

  • Airport Bus from Bandaranaike International Airport to Colombo Central Bus Stand

    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 Rupee (LKR) that morning because I hadn’t exchanged my USD to local money. I apologized and left him.

    There wasn’t problem when passing the immigration counter because I have an e-Visa, a return ticket to exit from Sri Lanka and a dormitory reservation voucher.

    I immediately exchanged my USD … I got a little problem. The money changer staff said that I must exchanged minimum USD 100/transaction. I didn’t gave up for asking one by one to all money changer, and finally I could exchange just USD 50 at the Sampath Bank’s money changer.

    Left: Sampath Bank money changer at Bandaranaike International Airport.

    Right: Sri Lanka Telecom’s Kiosk Mobitel

    I was actually little crazy, that local money that I got from money changer would still remaining about USD 25 at the end of my adventure in Colombo. I exchanged the remaining LKR to USD at the money changer in downtown.

    With LKR 8,830, my first spending was the 4 GB SimCard Mobitel from Sri Lanka Telecom for LKR 960.

    After waiting almost 2 hours until bright morning, I decided to head to downtown. I left the arrival hall to catch the first airport bus. Coming out along the corridor, I was a little nervous in my loneliness, but I just said to myself “hi man, you have arrived … so if you want to do more, you must explore”.

    My muttering was stopped when I faced an airport guard soldier and I asked to him where the airport bus shelter was. Actually, I already knew the answer, surely I have to turned left from the exit door and the bus was at the end of the corridor. Yes… True, He said like that. (I knew because I have been googling before came to Colombo, so I asked only for affirmations). So I walked to the left of exit door.



    • Outer corridor of Bandaranaike International Airport International Arrival.

    Yess, I was at the end of corridor….but, “where is the bus?”. There are lots of Toyota Hiace parked. Someone approached me. “Where are you going, sir” … I said I wanted to go to Galle Face Beach (My hostel is near there). In essence, he said there wasn’t airport bus here and he offered services for 6,000 Rupees to Galle Face with His Toyota Hiace. Well, surely I couldn’t afford to pay it. I said that I was a backpacker and didn’t have much money. I just asked him for helping me to showed where was the location of airport bus shelter … He was so kind and finally told me … actually, the bus was at the right of exit door.

    Top left: Sign to airportbus shelter. Top right: Airport bus shelter

    Bottom right: Airport bus ticket for LKR 150.

    Lower Left: Situation of airport bus inside

    I immediately got in bus. 15 minutes later the bus left the airport. My eyes couldn’t close because I was stunned by the view of Colombo’s morning street. Then the bus pushed onto highway, the morning sun warmly penetrated the bus windows, Keeping me from cold temperature of the bus. The medium-sized bus drove slowly and showing off the originality of Colombo … Ahhh, I couldn’t wait to get to downtown.

    • Colombo Central Bus Stand

    40 minutes later, the bus arrived at Colombo Central Bus Stand. I didn’t want to linger in this central terminal. If I was long here, it means that I would be surrounded by taxi and tuk-tuk drivers. Got information from Sri Lanka tourism site. As soon as I got off the bus, I immediately avoided their intention to gathering around me. I just said: “I’m sorry, I’m looking for bus no 100”. I crossed the arterial road in front of the terminal then turned right around 500 meters. And sure enough, I saw the bus. Running to catch it and hupp … I jumped through the back door

    Left Top: City bus no. 100 to Galle Face. Top Right: Bus inside

    Bottom Right: The closest bus stop from Hostel at Galle Face

    Lower Left: Arterial road situation around Colombo Central Bus Stand

    I began to feel strange, my southeast asia face was surrounded by their south asia face. Crammed standing into Colombo bus wasn’t different with Kopaja (name of Jakarta’s city bus). It only took 14 minutes to arrive at Galle Face and then walked 200 meters from the bus stop, I found my hostel.

    • yess…dormitory that I stayed in

    Okay … I would bring you to see Colombo… let’s go!

  • MRT dari Kaohsiung International Airport ke Tengah Kota

    Raksasa LCC Asia Tenggara bernomor terbang AK 0170 itu mendaratkanku dengan mulus di tanah “Naga Kecil Asia”, melalui halaman depannya yaitu  Kaohsiung International Airport tepat pada pukul 13:05.

    Terimakasih om Tony Fernandes yang selalu menyediakan tiket murah untuk keliling Asia

    Taiwan yang selama ini hanya kudengar sebagai negara yang selalu menentang kedigdayaan “Tirai Bambu”. Negara yang menjadi tujuan ke-3 para pahlawan devisa Indonesia untuk berburu nafkah setelah Malaysia dan Saudi Arabia. Negara yang juga terkenal dengan sebutan “Si Kecil” pemilik banyak bandara. Bayangkan, negara pulau kecil itu memiliki 37 bandara dengan Taoyuan International Airport sebagai bandara terbaiknya. Ini menunjukkan bahwa Taiwan adalah negara yang sangat sibuk.

    Dan akhirnya pada 27 Desember 2016, Aku diizinkan untuk menyambanginya.

    Kedatanganku di Taiwan adalah sesi singgah, sebelum Aku menuju destinasi utamaku yaitu Jepang dan Korea Selatan di sesi akhir petualanganku kala itu. Boleh dikatakan ini adalah perjalanan prestisius di tahun ke-6 ku menjadi backpacker.

    Kalau Kamu ga kebayang dimana Taiwan, Taiwan itu kalau Kita sedang jalan maka akan lebih jauh dari Hong Kong tetapi lebih dekat daripada Jepang. Nah udah kebayang kan?…..Kalau belum, ya coba lihat peta si Dora…hihihi

    Okay….Pada artikel sebelumnya Aku menceritakan kisah ketika menginap di Kaohsiung International Airport sebelum meninggalkan kota ini menuju ke Tokyo.

    Kalau Kamu lupa. lihat disini kisahnya:

    https://travelingpersecond.wordpress.com/2018/03/04/menginap-di-kaohsiung-international-airport-taiwan/

    Well….Lalu apa yang akan kuceritakan tentang Taiwan kali ini….

    Gini aja….akan kutunjukkan bagaimana ketika aku mulai mendarat hingga mencapai tengah kota Kaohsiung.

    Kita mulai ya, gaes….

    Sebelum mendarat, maka prosedur setiap maskapai pada umumnya, mereka akan memberikanmu arrival card dan Kamu bisa mengisinya selama flight.

    Tak sabar menikmati keindahan Taiwan, mataku terus mencuri pandang ke jendela pesawat ketika mendarat. Menyapu dengan cepat arsitektur sederhana Kaohsiung International Airport dari dalam kabin Air Asia.

    Begitu melewati aerobridge, Aku dihadapkan pada sebuah lorong panjang dengan berbagai wallpaper bertema “Welcome to Kaohsiung”.

    sederhana ya koridornya….pintar, wallpaper itu membuatnya indah

    Sekedar informasi buat Kamu bahwa Kaohsiung adalah kota terbesar kedua di Taiwan setelah ibu kotanya Taipe, jadi Kamu harus mengunjunginya jika ada waktu.

    Setelah berjalan menyusuri koridor selama 10 menit, Aku memulai memasuki area konter Imigrasi.

    yuk….ngecap passport

    Perhatianku tertuju pada siswa-siswi asal Indonesia. Mereka mengantri dengan bercanda riang….Kulihat mereka menenteng passport dan lembar e-visanya masing-masing. “Hebat, siswa zaman sekarang, mainannya keluar negeri, zamanku boro-boro, piknik ke kota sebelah aja langka”, gumamku sedikit ngiri…hihihi

    Menyelesaikan proses imigrasi dengan cepat karena aku telah menunjukkan e-visa dan visa waiver Jepang. Oh ya, sekedar Kamu ketahui bahwa untuk memasuki Taiwan kamu hanya memerlukan free e-Visa apabila sudah memiliki Visa Jepang.

    Keluar konter imigrasi maka Aku mulai menyusuri Arrival Hall ini:

    kecil dan bergaya modern minimalis

    Didekat pintu keluar Arrival Hall, Kamu bisa mendapatkan segala brosur untuk membantumu mengeksplorasi Kaohsiung. Kamu juga dengan mudah akan mendapatkan ATM dan konter penjualan SIM Card Local di selasar ini:

    Ini adalah ruangan terakhir arrival hall sebelum Kamu benar-benar meninggalkan bandara.

    Udah ambil brosur belum? mau beli sim card dulu? Apa mau tuker dolarmu buat makan?

    Aku sendiri memutuskan menggunakan MRT untuk menuju ke tengah kota. Berarti Aku harus menemukan dimana letak stasiun MRT nya ya….hahahah

    Heiii….jangan buru-buru keluar dari arrival hall….diamlah sejenak dekat pintu keluar, lalu lihatlah di seberang depan ada bangunan lift menuju ke MRT. nih……

    Nah….bangunan kaca didepan itu tuh…..

    Setelah menaiki lift itu maka Aku menemukan stasiun MRT Kaohsiung International Airport

    Aku membeli two day pass untuk kunjungan 3 hari 2 malamku di Kaohsiung….MRT datang nih…yuk lihat interiornya:

    woiii…jangan berdiri di sambungan kereta. Danger tau !

    Menikmati halusnya suara MRT, Aku menuju ke Stasiun Houyi dimana Paper Plane Hostel tempatku menginap selama berwisata ke Kaohsiung berada. Dalam waktu 30 menit akhirnya aku sampai di Stasiun Houyi:

    hampir mirip ya seperti gate MRT kita

    Dari pintu keluar MRT ini, Aku hanya perlu berjalan ke belakang lalu berbelok ke kanan sekitar 50 meter untuk menemukan hostelku:

    Swear…ini hostel murah dan keren bingit.

    Aku tinggal selama dua malam dan mengenal teman-teman baru di dormitory, satu orang asal Vietnam dan satu lagi mahasiswa asli Bandung tapi besar di Amerika (tuh, mereka ada di foto atas) . Mereka adalah teman kampus yang sedang jalan-jalan berdua sepertinya.

    Sore itu juga selepas check-in, Aku segera menuju pasar kuliner jalanan terbesar di Kaohsiung…dimanakah itu?….tunggu ya tulisan selanjutnya!

  • Overnight at Shahjalal International Airport, Dhaka

    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 fully armed soldiers everywhere.

    But I don’t want to discuss Dhaka tourism now. As usual, before entering an other country, I will introduce how about its gate. I deliberately made Shahjalal International Airport as one of my places to stay during the 17 days of my backpacking journey.

    The airport is very small on size as a capital city airport. After finished process in immigration counter, I was immediately confronted with a not-so-large waiting room.

    Fine …. “I will enjoy for 12 hours around it”.

    Thirsty … Where is free water station? Yes, I found it on the left of immigration counter.



    • It’s unique, from water dispencer output can be found a metal chain with an aluminum cup at the end. The next picture is a charging station for your phone

    Want to praying?

    Asking to an airport policewoman after couldn’t find the sign, finally I found the mosque on up stair (second floor).

    How about the bed?

    Relax guys, you can safely sleep here because you will be accompanied by airport police. The triple chair is comfortable enough to just sleep until tomorrow morning. Prepare a thick jacket because the airport air conditioner is very cold. … Shivering all night made me sleepy on next day.

    Don’t shocked if mosquitoes greet you …. don’t be stingy to give a little blood so they also feel good … hihihi

    Actually in the waiting room which is directly adjacent to the immigration counter there is a sign that it is forbidden to take photos … I just take some pictures for writing purposes.

    Want to shopping?

    Yes, You can … near the waiting room there are 4 duty free shops. Eiitt … It is forbidden for me, just saw it from a distance.

    • D

      Departure and waiting hall, duty free shop, premium lounge and flight board

    Want to exchange money?

    There are 3 money changers on the left side of immigration counter. Exchange your money enough ! because my last local money about 300 Taka can’t be exchanged again in the money changer … Finally I used it for bought some food for lunch on the plane later when I was flying to Mumbai.

    Want to eating?

    There is only one restaurant at this airport. It is in front of the money changer. The fried rice price is 470 Taka or around USD 6,30 made me not interested to ate in it … sorry, I couldn’t get a restaurant picture….hihihi.



    • I just chose to ate chicken shawarma for 120 Taka (USD 1,50).

    I also found a flight transfer desk in a separate room behind the money changer, this counter was managed by Biman Bangladesh Airlines. So flights with any airlines, the transfers will be processed of by them.

    • Transfer desk

    Toilet?

    The toilet design is simple but quite clean in my opinion. If you want to be comfortable … You better use it in early morning when the toilet is still fragrant …. hihihi … because I always do like that every stay in airport.

    About them?

    I interacted with a man who wanted to work in Malaysia as a security. Also a man who landed from working in Kuwait, or just helped illiterate young man to show where was his gate to fly

    Their hospitality left an impression, unforgettable and touching my heart. I want to come back to their warmth someday.

    And finally my stay was ended when Jet Airways called me to fly to Mumbai:



    • It was time to explore Mumbai

    Thanks Shahjalal….Nice Dhaka….Beauty Bangladesh.

  • Traveling ke Banyak Negara, Kenapa Tidak?

    “Donny, I wonder, How do you travel so much?? Working in office makes me travel less since I have to ask for permission. How about you?”

    Pertanyaan yang mucul di WordPress app-ku saat macet di jalan tol….yesss… “si imut” Wulan ini keknya sedikit penasaran kenapa Aku bisa kelayapan ke banyak negara (iya juga ya….ga kerasa Januari 2020 nanti Insyaallah telah terkumpul 25 stempel imigrasi yang berbeda….#garuk2dagu).

    Begini, solo traveling itu ibarat ganja….tapi itu buatku ya, ga tahu kalau kalian?….tiga bulan ga ngelayap aja pasti bikin depresi….kalau depresi ya biasanya sering nyempil di pojokan meja kerja di rumah.

    Lalu pasti guwe bakalan betah mantengin laptop cari web LCC berbagai negara demi tiket murah….itu akibat dari kebiasaan anehku yang lain….yaitu mengoleksi tiket maskapai yang berbeda….yes, 28 maskapai telah kucicipi selama menjadi backpacker.

    Asia Tenggara, Timur dan Selatan sudah khatam, nah berikutnya adalah Timur Tengah….”Ke Mekah leee, jangan ngelayap mulu !”…. (tenang mak, tiket haji hitung mundur 9 tahun lagi…tar umrah mah backpacker aja mak sembari nungguin haji….#ampuniakuyaAllah).

    Addoohhh….Sorry ya, Wulan….belum kejawab juga pertanyaanmu….#garukkeningngadukkopi.

    Jadi begini kenapa aku bisa ke banyak negara:

    1. Ya niatnya emang menjelajah banyak negara.

    Niat itu ibarat bahan bakar. Ga ada niat maka ga ada action. Ga ada action ya guwe akan selamanya di Jakarta aja….#ampetua.

    Niatku menyambangi 100 negara selama hidup. Artinya Aku akan menginjakkan kaki di 60% dari total negara di bumi.

    Ada yang mau ikut aku? Japri aja……haseekkkk #ngarepdapatteman

    2. Menjadi Backpacker Edan saja deh.

    Bahkan teman sekantor pun memanggilku Backpacker Edan….ga percaya…nih:

    Yes….

    Guwe Edan….Issued tiket tanpa mikir…yang penting murah dan menuju destinasi baru.

    Guwe Edan….Setiap ketemu teman selalu provokasi untuk gabung ngetrip

    Putri, Anggi dan Dini pun cuman mantatin kalo diajak backpackeran….semprul tuh anak

    Guwe Edan….ngimpi pun seringnya ngimpi jalan-jalan.

    Guwe Edan….Setiap terima uang gaji…Gumaman pertama, “Ngetrip kemana ya?”

    Guwe Edan….Masuk Korea hampir dideportasi cuma bawa uang sejuta empat ratus tanpa credit card buat 6 hari keliling Busan dan Seoul

    Guwe Edan….hampir mati kedinginan di India karena berada di stasiun dan kereta jendela terbuka pada suhu 4 derajat selama 12 jam karena delay demi tiket murah 30 ribu Agra-New Delhi

    Wah bisa ga kelar-kalar nih tulisan…..

    Intinya buat orang penghasilan pas-pasan harus sedikit “edan” buat keliling dunia. Kalau gajimu gede nah kamu boleh tinggalin backpackeran…karena kamu bisa naik kelas menjadi Piknik-ers.

    Gampang kan……

    3. Tiada hari tanpa Itinerary

    Bahkan trip 2 tahun ke depan pun sudah kubuat itinerary termurahnya….gileeee.


    emang gampang bikin itinerary 2 tahun kedepan……pusing asli?…#ampenyolongwaktukerja

    Merencanakan trip jauh hari akan membantumu dalam membuat perjalanan termurah:

    4. Tandai waktu kapan Kamu bisa ngelayap

    Buatlah list long weeked dan waktu cuti dari setahun sebelumnya. Membolak-balik kalender meja telah menjadi kebiasaan burukku. Padahal semua long weekend sdh ditandai, masih aja dibolak-balik tuh kalender berharap ada angka yang menjadi merah karena pusing dibolak-balik.

    5. Mengunjungi negara se-kawasan sekali jalan.

    Cara paling ideal membuat trip adalah mengunjungi beberapa negara sekawasan dalam satu waktu. Mengapa? Ya karena mereka berdekatan jadi bisa dilahap dalam sekali ngetrip. Contohnya akhir tahun lalu Aku mengunjungi Dhaka (Bangladesh), Mumbai (India), Colombo (Sri Lanka) dan Maldives.

    6. Tiket ketengan menolong kantongmu

    Kalau denger istilah Ngeteng…udah pasti Kamu ga punya uang. Ngeteng = jalan mutus-mutus melewati banyak tempat sebelum nyampai di tujuan utama.

    Tiket direct biasanya kan mahal….karena dompet guwe tipis….akhirnya Guwe juga dikenal dengan sebutan backpacker ketengan…..

    Contohnya: Next….sebelum sampai ke Dubai, Aku ngeteng dulu ke Kuala Trengganu dan Kuantan (Malaysia) lalu ke Kochi (India)…..lelah tapi asyekk


    mau ngeteng bareng?….#japri

    Kamu pengen ga sih mengunjungi tempat-tempat ya anti-mainstream kek Kochi gitu?

    7. Banyak nabung lah yang pasti….

    Guwe bisa berhemat 4 juta setahun dari uang makan harian. Tapi ya begini resikonya:


    yah….gayamu lee….jalan2 ke luar negeri tapi ternyata bongkar bekel di taman kota saat kerja

    Dan gilanya uang 4 juta itu bisa jadi biaya makan, hotel dan venue untuk 2x ngetrip. Kamu bayangin aja, diluar tiket Aku cuma habisin 2,5 juta untuk ke Penang, Ipoh, Dhaka, Mumbai, Colombo dan Maldives selama 15 hari….mau guwe ceritain?

    Awas jangan diikuti ya…bisa kena thypus entar…hahaha

    8. Jalan-jalanlah tiap detik sekalipun….inilah konsep lahirnya travelingpersecond.com

    Aku biasanya memanfaatkan setiap waktu sedikitpun untuk eksplorasi. Pulang ke ketemu client kalau ada waktu 30 menit aja ya masuk museum. Makanya teman-teman kantor menjulukiku “The King of Museum”. Bagaimana tidak Museum se-Jakarta habis kubabat, sampai bingung mau kemana lagi.


    Ini salah satu contohnya….keliling ke customer pun bisa mampir ke Tebing Keraton , Bandung

    9. Extend ketika tugas ke luar kota.

    Tugas luar kota di hari Jumát-Sabtu itu asyik karena Aku pasti bisa extend di hari minggu


    contohnya ke Nusa Kambangan saat tugas ke Cilacap

    atau ke Pagoda Watugong saat extend tugas ke Semarang….sekalian janjian ketemu teman satu kamar kos-kosan zaman kuliah

    10. Traveling saat acara kantor tentunya

    Marketing Conference atau Year End Party dalam perusahaan selalu gw rubah suasananya menjadi semi traveling


    Melihat Borobudur ke-3 kalinya karena Year End Party Perusahaan



    Pasar Triwindu dalam Marketing Conference ke Solo

    11. Kejar bonus trip dari perusahaan

    Divisi marketing di beberapa perusahaan menyediakan bonus trip…..

    Nah itulah yang guwe kejar mati-matian walau target setingggi langit….

    Yang penting guwe bisa traveling gratisan dan ga motong cuti tentunya.


    Mercusuar Pulau Lengkuas saat bonus trip ke Belitong



    Visit Singapore ke-8 karena capai target

    Big Buddha di Phuket…..Gratisan lagi

    Buanyak tips lain yang ga cukup disebutin disini guys….sabar ya…….

    Mudah-mudahan Aku segera menyelesaikan buku pertamaku……

    So Wulan, itulah kelakuanku selama ini……#nyengirgayabossman-mystupidboss

    Ayo traveling, teman-teman….traveling ga harus mahal kok…..#halahprovokasi


  • Real Neat Blog Award

    Yes, It is 4th award for my blog.

    The Real Neat Blog Award….very happy to get it.

    I am starting answering the seven questions made by who nominated me:

    1. What makes you happy in life?

    I will happy when could help others, when find the new places in my life and when I can write my experience for a references.

    • What country do you consider living aside from your place?

    Thailand

    • What is your greatest fear?

    I fear if my plan for visiting 100 countries was failed.

    • What is your hobby?

    Traveling, jogging, swimming and reading

    • If you could describe yourself in three words, what would they be?

    Very Curious Person

    • What do you hope to accomplish in 2019?

    I want to start as entrepreneur

    • Anything or places you wanted to do or see?

    Do:  Meet Valentino Rossi in Mugello

    See: Chelsea FC play in Stamford Bridge

    Thanks for Elora Lipio from Philippines who nominee me for this award.

    Oh ya….you can read her adventure, lisfestyle and explore the food in her blog:

    https://eloralipio.com/

    What do you have to do?

    The ‘rules’ of the Real Neat Blog Award are:

    1. Put the award logo on your blog.

    2. Answer 7 questions asked by the person who nominated you.

    3. Thank the people who nominated you, linking to their blogs.

    4. Nominate any number of bloggers you like, linking to their blogs.

    5. Let them know you nominated them (by commenting on their blog etc.)


    My seven questions are:

    1. What film that makes you very interested after see it?
    2. What city in the world that make you feel happy after visit it?
    3. What is your greatest goal in 2019?
    4. What is your sport that you like?
    5. If you could describe yourself in three words, what would they be?
    6. If you must to choose another citizenship aside your country. What country will you choose?
    7. What an extreme activity do you want to do in your life?

    My nominees are:
    1. https://photoblographysite.wordpress.com/

    2. https://lillahasri.wordpress.com/

    3. https://thoughtsofsheryl.blog/

    4. https://tararunstheworld.com/

    5. https://writesofpassage.me/

    6. https://dreamgoexplore.wordpress.com/

    7. https://wulanprasojo.wordpress.com/

    Let’s Writing, Friend!

  • Blogger Recognition Award

    In this 103th article, I am grateful for getting my third award in writing, namely the Blogger Recognition Award.

    Thank you to Willy and Junny, a traveler couple from Bali, Indonesia who love traveling and exploration.

    Find their interesting stories in exploring eastern Indonesia and south east asia countries on their blog:

    https://bikeandbackpacker.wordpress.com/

    The Blogger Recognition Award has the following rules of nomination:

    1. Write a post to publicize the nomination.
    2. Express our gratitude to the blog that nominates us and links our post to your website.
    3. Write about how our blog started.
    4. Give advice to new bloggers.
    5. Nominate 15 blogs of which we are followers and to which we want to grant this recognition. We can not include the blog that nominated us.
    6. Comment on each nominated blog that you have named and provided the link to the post you have created.

    I started for wrote a blog on February 5th, 2017 after an amazing trip to Nepal and India. I am a travel addict and love to find new places in a cheap way. And I began to thought about writing,  so my sories can help others who want to do the same trip. By writing,  every my step in traveling can be stored in articles that I can open in future.

    Reading by 1,291 folower, for 1 year 2 month I always write for my valued blog readers.

    Here’s what I recommend when you want to write a blog:

    1. Start immediately. Don’t think about cost and how hard to write. There are many options for starting with a free blog and you can start write in your free time such as weekends, when on leave from work or take 30 minutes every day to write your ideas.

    2. Write your experiences, just think easily in writing your  ideas.

    3. Find other bloggers around the world by blog walking. So you will have a community that will give you some supports and inspirations.

    4. Choose interesting images in your posts to help your reader get the same feel like what you are writing.

    5. The most important of all is consistency. Consistency in writing will increase your readers who visiting your blog.

    I would like to nominate the following 15 bloggers for the Blogger Recognition Award who deserves this award:

    1. https://umisholikhah7410.wordpress.com/
    2. https://myjourneyasacreativewriter.wordpress.com/
    3. http://brokendriftwood.wordpress.com/
    4. http://rumahpintar256.wordpress.com/
    5. http://sondangsaragih.wordpress.com/
    6. http://righteousbruin.wordpress.com/
    7. https://alrisblog.wordpress.com/
    8. https://godandi.blog/
    9. https://youngturtleblog.wordpress.com/
    10. https://riffatwajidblogs.wordpress.com/
    11. https://lexandneek.wordpress.com/
    12. https://asambackpacker01.wordpress.com/
    13. https://arousedblog.wordpress.com/
    14. https://nafsbintimarhaban.wordpress.com/
    15. https://adewumipeterblog.wordpress.com/

    Thank you and keep writing.

  • Mystery Blogger Award

    Thank you to Vanita, a charismatic girl from Trinidad who awarded me Mystery Blogger Award, which was the second award on my adventure in writing a blog.

    Dear readers, you can know Vanita more closely by reading her blog in this link:

    https://vanitawardrobecoach.com/

    Through her blog, You will definitely be interested in the content that Vanita wrote.

    Rules for the Mystery Blogger Award :

    1. Put the award image in your post.
    2. List the rules.
    3. Thank whoever nominated you and provide a link to their blog.
    4. Tell your readers 3 things about yourself.
    5. Answer the questions you were asked.
    6. Nominate at least 6-7 bloggers you want to nominate.
    7. Ask your nominees any 5 questions of your choice.

    Three things about me:

    1- I am an Indonesian backpacker.

    2- I like to travel and exploration, meet as many new experiences as possible and meet as many new friends as possible. I am very enthusiastic, cheerful, passionate, imaginative, communicative and have lots of ideas.

    3- I am obsessed to be travelpreuneur 

    QUESTIONS GIVEN TO ME:

    1. If you didn’t have to sleep, what would you do with the extra time?

              I will hunt for cheap flight tickets and make my next travel itinerary

    • What fictional place would you most like to go?

              If Mark Watney really exists, I will go to his home to learn a lot about survival on Mars

    • What is the most annoying habit that other people have?

              I really hate people who littering.

    • What would be your first question after waking up from being frozen for 100 years?

              Have I visited the 150th country in my bucket list ?

    • Who has impressed you most with what they’ve accomplished?

              Ibnu Battuda. He is a biggest traveler in world history. He is a Moroccan sailor. The story of his journey is written in a book called ‘The Travels’.

    My Nominees:

    1. https://thewifeyscorner.com/
    2. http://helloechi.wordpress.com/
    3. http://seekingwonderful.wordpress.com/
    4. http://lfitriany.wordpress.com/
    5. https://bridgetathomas.com/
    6. https://aisaidluv.wordpress.com/
    7. http://ceritariyanti.wordpress.com/

    MY QUESTION TO THE NOMINEES:

    1. What do you usually do after work?
    2. What things do you like when you are traveling alone?
    3. If you want to write a book. What will you write about in your last book?
    4. When do you like to write?
    5. If you become a tourism minister in your country, what important things will you do?

    Hopefully the nominees are enthusiastic about my question. I will wait for the best answer from you. Thanks to all of you

  • Sunshine Blogger Award

    I am very honored!

    I’ve been nominated for this award. Big thanks to Elora Lipio, a beauty girl from Philiphines.

    This is my 1st Sunshine Blogger Award!

    Follow this link to Elora’s blog: https://eloralipio.com/

    Her blog is all about her travel experience, her curiosity in food, best picture in her photography hobby and her concern in lifestyle. She will share all of that to you and also inspiring you for writing.

    RULES, FIRST!
    So, we are given a set of rules that we must follow when completing this award nomination! They are as follows:

    1. Give thanks to the blogger who nominated you, and links their blog in your post.

    2. List the rules and make sure you’ve displayed the logo.

    3. Answer up to 11 questions which they give you.

    4. Nominate up to 11 other bloggers, and ask them up to 11 questions also!

    QUESTION THAT ELORA GAVE TO ME:
    1. Why did you create a blog page?

    I want to help travelers with information by my traveling experiences
    2. Which one do you prefer: Blog or Vlog? Tell me why?

    I love blog. Blog allows me to provide more detailed information about traveling experience that I have
    3. What makes you different from any blogger?

    I write every part of my trip in a specific and detailed articles.

    4. What motivates you?

    As a solo traveler, I tried to empathize with another traveler by sharing information
    5. What has inspired you in life?

    My success doesn’t only depend on me but depends on good people around me.
    6. Where is your next travel and why did you choose it?

    I have prepared trip to Dubai, Muscat, Bahrain, Doha and Kuwait. I am very curious with Middle East cultures.
    7. What is your childhood memories?

    I feel proud to my father. He is a soldier. He educated me about discipline very well
    8. What is your favourite country that you have visited so far?

    Japan
    9. What is the best food that you have never tried before?

    Vietnam Pho
    10.What is the most exciting adventure you’ve done?

    Diving in Maldives
    11. Where did you spend your holidays?

    Tourist spot in Indonesia and throughout the world

    My NOMINATIONS:

    1. https://jelajahlangkah.com/
    2. http://almerighi.wordpress.com/
    3. http://www.catatandeady.com/
    4. http://lagiraffadotblog.wordpress.com/
    5. https://nininmenulis.com/
    6. https://bikeandbackpacker.wordpress.com/
    7. http://www.sparkyjen.com/
    8. https://chielittlestory.wordpress.com/
    9. https://forestwoodfolkart.wordpress.com/
    10. http://sigitdma.wordpress.com/
    11. https://amandaonline.blog/

    MY QUESTIONS:

    1. Why do you write on a blog?

    2. What is your big dream as a blogger?

    3. Is writing your main hobby? What are your other hobbies?

    4. What type of camera do you use in taking photos on your blog?

    5. When is your favorite time to write your blog?

    6. Where was your best trip last year?

    7. Where is your next trip?

    8. Which memorable place have you visited?

    9. What is the best beverage you’ve tried?

    10. What is the best food you’ve tried?

    11. Do you like solo traveling or traveling in groups? Why?

    Thank you for reading this award! As for those who are nominated – I will patient to hear your answers!