Review Akomodasi : Bangkok, Thailand

Ada beberapa area backpacker di Bangkok, yang paling terkenal tentu saja Khao San Road "the Mecca of Backpackers" di daerah Banglamphu. Namun selain Khao San Road, di Bangkok sendiri terdapat banyak sekali tempat penginapan murah yang tersebar, contohnya di daerah Sukhumvit, Silom, dan beberapa spot lainnya. Tinggal disesuaikan dengan kebutuhan dan faktor kestrategisan dengan tujuan wisata.Saat kami ke Bangkok, kami memilih untuk menginap di daerah Sukhumvit, yang (katanya) daerahnya lebih tenang dibandingkan Khao San Road yang hidup 24 jam.Di bawah ini adalah salah satu opsi penginapan yang pernah kami inapi di Bangkok :Suk111/13 Sukhumvit 11, Sukhumvit Road, Bangkok, ThailandKami booking hostel ini melalui email, langsung dari website mereka:...

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Photo(s): Mana Island at Fiji Islands

Foto oleh: Dinda Ariane"Fiji, officially the Republic of the Fiji Islands, is an island nation in the South Pacific Ocean east of Vanuatu, west of Tonga and south of Tuvalu. The country comprises an archipelago of 332 islands, of which 110 are permanently inhabited, and 522 islets. The two major islands, Viti Levu and Vanua Levu, account for 87% of the population."- WikipediaMana Island's Village.Foto (c) Dinda Ariane, 2010Comfy hammock, a place for burning your skin.Foto (c) Dinda Ariane, 2010Ruins of Survivor Building at Mana Island.Foto (c) Dinda Ariane, 2010Mana Island's surrounding.Foto (c) Dinda Ariane, 2010Heaven on Earth.Foto (c) Dinda Ariane, 2010 Profil KontributorDinda, berprofesi sebagai GIS Analyst, maniak jalan-jalan ala backpacker...

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Melayang di Bukit Paralayang, Kawasan Puncak

Akhir pekan kemarin, saya beserta teman-teman mencoba wisata paralayang di Kawasan Puncak, Bogor. Tak disangka-sangka, ternyata ada spot tersembunyi untuk ber-paralayang dan ber-gantole di Kawasan Puncak, dekat Masjid At-Ta'awun! Padahal selama saya kuliah di Bandung awal tahun 2000-an, saya sering melewati spot ini, namun tidak pernah menyadari kalau terdapat Bukit Paralayang di daerah sana.Bukit Paralayang di Kawasan Puncak, Bogor.Foto (c) Herajeng Gustiayu, 2010Tentang ParalayangKami amat beruntung karena tandem master kami hari itu adalah Opa David --yang terkenal sebagai Opa Paralayang Indonesia-- yaitu salah seorang pelopor olahraga paralayang atau paragliding di Indonesia. Dari Opa David, kami diceritakan sekilas mengenai sejarah paralayang...

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Perjalanan Krabi, Bangkok, dan George Town (part-3)

Posting tamu oleh : Dibya KusyalaSambungan dari Perjalanan Krabi, Bangkok, dan George Town (part-2)Tulisan ini merupakan catatan akhir perjalanan Krabi-Bangkok-Georgetown, sebelum kembali ke KL pada awal 2010. Karena content yang cukup banyak, maka tulisan ini dipisah menjadi 2 bagian. Pertama, lebih ke akomodasi dan kota tua Georgetown. Dan kedua, tentang Pulau Penang secara keseluruhan lengkap dengan atraksi-atraksi alamnya yang tersebar. Georgetown view from ferry.Foto (c) Dibya Kusyala, 2009Meninggalkan Bangkok, kami berempat naik kereta first class sleeper dengan rute Bangkok-Butterworth. Perjalanan 23 jam di atas kereta melewati ratusan kilometer kembali tertolong oleh fasilitas sleeper yang lebih nyaman dibanding perjalanan second...

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Complete Tourism Of Baturaden

Baturaden is a district in Banyumas, Central Java. It is said that this term comes from the story or that the story was a son of the King (in the Java language called Raden) where he was in love with a maid (in the Java language called Batur). Unfortunately her parents do not agree that relationship, so at the end, they live in foothills / mountains (Gunung Slamet) which so beautiful and have cool weather, since that even, the location is called by the name of Baturaden.when Baturaden be a natural attractions that are spectacular, the location was not far from the city of Purwokerto, for about 14 km to the north and only takes about 20 minutes. Left hand was now standing by building magnificent hotels and restaurants that will satisfy us enjoy...

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Baron Beach

Baron beach is the most popular beach in Gunungkidul, because this beach is the first beach to be seen if we visit group sea and land, a symbol of elegance of Gunungkidul beach tourism. Baron Beach ranks, Kukup Beach, long Beach, Beach Sundak Krakal and there lined up, pamper visitors will host peace fanfare heart waves.Baron beach is located in the Village Kemadang, Tanjungsari District, about 20 km south of Wonosari (40 km from the city of Yogyakarta). Coast to witness the meeting between seawater and freshwater, which is the result of a river which empties into the one corner of the beach baron, as a symbol of two hearts berpadunya although with different backgrounds. The travelers will be pampered with a beauty that delivers wind waves...

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Wonderfull sunset In Kuta Beach Bali

Kuta began to be known as the traders from the Danish open trade representative office here. Trade relationship that exists between trade representatives with the original indigenous population and growing rapidly.A new beginning in the year 1930 a married couple from California Americans very impressed with the beauty of Kuta beach, who was completely untouched human intervention, aka natural. Kuta Beach Hotel is the first hotel that stood in this area, but unfortunately had to shut down because the Japanese army invaded the island of Bali at the time. In 1960 when many Australian tourists who had to stop in Bali for a trip to Europe, Kuta began increasingly recognized again. In the process, the more interesting areas of Kuta tourist visits...

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Backpacking in Bali: The Budget

Posting tamu oleh: Wenny RoslianaGw heran.Pulang dari Bali yang ditanya bukannya kisah perjalanan gw selama di sana, ehh malah tanya budget-nya. Tapi gpp deh, emang gw ngirit-ngiritan sih di sana, hehehehe...Tiket PesawatDimulai dari hunting tiket pesawat murah. Untuk trip bulan Juni 2009, gw beli tiketnya Agustus 2008. Saat itu AirAsia.com lagi promo 1.000.000 free seat. Yang itu kursi cepet banget abisnya. Dia pake indikator bar gitu. Kalo bar-nya warna hijau berarti tiket gratisnya masih banyak, kalo kuning tinggal sedikit, kalo merah berarti tiket gratisnya udah sold out.Destination yang paling cepet abis itu Bali, Medan sama Bangkok. Pada saat itu direct flight ke Singapore belum ada. Pengertian gratis di sini juga bukan gratis tis, tetep...

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Diselamatkan Kertas Bekas di Imigrasi Singapore

Posting tamu oleh: Dahlia RahmawatiAlkisah begini...Akhir bulan Februari 2010, kita satu kantor mengadakan trip ke Singapore, dengan anggota: 2 bos +4 assistant. Memanfaatkan tiket penerbangan murah yang bisa didapet dengan mudah saat-saat ini.Penerbangan murah,artinya: ga akan turun di terminal kinclong, melainkan turun di budget terminal.Budget terminal,artinya: penjagaan akan semakin ketat karena banyak imigran-imigran gelap cari kerja di Singapore.Karena satu dan lain hal, kami terpisah penerbangan dengan para bos. Beda terminal, beda waktu sampe. Saya sendiri, karena pernah beberapa kali ke Singapore (tapi cuma transit doang, ga pernah nginjek tanahnya dengan bener), dianggep lebih pengalaman ketimbang assistant yg lain. Dan dipercayakanlah...

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Photo(s) : Ho Chi Minh City in Walking Distance

Foto oleh : Herajeng GustiayuTwilight Saga : Trang Non. :)Foto (c) Herajeng Gustiayu, 2009 Safe & convenient pedestrian walk in HCMC.Foto (c) Herajeng Gustiayu, 2009Inside Ben Thanh Market.Trivia: There are two ways to buy souvenirs, (1) in "Fixed Price" alleys, located nearest from entrances : for people that can not bargain & (2) if you go deeper inside, that's the place for bargain hunter! Cheaper for sure! -- You choose. :DAdd a captionInside Ben Thanh Market. Trivia: There are two ways to buy souvenirs, (1) in "Fixed Price" alleys, located nearest from entrances : for people that can not bargain & (2) if you go deeper inside, that's the place for bargain hunter! Cheaper for sure! You choose. :DFoto (c) Herajeng Gustiayu, 2009Night...

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Perjalanan 3 Negara : Singapore - Phuket - Hat Yai - KL (Part-3)

Posting tamu oleh: Arlinda WibiayuSambungan dari Perjalanan 3 Negara : Singapore - Phuket - Hat Yai - KL (Part-2)Explore SingaporeAkhirnya kesempatan untuk keliling Singapur terlaksana di hari ketiga perjalanan kami. Sebelum jalan-jalan, karena deposit EZ Link tinggal dikit saya putusin untuk nambah deposit 10 SGD sekedar untuk jaga-jaga aja. Sebenarnya Top-Up EZ Link bisa di mesin,tapi gak tau kenapa mesinnya muntahi lagi kartu saya. Sebel... Katanya sih kartu saya cuma bisa top-up di stasiun City Hall. Ya sudah lah, saya antri aja di passanger service.Di mulailah perjalanan kami di Capitol Hill, pokoknya semua landmark di Singapur deh harus bisa dilihat hari itu, karena besok kami sudah harus ke Phuket. Dengan berbekal peta singapur yang...

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Review Akomodasi : Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam

Ho Chi Minh City atau yang lebih dikenal dengan sebutan Saigon, adalah kota terbesar di Vietnam. Kota bekas jajahan Perancis ini masih memiliki ciri khas jalanan di Paris dengan trotoar untuk pedestrian yang lebar nan nyaman.Saigon terbagi menjadi 24 wilayah administratif, namun pada umumnya destinasi para turis akan tertuju ke District 1. District 1 merupakan daerah pusat pergerakan finansial, perdagangan, dan administrasi.Walaupun sebagian besar hotel bintang 5 dan restoran mahal berpusat di daerah ini, namun area backpacker pun tersedia di District 1, yakni di persimpangan jalan Pham Ngu Lao St. dan De Tham St.Di bawah ini adalah salah satu opsi penginapan yang pernah kami inapi di Pham Ngu Lao St. :Ngoc Linh Hotel283/21 Pham Ngu Lao Street,...

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The Exotis of Curug Cipendok

CURUG Cipendok is natural sights of the highest waterfalls in the southern part of Central Java. In  tourist area having a height for about 800 meters from sea level (asl) located in this Banyumas Cilongok, visitors can feel the sensation of wind blowing and splashing waterfalls as high as 200 meters. With cool air and natural scenery that really natural.domestic tourists who come to this curug every holiday can reach 10 thousand people.in Curug Cipendok many unique panorama. In addition there is a waterfall, there is also a lake and a vehicle Pucung Penginyongan Village. "In this place served dangdut music entertainment and exhibition python. In fact, visitors can picture with a python that was tame.Butterfly ParkIt is said, to reach...

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