the link!

Tonight I'm gonna give some link that I usually open every day....looking for a cheap/budget ticket  airline, budget hotel/hostel and also the info about place that I want to visit.

Airlines!
From Indonesia to Indonesia, South-East ASIA and Australia
 
1. www.airasia.com

 
This is a Malaysia airlines who provide a route to South-East ASIA and Australia with a cheap price. Before, they have route to United Kingdom but since two years ago they were closed. So far the promo that they gave always makes me anxious, because its make me want to buy and buy and buy again hahahha...
Liked: First, of course their all promo!!! second, the terminal. They have their own terminal which is a big, clean and comfortable than the other terminal. Hello terminal 3, hi bakmi GM :)
Dislike: Since January, Air Asia passenger must "checked the baggage up to 15kg (IDR 40K)". They don't have option "no baggage" again and that's wasting my money because I never use a baggage, I always keep it on cabin. So I can used that money for pay airport tax... :P

2. www.tigerairways.com

OK, I never use this airlines but I have a story about it. When I go to Phuket and want to go home I buy the tigerairways ticket but then there is a stupid mistake so I don't use the ticket... :( And recently I booked a tiger ticket for my parent so I know a little bit about which one that I liked and dislike. Tigerairways is a Singapore airlines, their route is to Australia, South-East Asia and ASIA-Pacific.
I know someday I will fly with tigerairways soon because...
Liked: they have a new route from Jakarta to Bali and also their promo, return-free+tax and IDR 1,00 flight! how cool is that!
Dislike: when we booked the ticket they will charge us with booking fee... :(


3. www.lionair.co.id

well even lion air is not in the categories cheap airlines but sometimes the price still reasonable if I missed the promo from air asia :P Lion air is an Indonesia airlines who has route to domestic flight around Indonesia and to some ASIA country (Singapore, Malaysia, Vietnam and Saudi Arabia).
Liked: they have a lot time schedule in every destination.
Disliked: I don't like with Lion air attendant, they are not inhospitable.  

ACCOMMODATION!
1. www.hostelbookers.com

I like this web because they give us the cheap hostel with a dorm room. The backpacker usually looking a hostel with a dorm room because all day they will be the outside so they don't need a big room and a fancy facility. It's saving your money.

2. www.agoda.com

And about this web I always using when I'm not traveling alone, because agoda always give you a discount up to 70% and better you booked minimum three days before you go... :) 

last but not least.... 
www.wikitravel.org

For many people choose lonely planet and tripadvisor for their travel guide for me I like use wikitravel its more helpful and simple... :P

TRAIN Info!

The one and only info and schedule about train from many country in different continent by man who traveled around the world using train...I really like this web 'coz very helpful! Help me when I traveling around asia, besides the train in this web also give an info about the bus too...

www.seat61.com

well that's all the web that I always open everyday besides google.com of course :) enjoyed your trip, don't worry if you forgot bring your map...as long you still have eyes to read the sign and mouth for asking.... once again let's get lost!
 

cheers!  

strangers, travelling love story

photo by Christopher Lee

That's Lilin Chen and Suno San, they got marriage on February 15th, 2013 at Tianjin - China. Who are they? They are two strangers were met by another strangers....

So here's behind the story...
Lilin Chen is a real adventure woman from China, she decide move from her country to Indonesia teaching mandarin language at one of school in Jakarta. She got that job from internet. With a lack of her English, she traveling around Indonesia by herself (how cool is that!) and one day she's traveling with my friends.

My friends were not strangers for Me, but Lilin is. She is a stranger that time... I heard about Lilin story from my lovely big mouth (not a metaphor, he's really has a big mouth) Harry...maybe 2 or 3 years ago. (And I forgot when the first time I met Lilin.. hmm... but we several times meet to hang out and talking about things, tattoos and finally for the first time we go traveling together to 1000 islands on 2012).
At that time I working at photography workshop and my office is joining with design school from Singapore. And I met a lot strangers and we became a friends, one of them is Christhoper Lee.

Christopher Lee, he is a "boss" in that school, move to Indonesia from Singapore for this job. Chris is energetic guy, fun and crazy. What's make us became a friends are beer and traveling... hahaha (one day I was surprised that he bought me a booze from Singapore when he back from there, one big bottle!)
At the first I'm kinda shy to talk with him because my English was bad but by the time we talking a lot. From the story then I feel sorry to Chris, coz he don't have any friend in Jakarta to hang around with and I remember with Lilin so I introduce them by facebook message. Chris says that he is an athlete, a bicycle athlete and I don't believe it when he says that but he show me the picture about that. He's sad that he can't bring his bike to Jakarta coz the road in was bad. And I remember that he was trying to matchmaker me with one of his bicycle friends haha he also do the same thing it to Lilin, matchmaker with Suno San and its works....

Suno San. I never meet or knew this guy but as I know that he is Chris bicycle friend at Singapore. He is Japanese, move to Singapore for work. That's it. hahahha

That's a behind the story of Lilin and Suno to knowing each other.... It's unbelievable that I become part of their love story.... I'm so happy.... I'm a stranger also with them but look us now.... became together as a friends and lover..... its all because the magic of traveling... 

spontaneous trip

Being a spontaneous is fun. You don’t have to thinking about a detail plan, just do it... and you don’t have to be sad if the plan not works.

I decide take my day off from work 10 days from the early plan before. Earlier I only go on the weekend but then when I check the ticket its cheap and the dates is available so why not do a spontaneous small trip. Start from MAKASAR to Bali and ended at Jogjakarta.

Doing everything in last minute. Thats a typical of spontenous person haha, buying a ticket from Jakarta to Makasar, packing until boarding I’d do it in last minute :P

Makasar. Me and Lora heading to Makasar for engagement ceremony our best friend Karina “cup” Horas and Christopher “smoke up” Christanthio. And its always there a drama session if related with us, the three of dumb, dumber, and dumbest, anything from the small thing till big thing. The first plan this love birds tell to us that the ceremony will held at dinner time so we pick the early morning flight 6.40 from Jakarta and arrive at 10.00 in Makasar. But then they confirm the plan was changed, the ceremony will held at 10 am and continued with lunch together. We know we will be late and because of the insiden the taxi thing we are very very late, in the end when we arrived at Karina’s house the ceremony was done (of course) and they all already go to restaurant, we almost left...such a drama... hahaha

And this is my first time going to Makasar, as I know Makasar, Sulawesi has a beautiful underwater view and beach. Even though I can’t see it but so far I enjoyed my little trip in there. Three days our schedule is only eat, eat, drunk, and eat again also sleep and playing card “cap sah” never forget that! hahaha... Definitely someday I will back to Makasar for island hoping, going to wakatobi maybe... hahaha I WISH! So congratulation for you both Karina and Chris, please no more silly fight again... we’ll wait your wedding invitation.... and the PARTEEEHHHH 

BALI. I’m so excited back to this island again. Since two years ago, every year I always come to Bali. I never like going to Bali for holiday before, coz I always preffer going to some place I never visit but since then travelling alone and knowing this island little bit “yeah this island make me fall in love (with all the story behind)”. This time, I’m going here for ogoh-ogoh parade and Nyepi (silent day), the hindus new year. I want to know and I need to know too what kind of another life in Bali, the original life before all the “crowded” things come. So let’s enjoyed Bali with a little bit different way, and do that never do before. Like, walking from airport to Kuta, staying at quite place (Krobokan), driving bike around city alone by yourself, watch ogoh-ogoh at night, and the most important thing is enjoying a silent day (No light, no noise, only sound of the nature).

I’m quite amazing with all and enjoyed every second about what I’m doing in there even not much. And I know there’s a lot thing that I need to learn more about the original of Bali life and I can’t wait to back there again. Oh its hard leave Bali this fast... can I stay here more longer..... 

Ogoh-ogoh at Kuta

Yogyakarta. This place is on my list last year called Klayar beach, remember? Yup, I’m going to there with my two “unsure” girls (Lora and Agni). Unsure because they a little bit afraid coz we all girls and don’t know the way to there and no preparation at all. We met at Adhi Sucipto Airport, Yogyakarta. I’ve been going to Yogyakarta couple times but always using train so this the first time for my foot step on this airport. When I know there is no one besides us will be joining, I prepare myself maybe we just gonna stay at Yogya, walking around and shopping (trying to not disappointed) but I’m surprised that finally we driving with our rent car (which is the tire really bad and not safe) to Pacitan, Klayar beach and get lost it was so cool and unpredicted.

On my p.l.a.n story before I said I’m gonna kicking my friend (Mora) butt if Klayar is not good like he say, thanks Lord I don’t have to looking Mora to kicking his butt... hahaha coz Klayar beach is nice, hidden place, quite, white sand, and have a good view, really worth it (after 3-4 hour from Yogya) for little escape... 

at Klayar Beach

And back home again... It’s hard to say goodbye to our holiday and back to our routine, work and sleep... but I’m so thankfull that I still have place that I called home, back to my parents home, my grow up home, my home sweet home...

Cheers!