Sweet Escape

Found out this facility when I read the Lonely Planet app while we’re travelling in Kuala Lumpur.

Left Luggage is somekind of bag storage or luggage office for the travellers who need short-term storage solutions. Left luggage are often found in airport and bus/ train station where we can leave padlocked luggage. Left luggage can be a staffed left luggage counter or simply a coin operated or automated locker system.

In Kuala Lumpur, we can found this facility in KL Sentral, Puduraya Bus Station, LCCT, and KLIA.

I had the chance to try the one on KL Sentral where our train to Singapore leave at night. It was located on upper floor, right left from the escalator and near the Air Asia office. It open from 7.30 am – 10 pm. Perfect time for us.

We decided to try this left luggage as we had to check out from the hotel early in the morning, while the train leave at night. Though we only bring a backpak, using this left luggage was surely save us much energy and made us more mobile. It’s totally recommended with several notes to notice as followed : (more…)

Originated from Shanghai, Xiao Long Bao – also known as soup dumpling – is a famous delicacy widely considered as a fine piece of Chinese culinary. Derived from its name which means “small steaming basket”, Xiao Long Bao is a type of steamed bun traditionally served in a small bamboo baskets.

It’s the Paradise Dynasty that come up with an innovative array of Xiao Long Bao and present eight distinct and colorful flavors of Xiao Long Bao : Original, Ginseng, Foie Gras, Black Truffle, Cheesy, Crab Roe, Garlic, and Szechuan. (more…)

This white-sandy beach is located approximately 7 km from Pangkalpinang – Bangka, only few minutes from Dipati Amir Airport.

Me and Jeff reached this place within hard rain after one-hour flight from Jakarta. Luckily, we had our guide picked us up and taking care everything. (more…)

Situated 51 km from Kuala Lumpur, First World Hotel is one of the hotels in Genting Highlands, Malaysia. It is accessible by car from Kuala Lumpur in one hour and one a half hour by bus from LCCT Airport. We can also get there by a cable car which called ‘Genting Skyway’.

First World Hotel listed on 2006 in Guinness World Records as the world’s largest hotel complex by numbers of rooms. It has two towers, each with 28 floors and has a total of 6,118 rooms which able to accommodate 12,000 visitors. (more…)

Located about 15 km from Sungailiat, Bangka – Sumatera, Kuan Yin Monastery was built in February 2003 by its curator, Mr. Hermanto Wijaya, for the Buddhists performing their religious service.

Legend has it that if we bath or drink the well water of Kuan Yin monastery, we will be ageless. It is also believed that the water could cure diseases.

At least, that’s one of the reasons why the Indonesian famous actress, Titik Puspa, actively come and drink the water. The curator jokingly mentioned that Titik Puspa is more famous and important rather than the Indonesian vice president.

Just take a look at the photo below and you’ll understand why he said that (more…)

What are the things that listed in your mind when you want to dining out with your beloved one?

I have three basic rules for that. First, it has to be a healthy food and no MSG involved. Second, it has to have a great taste. And the last is that it has to be at affordable prices.

Thus, I was excited when Ismaya Group invited me for a food tasting in Pasta de Waraku.

Pasta de Waraku is a casual dining cafe featuring Japanese Pasta which emphasis in healthy eating. There are three outlets in Jakarta and I had a chance to visit the one at Grand Indonesia (East Mall – Garden District – Level 3A). (more…)

Unlike Jakarta that never sleeps; Malang after dawn is getting less active. There weren’t much things or places to do during the night in Malang. That’s why I was excited to see how this night attraction looks like.

Founded in 2009, BNS or Batu Night Spectacular is an amusement park in Batu highlands which located approximately 30 km from Malang. As self-explanatory as the name, this park is only open during the night from 3 pm until 2 am.

It’s cold here, so be sure you wear your jacket when you visit it.

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It was the highlight of my culinary trip in Bali last month.

Bebek Bengil or ‘Dirty Duck Diner’ is a restaurant located in Padang Tegal, Ubud. This restaurant is famous for the crispy fried duck and the traditional Balinese cuisine.

Once I arrived and taking around the venue, I really like the ambience of the restaurant. Lots of trees, statues, and green everywhere the eyes could see. The venue is spacious and you are literally dining with nature as there are rice fields around it. (more…)

If you’re familiar and have watched “The Beach“, you should understand what I mean here.

Leonardo Dicaprio Beach is a breath-taking beach located in Phi-Phi Island, Krabi province of Thailand. The ‘real’ name of this beach is actually Maya Bay, but people used to call it as Leonardo Dicaprio Beach after “The Beach” was filmed here in 1999. During the production process, Maya Bay was damaged. Fortunately on 2004, the tsunami hit Phi Phi Island and improved the look of Maya Bay. (more…)

Museum is always be my favorite destination within my trip. When I’m creating an itinerary, I always research the best museum in town and try to spare some time to explore it.

Little did I know that actually I still have a big homework exploring museums through-out Jakarta.

Based on a book, there are actually 47 museum in Jakarta and by the time I read that book, I had only visited one museum!

That’s why I tried to spare my weekend to explore these 47 museums and my journey starts from Puppets Museum. I chose this because I adore Javanese Shadow Puppet and quite familiar with Mahabaratha.

Puppets Museum or Wayang museum is located in “Jakarta Kota Tua” (Jakarta Old Town), a small area in west Jakarta which is home of several important historical sites and buildings. This old town is considered as the seed/ pioneer of the current Jakarta city and declared as a heritage site by The Governor of Jakarta. (more…)