It had been there, but it was invisible to me. I went there many times, but I never once visited the place until September this year. It is Cafe Batavia in Kota Tua. It was invisible because it was just out of my league. I knew since the first time I saw it that it…
Do you like history? Do you like traveling? Well, this article is for you, then! Traveling while getting a new insight about history, who can resist? It takes place in the heart of Jakarta. Can you guess where it is? Yep! Kota Tua it is! Since I’m writing in English, let me translate it. Kota…
Read the #2 chapter on: Last day in Jogja. I really didn’t want to leave! But the time is ticking, the train would leave at 5 pm today. It means I only had just a few hours to enjoy the last moments. There was a place I wanted to go. And as expected, nobody was…
Read the #1 chapter on: The second day in Jogja, we had a lot to do! (Well, not too much since I was there with the whole pack). I reckon the best thing to do when traveling with family which consists of mostly oldies is to eat. After spending some time swimming and chilling at…
Jogja will always have special place in my heart. No matter how many times I go there, it always gives me different experience. This time, I went there with family. Aldi, my husband, my parent, – I wish I still had a mother, but no, it’s just a father now, so a parent it is…
This is the last chapter of the previous article. “Rahmi Hidayati, who is commonly called Mimi, is actually 50 years old. Her small body and facial features seem to not reflect her long life in this world. She shared that she has climbed Mount Gede more than a dozen times. Since she was in college…
This is the fifth chapter of the previous article. I sensed that something was wrong the moment I was about to lie down completely. The socks I had just put on suddenly became wet as they touched the edge of the mat. I began feeling around the entire surface of my sleeping pad and discovered…
*This is the fourth chapter of the previous article. I kept trying to walk. I ignored the sound. Yes, it was my stomach protesting, demanding to be fed. At the basecamp earlier, I had only a small breakfast because I didn’t want to feel too full. Now, it was only 11 AM, just about three…
*This is the third chapter of the previous article. At 5 AM, my group was already awake. More accurately, we had sat up after lying down without a good night’s sleep. I asked Kintan how she had slept last night, and I also asked Puput and Ari. It turned out they couldn’t sleep either because…
*This is the second chapter of the previous article. Friday, March 26, 202019:00 on the way to Putri basecamp21:00 arrived at basecamp22:00 sleep well, handsome sleep Saturday, March 27, 202005:00 wake up, wash face, brush teeth, shower if not cold, breakfast06:00 start trekking15:00 arrive at Surya Kencana, set up the tent, etc.16:00 and onwards relax,…