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Indonesia

South Sumatera Part 5 – Palembang (Day 1), Museum Balaputra Dewa


Posted by thatsofarah on 11 Dec 2017 / 2 Comments


Museum is a museum. What a dull day it would be in Palembang to spend in a museum. Those are my initial thoughts of how our first day would turn out to be. It made a lot of sense to visit Museum Balaputra Dewa of Palembang when the original traditional house of Palembang known as […]

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Indonesia

South Sumatera Part 4 – The Must Try Food in Palembang


Posted by thatsofarah on 09 Dec 2017 / 0 Comment


Among the things that I treasured from my recent trip to Palembang is none other than the food. It took me 3 trips to Palembang to finally come out with a list of must-try food in Palembang. Pempek At the mention of the name “pempek”, my colleague reprimanded me for saying the foul word. I […]

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Hotel/Hostel Reviews

South Sumatera Part 3: Villa Gunung Gare, Pagaralam


Posted by thatsofarah on 05 Dec 2017 / 3 Comments


Check-in at Villa Gunung Gare, Pagaralam After almost 12 hours since leaving Malaysia, we arrived at Villa Gunung Gare, Pagaralam at 8.30pm. The journey to Pagaralam is worth the trip, if you have read Nature Paradise in Pagaralam. Suffice to say at this juncture that there are not many hotels in Pagaralam as compared to hill stations […]

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South Sumatera Part 2 – Nature Paradise in Pagaralam


Posted by thatsofarah on 05 Dec 2017 / 0 Comment


Day 2 @ Pagaralam, South Sumatera Early Morning Call for Sunrise at Tugu Rimau, Pagaralam |By 4.15am, we left for Tugu Rimau, a viewing point located at 1,821m above sea level. Automatically, I found myself defying the sleepiness in me because the uphill ride pumped in enough adrenaline to keep me awake. Who would not […]

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