TANJAKAN CINTA Our spirits were renewed after our trekking to Ranu Kumbolo and our morning tour around Ranu Kumbolo, Bun and I were enjoying our tea when Dody spoke to us about some facts and myths in Ranu Kumbolo. The first was the fact that years ago, a heartbroken girl committed suicide by hanging herself […]

At 3.30pm, we reach Ranu Pani village. Stretching our arms and legs, we carry our backpacks near the souvenir shops as we have to wait for the organizer to settle porter and permit issues. Bun have to pack his backpack in order to separate the clothes he does not want to bring to Semeru. Lucky […]

Bagaikan pesta muda-mudi di danau Ranu Kumbolo. Antara view terindah pendakian ke Gunung Semeru adalah di sini- Ranu Kumbolo. Story on Laskar Pelangi trip to Bangka Belitung has to wait for story on hiking the highest peak in Java – SEMERU. Stay tune. In the meantime, it would be very kind of you to vote […]

After exploring Malang & Batu on the first day we were in Malang, we could not decide where to go for the next day because our budget is relatively low if we wanted to go to Batu Theme Park and Zoo. We even had to dismiss Wisata Petik Apel (Apple Plucking Activity) for the package […]

Sitting agigated in the plane bound to Juanda International Airport Surabaya, as in other backpacking trips, nothing is certain except for the guesthouse I booked for the arrival night stay. I did not have fixed plans as to where to go before our scheduled expedition to the highest mountain in Java, Mt. Semeru. Arriving late […]

What would you do when you bump into a bunch of tiny Balinese dancers practicing traditional Balinese dance when you least expect? I jumped into excitement on seeing this. A culture unlike my own. A traditional dance I have not seen. I put my camera on standby and started shooting as the girls maintained the tight […]

Ahoy, our next Lombok adventure is Kuta Beach, Lombok. Initially, we planned to embark on a journey to Komodo Island. However, Lapore who has sea-sickness cannot live aboard for 3 consecutive days. The plan was then changed to Kuta Beach, Lombok for god knows how long. After we split from the group, we took a […]

  Mount Rinjani, Indonesia – Recap   This serves as my final post on Mount Rinjani after a series of posts (mostly in Malay) on my recent hiking to Mount Rinjani. The previous posts covered what we experienced in Mount Rinjani and not much of our itinerary, budget, transportation and so forth. To fill in […]

BY JIA Trip rinjani ini, pada dasarnya, aku pergi untuk menyokong Farah, bagi dorongan moral dan apa-apa lagi bentuk dorongan yang boleh. Sebab bagi aku Farah ni salah seorang penyumbang inspirasi aku untuk buat trans java masa career break tahun lepas. Jadinya bila Farah approach aku dengan Rinjani, spontan sahaja aku setuju. Sebab aku masih […]

Hanya tuhan sahaja yang tahu apa yang kami semua lalui pada hari kami mendaki puncak. Kadang kala, mother nature ada caranya yang tersendiri untuk mengajar kita. Disebabkan kesemuanya kepenatan, kami mengambil kata putus untuk berehat di camp site dan bergerak pulang melalui Sembalun dan bukan Senaru seperti yang dirancang. Awal pagi kami dikejutkan oleh para […]