We arrived in Makassar at 5.45pm. Fetched by Andi and Ole at the airport. They had waited for us since 3pm despite us telling them we would only arrive by 4.44pm Makassar time. Makassar is one hour ahead of Malaysia. Andi and Ole are the friends we met during our hike in Semeru as we […]

Museum Kata Andrea Hirata adalah tarikan pelancongan yang terbaru di Kepulauan Belitung, secara khususnya terletak di Jalan Laskar Pelangi, Nombor 7, Kecamatan Gantong, Belitung Timur. Siapa yang tidak kenal dengan Andrea Hirata, penulis yang merevolusikan kesusasteraan serta impian dan cita-cita muda-mudi Indonesia yang juga tersebar di seluruh dunia. Kalau dulu, ramai anak mudi yang takut […]

Sambungan daripada Kembara Laskar Pelangi & Dari Bangka Ke Belitung:- Bila makin lama feri makin menghampiri jeti, tempat duduk penumpang dah makin kosong. Semua orang bersesak dan bertolak-tolak nak turun dari feri. Mungkin mereka semua tak sabar nak balik kampung masing-masing. Disebabkan kami adalah the only travelers dalam feri, kami mengambil kata putus untuk diam-diam […]

Siapa yang tidak kenal dengan Laskar Pelangi? Sebuah filem hebat tentang persahabatan yang indah dengan kata-kata pujangga. Dengan lagu Laskar Pelangi yang dinyanyikan oleh Nidji memang catchy dan meaningful. Laskar Pelangi… Takkan terikat waktu… Jangan berhenti mewarnai…Jutaan mimpi di bumi….Menarilah dan terus ketawa… Walau dunia tak seindah surga… Bersyukurlah pada yang kuasa… Cinta kita di […]

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 […]