Indonesia

The new Yogyakarta International Airport (YIA) at Kulon Progo is located about 45km from Yogyakarta city. The best way to travel from airport to the city (and vice versa) is …

We totally didn’t see it coming. After all, I speak Indonesian language. I was born in Indonesia and lived there until I was 17 years old. I knew the requirement …

Fun fact: Mount Batur was the FIRST mountain I’ve ever climbed. Now, 11 years later, I went back and fell in love all over again with the mountain. How could …

Some splurge are worth it, some are not. This one belongs to the former. It all started from a chat with a friend. My friend told me that if I …

If you’re searching for information about Kualanamu Airport Medan, my best bet is you’re already planning to visit Medan. So, I just want to tell you this: welcome to my …

On that fateful day, I guess we were lucky! It was 50 days before Chinese New Year and we haven’t booked our flight tickets to my hometown Medan, Indonesia. Ideally, …

From Sipiso-piso waterfall, we continued our journey to the town of Berastagi. I had been to Berastagi many times in the past but have never written about it. This time, …

We had an early breakfast at the hotel before departing to Simanindo ferry terminal. Instead of taking ferry the usual way (from Tomok to Parapat), our driver suggested taking ferry …

Day 2 of our trip is dedicated to spending time on Samosir island. After breakfast, we went to Tomok village with our bus. The roads in Samosir island are narrow …

The first leg of our Lake Toba & Berastagi journey started with a bus ride from Medan to Parapat. Parapat is a town from which travellers catch a ferry to …