Archive for the 'Travel' Category

Weekend Getaway: Lampung

Considering too many times of spending weekend in Bandung, I decided to try a different route and city. Then Lampung came into my option. Lampung, with Bandar Lampung as its capital, is the most southern province of Sumatera Island. From Jakarta, the quickest way to Lampung is by car for 7-8 hours ride. Flight to [...]

Hotel Review: Eurostars Gaudi Barcelona

Choosing hotel to stay in Barcelona is practically not a big problem. There are a lot of good hotels to choose at your preferred location. Eurostars has many hotels in Spain, at many big cities like Madrid and Barcelona. This time, I am writing one of them, Eurostars Gaudi. Located not far from Gaudi’s masterpiece: [...]

Hotel Review: Shangri-La Jakarta

As one of Jakarta best hotels, Shangri-La Hotel Jakarta offers luxury and Indonesian hospitality in the very heart of Jakarta CBD. Located just behind Jl. Jendral Sudirman, Jakarta busiest main road, this 5-star rating hotel practically is serving business oriented customers in weekday, while on weekend left for leisure seekers.

Travel Planning: Hal Kecil Tapi Penting

Biasa kalau mendengar kata travel planning, kita asosiasikan dengan tempat tujuan wisata. Mau ke mana saja mulai dari hari pertama datang sampai pulang wisata. Jika menuju negara yang sudah pernah dikunjungi, atau yang bahasanya masih bisa dimengerti mungkin memang cukup mudah. Namun kalau mau tamasya ke negara yang Inggris bukanlah bahasa yang dimengerti penduduknya maka [...]

Travel News Round up

Reaching end of 2009, travelers around the world are getting more problems in this December. Heavy snow in America and Europe delayed almost half the scheduled flights in major airports like Washington DC, Frankfurt, London Heathrow and CDG Paris. Those airports became very crowded and almost like chaos. For those still plan to travel in [...]

Brief Travel Guide to Malacca

Melaka / Malacca is a historic city located on south of Kuala Lumpur. Its position facing Malacca straits has made it an important city during eighteenth century and until now. Transportations From Kuala Lumpur Take bus from Puduraya Bus Station, there are many bus companies offer this route, so nearly half an hour you can [...]

Staying Online While Traveling to Malaysia

As a traveler and Internet-depended guy, I really like to travel to Singapore. Wifi hotspots are almost everywhere, and the best of it – it’s FREE. Wherever you are: malls, hospitals, tourist spots, most of them covered by wifi using name Wireless@SG. By registering myself from GSM phone (from my home country) I can get [...]