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Once a sleepy fishing village, Labuan Bajo is home to over 3,000 residents where life is mostly dependent on water. It is located in the westernmost region of Flores and now one of Indonesia’s soaring tourist destinations. The sunset, which symbolizes the completion of a day’s work is actually the…
If I have to ask 70% of my readers who are mostly Filipinos if they know where Lombok is I’m sure that most of them would have no idea. If I ask my friends where will they go if, given a chance to fly to Indonesia, I think the majority…
A few weeks before our flight to Indonesia, I received an email from the organizer that there will be some changes in the itinerary. Some places were removed due to volcanic activity, so instead we went to Yogyakarta. My heart beat fast because of excitement – Borobudur, the 9th-century Mahayana…
Less than 4 hours away from Jakarta by train, the city of Bandung gave me the first taste of my wonderful trip to Indonesia. Bandung City or locally known as Kota Bandung is the Capital of West Java Province in Indonesia. It is home to over 2 million people making…
Amongst the countries in East Asia, Hong Kong is one of the most popular and visited by millions of foreign tourist every year. In January alone, the nation welcomed 5.22 million travelers were 4.04 million came from Mainland China, as featured by Discover Hong Kong. However, with plenty of tourist…
A week before our scheduled flight to Hongkong, the temperature dropped to -3 degrees, which according to my friend’s relative there was unexpected. Even they were not prepared for it. I was naturally expecting it to be freezing cold but upon our arrival, the temperature was already up to 12 degrees…
My heart beat too fast as I walked near the immigration desk. Cambodia is my first out-of-country trip and I did it alone. Fears of the unknown was running through my mind, which I believe is experienced by most if not all people who travel abroad for the first time. I was afraid that…
