My solo trip to Indonesia had been haphazardly planned and executed but I must say, all’s well that ends well. What I lacked in planning, I made up in documenting my itinerary and expenses. So, here is a detailed list of the places I went to, the food I ate…
Half the enjoyment of going to a foreign land comes from eating the local food! And since I wasn’t familiar at all with Indonesian food, I just relied on the recommendations that some of my friends made. The first Indonesian food that I experienced was the Babi Guling of Warung Nasi Andi…
Going to the The Soekarno-Hatta International Airport from my hotel was really easy because it was above a mall so there was a taksi stand available. I got to the airport very early and had dinner at B&W. Once the gates for our check in counter opened, I immediately went inside.…
One of the select few that I told about my Going Solo in Indonesia trip was Dortz. She’s my blockmate in college who is now working in Jakarta and she agreed to meet me for dinner. But other than that arrangement, I would still be totally on my own in…
Part of going to Bali would be watching the Barong Dance and the Kecak Dance. The former is played in the morning while the latter is played during sunset. While it was Honey who recommended that I see the Kecak Dance, it was Kadek who told me that there was…
Despite my attempts at getting to know Bali by researching its tourist spots, I still hardly had any idea what I would do in Bali. Well, except for one thing: I will go to Bali to SURF. Yes, I went to Bali with just one goal in mind. I wanted to…
I was finally in Bali! And the surprises would not end. I was really shocked, amazed, apprehensive to find this bouncer-like guy waiting for me, holding a paper with my name on it at the airport’s arrival area. He smiled uncertainly to me and asked me if I was “jay-chuh…
The Philippines was still reeling from the effects of Tropical Storm Trami and up to the last minute, I wasn’t sure if I should push through with my “going solo in Indonesia” trip. Lots of flights were being cancelled because of some serious flooding in the airport areas. But still,…
Ten months ago, I booked a P2.00 flight to Jakarta from a Cebu Pacific sale. I was planning on joining Travel Factor’s Surfvivor Bali tour. They were going to Bali by way of Jakarta but joiners must arrange their own flights. Because of that, I booked a flight to Bali via Air…
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