Running in Albury, working in Wodonga, and crossing between New South Wales and Victoria every day on a two-day work trip.…
Keep ReadingWe started our Fiji day by visiting the famous Sri Siva Subramaniya Temple in the Nadi city centre followed by stop at the souvenir shop.…
Keep ReadingIt’s my first night in Fiji. We reached Nadi only a few hours ago. My first impression of Fiji was that Fijian were very friendly, which reminded me of Bali. My second impression, after waiting in the immigration line for an hour, was that everything is done in a much slower phase in Fiji.…
Keep ReadingCan I love Melbourne as much as I love Japan? This question comes to me almost every morning ━ when I have to layer my clothes to go to work.…
Keep ReadingDaintree is the oldest rainforest in the world and I had never heard of it before Cairns. Cassowaries, green ants, plants and ice cream.…
Keep ReadingThe candy guy in Cairns Night Market recommended the swimming hole Babinda Boulders to us when we told him we were going on an undetermined road trip the day after. It was his hometown, he said, and I swear I could see the twinkle in his eyes when he told us about it. I…
Keep ReadingI went kayaking on Sydney Harbour with the iconic Opera House as my backdrop.…
Keep ReadingCairns has always been on my Australia-to-visit list after I moved to Melbourne. It's higher on the list than Brisbane and Perth.…
Keep ReadingThese are the things I can think of, for now, that set us Indonesians aside while travelling, albeit the title Traveling while Indonesian.…
Keep ReadingThese days, my weary self yearns only for one kind of travel, to time travel to the pre-covid era — when I could travel on a whim, even with a very limiting Indonesian passport.…
Keep ReadingI have been collecting Japan things to do for years in my notes. Things to do, to eat, to check out that I missed or want to do one day.…
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