Kyoto: The Old Charms

There were two things that driven me to visit Japan: Hogwarts in USJ Osaka and the thousands of Torii gates of Fushimi Inari in Kyoto. I never expected that Kyoto itself was way more than just the charming Fushimi Inari. When I was there, I had the chance to visit the Arashiyama Bamboo Groove (which […]

Milan: Colpo di Fulmine!

After fourteen hours of flight time, Milan was my first destination in Italy. The city excited me not for the runaway model or lavish fashion brand but simply for the architectural delight of Duomo di Milano. I’ve been wanting to visit this infamous cathedral since forever! Upon landing on Malpensa Airport (MXP), I bought the […]

Venice: City of Canals

A realist, in Venice, would become a romantic by mere faithfulness to what he saw before him – British Poet On my trip to Italy, Venezia was definitely a must. No roads, no confusing metro, no hassle of trams. Just canals, bridges and beautiful alleys. Venezia or Venice sits in group of small islands which […]

Osaka: The School of Witchcraft and Wizardry

If there was a question “Mention one famous people that you want a have dinner with”, I would definitely answer JK Rowling. I’m in debt to thank her for all her works that accompany me during childhood. I grew up with Harry Potter. Literally, whenever the new book or new movie came out, I was […]

Startling Seoul

The rumbling sound of Rolls-Royce engines woke me up just before dawn. As our plane glided above western mainland of China, I could see the sun was starting to rise. All my friends still fell asleep. It was only a couple hours before we landed on Incheon Airport, Seoul. We had a marvelous flight with […]

Bromo: Kali Kedua

Kalau ada seseorang yang tanya ke gue: “Momen apa dari trip Bromo yang paling nggak bisa lo lupain?”, gue akan jawab: “Pas kelihatan dari sebelah timur semburat antara merah, jingga, kuning bercampur gelapnya malam terus pelan-pelan matahari mulai naik meluruhkan sisa hitamnya langit dan dari bayangan gelap di sebelah kanan lo yang tadinya nggak ada […]