Chasing Sunrise at Merapi's Foothills

Salah satu bucket list saya di tahun 2018 adalah pergi mengeksplorasi keindahan alam Yogyakarta. Yogyakarta memang sedari dulu dikenal dengan keindahan alamnya dan budayanya. Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta memiliki paket lengkap sebagai destinasi wisata, mulai dari wisata alam (gunung, pantai, sawah, dan sebagainya), kuliner, arsitektur, tari-tarian dan masih banyak lagi.

Salah satu yang menarik perhatian saya, yang sejak lama ingin saya lakukan, adalah menikmati matahari terbit di kaki gunung Merapi. Sebenarnya sunrise akan sangat menakjubkan apabila dilihat dari puncak gunung, namun kali ini saya baru berkesempatan menikmati sunrise dari kaki gunung. Spot untuk melihat sunrise di Yogyakarta dapat dilakukan di Kaliadem, Pakem, Sleman, Yogyakarta.

Menilik Kebudayaan Tionghoa di Klenteng Sam Poo Kong, Semarang

Potret salah satu Kuil di Kompleks Klenteng Sam Poo Kong

Semarang sebagai ibukota dari Provinsi Jawa Tengah, Indonesia, merupakan salah satu kota metropolitan terbesar yang ada di Indonesia. Keberadaan kota Semarang dipengaruhi oleh berbagai macam kebudayaan mulai dari Jawa, Tionghoa, hingga Belanda. Kebudayaan Tionghoa di kota Semarang dapat di temukan pada chinatown-nya Semarang, atau Kawasan Pecinan yang berada di Jalan Pedamaran, Kauman, Semarang Tengah. Selain itu, jejak kebudayaan Tionghoa dapat ditemukkan di Kelenteng Sam Poo Kong. 

Melasti Beach - A Hidden Paradise under The Cliff

Melasti Beach with its clear blue water and white sands

One of my Balinese friend once told me that I should go to Melasti Beach because it has spectacular view. Honestly I used to be a person who hate beach. The climate is so hot, i hate how the wind blow into my face and hair, sunburn, etc. But he said that I will regret if I don’t visiting it when I’m in Bali. He told me to search on instagram about Melasti Beach. When I saw it, I must admit the beach is really cool. What made me visiting there was picture of people standing between two huge limestone cliff with background orengish purple sky. It was so beautiful and instagramable hehe. So, I decided to go there on weekend.

Exotic Kecak Dance : A Love Story among Rahwana, Rama, and Sinta

Uluwatu Kecak Dance Show

I always want to watch Kecak Dance show. Kecak Dance is one of the most popular Balinese dance. It’s played by about 70 man. It’s not using any musical instrument but acompaned by some hymn from the performers’s voice. Watching Kecak Dance is becaming one of my top list when I visit Bali someday. And it happened. My boss told me one of things I should do in Bali is watching Kecak Dance and the best performance and place to watch Kecak Dance show is in Uluwatu Temple. Uluwatu Temple located in Jalan Raya Uluwatu, Pecatu, Kuta. If we look at the Bali map, Uluwatu is located in south Bali island. It’s about one hour driving from Denpasar.

A Story of A Wanderlust

Enjoying view at Pura Luhur Uluwatu, Bali

I’ve always dreamt to be a traveler because I really like to go out and explore new places and new things. It’s like declaring your freedom to the world. Since I was a baby, my parents’ve brought me out from my hometown. And maybe it becames a big impact to me to fall in love with travelling. So, since I decided to do my internship in Bali, it becames clear that I should be a traveler. My heart always wants me to go out from my room and visit some beautiful places. Cities used to be my favorite places to go but now, I fall in love with the beauty of nature. From now on, I’m dedicating myself to be a traveler (part-timer maybe? Because I want to be an architect too, but combining architect with traveler also a great idea because an architect should be explore the world to motivate him/herself).

This blog will be my travelling diary. So, be ready people to fell the greatness of the world!