A personal collection of stories about life, travel, family, food, faith, and the little moments worth remembering.
If you want to check authentic and high-quality Indonesian products, go to Sarinah Mall in Central Jakarta. The building is the flagship store of the state-owned company, PT Aviasi Pariwisata Indonesia, and it houses Indonesian retail products. I am glad my husband and I visited this place. This isn’t so far away from our apartment… Read More Sarinah Mall in Jakarta
The first time my first son saw the silver-painted beggars in Jakarta, he immediately looked them up on the internet. They are apparently all over the streets in Jakarta. Well, we see them mostly in South Jakarta. My son was intrigued and felt pity for them. It is the toxic paint that they cover their… Read More Silver-Painted Beggars in Jakarta
There are so many different kinds of sambal here in Indonesia that as a foreigner, we might have to find it difficult to identify all of them. Or even taste all of them. It is the same when I was living in Korea where there are so many kinds of kimchi. I haven’t tasted all… Read More Different Kinds of Sambal
In this article, I will be sharing with you the best afternoon tea places in Jakarta where you can spend a relaxing time with girlfriends. And feeling a little bit of luxury for an hour or two. Afternoon tea or high tea is quintessentially a British practice of enjoying tea with one’s favorite scones and… Read More Best Places to have Afternoon Tea in Jakarta
My Yogyakarta Travel Guide will help you with transportation, accommodation, places to eat, places to go to, and activities you can do. I am sharing with you a 5-day itinerary from the time we embarked on a road trip from Jakarta. Transportation As a point of reference, our take-off is from Jakarta. You can go… Read More Yogyakarta Travel Guide
One of the things we wanted to do in Yogyakarta was the Merapi Volcano Jeep Adventure. It is one of the popular activities recommended when you search the web. My search brought me to Jeep Tour Merapi: I got in touch with them through WhatsApp provided on the website. Andi, the person who replied to… Read More Merapi Volcano Jeep Adventure
Aside from the Borobudur Temple, you ought to visit the Prambanan Temple when you are in Yogyakarta! It is a UNESCO World Heritage-listed site and is Indonesia’s largest Hindu temple. My son kept on asking me why we still needed to visit the Prambanan Temple when we had already visited the Borobudur Temple. Why, indeed?… Read More The Prambanan Temple
The pottery at Klipoh Village in Yogyakarta has seen its rise in visits through the help of the provincial tourism office. Pottery is being promoted as part of its culture and arts program. The village and its people whose livelihood is pottery is getting a lot of support through promotions. This is how I got… Read More Pottery at Klipoh Village in Yogyakarta
You just can’t resist the lure of walking around the Borobudur Temple when you are in Yogyakarta. Well, exploring up to the top of the temple would have been better if it hasn’t been prohibited. Borobudur was closed because of the pandemic and it was only recently that it was opened again. Still, visitors cannot… Read More Walking Around Borobudur Temple
We didn’t plan on a nighttime tour riding a becak in Yogyakarta. It happened so naturally when we saw how dynamic and alive the center of Jogja was. Apparently, the mood is like that every night. Yogyakarta is home to many of Indonesia’s univerisities. It is known to be a student city because of the… Read More Night Time Tour Riding A Becak in Yogyakarta
