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Yats Colony Hotel Yogyakarta
Yats Colony hotel in Yogyakarta has been around for a few years. I had been wanting to stay there because it looks so cute in photos. But I had only the chance to dine in the Yats Colony restaurant in ...
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Arborea Café, a Modern Café in Jakarta’s City Forest
Quirky buildings often attract me, like Arborea Cafe. On a sunny morning after I went live on air on TVRI to talk about travel sketching, I visited this place which is nearby in Senayan area. Modern ...
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Traveling to Puncak – How Drinking Milk Affects My Travels
I might be a cow in the past life. My current life is a little too close to cows compared to others. How? Well, my real name is Murni, which translates to ‘pure’ and, in Indonesia, is awfully clos ...
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This Might Be the Cheapest Hostel in Yogyakarta, But It’s Actually Priceless
Every single person working in tourism is actually a key player in the industry including Anes, owner of Yez Yez Yez All Good Hostel in Yogyakarta. Placing a very low price for his ‘capsule’ rooms ...
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Trusting The Drag Queens to Cheer Me Up – Cabaret Show in Yogyakarta
I would have never guessed that a woman in a Javanese ‘kebaya’, batik sarong, and a ‘sanggul’—traditional Javanese hairdo—would be able to do a cartwheel, land on a split, and slid herself ...
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Toko Buku Djawa and Rambles Over Coffee
I think I like this place a little more than I should. For various reasons. It’s about ‘Toko Buku Djawa’ bookshop and my one-time experience having coffee there. One time? That’s it? And I’m ...
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15 Hours on the Road Home
“We’re heading straight back to Jakarta. You guys will have plenty of time to sleep,” Bayu told us as we were packing our bags in the spacious luggage compartment of our ride in the parking lo ...
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Warungboto Site, Yogyakarta – An Ongoing Historical Discovery
Have you been to Taman Sari water palace in Yogyakarta? If you have, or if you’ve at least seen it in photos, you know this building looks so much like it. Turns out, this one is Pesanggrahan Rejawi ...
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Art1 Museum, A Hidden Art Pocket in Jakarta.
It would be pretty outdated to post a visit to the Art1 Museum in 2015, but I feel this museum needs more recognition. Located in an area far from artsy or any tourism attraction, Kemayoran--the area ...
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Liyangan, A Buried Ancient City near Temanggung, Central Java
I was riding in a cab in the midst of Jakarta skyscraper jungle and suddenly a question popped up in my mind. “What if one day Jakarta becomes a buried city? How long would it take to dig the dirt a ...
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