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Grub Over Gadgets – Eating with Our Hands During Liwetan in Jakarta
On one fine summer afternoon in Sydney, a bunch of Indonesian friends and I gathered on an apartment roof for a New Year’s Eve barbeque. It felt fabulous, as we could see the Harbour Bridge in the d ...
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A Dedication to Vindhya and Cumi: Indonesia’s Travel Industry is at Loss
The Indonesian traveling community had just lost another one of its good guys. Vindhya B. Sabnani, or Ipink as we called her, passed away possibly on the 23rd May 2017. Without going into details, she ...
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Going Through the Spice Trail at the “Rempah & Kita” Spices Exhibition
The last few weeks have been hectic for me. After joining a bazaar as a seller, carrying my brand By Vira Tanka, just a few days later I had to have my printed drawings displayed at a spices exhibiti ...
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It’s Only March in 2017 But Why Does It Feel Like the Whole Year Has Passed?
It’s mid-March, not so deep in the year, already I feel like I have done so many! Reality: I don’t think I have done that many things but my schedule has been pretty tight with new activities, t ...
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Notebooks Giveaway from the Brand New Indohoy!
Notebooks giveaway! But first, did you notice that we're back after a while of hybernating? If you look at the posting date of our previous post, you’d probably think we’re lazy blo ...
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Confession of an Indonesian Travel Blogger
It’s been a while since Vira and I started blogging on Indohoy, so I thought it’s about time to show our hand of cards about the so-called glamorous world of travel blogging, at least in Indonesia ...
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Afternoon Talk with Chitra Subiyakto on Kain, Batik, and Sejauh Mata Memandang
I gotta admit, I’m not a big fan of Indonesia’s traditional textiles in general. I’m speaking for myself because Mumun is a sucker for them as told here. I’m not sure why, but my ...
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Why I Love Spending The Year End in Jakarta
“Where are you spending the year end holiday?” “What are you doing on New Year’s Eve?” These are the two most frequently asked questions approaching New Year. In the last ...
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TravelNBlog 5 Makassar. Is it the end?
There was one thing we did differently on this TravelNBlog: we did it in Makassar, South Sulawesi, whereas before it was always in Java Island (Jakarta, Bandung, Semarang, and then Jakarta again). It ...
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Notes from Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2015
This year, I attended the Ubud Writers and Readers Festival 2015 for simple reasons. I was curious and Vira did a great job marketing the event. It’s been running for 12 years and I thought might as ...
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