September 11, 2016

Chez Bon, Hostel Pilihan Para Backpacker

Chez Bon, Hostel Pilihan Para Backpacker
Sekilas baca awalnya saya mengira ini adalah hostel 'import’ dari Perancis tapi tak disangka salah satu tokoh kuliner Indonesia Bondan Winarno adalah si empunya hostel mungil ini. Merujuk dari situs web-nya Chez Bon , C'est Bon dalam bahasa Inggris artinya ‘Bon Place, It's Good’. Sederha…

September 5, 2016

July 24, 2016

Travel: Jember, The Indonesian Carnival Center

Travel: Jember, The Indonesian Carnival Center
Jember has been famous internationally for its carnival, Jember Fashion Carnaval . Unfortunately I visited this regency last month on June when the event doesn’t take place. The regency is in East Java and it is written in Wikipedia as the third most populated area in the province after Surabaya and …

May 3, 2016

Movie Review: An Education, There’s No Shortcut to Your Dreams

Movie Review: An Education, There’s No Shortcut to Your Dreams
'The life I want, there is no shortcut…' In this dull life, she lure easily by an older man, David Goldman during her way home. With Bristol car and full of promises Jenny started follow him everywhere, to expensive painting auctions, fine restaurants, and bars. She begins tell lies to her p…

March 12, 2016

Travel: Seven Things to Consider Before Visiting China

Travel: Seven Things to Consider Before Visiting China
1. Check the weather Beijing is a city with four seasons. Check the weather first. I like to check it in http://www.timeanddate.com/. It will determine what kind of clothes you have to pack. The temperature was 7 Celcius degree when I was visiting on November 2015.   2. Bring wet tissue or bottle.  The …

Danau Maninjau, Negeri 5 Menara, dan Kelok 44

Danau Maninjau, Negeri 5 Menara, dan Kelok 44
Danau Maninjau adalah danau vulkanik dan merupakan danau terbesar kedua setelah Danau Singkarak di Provinsi Sumatera Barat. Daerah ini juga yang menginspirasi novel Negeri 5 Menara karya Ahmad Fuadi hingga diangkat kisahnya ke layar lebar. Penulis sendiri berasal dari Nagari Bayur, masih di daerah …

Travel: Matur, Nagari Labu

Travel: Matur, Nagari Labu
Jika Anda mengunjungi Danau Maninjau dari Bukittinggi, Anda pasti tidak akan melewati Nagari Matur yang masih bagian dari Kabupaten Agam ini. Nagari adalah sebutan di Sumatera Barat untuk wilayah setingkat desa atau kelurahan. Matur bisa dibilang tempat persinggahan sebelum mempersiapkan nyali mele…