I had always wanted to go to Hong Kong for as long as I could remember. Having watched so many Hong Kong-produced movies since I was a kid, Hong Kong had entwined in my head as something of a fairy tale city, and a trip to it would definitely be a dream come true. My trip to Hong Kong was very much a last-minute plan. I was sitting in front of my PC while sipping over a hot self-brewed coffee…
Either my memory failed me, or Surabaya had really changed. I mean, I remember Surabaya to be so boring and there was nothing much to do. Now that we were back after 13 years, Surabaya seemed to be a place that was full of vibrancy. It even looks much cleaner than I remember it was back then. We were there on the first of May, when the whole world was celebrating Labour Day. It wasn’t the best day to be…
So, after we were done being mesmerized by the wonders of nature at Tumpak Sewu, it was time to go to Bromo, the super magical place that had prompted me to declare Indonesia as the undisputed country for nature wonders when I first visited it 13 years ago. Traveling from Tumpak Sewu to Bromo had required us to do a few hours of joyride across beautiful villages and every now and then we’d stop to enjoy the view because seriously,…