Out of the three main destinations that we were heading to in my second trip to the East Java, the Tumpak Sewu waterfalls were the place that I was very much looking forward to, simply because I did not go there during my first visit. In fact, I didn’t know the existence of such a place back then so it really was a big miss-out. So fresh from our climb to Kawah Ijen, it would be another 5 hours drive…
So after almost 2 years of a travel hiatus due to some issue with the LHDN, I finally got to travel abroad again, this time to the East Java in Indonesia. It was not my first time to this part of Indonesia; in fact I already went there about 12 years ago. But of course, it was always good to be back to a place for a second time, as if I was given an opportunity that many others might…
So I went to attend the St. Anne festival in Bukit Mertajam with mom, nephew and two sisters some time last year. Just as I had planned, they all flew into KL from Sabah and we drove off to Penang from there (KL). We were all set, having booked our place of accommodation at some budget hotel near to the venue of the event in Bukit Mertajam. And believe me, even though I booked months in advance it was not…