Okay, for some of you, the veteran bike athletes, 40kms is nothing. But for us, the reluctant folding-bike cyclists, this was an epic ride! Committed to use my Brompton more often, I asked Rafif to join me for Car Free Day (CFD) cycling session. Initially I planned for riding at elevated road of Antasari, but…
Category: Snapshots of Indonesia
Strolling Around Kuta Alleys
I’m taking the kids walking along the Kuta alleys, showing them the life inside the busiest and most popular beach area in Bali. Aya and Rafif were quite surprised to see how ‘foreign’ Kuta night is, a scene more closer to western life that ours here in the east.
Flying Drone in Cemagi
Thanks to our driver Dodik who showed us this free, not (yet) popular beach of Cemagi. As you’d normally found in Bali, it has Balinese temple (Pura) sitting on the tip of the beach. The beach is still free for drone photography, unlike the other popular tourist spots, which charge you quite hefty fee. You…
Kim Soo: More than Just Instagrammable Spot
How do you make your hang out place famous? In this social media era, the answer is to create nicely decorated place which offer unique spot for taking selfies! And that seems to be the secret recipe of Kim Soo, a recently popular place for tourists around Seminyak. The place is actually decorated as store…
Return Visit to Pak Man
We’re visiting the city where I was born, Semarang, this weekend. We plan to meet our sisters who celebrate Christmas here. While waiting for them to come, as usual we start with culinary visit. Our first stop was the unmistakable “Soto Pak Man” at Pamularsih. The clear soup is so tasty and “segeerrr” (what is…