Back to Perth, Back to Fremantle

For the third time, I’m back in Perth. And also for the third time, I’m visiting Fremantle. This time with the kids and my mother-in-law. When I and Elok went here last year for Elok’s 50th anniversary, we already thought it would be great to be back to Perth with the kids. As we love…

Merdeka Run in Sydney

Initially planned to run during Indonesia’s Independence Day, I went down with flu last weekend. To make up for that, I went for run in Sydney this morning. Proudly wearing red and white Timnas jersey (thank you bro Ubai), which led to fellow Indonesian runners in Sydney greeted me while we’re passing to each other….

Reunited with Hillcrest Family

Alhamdulillah, keluarga liburan Hillcrest berkumpul kembali di Sydney. Untuk selanjutnya kita terbang ke Christchurch, New Zealand, untuk liburan menjelajahi South Island dengan campervan. Andri dan Non Ari, yang kedua putranya kuliah di Sydney, mengajak kita menjajal beberapa restoran di Sydney yang menjadi favorit mereka. Salah satunya di Watson Bay, yang mana kita harus naik Ferry…

Back in Sydney

The last time we were in Sydney was in 2010. So many changes around Circular Quay/Sydney Harbor area. Almost as many as Aya and Rafif’s have ☺️ It’s good to reminisce the old times, including revisiting Pancakes on the Rock as what we had last time ☺️

Liburan ke Perth: 4 Jam Perjalanan, Beda Benua

Sebetulnya liburan saya ke Perth kali ini tidak terencana. Awalnya karena saya ingin mengajak istri untuk merayakan ulang tahunnya di tempat yang spesial. Sempat terpikir untuk pergi ke beberapa negara tetangga. Seperti Singapura, Malaysia atau Thailand. Namun lalu saat browsing tiket pesawat, saya menemukan direct flight dari Jakarta ke Perth. Yang hanya berdurasi 4 jam….