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Dear my Precious Readers! help me to win the IT Traveler contest by voting my profile here! the closing date of this contest is 9 August 2011!Thanks a lot!Fk

A tale of a brown skin solo female traveller

...Make your choice, adventurous Stranger;Strike the bell and bide the danger,Or wonder, till it drives you mad,What would have followed if you had... I wrote this because i know there are thousand people traveling solo in this world every day.There were times where i said "Lucky me, i'm traveling by my self!!" or when the itchy feeling inside my chest when i see something amazing, like

Air Asia Mega Sale! (Book from 2 August 2010 - 10 August 2010)

Promotion from Air Asia for all travel bugs!!Add to your 2011 traveling plan!

Cruise Ship (just for retirement or, its a fun thing for young peeps too?)

I am looking at a mail that being sent by my mailing group, showing the "Oasis of The Sea" ship. I google it down and find some interesting fact. The ship had set a record by carrying over 6000 passenger. Its really a floating "small town". With 28 ultra-modern loft suites and 2,700 spacious staterooms, this 16-deck marvel proves that the impossible, is possible (as said on one of the website).

Sumatra Hidden Paradise

For so many people Sumatra just a jungle, not very attractive, as some said. But its a totally wrong assumption.Sumatra is the 6th largest island in the world. Its had longest coast lines for water sport such as surf, many dive spot and for snorkeling. Many people/western had been there want to keep this as secret because they don't want too many people went there and destroy it (a friend surfer

My Travellers Favourite Gadget/Gears !

I could say i am quite geeky/edgy. Its kind of weird for some girls (prefer shoes and bags?) but anyway i love those girlie things but we are talking about gadget that a traveler must have.I've been browse around and found things that i would really have during a long journey !It should be very light and small, should had more than 1 function, and if its not too hard to ask... please.. i want

Free seat airasia !!! (tips)

This is what i've waiting for ! the annual free seat from air asia !! go wild, go crazy !! go on vacation !!! yaaayyy !!!Some tips from me:Look up for your work schedule and vacation days (how many left?) it will be more than 4-5 months ahead, so planning is very tricky!Ask if replacement to your co worker, ask your boss if its ok for you to leave on the certain date you want to go for holiday (

Direct flight from Indonesia to Phuket !

Its a break through !! I love this add ! it make easier to travel to Phuket from Indonesia.. i just hope that they will add more direct flight from Indonesia to Thailand !! And because its budget flight its cheap !! yay !!

Cheap flights around the globe (with discount!)

Oh God Help me ! thats what i say when i browse through internet pages, or magazines or my mail inbox.Its cheap flights information/advertisement from and toa round the globe.. well not all.. but to most places that i want to see the most !!At least i want to go for some relaxation from working nonstop 20 days in the jungle.. staying at home in Jambi wont help hehehe...I heard the news about Air

Airlines Booking Tips 2

Amboooiiiiii ! (hehe) Pesan tiket dari akhir bulan kemaren sampe minggu kedua bulan Juli ternyata "mematikan !!" I can't get cheap flights from Jambi to Jakarta V.V !! semua harganya di ATAS Rp 500.000,- all the price lowest is US$50.. uugghhhhhh !!! Its quite tricky when you book flights on school holidays. Lesson that i learn for sure is to know when is the school holidays ! When they're about

Airlines Online Booking tips

Most of our flights ticket are booked through internet booking with cc (credit card) help.Its a facility that we should use in order to get some fare discount due to early book.Recently my friend help me book a flight with Air Asia but because of rushing my friend carelessly didn't put my whole name as on my id on the flight ticket.I read few blogs and the mailing list that there should be no

Indonesia Domestic Flights v.s International Flights

I know its really unfair to compare this both flights.But after i saw France Airlines incident yesterday i think i had several things that annoying about Indonesian domestic flights that i should write !!1. FareDo you believe if i said, i can't afford flying to Bali, and i rather to choose to fly to Singapore or Malaysia for vacation ?That's the truth. Because from Jambi (Sumatra) i had to take

News on Bangkok/Thailand

Now i am a news addict. Open CNN.com everyday, every morning and afternoon, just to check the latest situation. Today its the "yellow shirt" day, when one of their leader being shot, show its still un-stable situation. I read this here. He's one of the "anti Thaksin" members who found the "yellow shirt" group. He is wounded and they still trying to find the shooter.I just hope they wont do

Thailand New Visa Rules !! Aturan Visa Thailand 2008

I browse today i found out that Thailand already change the rules about visa ! yess people ! be careful and do RE-ARRANGE your long stay in Thailand !!This rules already applied since December 2008... uuhhhh.. i just know this today ! few days before i left.. and lucky me i got some information to share !Travelers without visa will get only 15 days of stay if they are arriving via a land border

One month left (KL-Phuket) to 2009 journey

We're pretty close to our next journey to Malaysia and Thailand.Its only one month left. So much to do, and so little time to prepare everything.Me, i have most of my things packed already on my backpack. Because i will have no ti me to pack next month as i return to home from my job site one day before we're leaving.Theres not much plan to do in KL because i have my family there. Its good for

Asia & Australia Budget Airlines (Low Cost Carrier)

I could say i am very lucky that i am able to travel these days. Thanks to internet, for giving me so many informations, and also budget airlines !Few years back, i don't think i have this idea of traveling with low cost.I grew up in a small city in middle of Sumatra island. The flight ticket from and to my city until 1997-1999 are up to half million rupiahs. Because there's less flight fly to my

Bali plan part 2

Bummer !Air Asia just sent me msgs few days ago and said my flight will be moved at 8 pm ! thats means i would arrive in Bali near midnight !All the plan walking with my backpack with sunset from airport to guest house are doomed !!I also post mail to backpacker group in yahoo to ask whats the possibility for me to arrive at Bali that time by my self and first timers (ouch ouch!)But most of them

The Plan again

After thinking for several times, i decide to get air asia ticket to go to Bali at April 21, 2008, and stay there until April 3o, 2008.I never been to Bali before.At 1998 i did decide to take the invitation from one of Bali University to be their students with scholarship. I won two scholarship, one to Lampung for Communication Science and another one is at Udayana Bali for Tourism.My mom threat

Travelling for girls 101

Memang ini bukan pertama kali gue berangkat ke luar negri (cieee ! gaya banget ngomongnya !).Gue gak bakalan melupakan milis indobackpacker yang telah membantu banyak dalam hal informasi terkini tentang backpacking.Nahh.. gue mau share beberapa tips yang gue pake kalo berangkat ke luar negri.1. A Good Planned travel/itinerary. Artinya, semua harus sudah terencana, mulai dari budget, akomodasi,

Why God ?!! why??

Planning a vacation is hard enough.. especially if you're on a tight budget. Everything have to be on details.It is seemed harder if you're planning to traveling in Indonesia.. I know some of you will disagree with this. But with 3 million rupiah i am sure could go to Singapore and stay for a week ! 3 million to Bali ??? less than 3 days for sure.Not mentioned the accommodation.Browsing..browsing