Traveler's Passport

Sebagai orang Indonesia, sudah lumrah hukumnya memberikan oleh-oleh untuk kerabat setelah pergi liburan panjang. Apalagi kalau kita berlibur hingga ke luar negeri - wah, wah, pasti banyak kerabat yang akan menagih oleh-oleh sepulangnya kalian ke tanah air. Untuk kalian yang bingung mau beli oleh-oleh unik apa, semoga list berikut dapat memberikan kalian pencerahan: 1. Puzzle Di beberapa tempat, mereka menjual puzzle bergambarkan landmark kota / negaranya untuk dibawa pulang oleh para turis. Sebagai pecinta puzzle, saya senang sekali ketika menemukan puzzle berlatarkan Hallstatt ketika saya berkunjung ke Hallstatt. Tidak kalah dari Hallstatt, saya juga membeli puzzle Neuschwanstein (the one I treasured the most!) dengan ukuran 1 meter ketika saya berkunjung ke kastil dongeng itu.  Mau coba beli untuk oleh-oleh? Puzzle Neuschwanstein di paling belakang (it's 1000 pieces!) 2. Secret Box Hungary Yang satu ini, cukup tricky. Secret Box ini saya temukan ketika sedang berja...

As a backpacker, it is always important to minimize my travel budget - as lowwww as possible. I learned a lot of tricks to minimize my travel budget during my 7 months-long travel in Europe until at one point, I could say that even though everything is expensive in Europe, BUT if you know the trick, your wallet will not suffer. So, here are 7 ways to minimize your travel budget ala Traveler's Passport :)  1. Plan your travel at the latest 2 months before your journey.  The longer your plan, the better. But 2 months is the minimum - to get a cheap ticket for your Ryan Air's flight, or a promo ticket for your over night Eurolines' bus. But, do not back up right away, you could take car pooling (in German: mitfahr) for an alternative transportation, especially in a sudden journey. The fare for car pooling might differ, according to the car driver, but it is often wayyyy cheaper than the train ticket. More information about budget transportation in land and  a...

Mulai dari pertengahan bulan Mei ini, saya akan bercerita tentang perjalanan saya ke Yunani. Perjalanan saya ke Yunani relatif singkat, hanya 4 hari 3 malam namun, saya mendapatkan banyak sekali pengalaman yang menarik, menyenangkan, dan juga menyeramkan. Banyak pelajaran yang bisa saya petik dari perjalanan saya ini, salah satunya adalah bagaimana menghadapi perbedaan bahasa atau bahasa kerennya, "language barriers" .  Perbedaan bahasa kerap kali menjadi salah satu alasan utama mengapa para wisatawan tidak mau mengunjungi negara asing. Mereka selalu berpikiran kalau mereka tidak mengerti bahasa lokal, mereka tidak akan bisa berkomunikasi dengan warga sekitar, tidak bisa menemukan tempat yang dituju (baca: nyasar), dan yang paling ditakuti, tidak bisa membedakan mana orang baik dan orang jahat (baca: pencopet, penipu, dkk). Well, mungkin memang banyak hal yang bisa membahayakan keselamatan diri karena perbedaan bahasa, tapi jangan biarkan ketakutan kalian menghalangi k...

Munich or in German, München is the capital city of the largest German state, Bavaria and often called as the safest city in the whole land of Germany. So, no wonder if Munich has become one of the most famous destination city in Germany, apart from Berlin and Hamburg. The authentic white beer Munchen, Hofbrau and boiled white sausages In this big, modern and safe city - you should not worry to walk around the city for WHOLE day to discover a lot of interesting things in Munich. So, for you who are still wondering what kind of activities that you could do in this beautiful city - I would like to share my activity list while I traveled to Munich last year. 1. Leisure walk in old town Munich  Old town is always be my first destination whenever I travel in a city in Europe. I always find it fascinating and every old town that I have visited always offer something undeniably beautiful and interesting. :)   In Munich, you could see the town city hall sta...

Go Online -  is the best way (for me) to gather information about travel destination, transportation system, train schedule, and many - many - many more! There are many useful websites, blogs and forum that provide various information about travelling and the most important, their own travelling experiences. I always find it interesting to read others travelling stories and wonder what my story will be if I travel to that place. Among millions travelling websites, blogs and forums, here is my - must-visit - websites whenever I am looking for some inspirations to decide my next travel destination in Europe. Hope it is useful! :) Search Engine Google!  - it answers EVERYTHING!  Budget Places  - for cheap hotels, hostels, apartment, bed and breakfast  Hostel World  - another place to visit to look for cheap hotels, hostels, apartments, B&B Airbnb  - if you want to meedle with locals or want to rent your room, apartment, etc Travel Guide...

I love shorties ! It is fun to write and by writing shorties, I could remember events during my Europe Tour that have already been forgotten so.. here is another shorties for you! For today shorties, I want to write it in Indonesia since the previous three are in English. If you missed my previous shorties, you could check it here .  When night came and you have nowhere to go -  *** Di shorties kali ini, saya ingin membagikan pengalaman saya menginap di airport, stasiun kereta, dan bis malam di Eropa. Oleh karena itu, untuk shorties kali ini saya memberikan judul RR Tour stayed out all night - yang (lagi-lagi) terinspirasi dari film drama Korea - Mary stayed out all night atau Marry me, Mary! .  Stasiun kereta utama Mannheim Selama tur Eropa, pertama kalinya saya menghabiskan malam di bis Eurolines yaitu pada saat perjalanan pulang dari Paris menuju Mannheim. Pada saat itu saya sampai di Mannheim pada pukul 5 dini hari dan harus menunggu k...