Yellow lights and a teardrop ceiling piece welcomed us in the chic lobby of Sheraton Bandung Hotel & Towers. After hitting a bit of traffic from NuArt Sculpture Park, the thought of rest and dinner excited us. Sipping the…
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3.5 hours from Jakarta lies a shopaholic’s haven – Bandung, the capital of West Java, Indonesia. Also known as The Paris of Java (Parijs van Java) during the Dutch colonial times, this city is now a popular weekend destination…
A T-Rex and a giant hand. Those two were the first glimpse of art I saw while riding the bus around Bandung, Indonesia. Two art installations that looked out of place yet it all made sense after our 2…
With our tummies still full from Bebek Goreng, we were dropped off in front of Alila Seminyak’s open lobby and greeted with smiles by the hotel’s Director of Operations and Rooms Division Manager. Welcome drinks, chilled towels, and facial…
“Where are my dragons?!” I couldn’t resist uttering that line with my best Daenerys Targaryen impersonation when we finally stepped foot in Komodo National Park, Flores, Indonesia. Like Khaleesi eager to be reunited with her dragon babies, I was…
“Did I hear that right?” I asked Sheila. “They have to kidnap their brides and that they polish their floors with cow dung?” She smiled and nodded. I was too busy taking photos and videos of the performances that…
Sleep deprived and with a flashlight in hand, we made our way to the foot of Borobudur temple in Yogyakarta. With the earliest call time yet of 2:30 am, our bus dropped us off at Manohara Hotel to meet…
With its more than 17,000 islands, Indonesia was not actually high on my travel list. Aside from Bali, Borobudur, Jakarta, and Raja Ampat, I knew nothing else about the archipelago. But when the opportunity came to know more about…