My roommate Maybelle and I both share the same issue – it’s really difficult to blog about travel. We both love to travel, take pictures, and write, but travel blogging is a whole different level more difficult because it involves poring through hundreds of photos, whittling them down to less than 20, editing them, renaming them, uploading them, before finally writing about them. This is definitely the most difficult thing to blog about as a lifestyle blogger and I seriously don’t know how the travel bloggers do it!
REALLY, HOW DO YOU DO IT?
This is the reason why nowadays, I post about my travels months after they happen, or sometimes never at all.
Well, not never, it turns out, because I have a couple of travel posts that I thought I’d never get around to blogging about, until I decided that I needed to do it during this A to Z challenge, before I completely forget about them and regret that when I’m already old and as gray as the ash of Domas crater.
So today, let me tell you about our 2011 trip to Bandung and Jakarta, Indonesia.
It was my friend Cate’s birthday, and she decided that she wanted to spend it abroad and invited us to join her. So we booked sale tickets and flew over for the weekend.
Our college classmate Junjun now happens to live there with his wife Monica, and when we told them we planned on going there, they graciously volunteered to tour us around. We were so grateful for their generosity!
Our first day and half was spent in Bandung (after traveling there from Jakarta). We went shopping at the Factory outlets in Riau followed by a sumptuous dinner at The Valley Bistro Cafe.
We spent the night for free in a beautiful three-floor villa owned by Junjun’s boss.
The next morning we had breakfast at the Lembang market for a taste of Bandung’s traditional food.
Clockwise from top left: katan bakar, kripik tempe, pisang keju, and strawberries
We needed the energy for our hike towards the Domas Crater.
Domas has an active bubbling crater where you can boil eggs. We brought eggs for that purpose, and it actually worked!
Junjun placed our eggs in a plastic bag tied to a string so he could easily fish them out when they were cooked
We also dipped our feet in one of the hot springs which was supposedly good for you because volcano mud has healing properties or something. It wasn’t as hot as the crater which could boil eggs, obviously. It was nice and warm and relaxing.
At the top , you could see a bird’s eye view of the crater. There were also a lot of salesmen peddling rabbit fur hats and bags.
After that, on our way to Jakarta, we also got to try rabbit meat in the form of satay. It kind of tastes like chicken liver.
We were back in Jakarta that afternoon, and had dinner at the Grand Indonesia Mall.
We ended the night with crazy surprise presentations for Rodel and Cate at our room in Sunlake Hotel. You can watch our musical medley revolving around the theme “time” to suit our watch present for Cate.
Here is another musical presentation we made right before that, our version of our theme song for that trip – “Millionaire” (because Indonesian currency is so small, we were millionaires while we were there).
The next day, Tyne (go check her out, she’s doing the A to Z challenge too) and I watched The Time Traveler’s Wife on our hotel room TV and ended up bawling – not small tears, but ugly snotfest – while using our blanket to wipe away our tears.
We also had Cate’s lunch treat at Kenny Rogers in the Mall of Indonesia before we had to travel to the airport and fly back to Singapore.
This post is part of the A to Z Challenge, a blog hop that goes through the alphabet for all the days of April except Sundays. Today’s feature is J for Jakarta.
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HAHAHA on the crying over “Time Traveller’s Wife” yeah! i remember it now. And do not forget we also watched “Leap Year”! Then of course we enjoyed our random story making. haha. this is one of the most enjoyable group travels I had. I wish to have a repeat someday!
Awh Dee! There’s no right or wrong way to blog – just do what’s right for you. One of the things I love about travel posts is how people treat it as a lifestyle post when they’re there – makes it feel so much authentic when you’re reading about the small details of how somebody felt when they saw/ate/done XYZ rather than just reading the highlights – http://www.thelondoner.me is great at blogging, all of her posts have a very consistent style that makes you feel like you’re tagging along x
Pictures can be time consuming. And I imagine you have a tough time because your photos are all so good! Jakarta is on my list of places I must see and your post made me want to go even more. 🙂
its amazing. i love it
Salam Satu Malaysia Tuan & Puan
Kami Alifa Bandung Syariah Tour ada sedia perkhidmatan supir / fullboard pakej bercuti ke Bandung & Jakarta.
Ada Beberapa Pakej bercuti, yaitu
Pakej Gold Executive = supir,hotel,makan & tiket lawatan (per pax)
Pakej Silver Busines = supir,hotel & makan (per pax)
Pakej Bronze economic = supir & hotel (per pax)
Pakej Transport jimat = khidmat supir sahaja (per day)
Rate sewa Kereta per Day :
# Suzuki APV /Toyota Avanza/Daihatsu Luxio (6 seat)
Rate: RM 115
# Toyota Innova / Kia Pregio (8 seat)
Rate: RM 160
# Coaster Isuzu Elf Short (11 seat)
Rate: RM 185
# Coaster Isuzu Elf Long (17&19 seat)
Rate: RM 245
* Include : minyak, parking fee, tol, driver, toll, driver meal and kereta
* Exclude : entrance fee ke tempat-tempat pelancongan untuk persons & kereta.
Sila Tuan dan Puan decide tempat lawatan boleh ikut tentatif program yg sudah di sediakan atau ikut plan sendiri. untuk layanan kami janji akan berikan layanan yg tiptop,keranah,ramah & berbudi bahasa. Our service guaranteed if service tak ok tak payah payment at last day tuh. InsyaAlloh sedikit rejeki dari tempahan anda akan disalurkan pada badan amil zakat tempahan karena company kami compang syariah.
Joom Tempah sekarang juga dan dapatkan special rate dari company kami. InsyaAlloh barokah.
Whatsapp : +62 852 9446 6131 (Ahmad Alifa)
email : ahmadalifabandungtour@gmail.com
facebook & email: ahmadalifabandungtour@gmail.com
LINE and Wechat and whatapps :
+62 852 9446 6131 (Ahmad Alifa)
Semoga inform yg saya berikan dapat memudahkan urusan untuk bercuti ke bandung.
Terima kasih.
Wassalam.wrwb.
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✔BERUSAHA bersungguh-sungguh kepada anda SERVICES ORIENTED
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Salam Satu Malaysia Tuan & Puan
Kami Alifa Bandung Syariah Tour ada sedia perkhidmatan supir / fullboard pakej bercuti ke Bandung & Jakarta.
Ada Beberapa Pakej bercuti, yaitu
Pakej Gold Executive = supir,hotel,makan & tiket lawatan (per pax)
Pakej Silver Busines = supir,hotel & makan (per pax)
Pakej Bronze economic = supir & hotel (per pax)
Pakej Transport jimat = khidmat supir sahaja (per day)
Rate sewa Kereta per Day :
# Suzuki APV /Toyota Avanza/Daihatsu Luxio (6 seat)
Rate: RM 115
# Toyota Innova / Kia Pregio (8 seat)
Rate: RM 160
# Coaster Isuzu Elf Short (11 seat)
Rate: RM 185
# Coaster Isuzu Elf Long (17&19 seat)
Rate: RM 245
* Include : minyak, parking fee, tol, driver, toll, driver meal and kereta
* Exclude : entrance fee ke tempat-tempat pelancongan untuk persons & kereta.
Sila Tuan dan Puan decide tempat lawatan boleh ikut tentatif program yg sudah di sediakan atau ikut plan sendiri. untuk layanan kami janji akan berikan layanan yg tiptop,keranah,ramah & berbudi bahasa. Our service guaranteed if service tak ok tak payah payment at last day tuh. InsyaAlloh sedikit rejeki dari tempahan anda akan disalurkan pada badan amil zakat tempahan karena company kami compang syariah.
Joom Tempah sekarang juga dan dapatkan special rate dari company kami. InsyaAlloh barokah.
Whatsapp : +62 852 9446 6131 (Ahmad Alifa)
email : ahmadalifabandungtour@gmail.com
facebook & email: ahmadalifabandungtour@gmail.com
LINE and Wechat and whatapps :
+62 852 9446 6131 (Ahmad Alifa)
Semoga inform yg saya berikan dapat memudahkan urusan untuk bercuti ke bandung.
Terima kasih.
Wassalam.wrwb.
Pictures can be time consuming. And I imagine you have a tough time because your photos are all so good! Jakarta is on my list of places I must see and your post made me want to go even more. 🙂
Awh Dee! There’s no right or wrong way to blog – just do what’s right for you. One of the things I love about travel posts is how people treat it as a lifestyle post when they’re there – makes it feel so much authentic when you’re reading about the small details of how somebody felt when they saw/ate/done XYZ rather than just reading the highlights – http://www.thelondoner.me is great at blogging, all of her posts have a very consistent style that makes you feel like you’re tagging along x
Greeting traveler..
Get our promotion this month with Cheap price but high quality service..
Get our best price with d best service..
For ur family holiday..
👕👔 👠👘👡👢👚👜👒
● 4 Person : 478 RM/151 Sgd per person
● 5 person : 443 RM/140 Sgd per person
● 6 person : 428 RM/135 Sgd per person
● 7 person : 411 RM/130 Sgd per person
💰👚👜👡👠👘👔👖👓
All package included :
● Daily transport included driver, petrol, tol, parking,driver meals
● Hotel 3 star in town
● 3x Lunch 3x Dinner 3x breakast
● Entrance ticket to sari ater hot spring, begonia flower garden, dusun bamboo, floating market lembang
● Daily mineral water
Interest..?
Just contact us for cheap price more than this promotion 🙂
Whatsapp : +6285318490001
Email : primeratrans@gmail.com
Facebook : Primera Trans Bandung
Website : http://www.primeratrans.com
( under maintenance )
its amazing. i love it
PROMOSI HEBAT HABIS2 SAN!!!
Kereta sewa Bandung Murah jerr harga kasih sayang Sudah bermulai!
JOM TEMPAH LAJU2
SESANGAT MURAAAAAAH
Cuti cuti Bandung with OMEGA JAYA TOUR
● 7 seater 350.000,IDR/35sgd/106RM/Day
● 11 – 14 seater 700.000,-IDR/70sgd/212RM/Day
● Toyota Commuter 15 seater exclusive car 800.000,-IDR/80sgd/243RM/Day
● Van 18 seater 850.000,-IDR/85sgd/258RM/Day
Kereta included :
☆ Driver / Supir
☆ Fuel / Petrol / Minyak
☆ Tol / Highway ticket
☆ Parking charge
☆ Daily mineral water
■■ Bus charter
• 31 Seater New jet bus
• 47 Seater New jet bus
• 59 Seater New jet bus
Jom..arrange your Bandung holiday
kenapa ANDA harus harus tempah order dengan saya???
✔Berpengalaman luas di dalam bidang pelancongan Bandung
✔Perkhidmatan ; layanan yang PANTAS, MESRA, AMANAH, & JUJUR
✔BERUSAHA bersungguh-sungguh kepada anda SERVICES ORIENTED
✔Pelanggan mesti BERPUAS HATI & GEMBIRA
✔Pelanggan akan menjadi KAWAN kepada saya
TEMPAHAN
MAS FATURRAHMAN
WHATSAPP / CALL / TEXT / LINE
+62 822 951 999 22
+62 822 951 999 22
+62 822 951 999 22
email & fb
omegajayatour@gmail.com
tanya shj pun xapa, survey2 dahulu..xsalah pun.. tk mau malu2 yer
HAHAHA on the crying over “Time Traveller’s Wife” yeah! i remember it now. And do not forget we also watched “Leap Year”! Then of course we enjoyed our random story making. haha. this is one of the most enjoyable group travels I had. I wish to have a repeat someday!