Italy

B. ITALY

So, setelah kita menghabiskan beberapa hari di Jerman (rute pertama, ke taman bunga, Dusseldorf shopping center di mana kalian bisa beli branded stuff dan berenang), hari minggunya kita terbang ke Italy menggunakan domestic flight yaitu Alitalia. Harganya cukup affordable dan nyaman, cuma pesawatnya agak kecil. Perjalan dari Dusseldorf, Germany ke Rome, Italy memakan waktu 2 jaman kurang lebih. Kebetulan di Rome, kami menginap di sebuah biara yang terletak di sebrang Colosseum. Tempatnya sangat strategis. Biaranya sangat sangat enermous, dan cantik. Hanya saja di dalam biaranya terlalu banyak lorong, jadi sangat memungkinkan untuk tersesat.😂  jd ak ga pernah sih melanglang buana sendirian jalan2 di biara. Oh well, kita tinggal di biara bukan berati gratis loh. Ada bayarannya per malam, dan karna itu biara jadi kalo mau nyumbang, boleh banget. 

Oh ya, jadi di Rome itu rute yang seharusnya kami kunjungi adalah: 

- Trevi Fountain

- Piazza Navona, Venezia

- Pantheon

- Colosseum 

- Vatican Museum 

Tapi kita ada drama di Rome, di hari pertama kita mendarat. Ceritanya kita uda book dan pay online untuk rent car di Rome. Pengambilan mobil di Rome, Italy dan akan dikembalikan di Paris, France. Di terms and conditions tidak disebutkan bahwa untuk rent car di europe dibutuhkan 2 driving license, yaitu local dan international. Karna gada di TnC, dan mengingat dulu di Filipin dan di New Zealand hanya dibutuhkan sim inter, maka sim lokal ditinggal di rumah. 

 Kebetulan company penyewaan mobil yg kita pake itu American Company, bukan Europe. Jadi ketika kita mau ambil mobil, kita harus menghubungi third party yaitu hert. Karna company itu merger dgn hertz. Singkat cerita setelah berargumen begitu panjang dan melelahkan, kita ga bisa ambil mobil itu padahal kita uda bayar lunas. Akhirnya sibuk telp company untuk minta dibatalkan. Refund. Karna emang uda bener2 ga bisa nyewa. Mau diapain lagi. Kita uda minta cara lembut sampe keras buat dapetin itu mobil dan uda dijelasin kalo kita ga bawa sim lokal karna TIDAK ADA di term and conditions . Dan mereka butuh fisik. Tadinya kita bargain buat kasi soft copy kaya foto or apa tapi mereka butuh sim fisik, dan itu ga mungkin ada karna simnya ada di brankas rumah in law dan gada org yg bs ambil. Apalagi itu jauh di Indonesia. Akhirnya stelah telp minta refund, mereka bilang mesti proses bla bla panjang kali ribet kali mahal. Karna pulsa dr europe ke us itungannya uda euro. Oh well, in a while ak sama frater (yan kebetulan nemenin kita. Frater indonesia yang ditugaskan di roma) bolak balik nanya car rental company lain, siapaaaa tauuuu aja ada ya g cuma butuh international license, akhirnya setelah keliling2, syukurlaaaaahhhh ada yg bs nyewain without sim lokal, tapi bs diambilnya besok. 😌😌

Kalo ditanya kenapa kita insist banget sewa mobil dan bukannya naik public trans? Simply karna dari awal plan kita sewa mobil dan bukan naik public trans karna setelah diitung EuroRail buat berempat sama uang sewa mobil + gasoline + uang tol ujungnya sama aja. 

Karna dari awal kita ud blg k org tua untuk sewa mobil, jadi mereka uda terlanjur bawa barang yg culup banyak. Makanan, rice cooker, termasuk wheel chair dsb. Jadi ga mungkin kita all of sudden naik public trans, karna barang segitu banyak mau ditaro dimana? Dan bakal repotttt bangettt, karna kita mesti banyak jalan, dan gonta ganti bus, tram , kereta sementara bawa barang begitu banyak dan akan susah buat wheel chair. 

Jadi pada hari itu karna gada mobil, jadi kita keliling Rome dengan kaki dan bus. 

Frater mengajak kami keliling ke beberapa gereja di Roma yang sangat cantik, dan yah..kita pergi ke Trevi Fountain, chaos dan crowded as always. Dan yah cukup panas di Italy. Kala itu sekitar 26C. Cukup panas dibanding di Jerman yang suhunya sekitar 16-20C. 

Karna berhubung lelah karna uda banyak jalan, panas, crowded dsb, one of my in law decide buat take a nap aja, jadi kita pulang, plan to piazza was cancelled dan malemnya ke colosseum. Colosseum cukup cantik loh di malam hari, kita foto dr luar, jd kita ga bayar entrance fee sm sekali. 

Tahun 2009 uda pernah pergi ke sini cuma in day light dan jaman masih cupu tapi ikut sm tur jadi experience nya completely different. 

Anw di deket Trevi Fountain ada gelato yang enak dan cukup terkenal lohh selama beberapa dekade. 

Kita makan di sana mix, jadi biasa sekali masak dan sekali cobain local food. Kebetulan ak sm hubby suka banget explore local food, in the other hand..in laws ga gitu suka coba2 local foods, mereka lebi prefer makan masakan rumah yang mereka uda get used to, jd my in law biasa selalu masak buat siang or malem. Dan itu oke banget loh. Karna kita bs keep healthy, dan bisa menghemat budget juga. Apalagi ingredients disana fresh2 dan beraneka ragam. :) 

Kebetulan sebelum pergi, selain kita uda urus akomodasi etc etc, kami juga uda list restoran2 rekomendasi based on trip advisor, or lonely planet, cuma kadang kita ga bs tentuin sesuai apa yang kita mau on the spot karna situasi dan keadaan, moreover kalo misal kita bawa orang tua, ga enak kalo mesti minta mereka buat nunggu kita cari2 alamat sementara mereka kelaparan. Jadi yah kalo traveling, kita mesti berusaha legowo dan let it flow aja karna kita gatau apa yang terjadi pada saat itu. 

Kita ada coba resto Italy namanya I CLEMENTINI. 

For review you can check my Instagram: @veronicawidya88 and #verochanfoodiaries 

Tempatnya cozy cuma unfortunately ini kaya the worst restaurant selama di europe. Gamau bilang ga enak, karna mungkin beda selera sm org lokal. Cm rasanya off banget menurut aku. 

C. Vatican

Besoknya kita pergi ke Vatican, Vatican itu adalah negara yang berada di dalam kota Roma. Menarik ya kan? Tempat Pope atau Paus (pemimpin Gereja katolik tertinggi di seluruh dunia), ak sendiri waktu 2009 ke sini ga pernah ngeliat Paus, jadi rasanya agak merinding mau liat Paus dengan mata kepala sendiri, walo jauh banget dan mesti pake teropong. 

Perjalanan dari central city of Rome ke Vatican naik mobil sekitar 20 mins. 

Oh ya, karna di Italy super panas, jangan lupa pake sunblock, bawa payung or topi karna kulit bs kebakar loh. Ciyuss. 

Jadi di Vatican, nyari parkir susah banget ajubile.

Sekalinya ada parkir kosong, itu buat disabled. Kita uda seneng banget bisa parkir di situ karna kita kan bawa wheel chair, emang ini parkir khusus buat orang yang berkebutuhan khusus eh taunya ternyata mesti pake sticker yang ditempel di mobil buat menandakan emang ini mobil org disabled. We didnt have the sticker and had no idea where to get that jadi kita decide buat cari tempat parkir lain. Ckck. 

Akhirnya setelah 40 mins ketemu! 

Buat masuk aja kita mesti antri cukup panjang, dan banyak banget pemeriksaan, pas mau masuk St Peter Square juga mesti antri lagi. Untung in laws dapet akses khusus bisa langsung masuk karna disabled. Ak dan hubby ikutan antri. Setelah masuk, nunggu cukup lama sampe akhirnya Paus menampakkan diri dan doa angelus yang ada hanya pada hari minggu jam 12 siang. Rasanya amazed bisa liat jutaan orang dari berbagai negara dan bisa ngeliat paus secara langsung walo tetep pake teropong biar bisa liat sedikit lebih jelas, cuma tetep aja bisa ngeliat langsung. 

Setelah selesai, kita foto2 lalu antri lagi menuju St Peter Basilica. For me, St Peter Basilica adalah gereja terindah yg ak pernah liat seumur hidup. Masuk lagi kesana ternyata ak tetep amazed. Bagus banget banget dan megah banget bikin ak berasa cuma semut di situ, ga habis pikir orang bisa bikin gereja sebagus itu di 1506. Abad ke 16. Ga kebayang. Liat betapa tinggi ceiling nya, dan yang lebih kerennya lagi smua painting di ceiling dsb dilukis sm Michael Angelo. Jaman segitu ga kebayang org bs paint segitu banyak, segitu tinggi dan begitu detail. 

Anw buat org katolik wajib banget ke sini.  Bener2 worthed, buat kristiani atau agama lain kalo mau liat juga boleh banget. Bener2 ga nyesel. 

Abis dari Vatican, kita lunch di TRATTORIA CIAO ITALIA, makanan italy yg cukup oke, ga sampe enak gimana cuma aku jauh lebi suka ini daripada IClementini. Walo tempatnya lebi casual dari Iclementini. 

Sedikit info atas tempat2 yg dikunjungi di Rome:

A. Colosseum

http://www.the-colosseum.net/around/visit.htm

Op (Opening Hours) : 08.30-19.15 everyday

EF (Entrance Fee) : 12 € + 2€ for reservation 

B. Pantheon

http://www.pantheon-rome.com/opening-hours/

Op: 08.30 - 19.15 Mon- Sat; 09.00-17.45 on Sun

EF: FREE 

C. Piazza Navona , Piazza Venezia

http://www.turismoroma.it/cosa-fare/piazza-venezia?lang=en

FREE AND OPEN FOR PUBLIC

D. Trevi Fountain

FREE AND OPEN FOR PUBLIC

E. St Peter Basilica (Vatican) 

https://www.rome.net/st-peters-basilica

https://www.tripadvisor.in/ShowUserReviews-g187793-d631111-r128201830-St_Peter_s_Basilica-Vatican_City_Lazio.html

Op: 07.00 - 19.00

EF: FREE

F. Vatican Museum (Vatican) 

Op: 09:00 - 18:00 Mon - Sat

Sunday is close

Last Sunday of the month: 09:00 -14:00 (Free)

EF: 17€ + 4€ for reservation fee

GERMANY

EUROPE JOURNEY 42 Days

A. Germany

Well, jadi kenapa kita beli tiket PP ke Jerman, karna kebetulan ada tantenya suami yang tinggal di Jerman. Ia kuliah di Jerman dan menemukan soul mate nya orang Jerman jadi menikah dan menetap di sini. Mereka tinggal di Essen, kota suburb dekat Dusseldorf. Kota yang tenang dan cantik! Well, kalo ditanya barang Jerman mahal2, ngga juga loh. Banyak makanan dan barang yang dijual murah di sini. Contoh supermarket murah ada Aldy, Lidl. Lalu ada tempat es krim murah dan porsinya jumbo namanya “Claudio”, juga ada yang jual pork burger murah harganya cuma 1 €an. 

Di Essen, kita berkunjung ke taman bunga ( GRUGAPARK ESSEN) 

< http://www.grugapark.de/aktuell.html>

Opening Hours: 9AM to 10PM Mon- Sun

 yang kalo di bawah jam 9 pagi gratis. Hahahaha. Padahal jam 9 baru dibuka tapi kenyataan kita masih bisa masuk di bawah jam segitu, info dari orang lokal. Kalo di atas itu bayar 4€/pax. Banyak roses dan jenis bunga lainnya yang cantik2. Selain Essen, di Jerman kita juga mengunjungi Cologne. Di situ ada gereja katedral terkenal yang cantik, di deket gereja juga banyak cafe dan butik2 fashion, tapi sayang kalo weekend mereka buka lebi siang dan tutup lebih pagi. Kita ga ke Berlin kebetulan karna hubby dan keluarga sudah pernah pergi kesana dan dia bilang cuma liat tembok dicoret doang. Haish! 

Kita juga pergi ke Neuschwanstein Castle di Fussen pada hari ke 25. Jadi kita dari Jerman 3 hari lanjut ke West Europe, balik lagi ke Essen, Jerman selama seminggu terus baru lanjut East Europe dan dimulai dengan Fussen. Kebetulan kita ke sini naik mobil, kita sewa mobil di Hertz. Opel. Matic , di Dusseldorf Airport, dan mereka minta SIM lokal dan internasional. (Cm buat ditunjukkin aja) . 

Opening Hours: 8AM to 5 PM 

http://www.neuschwanstein.de/

Entrance Fee: 13€/pax dan 1,80€ for book in advance. 

Jadi kalo kesini, masuk castle ada jam2nya. Pas nyampe, kita mesti jalan agak menanjak dulu buat beli tiketnya dan jam masuk castlenya. Kebetulan kita dapet yg jam 4 sore, saat itu uda jam 2 jadi kita buru2 ke halte bus buat naik bus sampe kastil. Jalan ke halte lumayan dan menanjak, sampe situ ga lupa beli tiket bus sampe kastil dan ngantri. Biasa buat disabled (pake wheel chair) dikasi prioritas masuk duluan, perjalanan ke kastil 

Perjalanan yang agak panjang. Letaknya deket Munich tapi bukan d Munich, dan walo sama2 di Jerman, tapi jarak Essen ke Fussen cukup jauh. Kalian bisa cek google map dan bikin rute dari situ. 

Sampe di halte bus menuju kastil, kita mesti jalan lagi naik turun menuju kastil. Cukup lelah iya. Apalagi buat yang dorong kursi roda. Karna jalannya super nanjak. Tapi pemandangan sih super bagus banget! 

Dan sampe sana (FINALLY!), kita nunggu jm 4 baru masuk. Dan ternyata oh ternyata, walo harga disabled emang jauh lebi murah drpd harga nomal tapi ga bs masuk ke kastil karna kastilnya sempit banyak lorong dan tangga, dan ga ada jalur buat wheel chair, jd wheel chair harus dititip di tempat yang disediakan. Kebetulan, my in law masih bisa jalan. Kakinya sakit jadi ga boleh jalan terlalu lama, tapi masih bs jalan. Jadilah akhirnya kita masuk tanpa si kursi roda. 

Ternyata, di dalem situ ga boleh foto2 . Sedih cyin padahal bagusss! Cm ya sudahlah. Masing2 orang dikasih recording tape buat kita dengerin penjelasan history dari castle dan masing2 ruangan di dalamnya. Ada english, mandarin, french etc. you choose! 

Well, anehnya dari segitu besar kastil ga begitu banyak ruangan yg dikasi lihat. Dan banyak banget tangganya, cape sih. 

Setelah selesai, ada souvenir shop tempat kalian bs beli tempelan kulkas, key chain etc. dan harganya lebih murah daripada yg dijual di luar kastil. 

Overall its a pleasant trip! Cuma cape. Hahahahha. 

Salah satu trip yg plg melelahkan selama ke Europe. Dan ya, ga lupa kita ambil lagi wheel chairnya dan nanjak lagi menuju halte bus 😂😂

Dan buat foto, kayanya pake drone lebi bagus deh buat foto castle dr atas. Sayang kita ga bawa drone kala itu . Anw kalo bisa pilih season buat capturing bagusnya itu kastil, ak recommend di autumn sm winter. :)) 

Ak pegi summer, jd cm ijo2 aja. Cm mgkn akan better pas autumn, karna winter takut slippery karna salju etc. 

EUROPE 42 Days Journey!! Preparation

EUROPE BLOG 42 days! 

Hello everyone!!!! Im back!!!! 

Since i always write in english, and many of my readers re demand for me to write in bahasa. So now i decided to write in bahasa. 

PREPARATION

A. Airlines 

Oh well, 

Jadi yg pertama kali dibahas adalah airlines. 

Kalo pegi ke tempat yang jauh semacam europe gitu, beda benua mesti mangarungi gunung dan samudra, akan lebih baik pake airline yg nyaman. Karna kalo pake LCC (low cost carrier airline) rasanya bakal pegel linu dan biasanya transitnya lama. I’ve tried LCC to New Zealand and it took 16 hours and i feel like zombie. Oh well...

Kalo mau beli tiket ke europe dengan airline yg oke dan harga yg oke kalian pastinya mesti booked dari jauh2 hari. 

Misalnya kalo mau booked SQ (Singapore Airlines) kalian harus booked pas lagi pameran. Misal kepergian kalian antara jan-june 2019 then kalian harus beli tix di  SQ travel fair setahun sebelumnya . Between aug-oct 2018 misalnya. SQ travel fair biasa mengadakan pameran 2x dalam setahun. Di maret dan sept biasanya, cm kadang bisa berubah. Kalian bs selalu cek di website, IG official nya atau kalian bs simply tanya dengan travel agent langganan kalian. 

Untuk emirates, biasa harga promo nya ga jauh2 amat dari harga asli, dan gada pameran. Jd mesti rajin cek or tanya cust service travel agent kalian. 

Dan untuk period high seasons, biasanya mereka black out tanggal2 promo tersebut. Jadi kalo kalian insist mau harga promo, kalian bs pilih tanggal yg mendekati high season. Beberapa hari sebelum misalnya. 

Kalo mau harga senilai emirates promo . 17jt/pax let say, maka kalian bs memilih airlines lain dengan kelas business. Misalnya turkish airlines. 

Sekian untuk airlines, dan jangan lupa buat sering2 cek harga promo ya. 

Kalo untuk sq travel fair , harga promo bakal jauhhh lebih murah dr harga normal daaaaan ada cash back juga loh! Cuma mesti ngantri di gandaria city mall dari semalem sebelumnya, buat 350 org pertama. Good luck guys ! 

B. Itinerary 

Oke jadi sebelum booked tiket dsb, kalian pastinya harus bikin itin terlebih dahulu. Yang gampang aja, dan ga ribet. Kalo dulu, ak bikin list negara2 yang mau dikunjungin apa aja. Lalu, baru list in kota2 dalam negara tersebut yang mau dikunjungin apa aja. Baru abis itu tentuin objek wisata yang mau dikunjungin apa aja. Nah ini tergantung dari berapa lama km stay d kota tersebut, semakin singkat semakin dikit objek ug dikunjungin. Jadi pilih prioritas dulu aja. 

Setelah tentuin kota dan objek mana aja yang mau dikunjungin, baru deh coba open map dan google map, buka europe map buat tentuin skala besar negara mana yg mau dikunjungi terlebih dahulu. To country A to B to C dan seterusnya, kalo google map lebih spesifik buat nentuin distance dan berapa lama perjalanan, jd bs tentuin ke kota mana dulu, dsb. 

Setelah itu baru find out mana aja yg butuh domestic flight etc. 

Baru setelah tgl fix, baru book akomodasi, cari tempat makan yang rekomen dan book rental car atau tiket2 objek wisata. 

C. Transportation 

Well, karna europe benua dengan negara2 yang mostly cukup maju, maka untuk transportasi tidak perlu dikhawatirkan. Kalo kalian mau traveling on budger, kalian bs banget naik public transport yang harganya oke, dan super nyaman! :) pilihannya ada bus, subway, tram. Dan peta bisa diambil di airport ato tinggal download aja dr google. Super gampang. Buat antar kota atau negara kalian bs naik kereta, atupun domestic flight. Buat case ak kebetulan karna harus bawa wheel chair jadi pilihannya cuma bs rent car. Dan untuk rent car, kalian wajib membawa 2 sim. Sim inernasional dan sim domestik. Sim internasional bs diperoleh di jakarta. Gampang bikinnya. Ga perlu tes, dan tinggal nunjukkin sim domestik aja. Nah, untuk mobil kalian bs pilih banyak pilihan mobil dan semuanya bagus. Cuma, ada beberapa mobil buatan jerman seperti Audi, BMW, Merci, VW tidak boleh memasuki negara tertentu seperti Poland ataupun Romania. Kalian harus cek ini terlebih dahulu. Dan harga manual jauh lebi murah drpd matic. 

Dan informasi lagi yg sangat penting adalah, cek negara2 mana saja yg butuh sticker. Misalnya swiss atau slovenia. 

Karna ak pny pengalaman ga enak ketika memasuki negara slovenia, biasanya kalo kita memasukki border suatu negara yg membutuhlan sticker kami hanya diberitahu informasi oleh authority bahwa kami harus mempunya sticker untuk memasuki negara tersebut dan mereka menjual sticker kepada kami dengan harga normal untuk ditempel di kaca depan mobil, lalu semua aman. Misal harga sticker switzerland 40€ berlaku untuk setahun. Dan yah ketika masuk slovenia kami dibiarkan masuk oleh pihak border lalu 2 km kemudian kami diberhentikan dan dikenakan tilang seharga 150€ BELUM TERMASUK sticker, jd kita harus membeli sticker lg seharga 15€. Oh jeezzz ini jelas2 trap! Oh well ternyata sticker2 ini bisa dibeli si GAS Station. So beware guys, jangan sampe kena jebak seperti kami. Cukup kami saja yang kena jebak. 

D. Accommodation 

Ada banyak pilihan untuk akomodasi, semua bisa dipilih sesuai budget kalian. Dari fancy 5 stars hotel sampe 3 stars hotel kalian bs booked di agoda atau booking.com. Nah, kalo mau yang on budget bisa coba sewa rumah or apartment di AIRBNB. Harganya variatif tapi cenderung affordable, kalian bs pilih sesuai budget kalian. Bs liat juga fasilitas yg diberikan apa aja (yg sesuai dengan kebutuhan dan keinginan kalian), lalu testimonial orang2 yang pernah menginap di sana. 

Lalu bagaimana dengan menginap gratis? 

Seperti yang ak selalu review di blog2 sebelumnya, dan di pengalaman2 traveling ak sebelumnya. Kalian sign up dan ada instruksi untuk menjadi member COUCHSURFING , intinya kalian bs menginap dengan gratis di rumah org lokal, kalian bs melihat testimonial org tersebut dsb. Tapi jangan anggap ini sebagai hotel, kalian harus berinteraksi dengan si punya rumah. Ngobrol, cerita, sharing culture etc or masak bareng dan kasih mereka souvenirs misalnya. 

E. Where to eat 

Ada macem2 tipe orang. Ada yang makan dimana aja seketemunya aja, ada yang uda liat2 restoran rekomendasi dari jauh2 hari. Oh well, kalo kalian mau cari makanan lokal or apapun yg on budget ataupun michelin stars, kalian bisa search di trip advisor atau lonely planet, ataupun blog2. :) 

F. Fashion.   

Di europe kalian ga perlu kuatir akan fashion yang berlebihan atau bagaimana. Karena gada restriction di negara2 ini. Just be the way you are. Kalo km suka pake tshirt and jeans then go on, kalo kalian suka pake dress then go on. Kalian bebas mengekspresikan diri kalian di sini. HANYA, kalo kalian pergi ke gereja dsb pakailah baju yang sopan. Baju yg tertutup, tidak ada belahan atas maupun bawa. Rok min di bawah dengkul. Cuma untuk sepatu bawa sepatu yang nyaman dan boleh juga bawa heels kalo kalian mau all out tapi jgn lupa bawa sendal atau sepatu nyaman, jut in case. 

G. Visa

 Untuk visa, kebetulan kami apply visa jerman karna kami in out dr jerman, kebetulan pny keluarga di sana dan kami paling lama di jerman. Tapi jujur jerman itu sangat strict, jadi make sure kalian apply form visa yang benar. Apakah tourist visit, atau family reunion atau apa. Tapi jgn terkecoh karna kebetulan km submit fam reunion ternyata masuknya bukan ke visa turis, melainkan ke visa resident, akhirnya kami harus cancel appointment kami. (Padahal udah susah2 bikin appointment walo waktu km book tanggal pertama kali masi ada bbrp tgl pilihan lain di bulan itu) eh taunya ketika kami cancel, dan kami mau rebook appointment ternyata tglnya uda full semua di bulan itu. Padahal awal bln depan uda jalan, jadi panik mode on. Satu2nya cara pake agent yg bs dapetin appointment dengan harga cukup mahal, atau kita coba cek web terus setiap 15 mins sekali, siapa tau ada yg cancel. Dan finally, di hari esoknya (tgl merah yg kita pikir embassy bakal tutup) jam 7 pagi slot tiba2 terbuka dan yesss kita akhirnya bs dapetin appointment. Dan karna ini last chance kita, jadi kita bener2 make sure ga salah kali ini. Tapi jadinya super cepet. Kita apply jumat siang. Senin siang uda jadi. Pdhl weekend ga dihitung. Jd kesimpulannya jerman cepet tapi ribet, jd kalo ada pilihan di embassy lain yg lebih gampang kaya italy or france mening itu aja. Kalian bs cek harga dan syarat dan form di webnya. Cek di google jg ada :) 

H. What to bring 

Pertama2 hal penting dulu kaya passpor pastinya, terus dokumen penting kalo ada (kaya kita kan dapet invitation dari sodara di Jerman, jadi itu kita mesti bawa just in case kalo ditanya kita bisa tunjukkin aslinya. Tapi tetep bawa copy nya jg ya guys! Lalu, bawa international converter. Negara2 d europe mostly colokannya kaya di Indo sih 2 bulet, tapi ya jaga2 aja, dan jgn lupa bawa colokan cabang 3 atau 4 atau 5 tergantung banyaknya gadget yang dicas. Setelah itu, untuk cd (celana dalem) kalo gamau rempong, bole juga beli cd kertas. Enak, ringan dan habis pakai bisa langsung dibuang. Ga ribet cuci or bau or makan tempat pas pulang. Care free! Cuma emang awal2 karna ga kebiasa, jadi berasa agak gatel sih. 😂😂 lalu, boleh bawa sambel sama abon sama indomie kalo takut ga cocok sm makanannya. Walo in my case sih, ak cocok2 aja sama semua makanan dsana , kecuali di Romania polentanya aneh. Dan kamera, battery jangan lupa dimakesure uda dibawa, casan kamera, memory card. Hal2 kecil yang kalo sampe kelupaan, bikin nyesek. Charger hp jg pastinya, tissue, wet tissue, tas pinggang super tipis yang dipake di DALEM baju, bukan di luar. (For more infomation, read in I. safety), lalu pakaian. Tergantung season apa bawa bajunya. Kalo summer lebi gampang karna bajunya tipis2, bisa bawa sun glasses, topi, head accessories,  sendal jepit, kalo sepatu kets bisa dipake ya guys, bawa heels jg bole buat ootd (buat yg naik mobil, karna kalo naik public trans bakal ngerepotin bgt), tas mening bawa yg std aja ya siapa tau kalian mau beli tas branded. Jd itu tas bisa dipake pas pulang dan kardus ditaro di koper terpisah, diisi baju kotor or apa kek. Jangan taro tas di dalem dus. Kalo spring mgkn bs bawa jaket or sweater, autumn bisa pake wind breaker, topi tajut, boots, scarf karna pas autumn super windy jadi lebi gampang masuk angin dan anginnya super kenceng, laundry bag, pas winter bisa bawa beberapa coat, longjohn, sweater, ear muff, masker bulu yang anget (cocok banget buat ak yg ga tahan dingin di area hidung dan muka), scarf rajut (yg wool), socks wool, boots yg water proof biar pas main skii or snowing ga masuk air bootsnya, topi rajut dan lip balm supaya bibir ga jontor (ini uda kejadian di aku ya guys!) dan jangan lupa bawa meds. Panadol, tolak angin, diapet, bodrex, obat batuk pilek, strepsil, etc yang penting2. 

I. Safety

Untuk tas pinggang, Jadi sebagian cash dan CC taro dsitu. Karna di beberapa negara europe banyak pick pocket alias copet, dan ini banyak kejadian so dont underestimate. Kecepatan tangan mereka tinggi loh. Uda banyak orang yg kehilangan dompet, hp, passpor tanpa mereka sadari. Jadi bukan copet abal abal ya guys. Tampang yang nyopet, juga bukan kaya pencopet. Terutama di Italy dan Paris, juga negara yang lebih miskin kaya Romania Bulgaria misalnya. Beware! Selebihnya aman sih. :) 

Happy traveling ! 

Breathtaking New Zealand

NEW ZEALAND

helloo fellas!!! Soo excited to be writing again :)) 

And for now i will write in indonesian. If theres anyone who want to be translated in english, just copy my blog and paste into the google translate 😝😝

Sooo...new zealand!!! 

Siapa yang pengen ke NZ?? Ayoo angkat tangan!

Well, dari dulu NZ adalah salah satu wishlist negara yang mau aku kunjungin, dan dulu abis married pengennya babymoon ke NZ, tempatnya kaya cocok buat babymoon: tenang, damai, menyejukkan, indah, relaxing. 

Teruuuus kebetulan kita ga sengaja liat iklan bday nya airasia dan dapet diskon gila gilaan. Harga dr jakarta ke auckland PP cuma 4 jutaa blm termasuk bagasi, setelah bagasi sekitar 5.7 juta dengan bagasi 20 kg. So exciteddd. 😍😍 

Jadilah akhirnya tanpa pikir panjang, kita langsung cuuuus beliiiii tiketnya. Dan kenapa kita belinya di bulan july? Karna....

Well, kita kan belinya di bln jan. dan kita mikirnya seandainya ak hamil plg tepat itu pegi di bln jul. 

soalnya dulu mikirnya kalo beli buat maret/april terus ternyataaaa hamil kan trismester pertama masi rentan jd ga disarankan untuk pegi karna kandungan masi lemah, dan kalo pegi sept/oct takutnya kalo brneran hamil kan itu due date nya. Jadiiiiii kita decide buat beli d bln july supaya kalo emg ternyata ntar hamil ya aman. 

Walo belakangan kita tau dr SPOG Calvin Tjong kalo hamil trismester pertama dan kedua ga masalah buat travel, kecuali trismester ketiga. Dan beberapa teman dan sahabat jg mengatakan hal yg sama. (Hal ini diketahui setelah pembelian tiket) 

Setelah pembelian tiket, kita ajak dua sahabat kita (aku dan suami) supaya makin seru! 

Then, kita akhirnya mulai bikin itinerary (jadwal perjalanan) 

Inilah itin yang kita buat, pertama ak bikin itin summary mau ke kota mana aja, mau ke mana aja dan mau makan apa aja lalu kita liat peta di google earth dan google map secara detail jd tadaaaa ini itin nya: 

 

Day	Date	City	Place to Visit	Note
Wednesday	12-Jul-17	Jakarta - Kuala Lumpur
Thursday	13-Jul-17	Kuala Lumpur - Auckland
Friday	14-Jul-17	Waitomo - Mata Mata - Rotorua	Waitomo Cave - Hobbiton. - Glow Worm	City Tour by Self-Driving to Rotorua
Saturday	15-Jul-17	Rotorua - Wellington	Agrodome Farm - Rainbow Spring	City Tour by Self-Driving in Rotorua
Sunday	16-Jul-17	Wellington	Zealandia - Wellington Botanical Garden	City Tour by Self-Driving in Wellington
Monday	17-Jul-17	Wellington - Christchurch - Tekapo	Christchurch - Akaroa(?) - Ashburton - Canterbury - Geraldine - Tekapo - Mt John Observatory	Travelling to Tekapo
Tuesday	18-Jul-17	Tekapo - Queenstown	Tekapo - Twizel - Mount Cook - Wanaka - Queenstown	Travelling to Queenstown
Wednesday	19-Jul-17	Queenstown - Dunedin	Queenstown - Lake Wakatipu - Te Anau - Milford Sound (Mirror Lake) - Dunedin	Travelling to Dunedin
Thursday	20-Jul-17	Dunedin City Tour - Auckland	Olveston - Larnach Castle - Otago Peninsula - St Claire - Tunnel Beach	Travelling in Dunedin (Half Day)
Friday	21-Jul-17	Auckland - Kuala Lumpur
Saturday	22-Jul-17	Kuala Lumpur - Jakarta

 Nahhhh overall buat NZ, NZ terbagi menjadi 2 island. Northern Island dan southern island. Dan berhubung NZ terkenal banget sama pemandangannya yang spektakuler jadi kita lebih banyak spent waktu di Southern yang mencakup Queenstown etc. 

Beware karena Southern jauh lebih dingin dari Northern Island jadi bs prepare winter clothes lebih banyak dan tebal. 

Tapi tetaappp, jangan underestimate weather di nothern, karna kita pas nyampe kaya ada badai kecil dan suhunya drop 7-10 C . Well, kita sampe freezing bangett kala itu. Jadi apapun yang terjadi, jangan lupa bawa baju dingin tambahan di cabin.

Bagi kalian pencinta sambal dan kecap manis, silahkan dibawa dari rumah ya, dalam bentuk sachet atau botol kecil plastik juga boleh, asal jgn terlalu banyak nanti suspicious jdnya. Karna di sana seperti eropa dan australia hanya menyediakan tomato paste, salt dan pepper saja. 

Nah untuk pencinta western, kalian bakal suka banget di sini karna makanan di sini enak enak, serius. Kecuali ada satu resto yang namanya “Best Cafe” menyediakan seafood rasanya agak ga sesuai ekspetasi, sebenernya ikannya sendiri super fresh, lembut dan enak banget. Tapi dimasaknya, sumpah biasa banget. Cuma kaya digoreng tepung kaya fish and co gt dan gada bumbu tambahan selain salt n pepper, cm untung udang saladnya berbumbu asam manis enak sih. Emang sihh negara barat beda sama negara timur bumbu masakkanya, negara timur contohnya indonesia kan kalo masak seafood berbumbu banget, ada yg dibakar pake kecap manis ato dimasak asam manis, balado, saus padang, tiram, dll dll. Kalo di negara barat ya simple aja gitu bumbunya. Jadi mesti manage expectation kalo mau makan seafood di sana, nahhh ada 1 burger terenakkkk yang pernah ak makan. Namanya FERGBURGER, dan letaknya di Queenstown. Sumpah enak banget, ga pake boong. Cuma mehong banget, sekitar 11-14NZD , cm porsinya sih gede banget. Dan maaf buat yang muslim, ini burger non halal. :(

Tapi tenang, banyak makanan di tempat lain yang ga mengandung babi. Heheheh

Nah bagi kalian yang mau info lengkap tentang restoran d  NZ yang aku cobain plus reviewnya, silahkan bisa cekidot langsung di Instagram : username: @veronicawidya88 dengan #nicatraveldiaries dan #verochanfoodiaries ❤️

Untuk transport di sana, hmm kalo di Auckland sih gampang transportnya. Banyak transportasi umum dan ga repot. Bisa dicek di : http://www.maxx.nz/ 

Nah karna NZ itu terkenal dengan pemandangannya, bukan kotanya jadi pasti selain ngunjungin Auckland kalian mau dong muter muter di kota lain. Nah untuk di kota2 lain seperti Dunedin, Queenstown gitu2 ada sih transportasi umum cuma ga selengkap di Auckland. Dan untuk transportasi antar kota, kalian bisa coba 2 option ini, yaitu: 

1 . Naik bus antar kota (www.intercity.co.nz ) 

2. Kalo terlalu jauh jarak kotanya atau mau menghemat waktu atau ga memungkinkan pake jalur darat jadi bisa naik pesawat domestik , bisa dicek di traveloka / cheap flights app/app rekomendasi kalian. Harganya oke kok. 

3. Sewa mobil. Nah untuk rental mobil bisa dicek di (www.juicy.co.nz) -> the cheapest 

Atau (www.hertz.co.nz) atau ada banyak pilihan lain bisa dicek di google. Kalo aku sendiri pake juicy dan hertz. Ehhehehe. 

Asik banget lagi, mereka kasih kita wifi dan tab buat GPS yang namanya Skoot. Cool banget ini app! Selain bisa kasih unjuk jalan, dia juga bisa sambil guide. Mantep deh! 

Nah dan kalian yang perginya pas winter, bisa sekalian sewa yang namanya SNOW CHAIN kalo pas lagi hujan salju tebal dan licin banget. 

Ini adalah itin awal yang ak bikin :

Day 1 WED/ 12 jul to KL 

Day 2 THUR/ 13 jul Auckland

Dinner at Vivace or Baduzzi or Indomie 😂

Day 3 FRI/14 jul 

Going to Waitomo (GW) - Mata Mata(Hb) City Tour to Hobbiton and Glow Worm include lunch. 

{https://www.getyourguide.com/auckland-l822/waitomo-cave-and-hobbiton-movie-set-1-day-tour-ex-aukland-t25045/} 243$/pax

Arrived at Rotorua on 06.00 pm.

Dinner at: Stratosfare  (open til 10 PM) 

Day 4 SAT/15 Jul 

Around city by bus or subway. 

To:

1. AGRODOME FARM (Farm tour 40/pax)

ADDRESS:

141 Western Road, Ngongotaha,

PO Box 634, Rotorua, New Zealand

Opening hours daily 8.30 am to 9 PM. From 11.00 pm to 14.00 pm

2. RAINBOW SPRING 

{https://www.bookme.co.nz/bookings/rotorua-taupo/activity/rainbow-springs/282} 40$/pax 

Opening hours 8.30 am to 9.30 pm

Go there from 15.00 to 18.00 pm

COMBO 69$/pax 

Dinner at: Capers Epicurean

(Open til 9PM) 

 Then going by bus to Wellington by {www.intercity.co.nz }. 

Depart on 11.05 pm. 31 nzd/pax 

Day 5 SUN/16 Jul 

Arrived at Wellington on 6.30 am.

Going to Zealandia and Wellington Botanical Garden. 

Flight 20.35- 21.35 to Christchurch. Take picture front of Christchurch Cathedral.  Overnight at Christchurch . 

Day 6 MON/ 17 Jul 

Depart from Christchurch on 7.45 am and Arrived at Dunedin on 1.40 pm ( 38$) go to Larnach Castle, Otago Peninsula, St Claire, and Tunnel Beach. 

Dinner at: 

Day 7 TUES/ 18 Jul 

Breakfast at 

Going to Olveston (20$/pax)  

must book first

ADD: 42 Royal Terrace

Dunedin 9016

NEW ZEALAND

Lunch at 

Then going to Queenstown. 

Departs 1:55 pm Dunedin - Ritchies/Intercity Travel, 7 Halsey Street (near the corner of Sturdee Street)  

Arrives 6:15 pm Queenstown - Athol St in the middle of the car park  (24$/pax) have dinner and stay at Queenstown

Day 8 WED/ 19 Jul 

Having one full day tour to Mirror Lake, Milford Sound, Lake Tekapu, Te Anau and Lake Wakatipu 

(150$/pax) depart on 06.50 am and arrived on 07.30 pm

{https://www.visitacity.com/en/queenstown/activity-details/activity/10058641/3287_ZQN}

Having dinner at gondola skyline dinner (40$/pax) TTV

{https://www.visitacity.com/en/queenstown/activity-details/activity/10015590/5320REST}

Day 9 THURSDAY/20 Jul 

Having mt cook tour to christchurch. 

Depart on 08.00 am (170$/pax or 200$/pax include lunch) 

{https://www.getyourguide.com/queenstown-l498/mount-cook-day-tour-queenstown-to-christchurch-t24341/}

arrived on 7.30 pm. Stay at christchurch 

Day 10 FRI/21 Jul 

Flight 8.40 am arrived at Auckland on 10.00 am(400k/pax) then get auckland city tour: (32$/pax)

{https://www.visitacity.com/en/auckland/activity-details/activity/10015113/3237EXBUS}

Then going to airport on 16.00 pm

Dan setelah direvisi menjadi:

Waitomo Cave - Hobbiton - Glow Worm

Agrodome Farm - Rainbow Spring

Zealandia - Wellington Botanical Garden

Christchurch - Akaroa - Ashburton - Canterbury - Geraldine - Tekapo - Mt John

Observatory

Tekapo - Twizel - Mount Cook - Wanaka - Queenstown

Queenstown - Lake Wakatipu - Te Anau - Milford Sound (Mirror Lake) - Dunedin

Olveston - Larnach Castle - Otago Peninsula - St Claire - Tunnel Beach	)
	-

Musim di New Zealand sama seperti di Australia dan Afrika, berkebalikan dengan negara Amerika dan Eropa. Yakni : dec-feb: summer; mar- may:spring; june-aug : winter; sept-nov: spring

Untuk rate dollar bisa silahkan di cek di money changer langganan masing masing karena rate nya fluktuatif. 

Untuk colokan listrik di NZ mirip colokan AC di Indo jaman dulu. Segitiga. Dengan atas : pipih diagonal kiri dan kanan, dan bagian bawah 1 pipih di tengah, semuanya dalam bentuk vertikal. Untuk lebih jelas, bisa dicek di google image :) 

Untuk akomodasi, bebas. Kalian bisa coba di hotel bintang 3-5 tergantung budget, bisa juga coba di Air BnB atau Wimdu, dan kalo mau free bisa juga di www.couchsurfing.com( cuma kalo di atas 2 org agak susah nyari host nya, dibandingkan kalo cuma solo traveler atau berdua) 

Untuk hotel sekamar strictly 2 org dan untuk BnB harganya per orang.

BnB juga nyaman banget. Bagus dan bersih, pemandangan bagus, nyaman, ada heater di kamar dan kamar mandi, oke banget deh.

Aku pribadi uda cobain 3-3nya hehehhehe. 

 

Tralala Thailand

Bangkok

Hello everyone!!!
I never been to Thailand before.
When i still work at one of travel agency in Indonesia, i never had a chance to brought the group there. But everyone keeps telling me that Bangkok is very closed to Jakarta, and cheap as well so dont bother because they said that i would have a chance to go there someday.
And yeap its true.

I decide traveling to Bangkok on Oct because my hubby would go to Korea with his coworkers on November. Then i ask one of my besties that visit Bangkok frequently since she sell Bangkok clothes in Indonesia.

So in November we went there.
Well, its super exciting back then. Why?

Firstly,
Air Ticket:
 you can find from the most affordable one to the quite expensive luxurious one.

Accommodations:
you can find somewhere luxury like hotels with wide range of prices based on budget, there re also mid range budget like BnB or Hostel or Guest House or a free one like Couchsurfing. Me myself, love to use this app. Couchaurfing, i mean. Since i joined on 2010. It was incredible and helpful as heaven!!
But since my besty never tried this app and she said that she felt insecure to sleep at a stranger house, plus she will buy many clothes and she said it would be inconvenient, so we decided to stay at cheap hotel near Pratunam Market. Its clean but very small and a bit creepy. And when she back to Jakarta, i moved to my CS Host . She was amazingly nice, she even borrowed us her mirror-less camera on the first day we arrived at Bangkok.

Foods:
omg!!!! I love the foods!! I never expecting that i would love foods here since i didn't like sour and spicy too much and i wasn't into Thai food. I proved wrong, absolutely. 😂😂
The foods were amazing tasty and they re cheap!! from the street foods that u can find almost everywhere to the world class restaurant. Love love it!!! And the fruits re so freshhhhhh and affordable!!

Transportation:
nah, beware of Tuk Tuk i have to say. It raised the price so high since they knew that we re tourists. It so pricey but fun as well. Mostly they offer higher price than taxi. Crazy. But yeah, you have to bid 50% OFF minimum. More to 60% would be better.
Taxi is tricky here. When the driver knew that u re tourist (since u cant speak thai) they wouldn't start the argo and just charge u with high price. No matter what, u have to ask the argo to be start. If they refused so wait until somebody said yes.
Except when u want go to somewhere far, u can bid the price but not with argo. 😂
You can also use Bus, BTS, and MRT. But sometimes it needs 15-30 minutes walk to the destination, so if u dont want to walk, just bid tuk tuk then. 😆😆

Where to shop:
woww its amazing place to ladies!!! There re many shopping center here!! If u want something branded, luxury, designer brand you can go to Central Mall, Siam Paragon, Emporium.
But if u want something vintage and lovely with mid range budget u can go to Cha Tu Chak that only open on weekend only and u can find street foods as well.
And if u like affordable clothes u can buy at Platinum or Pratunam Market.
Pratunam Market is a cheap place to seller. Its a morning market that open between 3 AM- 8AM.

Well i love Bangkok despite of the hot weather and tricky transportation, but the people re warm and super friendly even they barely speak english, and the foods, cafes, shopping center were amazing. Love this city. And also u can find beautiful places, and picturesque places, romantic place, shows and everything. We also enjoy the floating market experience as well. Such an unforgettable journey.


ITIN:
Thurs/ 24 nov/ Day 1:
23.00 check in hotel

Fri / 25 nov / Day 2:

10.00 grand palace (Na Phra Lan Road) and wat arun ( 158 Wang Doem Road)

12.30 lunch at UNICORN CAFE
Address: 44/1, Sathon 8, Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok 10500, Thailand
Getting there: Take the BTS to Chong Nonsi, walk past Residence Hotel towards soi 8, Sathon
Contact: +66 86 397 9262
Opening hours: Tue – Sun, 12pm – 8pm

15.00 HELLOKITTY CAFE
Add: SiamSQ1, Bangkok
Tel: +66 2 115 1335
Daily: 10am – 10pm
Nearest BTS: Siam

17.00 platinum
19.00 dinner at rome restaurant
Address: 454 Nong Nong Phlu
Getting there: Located outside the city – Taxi or private car
Contact: +66 2 444 1088
Opening hours: Daily, 5pm -12midnight

20.30 teddy house, patinya siam square


Sat/ 26 nov / Day 3:

10.00 damnoen saduak market

11.00 REVERIE CAFE
Address: 23/, Thanon Sukhonthasawat, Lat Phrao, Bangkok 10230, Thailand
Getting there: Take the MRT to Lat Phrao, take a 20 minute taxi ride to the coffee shop
Contact: +66 2 932 9388
Opening hours: Tue – Sun, 10:30am – 9:30pm

13.00 lunch at AUDREY CAFE
Add: 136/3 Thonglor Soi 11
Vaddhana, Sukhumvit 55
Tel: +66 2 712 6667
Daily: 11am – 10pm
Nearest BTS: Thong Lo

14.00-16.30 cha tu chak

17.00 CHOCOLATE VILLE
Address: 351, Khan Na Yao, Bangkok 10230, Thailand
Getting there: Located outside the city – Taxi or private car
Contact: +66 83 077 3738 or +66 81 921 2016
Opening Hours: Daily, 4pm – 12midnight; it is recommended to arrive at the earliest hours, preferably with a reservation during weekends and public holidays

20.00 central


Sun/ 27 nov/ Day 4:

10.00 breakfast at PERHAPS RABBIT ( ALICE IN WONDERLAND)
Address: 5/1 Ekkamai 10 Alley, Khlong Tan Nuea, Watthana, Bangkok 10110, Thailand
Getting there: Take the BTS to Ekkamai station, exit 1, walk to Sukhumvit 63 and then take a taxi ride to Ekkamai soi 10
Contact: +66 96 616 3314
Opening hours: Daily, 9am – 9pm

12.00 lunch at RABBITO CAFE
 Address: Sukhumvit soi 101/1, in a small shopping centre called Di Wavery Community Mall,
Getting there: Take the BTS to Udom Suk, walk for about 15 minutes towards Soi 101/1
Contact: +66 61 632 2365
Opening hours: Tue –Sun, 12pm -8pm

14.00 cha tu chak
17.00 platinum
19.00 dinner with beijing friends
20.00 siam paragon

Mon/ 28 nov/ day 5 :
10.00 B STORY CAFE
Address: 89/35 Phayathai Rd, Thanon Phetchaburi, Ratchathewi, Bangkok 10400, Thailand
Getting there: Just outside BTS Ratchathewi
Contact: +66 662-6565677
Opening hours: Daily, 10am – 11pm

11.00 rose garden
15.00 VILLA DE BEAR
Address: 5, Ratchapruk Rd., Bang Ramat, Taling Chan, Bangkok 10170 Thailand
Getting there: Take the BTS to Bang Wa, then a short 15min taxi ride to VdB
Contact: +66 98 496 624
Opening hours: Daily, 11am – 12am

17.00 dinner at scirocco
19.00 central teddy house


Tues/ 29 nov/ day 6:
11.00 breakfast and lunch at KARMAMARKET DINER
30/1 Sukhumvit Soi 24 Bangkok
Tel: +66 02 262 0700
Daily: 9am – 11pm
Nearest BTS: Phrom Phong

13.00 SISTORY ROOM SHOP
Address: Sistoryroom Shop Soi Lat Phrao Wang Hin 8, Bangkok, Thailand 10230
Getting there: Take the MRT to Ratchadaphisek, and then a short 15 minute taxi ride
Contact: +66 85 566 5508
Opening hours: Tue – Sun, 12:30pm -8:30pm

15.00 MBK
19.00 seafood
20.00 siam paragon


Wed/30 nov/ day 7:
Go home

Introvert Aceh

Hello everyone!
Gosh! It took so long for me to write this, since writing needs the idea how and what to write, the memories, and the most important: MOOD.
Well, for indonesian people, Banda Aceh is a familiar city, but not all of us had been there.
Well, like most of us know Banda Aceh is a moslem city, but doesnt mean theres no other religion.
Banda Aceh got a tragic disaster, Tsunami on 2004. It was horrible, more than 230.000 people died on that occasion. But the city has been rebuilt and move on! Become a much better one. Not like other city in Indonesia, Aceh has their own police called Wilayatul Hisbah or Syariah Police. Their job re to punish moslem people if they don't wear "Hijab" or a proper cloth for Moslem Ladies. They have to cover all over the body including hair, arms, legs, and theres no indentation, like boobs or legs or butt or anything improper. And also to punish the prostitute, people who using drugs and alcohol, people who do PDA (Public Display Affection: means no kissing no hugging no "hand in hand" or "gandengan tangan" in Public), punish couple who check in to the Hotel (not "Muhrim" or "husband and wife" ).

Well in other cities in Indonesia, Moslem Ladies have their own right to do what they want to do. Its up to them whether they want to wearing hijab or not. Mostly they wear it when they decide they re totally ready to wear it. But in Aceh, its a must. Theres no big malls in Aceh, theres no cinema in there since its forbidden, and cannot congrats happy new year, happy valentine, happy birthday, merry christmas etc, but however not all of them really using that terms.
But obviously, theres no New Year Celebration there. The public area is close and secure by the guards during that day.

Even so, they said its okay for Non Moslem Ladies to not wear "hijab" or scarf to cover head and hair.  But we still have to wear appropriate clothes. Means long skirt, long pants and long shirt. But based on my observation, its better to wear Scarf as well. Just to cover the head at least. It would be much more convenient.

The public transportation re just the same with Jakarta. Can use "angkot"  a public car who hope on off, and a bus. But mostly people there using their own car.

The most famous thing in Aceh is their coffee. Its called "Sanger Coffee" and it was totally delicious!!!!! Omg, i love that coffee so muchhhhhh!!!
There re LOTS of coffee shops there and they re always crowded til 2 AM!!! Thats crazy!

How about foods?
There is "nasi gurih" a kind of Nasi Uduk, sea foods since its near to the ocean,
"aceh noodle" the noodle is big and thick, they served with the aceh spices, there re original taste, with prawn or crab;
"Aceh fried rice" is totally amazing, they served with seafoods ;
And dont forget the yummiest meal: " ayam tangkap" fried chicken that fried with the fried leafs.

And its totally funny that some of the shops only served two beverages, which re papaya and cucumber.

Marvelous Maldives

Hello Bello!!!!
Sorry it took a while for me to finally blogging and review my honeymoon trip. You know even writing is in my blood and one of my hobby, but you need a MOOD BOOSTER or just a mood to write. Lol.
In this case, i need 3 months for i write finally.

Well, honeymoon is a holiday phase when newly wedd couple re excited to through it after their wedding.

Honeymoon place are decided by the couple depends on their need and compassion.  For me and hubby island where it has a hot weather and highlands which has a cold weather re almost equally the same. We like traveling, so whether its a view or island we like it. Even we like view more to be honest. View and historical architecture. Well the reason why we took Maldives for our honeymoon was not only it has an amazing pearly water sea, its because we thought that the best time traveling to the island and enjoy the intimation and the sincerity of the island was only after the wedding. After that it would be boring because the sparkling wasnt too spark anymore. 😂 i mean, if cities like Japan or US, view like NZ or Swiss, cruise like Alaska.....we could go there even we already have kids and grandkids and it wouldnt be boring. Well, actually Maldives is the second option for us. Or for me. I really want go to Bora Bora since i was a kid for the honeymoon. Its far far away in Pasific Ocean and its too expenseive to go there so i and my hubby decide to to Maldives for the honeymoon.


Well..maldives is a moslem city. Part of the Srilanka. So make sure when you arrived at the city wear something appropriate and conservative. Most of the citizen there were wearing Hijab and there re lots visitor from the Mekkah, and Turkey too. Just make sure of that because its truly inconvenience when people look at you or even reprove you.

But when you arrived at the island feel free to wear someting provocative like bikini etc.
just make sure to bring the MUST tools to the beach like sunblock, glasses, hats, and more outwears.

And dont forget to bring the wedding certificate too! Just the hard copy .

There no VISA needed for Indonesian Citizen.

Going to Maldives was relatively easy. Firstly you can googling and browsing which island that you like. Or which resort that you like. Every resort have their own benefits and facilities.  like own pools etc.
i and Iv choose Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma . Just like the resort, view, and the beach.

You can book to the resort by yourself. Every resort have their own website. Its bed and breakfast basically. But you can get the Full Board ( three meals in a day. Breakfast, lunch, dinner) with additional charge. And the sport activity too. You can sign up by travel agent or just sign up on the spot. Since David is my colleague in my past company and now built his own travel, so i decide to bought the package with him.
The bed and breakfast for sure.

We choose the Overwater Villa since its private and the view was breathtaking and more importantly its over water!!! Its not precisely in the middle of the sea, but still it just stunning.

The re many airlines to Maldives like Srilanka Air, SQ, Tiger. You can choose based on your needs, budget and flight time.

Well since the foods there re quite expensive so i decide to bring pasta, indomie (instant noodle), abon (dried beef shredded) etc so we dont have to eat at the restaurants every time.

There re many restaurants there. But our fav was the Fisherman Buffet where you can eat all the seafoods. All are fresh and yum! Super love it. We ate with the view and the serenity of the waves. So incredible, isnt it?

And the breakfast itself are so complete. International, surely. There re so much dish that you can choose and you can definitely eat breakfast like a king. So never missed your breakfast. 😆 i love breakfast time since i was a lil girl so i genuinely enjoy this so much.

There was pool too in Holiday Inn. And theres a gelato near the pool. Nice taste and quite cheap in Maldives since there was a promo buy one get two from 1-4 pm 😅

The service was awesome and satisfying!
Since we got picked up at the airport to the resort by the nice gorgeous boat. They gave us drink and the hot towel. Also, when we arrived they gave us the map, welcome drink and
a bit guide.
We just can do everything that we want to. The resort itself re sooooo beautuful and convenient. They have two air conditioners and they re cold. And the wifi was so amusingly fast!!!! Like one of the speediest internet that i have been used.

They served champagne and the handwriting congratulation note which was sweet even we knew that it couldnt be the real manager who write that. But still, it was great.

There was also the decoration. Soft petal and the leaf name.

They not just served the basic complimentary but also Hits for kill the mosquitos but we seen none so we never used that :p, the beach sandal, beach towels, floating rubber, the plates, forks, spoons, many kind of glass, even medicine and the Soffel. Lol. Even we could request for the mirowave. Greattt right?

And there re tv cable for sure at the living room, the sound system for listening the music fro our phone and charge it all by once. The alarm was multifunction. You can charge your phone while listening to your songs or the radio if u want.

The balcony was nice too!

You can bath indoor with the shower or bath tub while enjoy the view at outside and there was shower too outiside so u can took a shower directly after swimming.

It was so pleasant and theres no regret that u choose this resort for our honeymoon.