Menurut pendapat saya, obyek wisata yang benar-benar luar biasa di Vietnam adalah wisata kuliner. Bagi saya, Vietnam adalah tujuan wisata kuliner terbaik yang pernah saya kunjungi. Setidaknya ada beberapa alasan mengapa saya berpendapat begitu: Bahan makanan terasa lebih segar dan arguably lebih baik. Bahkan buah-buahan yang dijual dipinggir jalan terasa lebih manis dan susu yang …
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Ordinary Vietnamese 3
Boat rower in Tam Coc Vietnam is a communist government with a capitalist economy. Just like China, the Market-oriented socialism (a soft word for Communism) is the new trend. And just like China as well, the social gap is huge between the rich and poor. One can see a block filled with street vendors, foodstalls, …
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Ha Long Bay 2
“Here is the unfinished works of the Beings…Here is the stones which the Giant played and threw away”. – Xuan Dieu “Only mountains accept to be old, but Hạ Long sea and wave are young for ever”. – Nguyen Tuan “It is the wonder that one cannot impart to others”. – Ho Chi Minh Ha …
Read MoreA Thought on Vietnam – from short trip 4
I just returned from 2 weeks holiday in Vietnam. Most of my friends questioned me how did I spend 2 weeks in Vietnam, or in simple words, are there anything to see in Vietnam for 2 weeks? Was it worth? Well, it’s been my style of travelling: I’d prefer to stay an extended period in …
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My Guide to Life 10
Anita dragged me to this “guide-to-life” thing – not to spread the wisdom, but because it was fun (anyway, who’s gonna believe my wisdom?). So she tempted me to write a letter to myself, like what I am going to advice to my then 16 (or 17) years old self. Sounds funny but actually it …
Read MoreRony Zakaria 0
I stumbled on his website when I was looking for a reference for my upcoming trip. Rony Zakaria is a photojournalist and his works have been published in various magazines/publications and he has won several awards. Nice resume! His photographs are simple, engaging, and with very good composition. Simply lovely. You can check his website …
Read MoreSalzburg oh Salzburg 0
Salzburg…who will not fall in love with Salzburg? It got wonderful landscape, friendly and helpful people, romantic old city, and terrific cafes. Expensive? Absolutely. But it was worth the experience. The city is considerably small and safe. It is not hard to navigate around the city and most people can speak English. When you’re there, …
Read MorePengalaman Berwisata (Travelling) ke Jerman dan Austria 7
Awal bulan Oktober ini saya berwisata ke Jerman dan Austria dan dalam kesempatan ini, saya ingin membagikan pengalaman saya berjalan-jalan di Jerman dan Austria. Perjalanan saya sendiri cukup kacau, karena anggota keluarga saya mengalami diare berkepanjangan (ternyata orang Indo bisa juga diare di negara maju! ;p) dan kami dicopet di Vienna sehingga kehilangan paspor dan …
Read MoreBapak Fotografi Indonesia? 2
Beberapa waktu yang lalu saya browsing situs Kaskus. Dalam forum fotografi, ada thread saduran dari Baltyra.com mengenai fotografer yang ternyata cukup berperan penting dalam masa-masa awal kemerdekaan Republik Indonesia. Artikel tersebut ditulis oleh Iwan Satyanegara Kamah. Berikut saya sadur lagi artikelnya. Artikel lengkapnya dapat dilihat disini: http://baltyra.com/2010/08/11/serial-baltyra-orang-orang-terlupakan-dalam-proklamasi-mendur-dan-mendur/ Orang-orang Terlupakan Dalam Proklamasi: Mendur dan Mendur Mendoer …
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