With the way we were brisk-walking towards the train station, you wouldn’t think we didn’t get much sleep the night before. We arrived at the Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta International Airport just a few minutes past midnight. Since our connecting flight to Yogyakarta was at 6am this morning, we decided to just pass the time at…
Author: PinayTraveller
Indonesia: Yogyakarta First Impressions
We arrived in Yogyakarta at around 7 in the morning. The city was barely awake as we made our way downtown. But we were met by early risers who were already on their way to work. Notice the girl texting… We arrived at our hotel four hours before check in time. So we decided…
Travelling for Couples: How to Avoid Killing Each Other on the Road
The Hubby and I have been travelling together around the Philippines and Southeast Asia for the past twelve years. But individually, we have been travelling on our own way before we even met. So you can say it wasn’t easy adjusting to a ‘permanent’ travel partner as we have our own travel styles. But through…
Footnote: Portugal’s Map of the World, Belem District, Portugal
Map of Portugal, part of the map of the world made with tiles at the Belem District near the Monument of Discoveries. Here’s how the map looks like from above: A note about Footnote: Footnote is an ongoing photo series featuring my, well… feet, taken in different places around the world. Click here if you…
Weekend in French
This weekend is your last chance to catch the Citi-Rustan’s French Film Festival at the Shangri-La Plaza Shang Cineplex. Seventeen of France’s most-loved film feats await cinephiles this year, which includes a seven-film retrospect on director-extraordinaire Olivier Assayas, one of the first European directors to pay attention to Asian films; and an eight-film treat from L’Institut…