A few years ago, I went to Bukidnon with a production team to film a feature story about the Talaandigs, an indigenous tribe in Bukidnon. “The Talaandigs are one of the indigenous groups in the province of Bukidnon, Mindanao Philippines who has continued to preserve and promote its indigenous customs, […]
Category: Asia
The Colors of Yogyakarta
By PinayTraveller on October 12, 20121. A tuktuk becak driver waits for his next passenger. 2-3. Colorful details of the Indonesian tuktuk becak. 4. A friendly girl flashing a smile at my camera. 5-6. Food cart selling bakso. 7-8. An old lady vendor selling various trinkets.
Indonesia: Borobudur At Last!
By PinayTraveller on October 3, 2012We arrived in Borobudur just a little over six in the morning. Our van driver told us that if we hurried, we would be able to catch “a beautiful view of Borobudur in the early morning.” The temple itself was a couple of kilometers away from the Tourist Center where we parked so we walked […]
Indonesia: Tickets, Tout and Batik
By PinayTraveller on July 4, 2012Tickets, please? When options are not in your favor, you just have to ask for help. Preferably from somebody who speaks English. After realizing we had a very slim chance of taking the train back to Jakarta, The Hubby and I had to quickly think of Option B. What if we took the bus? […]
Indonesia: Sleeping at the Airport and Getting Stuck in Yogya
By PinayTraveller on July 2, 2012With 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 […]
