A recent experience with a rude receptionist at a hotel in Jakarta got me thinking if it’s possible to actually do away with front desk staff. Especially if all you want to do with said staff is commit a certain crime. A quick search on the net yielded a surprising result: there is indeed a […]
Destinations | Planning and Daydreams
Places to Visit: Pinay Traveller on Pinterest
By PinayTraveller on July 15, 2012
Back in the day, people would make mood or dream boards by cutting out articles and photos from newspapers and magazines and literally pasting these on illustration boards or notebooks. I remember puting my clippings between clear plastic sheets and filing them for quick reference later. Today, technology has made everything […]
Before we set out for Indonesia, I was thinking of blogging on the fly for once. So I brought along my trusty , 3-year-old white MacBook, Branca. But lugging Branca around has proven to be difficult. At 2.27kg, she weighs almost a third of my hand-carry baggage allowance! Not good for my bad back […]
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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? […]
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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 […]
