Tokyo – Nikko – Tokyo, Japan Nikko boasts of its World Heritage temple areas and it is indeed like the Disneyland of temples. With a ¥1,000 combination ticket, you’re able to visit most of them. The temples range from the seven gods temple to fortune […]
Monthly Archives: June 2012
Day 315: ¥5
Tokyo, Japan At noon today, I met up with Akie and moved in from the hostel to her place. Akie lived in a cool shared house with 8 other people. The interior has a good vibe with it’s modern design. I was quickly introduced to a […]
Day 314: Nippon!
Jakarta, Indonesia – Narita – Tokyo, Japan Being one of the most technologically advanced cities in the world, I wouldn’t have expected to encounter any difficulties with cellular network and free public wifi in Tokyo. I was dead wrong. During my last conversation with my dad, […]
Day 307: Assalamu Alaikum
Banda Aceh, Indonesia Aceh suffered the most lost during the tsunami incident in 2004. Losing more than 120,000 souls to the disaster, I found both the town and the people of Banda Aceh recovered from the loss surprisingly well. Banda Aceh is by far the […]
Day 306: The Day the Time Stood Still
Banda Aceh, Indonesia I “woke up” to a windy morning by the beach. Sleeping propped up in between two chairs wasn’t fun. Erin and I were the first to venture out to take pictures before rain forced us to take shelter back in the bungalow […]
Day 305: A Brief Encounter and Unexpected Farewell
Pulau Weh – Banda Aceh, Indonesia A few days ago, out of the blue, Charli hit me up and said she’s heading to Sumatra. It so happened that she planned to dive at Pulau Weh as well. It would have been superb had we been […]
Day 305: Don’t Worry, Be Happy
Pulau Weh, Indonesia We woke up to a nice morning. Putting on our gear, loaded everything up to the boat and all of a sudden the west wind and rain came in with full force out of nowhere. Thank you God for your fresh morning […]
Day 303: The War of Roses
Pulau Weh, Indonesia I am writing this entry with a gun pointed at my head. I’ve promised Elys to write ever since we were in Pulau Weh, but I slyly managed to get away until her last days in Indonesia :D. So here goes.. First […]
Day 302: Indonesia at Km. 0
Pulau Weh, Indonesia There are plenty of famous dive sites in Indonesia and Pulau Weh is one of them, albeit it’s considerably less known compared to other sties like Bunaken in Sulawesi, Derawan in Kalimantan, Raja Ampat in Papua, etc. The reason I chose to […]
Day 301: City of Strangers, Alien and Bleak
Medan – Banda Aceh – Pulau Weh, Indonesia I finally left Medan for Pulau Weh to do some diving. The two weeks in Medan was the longest I’d ever stayed put in one place since the beginning of the year. I was itching to be […]
Day 317: Fantasea!
Tokyo – Mitaka – Tokyo, Japan From many reviews of things to do in Tokyo, experiencing the tuna action and eating the fresh sushi in Tsukiji market is often one of the tops in the list. I reluctantly woke up at 4:30am and was on […]