Monday, December 06, 2004

Sunflowers and Dam in Lopburi, Thailand

Yesterday on Dec 4, 2004, we had a short weekend getaway to Lopburi, a very exciting place to watch sunflower blooming. Very simple, we just went to Hualamphong station, buy a one day train tour package at the ticket counter, only 300 Baht per person (note : this tour is only available on weekends). We think it's very worth it, 300 Baht, and you got the round trip train ticket plus 3 meals (2 snacks and 1 packaged lunch)! 


Saturday, December 04, 2004

phuket, phi phi, phang nga

Phuket, Phi Phi Islands (Krabi Province) dan Phang Nga Bay are all located in the southern Thailand. They are famous for the breathtaking views of their beaches and waters. Our activities for our vacation on Nov 13-15, 2004 were mostly swimming, snorkelling, and sightseeing. Sand so white, sea so blue, a perfect weekend getaway. We booked our tour package in Bangkok for 6,000 Baht/pax and took Nok Air (1,250 Baht/pax - one way) for about 1 hour from Bangkok to reach Phuket International Airport. The airport is so strategically located on the beach that passengers can see directly to the sea and surrounding islets.

Wednesday, August 18, 2004

Chiang Mai and Chiang Rai, Thailand

Liburan kami ke Chiang Mai ini sebenarnya tergolong dalam “liburan tak terencana”. Bermula dari niat kami sekedar ingin mencoba naik kereta jarak jauh di Thailand, kami pergi ke stasiun kereta api Hua Lamphong untuk mencari informasi rute-rute kereta api. Kami pun mendatangi pusat informasi di stasiun ini. Bapak petugas informasi sangat ramah dan membantu. Kami diberikan informasi rute-rute KA yang ada di Thailand, dan juga rekomendasi tempat-tempat yang dapat dikunjungi, salah satunya adalah Chiang Mai. Melihat kami tertarik, Bapak petugas ini pun menyarankan kami untuk pergi ke counter tour travel yang ada di stasiun ini, bahkan menyempatkan diri untuk mengantar kami ke counter tersebut. Dan tak lama kemudian, tiket kereta api dan voucher menginap di hotel sudah di tangan kami.

Tuesday, August 03, 2004

Magnificent Angkor Wat & Phnom Penh

We had a good chance to visit Cambodia as part of our vacation. We travelled to Siem Reap, saw the Magnificent Angkor Wat together with other temples, travelled further down alongside the Tonle Sap river, spent 1 night in Battambang, then further to Phnom Penh. 




Monday, May 03, 2004

My First Trip to Sri Lanka

It was my first trip to Sri Lanka. I was assigned for an onboarding visit in Colombo, March 2004. Hectic days. Jakarta, Singapore, Phnom Penh, Bangkok, Colombo, back to Jakarta... However, it was such a great trip around Lanka. The country is very beautiful. After 2 days of onboarding in Colombo, I decided to extend my stay to 2 days and covered the ancient cities of Anuradhapura, Sigirya, Pollonaruwa. Really wanted to catch Kandy, but there was no time... Well, I am saving Kandy for the future then...