Escape Explore Express
Kecamatan Cisolok, Sukabumi, Abah Asep Nugaraha, Seren Taun, Save Soil My Visits to Sundanese Kampung Adat The first time I was getting in touch with a Sundanese desa adat (a traditionally-run village) was when...
“The Dead End” My destination, Desa Wisata Cibuntu, is situated in the Pesawahan Subdistrict of Kuningan District, West Java. Accessing the Village, the car I was riding needed to go through Desa Paniis. A...
Exploring Varanasi with a Bajaj Driver (Part 2- Ends) After enjoying the masala tea, we continued to drive straight to Varanasi. Having explored the Old Varanasi by the Ganges only, I was happy to...
An excursion to Sarnath, India–one of the holiest sites for Buddhists.
GHOLAM In the morning, as I was pushing aside the window curtain, I could see many green tall olive trees surrounding my cottage. In the cloudless sky, the leaves of olive trees were swaying...
The Last Day in Citalahab We were glad to finish the Citalahab forest walk. Feri’s estimation was right, we completed the trail in about one hour. With Feri as the guide, our experience of...
Exploring Forest at Citalahab I went to my room as soon as I arrived at the homestay. Fully fatigued, I fell asleep on the mattress right away. There was no sound of any machines...
Why You Need to be Fit to Visit Citalahab I was glad that we ultimately arrived at our final destination, Kampong Citalahab of Malasari Village at Halimun Salak National Park. From its entrance gate,...
The sunlight was over my head, when we were taking off Rumah Gedong. Our car exited the house yard and immediately ascended to a constricted, curvy road while at the same time a motorcycle...
Halimun-Salak National Park earns its name from the two prominent mountains in West Java, Mt. Halimun and Mt. Salak. They stand in the mountain cluster in the National Park and have a top elevation...
