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Pasar Papringan: A Delightful Morning in the Bamboo Field

It was worth the journey. Two and a half hours drive—one way—from Yogyakarta seems a decent day trip idea. In fact, in slightly less than …

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We were at the top of a hill when a family arrived. Two parents, and their twin boys. The kids wore the same outfit, were the same height, and had similar faces.

The two kids hugged each other once they reached the top. Their parents, after looking at them hugging, opened their arms wide and with the gesture I-haven’t-see-you-for-a-long-time hugged and kissed. This resulted in the kids doing the same thing again. The moment was really heartwarming to see. Several people who were nearby smiled.

Things like this I will remember forever. In the future I’ll say to my partner, do you remember the kids who were hugging each other and their parents who imitated them? It was such a nice feeling to see that moment.

Walking around Salzburg has been so enjoyable.
PS: Get a wide lens and voila! I no longer look 154cm tall. #Salzburg #Austria #Travel

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If you are interested in joining the Jogja International Heritage Walk next year, here are some practical information for you: ⁣
• This is an annual event, usually held in November. ⁣
• It’s a two day event. This year it was on 16-17 November 2019.⁣
• I paid the registration Rp130,000 and joined the 20km Walk in Turi Kaliurang. I’m not sure if all the distances cost the same (I think so) and if it’s the same cost if you join for both days (I think so). ⁣
• This year the routes were around Prambanan on day 1 and Turi, Kaliurang area on day 2.⁣
• The walk starts at 6 am. I finished the walk at 11 am, while stopping for a good 5-15 minutes at each check point/rest area. I think in total there were 5 stops. ⁣
• Bring a hat, use suncream. They are necessary.⁣
• Smile and say hi to locals in villages who you meet along the way. I saw an old lady sit in front of house. She was pretty (and prepared!). I think she was so ready to say hi to us—the walkers passing through her village. ⁣
• Was it difficult? Not really. It was pretty tough towards the end because it was getting hot, and I started feeling tired (and the road was uphill), but in general it’s a pretty ok walk. If you are not used to walking so much, please expect painful legs afterwards.⁣
• Their official website is www.jogjaheritagewalk.com. You can join their mailing list so you won’t miss their event next year. ⁣
• Was it fun? Yes!
#Yogya #Jogja #jogjainternationalheritagewalk

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The morning picnic arrangement was very nice. We have food and drinks ready at the pick up vehicle—served as a buffet on a table-ish. We gathered around the vehicle, got a plate, and covered it with either banana leave or teak leave. We then grabbed a little bit of rice, plenty amount of Latoh with urap, a fried Tempe and a Lumpia. We munched, we talked, we laughed, we shared moments. ⁣
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Sometimes your heart is full from the small things in life. That day it was the togetherness of us. The random chats during the munchies. We had the picnic just by the side of the Trembesi tree, which made it 1000 (or 3000?) times nicer. The tree is in the middle of small village somewhere in Lasem. These pictures don’t do any justice on how beautiful the tree is. The minus thing of that day is that I wish we spent more time there. Maybe we could have started earlier? #Lasem #Indonesia⁣ #Travel #AwesomeLasemTrip
First photo by @loevelife
Second photo by @fransbudi

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Lasem is a district on the north coast of the island of Java. It's scorching hot. The hot weather did not fade our enthusiasm (well.. once or twice we did get super stinky and cranky) to explore this little place that is rich in culture. Lasem is famous for its beautiful batik, but there are many other interesting things to do around Lasem. One of the highlights is eating the typical food. Have you tried Latoh (sea grapes)? Swipe to see a dish of sea grapes.⁣
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Two nights ago I ate Latoh sambal urap at one of the Batik ateliers in Lasem. There was a slight smell of wax from the batik. It was one of my best memories of Lasem ♥️.
#lasem #awesomelasemtrip #indonesia

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It was worth the journey. Two and a half hour drive—one way—from Yogyakarta seems a decent day trip idea. In fact, in slightly less than two hours, we arrived at Pasar Papringan Ngadiprono (Ngadiprono Papringan Market). ⁣
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The market is in a bamboo field and you can buy traditional food, drinks, toys and other stuff. Seeing this market shows that the Indonesian tourism industry is diverse. It’s not always about selfies backgrounds, props, or platforms.⁣
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Learn more about Pasar Papringan on the blog (active link is in my bio). #pasarpapringan #pasarpapringantemanggung #temanggung

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Glad to have had the opportunity to stay for a week in Bandung. We stayed at two hotels; Tama Boutique Hotel and Summerbird Bed and Braissery. I’ve been eyeing several other places to stay, but unfortunately they were fully booked. I’m brewing the full list of the recommended hotels in Bandung, I’ll update you once I have done writing it. 😉

I prefer Tama over Summerbird, due to the size of the room and the breakfast quality (but yes Tama is a bit more expensive). Both are strategically located—for my visit in Bandung this time, I wanted to have easy access to Cici Claypot (haha! Lovely to see @pashatama almost everyday, not necessarily at Cici Claypot though) and several coffee shops that are suitable for getting some work done. The full list of recommended cafes in Bandung is on HelloFirsta.com. Active link is in my bio.

Hatur nuhun Bandung. ♥️ #Bandung #CoffeeShopBandung