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Stories, films and things I learned along the way. Originally published between 2017 and 2025.
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Indonesian Food at my Favorite Restaurant
My Favourite Restaurant on Lombok must be Sukma Rasa. Local Indonesian restaurant, with authentic Indonesian food, and Lombok street food such as Taliwang for very local prices. In my favorite restaurant, many Indonesian street food can be enjoyed together under one roof.
Kuta Beach in Lombok is the Perfect Place
Kuta Beach on Lombok, or just KUTA LOMBOK, is currently in a transformation to become a hotspot on Lombok. Kuta Beach was the perfect location for one of our scenes for our WOW AIR travel guide application video. This video is the second part out of three of the behind the scenes.
Making a Special Video in Sesaot -Lombok
We are making a special video in Lombok, Sesaot Waterfall for the WOW AIR travel guide application. WOW Air offers 2 friends the best summer job ever. To apply, you need to make a 2-minute video about your hometown.
Lombok's Largest Pottery Village is Losing its Handicrafts
Lombok's largest pottery village is Banyumulek and it needs your help. The handcraft terracotta pottery's on Lombok are suffering from a lack of innovation and they could use some creative foccers to pimp up those handcraft pottery goods. This daily vlog is part of a larger series of travel VLOGS in Indonesia.
Getting Lost in Surabaya
After a 12-hour train trip, we stopped for one day in Surabaya. where we had exactly 10 hours to explore Surabaya. In Surabaya, we went from Stasiun Surabaya Gubeng train station to Surabaya Airport in a bluebird taxi. At the Surabaya Airport, we dropped off our heavy backpacks to take a bus to Tanjung Perak Harbour in Surabaya.
Jumping on a Night Train in Indonesia
For this Indonesia travel Vlog, we took the night train from Jakarta to Surabaya, from West Java to East Java. Our first experience with the night train in Indonesia. My friend Mr. Akhsan -a local from Lombok has never taken the train from Jakarta to Surabaya, so this was a perfect moment for a night train trip.
Car Free Day in Jakarta - Muslims and Catholics United
Every Sunday, it's Car Free Day in Jakarta. Jalan Sudirman will be closed on car-free Sunday to cars between 6 a.m. and 11 a.m. It's crowded with Jakartan families who come for some relaxing, picknicking, hanging around or jogging.
Waiting at the Monas Tower -Jakarta
The Monas Tower in Jakarta is an Indonesian landmark, a national monument, and a perfect viewpoint in Jakarta, which commemorates the Indonesian independence. The Monas Tower is 132 meters high and is located on the Mederka Square in Central Java. In this Jakarta VLOG, the goal was to get on top of the Monas Tower.
Getting Lost in the Streets of Jakarta
A walking tour through the streets of Jakarta with our new local friend Mr. Ferly. We walked through the streets of Danau Sunter Selatan in Jakarta. We got lost wandering around the small streets of Jakarta, where we discovered Jakarta's local life, in search of a Kopi Java, local Javanese coffee.
Indonesian Handicrafts Exhibition -Inacraft 2018
Inacraft is one of the largest handicrafts exhibitions in Indonesia, organized by ASEPHI. Every year, handicraft exhibitors from all over Indonesia come to Jakarta to show their finest stuff. Inacraft 2018 is the place where you can find the finest handcraft made by Indonesian people and the best Indonesia has to offer.
Local Indonesian Food at Warteg Ellya
Warung Warteg Ellya is a small and local restaurant in the Jakarta South which serves real local food or more popular: Local Indonesian Street Sood. This Warung serves real local Indonesian food, such as Nasi Campur, for real local prices. Local restaurants like Warung Warteg Ellya can be found everywhere in Jakarta and Indonesia.
An Unexpected Boat Tour in Jakarta
Jakarta in Indonesia is a humongous city. We chose Batavia, in the north of Jakarta as our first spot to explore Jakarta and get into the beat of the city. An unexpected boat tour in Batavia was everything we hoped for and exactly what we want when we want to get into the beat of the city to go with the flow.