Myanmar in 26 days (January-February 2015)

Myanmar (Burma) wasn't in my top visit list country. But I got the opportunity to be off from work for a month and I had 2 friends come to Myanmar in the same time. Pagodas, Old Bagan and Inle Lake are the most famous tourist interest, yes we visited, and we also went to some location that might inspire you to visit. For the visa, you can register online, easy and fast. Print your visa and bring when enter the country by airplane.

Sunset in Bagan

Fisherman in Inle Lake

Bedugul, Gitgit, Sekumpul and Lovina (1st March 2013)

Im hosting a bothers from USA, Ford and Casey Quarterman. So i showing them some of my favorite places in North Bali. We come from Penatahan, a village where im living, heading to the north. Passing the Bratan Lake, stop by monkeys, and the Gitgit Cascade waterfalls. Keep going to the north and then take a route to Sekumpul Waterfall. Back to the north, stop by the black sands beach, Lovina, and back home. We got a chance to watch cock fighting as well.

Sekumpul Waterfall and Mt. Agung (22-25 January 2013)

Few weeks ago I hike a mountain near my place, Mt. Batukaru, with Igor. And he offering to hike another mountain in Bali, the highest one. He came with his friend, Sergey who is Russian as well, but he can't speak either Indonesian or English. And another friend also join with us is Roma from New Zealand. So our plan is start in the morning, go to north area of Bali, stop in Jatiluwih Rice Terrace and Sekumpul Waterfall, then start to hike Mt. Agung at night so we can see the sunrise on the top.

Pura Leak, Tabanan

Suatu hari saya berniat mengunjungi pantai bernama Yeh Gangga yang berada di daerah Tabanan, Bali. Pantainya memang tidak terlalu menarik, berpasir hitam dan panas, tetapi ada batu besar yang membuatnya menjadi unik.

Bedugul Area

Bedugul is a name of area in the middle of Bali Island, which is famous with the floating temple on the lake and fresh air. Actually there are 3 lakes in that area, Bratan, Buyan, and Tamblingan. But the most famous is the biggest one, Bratan, because easy to get (on the way Denpasar-Singaraja), and famous with Ulun Danu temple and some water sport facilities. To enter the temple, we need to pay around 3$ per person for foreigner. If u rent some boat, u can see the temple from the lake but cannot step on that area.

Pusat Peribadatan Puja Mandala, Nusa Dua, Bali

Dalam perjalanan dari Nusa Dua menuju ke Uluwatu, saya melihat sesuatu yang unik. Nama tempat tersebut ialah Pusat Peribadatan Puja Mandala. Ada 5 bangunan di sini. Masing-masing bangunan dalam lokasi tersebut merupakan tempat ibadah umat Islam, Katholik, Protestan, Buddha, dan Hindu.

Air Terjun Seganing

Menyusuri setiap bagian Pulau Nusa Penida, Bali memang mengasyikkan. Banyak kejutan yang kita dapatkan, salah satunya ialah Air Terjun Seganing.

Sebenarnya, saya tidak yakin tentang adanya air terjun di pulau yang kering ini. Tapi, temanku menemukan petunjuk bahwa ada air terjun yang tepatnya berlokasi di daerah Sebuluh. Sesampainya di sana, kita bertanya pada penduduk setempat sembari makan siang di sebuah warung sederhana. Ternyata memang ada air terjun. Lokasinya di dekat laut, harus menuruni tebing dan jalannya berbahaya setelah hujan.

"Di daerah sini ada air terjun ya Pak?" tanyaku pada seorang penduduk lokal Nusa Penida, Bali. "Ya, tidak jauh dari sini. Tapi, kalau habis hujan licin, bahaya!"