A Work Desk to Be Converted into a Bed

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Whether it is at school or at the office, deadlines meet us several times throughout our lifetime.

Due to this, Greece-based architect Athanasia Leivaditou (of Studio NL) has had a genius idea and created a convertible piece of furniture that features a desk and a place to rest.

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Tengkleng Bakar Ala Sor Waru Solo

tengkleng bakar | Camera Sony alpha NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Despite trying to come across all super healthy and all that, I confess that I have a weakness for weird Javanese food.

And last weekend, Hafidz Novalsyah (fulltime travel photographer) and I decided that since it was city of Solo birthday, I was going to eat some of my favourite foods – Tengkleng Bakar with vegetable.

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Amazing Aromatherapy Massage at @TheSunanHotel Ayudia Spa

the logo | Camera Sony alpha NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Eeeek I am very excited at the moment.

I was invited to have an experience aromatheraphy massage at Ayudi Spa, the Sunan Hotel Solo.

Why do people get aromatheraphy massage? Aromatherapy massage is particularly suited to conditions involving stress or improving emotionally-related conditions.

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Klappertart Cake Ala @TheSunanHotel Solo

the sunan hotel klappertart | Camera Sony alpha NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – I am very excited at the moment. Here are my foodie highlights of the week.

Klappertart cake is an Indonesian cuisine from North Sulawesi; somewhere between custard pudding and cake filled with sliced young coconuts. It has a creamy texture and melts in your mouth.

The Sunan Hotel Solo Klappertart Recipe

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Between Gilimanuk and Ketapang

the chemistry between us | Camera Sony alpha NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – I had a really wonderful, simple, but meaningful day. The world is getting smaller every year. Most travellers to or from Java can get an onward ferry or bus straight away, the terminus for ferries that shuttle back and forth across the narrow strait to Java.

Ferries from Ketapang and Gilimanuk depart roughly every 30 minutes around the clock. Through-buses between Bali and Java include the fare in the bus ticket and are the easiest option. Here are photos from one morning when I was in Between Gilimanuk Ketapang.

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Anarchy in the Kraton Surakarta Hadiningrat

Anarchy in the Kraton Surakarta | Camera Sony alpha NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – It’s Freebuary! We love to travel and share snapshots from the road, this is why seeing our visiting the Kraton Surakarta Hadiningrat grow is a pure pleasure.

You keep us motivated for upcoming adventures.

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Travel Like a Ciu Maker in Sukoharjo

ciu maker with black cane molasses or tetes | Camera Sony alpha NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Travel like a ciu maker at Bekonang village, Sukoharjo district, not far from Solo in Central Java Province.

At the entrance to the village, a rusty, official-looking sign says that this is a home-industry alcohol-producing village. And, the distillers in Bekonang say that their ancestors were making ciu since before the Dutch came there.

After the Diponegoro War, Bekonang was then already a famous producer of ciu.

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Pursuit of Music: Gamelan-Making in Bekonang

gamelan performances | Camera Sony alpha NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Hi travel junkies, here for you. Spectacular gamelan-making in Bekonang village, Sukoharjo – Central Java.

It is another magical, mysterious product of ancient Java.

Bekonang, the locals pointed down the street, and as a full-time travel blogger and ethnomusicologist Puri Haryadi from the Indonesian Institute for the Arts (ISI) Surakarta approached a small, unassuming brick building we heard the sound of hammering.

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Glorious Tjakra 7 Spa in @PullmanBali

glorious tjakra 7 spa | photo by Pullman Bali

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Awh I am very excited at the moment.

Travel Junkie Indonesia was invited to Tjakra 7 Spa in Pullman Bali Legian Nirwana.

Retreat to serenity and discover an oasis to balance travel junkies body and mind. Experience the ultimate pampering to renew my energy and senses through series of tropical spa treatments that blend traditional and modern approach to body healing.

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The Beautiful @PullmanBali Legian Nirwana, Bali. Have you been?

Pullman Bali sunset | camera Sony alpha NEX-7

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Another reason to head to the last paradise.

Bali. It’s hard to find something new to rave about in a island that claims it already has it all, but in the heart of Pullman is a resort that’s generating a loud buzz. And, ever willing for a jaunt to our favourite spending spot, Travel Junkie Indonesia went to stay what all the fuss was about.

Pullman Bali Legian Nirwana, a beach-front upscale hotel and resort designed to make life easier for business and leisure travel junkies with Urban Chic style.

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Postcards From 9 Balinese Responsible Dining in @PullmanBali

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – I am so excited to tell you all about this update.

Between Kuta and Legian is quite simply, huge. Self-driving is a very popular way to see the last paradise.

I get lots of emails from my readers asking me: “What kind of things are there to do in Bali?” So, here are postcards from 9 Balinese Responsible Dining in Pullman Bali Legian Nirwana. It was AMAZING!

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Picture Perfect Western Australia

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – From the epic landscapes of the Kimberley region, to kangaroos sun-baking on Australia’s whitest beach near Esperance; from the majestic whale sharks at Ningaloo Reef, to the sweeping vineyards of the Margaret River Wine Region – it’s easy to see why Western Australia is attracting film directors, photographers, celebrities and an Aussie cricket legend to capture its beauty!

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