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Rough Guide to Bali

Penjor "Hey I am coming to Bali, can you recommend me things to do?" I got that question a lot. I get it, I live in Bali so people would think that I master everything about Bali. Well... 50:50. I happened to travel around Bali since 2017. So it wasn't wrong to assume me knowing Bali. But I am also a lazy traveler so I don't always do many things in one place.  That is why we will call this a rough guide to Bali.  First thing first, define your style of traveling. Because we all know that Bali is an island. Not a city. So it is quite big, you know. You can not explore all of it in two weeks. Well you might be able to do so, but probably not immersing enough of it.  So... what is your style of traveling? Bali offers you some cultures, quiet normal life, party hotspots, quiet beaches, busy beaches, temples, and so on.  Mt Batur West part of Bali (Canggu, Seminyak, Kuta) If you enjoy partying, you might want to spend your time more in the west part of Bali like Canggu, ...
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Memandang Burj Khalifa

 
View from Rove hotel 

Karena satu dan dua serta tiga alasan, akhirnya kita memutuskan untuk 'kencan' di Dubai. Nggak ada drama sepanjang perjalanan menuju Dubai, kecuali jalan panjang menuju gate. Duowooooo banget wes pokok e ya. Nggak di Soekarno Hatta, Changi maupun Dubai sana. Lumayan olahraga yes!

Sepanjang perjalanan ke Singapura, saya duduk sendiri. Jadi hepi lah bisa manjangin kaki. Begitu juga dg perjalanan menuju Dubai. Ah lega pokoknya bangku 3 dipake sendirian.

Aku nyampe duluan di Dubai, sekitar jam 1 siang. Sedangkan HJ sampai jam 9 malem. Nungguin dia dibandara sampe bego. Jadi ngapain aja aku disana? Jetlag, ngantuk. Jam biologis sih udah nunjukin jam 9 malem, tapi disana baru jam 4 sore sedangkan harus nunggu HJ sampe jam 9 malem disana kan. Hemmmm gimana cobak


Akhirnya menghibur diri dengan makan fast food, jalan-jalan muter bandara sampe oon, trus baca novel, trus ngeliatin orang-orang jalan, trus dengerin adzan yang super aduhaiiii enakkkk bener. Belom pernah denger di Indonesia adzan macem gitu. Bener-bener pengen dengerin adzan lagi lagi lagi. Baru kali ini ngerasa eager so much ke Islam yang nggak cuma di mulut aja.

Long story short, akhirnya kita ketemu. Tapi nggak ada adegan cipika cipiki cipok kanan cipok kiri soalnya prohibited daripada kita dipenjara gara-gara hal gitu ya. Kita langsung meluncur ke hotel, hotel langganan HJ yang bener-bener homey banget (ntar diceritain terpisah deh). Dan taraaaaa hotel kita ngadep Burj Khalifa. Gedung yang memiliki 3 waktu yang berbeda saking tingginya.


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Penjor "Hey I am coming to Bali, can you recommend me things to do?" I got that question a lot. I get it, I live in Bali so people would think that I master everything about Bali. Well... 50:50. I happened to travel around Bali since 2017. So it wasn't wrong to assume me knowing Bali. But I am also a lazy traveler so I don't always do many things in one place.  That is why we will call this a rough guide to Bali.  First thing first, define your style of traveling. Because we all know that Bali is an island. Not a city. So it is quite big, you know. You can not explore all of it in two weeks. Well you might be able to do so, but probably not immersing enough of it.  So... what is your style of traveling? Bali offers you some cultures, quiet normal life, party hotspots, quiet beaches, busy beaches, temples, and so on.  Mt Batur West part of Bali (Canggu, Seminyak, Kuta) If you enjoy partying, you might want to spend your time more in the west part of Bali like Canggu, ...
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