Cross to Borneo w/ Citilink | Indonesia

As domestic flight, honestly I don't really familiar with this airline call Citilink. So let me try and have testimonial with this airline.

I take flight from Jakarta to Pontianak on morning around 10.

We enter on board on time. Seat arrangement is 3-3. Firstly I get seat in window and full people on our line, but before flight, the stewardess asking volunteer to move to emergency door. And I raise my hand.

On board situation & view from window

So I move into the emergency door, both of us sit in and feel spacious since we sit 3 seat space.

The crew will teach you how to open the emergency door in emergency situation and also you can read the introduction in front of you.

Children, elder, and pregnant woman prohibited to sit in emergency door.

Such a spacious place

Citilink's view

There is no on-board meal but complimentary meal available. And I just eat my own snack & enjoy the view. I never bored to have kinda view.

Yes, yes, yes thats Borneo. Always love the island view from plane window. 

Touchdown Adi Sucipto

Overall Citilink has a comfortable flight and provide on-time schedule. So it may be your candidates to choose domestic flight in Indonesia. 

The Lodge Maribaya, Bandung | Indonesia

As it's suddenly became famous, I try my luck to visit The Lodge that located in Maribaya, Bandung. Let's verify that it's as beautiful as people said.

It was long holiday when I go there. The traffic is suck in Bandung, use google map and drive as google told. The streets are broken and uphill. So make sure your car is ready to go through the way. 

As the traffic is freaking crazy on the way to entrance, so along way better to park your car on locals. It cost IDR 30K and they will raise your wiper as you paid. 

Left : Local parking area looks like. Mendung2 gitu.
Right : Local toilet along way, and show your voluntary contribution to the can there

Also you can found street food along the way to entrance : Kue rangi

Left : Ticket counter (*I definetely forget how much, should be around IDR 20K I guess
Right : Entrance door

Dan ternyata di dalam so much people OMGGG

The famous sky tree behind the scene, we just walk through

The Pines cafe, maybe I should come on weekday and enjoy the peaceful of this from The Pines

Place to eat traditional food

Cozy view

Before leave change your ticket w/ free drinks

It was such quick walkthrough in The Lodge since so crowded inside, but for sure I can imagine it's a good place to relax in weekday.

4 hours back to nature, Bogor | Indonesia

It was Friday and I have day off. What a pleasure ! 

For sure I want to have some relaxing free-day. For me relaxing day is when I can enjoy peaceful things as well as I can calming my mind. 

Start from Rawa Buaya Station, I take commuter line to Duri Station for transit and take Bogor destination commuter line. It takes around 1 hours 40 minutes from Duri to Bogor. Since it was weekday, the train to Bogor is not crowded as usual. 

Indonesia commuter line nowadays, will give you surprise of the cleanliness & comfort.

How to take commuter line?

Make sure you know the route from your nearest station to the destination. Find the train schedule on KRL website or click here. Use your e-toll card or you can buy the 1 time ticket in the station and deposit IDR 13k for the 1 time card. I use the Mandiri e-toll card, for first time activation just tap on the station in activation card area and you can use it as your train ticket so on. FYI, first and last car is ladies only.

How is the comfortable rate for commuter line?

It's quite comfortable with AC and cleaning service inside train. Also its prohibited to eat & drink inside. Not only cleaning service, you can find patrolman also. For ladies, kindly recommended to take first and last train car which dedicated only for ladies. 

How much is the ticket price?

For 1-25 km is IDR 3K, and IDR 1K for each next 10K applies multiply. So I only need to paid IDR7K for this trip to Bogor. Quiet cheap right?

I arrived around 10 in Bogor Station and getting hungry. Lets start to explore ! 

I take taxi online as my transport media in Bogor. I use Grab and surprisingly the driver come fast and not far from my point. And I use the voucher code, so this day in Bogor I didn't pay any charges for my transport except the train ticket. Yeay! What a pleasant journey !

Culinary list to try when in Bogor : 

Surya Kencana area is a place where you can find everything about food and have ancient view. And here is the list that I tried.

1. Soto Mie Agih 

Its very famous that so much people recommended this, and I'm going to try. It have many store in Bogor, I try the one in Jalan Surya Kencana No. 311. Grab rate is IDR 18K and take around 15 min from station. 

Surya Kencana street full of food. Can you spot the Soto Mie Agih store?
Right one is Soto Mie Agih bakut & babat IDR 39K

Lo Mie IDR 39K, Es Cincau Ijo IDR 8K

Overall the taste is like Chinese soup light pork taste. If you don't like Chinese soup taste than you might don't like it. But if you are a meat lovers then you'll love it. 

2. Ngo Hiang khas Bogor

Right one is Ngo Hiang ala carte pork & chicken IDR 33K

Neighborood w/ Soto Mie Agih you can easily found this Ngo Hiang store. It was my first time to try this, you can choose both chicken or pork. Same if you are a meat lovers than you'll love this.


3. Bir Kotjok khas Bogor

It's not a alcohol beer, but traditional drink made with ginger and others spices. It taste very fresh and I already miss it. Ahhhh so gewddddd

IDR 5K per bag, its taste very traditional and fresh 

Place to freshen mind in Bogor : 

Bogor Botanical Garden, as it famous for the Istana Presiden and the Rafflesia. For me the attract point of this garden is the way I can walk closely to the nature in huge garden and listen to bird sing, feel the sunlight, and keep my mind calm. Walking over there to refresh our mind before going back to the busy office life.

Entrance fee for local is IDR 15K and IDR 25K for foreigner. Car & motorcycle are allowed to enter but I think to walking over the garden is much better where you can breath the fresh oxygen.

It was my second time to been here and still feel excited to breath the fresh air.

Botanical shop inside the garden

Things to bring home :

Famous as Bogor icon, macaroni panggang is a must try. Place around 15 minutes from Station and it was a great place to chill in. Definitely will come back to chill in. 

4 hours in Bogor is definitely giving something fresh for my mind. Till next time Bogor !