Friday, June 15, 2018

Rainbow Mountain 張掖七彩丹霞 | Gansu 甘肅, China

Located in Gansu, these Rainbow Mountain is a must visit national geopark when you come to Northern China. Known for the unusual colors of the rocks, which are smooth, sharp, and several hundred meters tall. Wind, rain, and time then sculpted extraordinary shapes with varying colors, patterns, and sizes.

Sun is very big here, so prepare well for your sunglasses, hat, sunblock, umbrella, scarf and face mask.

Our restaurant for lunch by nearby

The area covers up to 322 square kilometers. It was formed by the erosion of red sandstone, forming isolated peaks and steep stratified outcrops. Its special geological structure, combine with long-term desert conditions, freeze-thaw peeling, and wind and water erosion gave rise to its present appearance.

We arrvied !



Ticket & entrance door

Enter to the area and take commuter bus
The commuter bus will take to into the spot


Look at the way, I just love it
Can you feel this amazing view? It was voted by a panel of reporters as one of the most beautiful Danxia landforms area in China. And I agree, it was so beautiful. Can't resist. 


Our first stop




If you are tired and only want to sit in there is this cozy place
And now we move to the next stop which is more higher land and more beautiful scenery that you can enjoy the whole view. 



Yes, climb over there

View from the top











Drink after climbing, quiet refreshing for RMB 10
For me the sun is so big and our group only spend around 1 hour here and back to the bus for the next stop. It's such an amazing scenery you need to enjoy once in a lifetime. But make sure to keep hydrated. 

On the way to exit there is some locals that selling scarf, hat, fruits and many more. You can stop by if you interest on it. 




Thursday, June 14, 2018

Tengger Dessert Jin Sha 騰格里沙漠 金沙島| Inner Mongolia, China

Tengger Dessert 騰格里沙漠 is an arid natural region that covers about 36.700 km2 and its mostly in Inner Mongolia, Region of China. It take 3.5 hours from Yanchi 鹽池. Read : Yanchi County 鹽池縣 | Ningxia 寧夏, China

Inside you can enjoy mostly flower garden and some dessert also golf course.

How lucky we are, that only us inside due we are the latest group before they close for 3 months to maintain the environment.



After arrive and bought entrance ticket you need to take this commuter bus into the dessert & flower park area. Us is the latest group before they close for 3 months to maintenance. 

That commuter bus
Goyang goyang karena diambil dari mobil depan hahaha
It should be a hotel inside the area but still not completely done
This is our first stop, there are garden with many flowers besides but I'm not a flower lover and interest more with this view. 

Our local guide with those flower 

And I choose to enjoy a breathtaking view of street and tree. 

Ceritanya gue nanya sama yang moto kok ga itung 1 2 3? Udah lu gaya aja. Eh ternyata udah di klik banyak hahahaha But I love the view, asri banget ya. 







And next we go the next stop which is a bigger garden one. On the way we also cross golf course, if you are a golf lover you can try it. 

That dessert in right and flower garden in left 




And we back to the main door with this car again
For me I think its suite for elder people to enjoy flower as many uncle & aunty enjoy to be here. Bring your parents here ! 





Wednesday, June 13, 2018

Yanchi County 鹽池縣 | Ningxia 寧夏, China

Moving from Ordos now we goes to Yanchi County鹽池縣, a county under Ningxia寧夏 of China. It takes around  5 hours by road. Read : Ordos City | Inner Mongolia, China

It's quiet long journey but it just a beginning. You need to prepare yourself when visiting North China as we will move from city to city everyday and have a long journey everytime. Rest area are available but don't expect too much. If you know the toilet in China separate by 2 kind : a normal one with water and door & a traditional one that don't have door and water. 


定邊服務區 Dingbian Service Area
Basically we rest in the rest area that have normal toilet but for urgent case you may prepare yourself if you can't find the normal toilet. 

Local share about the experience as we drive through the tolls. Before tolls available they have trip with normal road and there is no rest area cross by, so the bus stop in the middle of the road, boys in left and girls in right and that is the toilet :) So, lucky me now I can drive through tolls. Thanks a lot. 


Container car everywhere

Yanchi Great Wall


In Yanchi you also can found Yanchi Great Wall. Great Wall build cross Yanchi and we can enjoy the other view of Great Wall besides Beijing one. 




Local who drive more than 3000 km for us :)

鹽池縣文化園


And the other Great Wall of Yanchi is here. We go there in the morning and weather is quiet cold outside. But we enjoy it. Half hour from our hotel Yanchi Hotel 鹽池賓館.










Also a great public park and so many elder local there, one is beside me :)

Visiting glass factory



Toilet for emergency, only hole and you can think what inside it :)
And have lunch before continue our way :)


What I Bring During Trip

Karena suka traveling dan on-trip, jadi terlatih untuk packing barang yang must bring ketika jauh dari rumah biar tetep nyaman kayak di rumah dan menjaga mood juga. Bete banget dong kalau trip-nya jadi keganggu karena gak nyaman akibat lupa bawa barang yang biasa di pakai. Tapi karena aku tipikal yang males bawa banyak barang ribet - ribet jadi sebisa mungkin packing as less as I can.

I love traveling and being in a trip is one of my favorite. But, stay far away from home means you need to prepare what usually accompany you as per your habit. Well, I don't like to bring too much things with me, so basically I pack as less as I can. 

Luggage looks like :


Karena aku sukanya main ke tempat yang alam gitu, jadi biasa yang aku bawa yang nyaman2 aja, termasuk baju dan perlengkapannya, nah biar gak ribet dan berat, biasa aku bawa baju yang bahanya ringan dan celana jeans dipakai untuk 2x dan baju yang mudah dipadu padankan jadi fotonya gak bosen dan bawaannya gak berat.

Slippers itu wajib banget dibawa untuk musim apapun, karena kalau sampai di hotel mau keluar sebentar aja males kan pakai sepatu atau kalau sepatu basah atau hujan tinggal keluarin sendal jepit.

Even kantong kresek atau tote bag ringan aku selalu siapin buat isi baju bekas biar gak kecampur sama baju bersih.

I like to bring everything comfortable with me during trip include comfortable clothes and apparel. As a traveller that loved to explore everything about nature basically I bring light clothes so the luggage is not to heavy. 

Slippers is a must, helps when it was raining and also to wear if you are going outside after back to hotel. 

Tissue wajib banget dibawa, bawa di koper dan di dalam tas karena perlu banget untuk apapun, ke toilet, jajan, lap ini dan itu.

Hair dryer itu hal yang gak boleh ketinggalan buat aku. Karena setelah keramas aku harus keringin rambut aku yang tebal dan bisa lepek kalo gak di keringin langsung. Yang aku pake itu merk Philips yang bisa dual volt jadi cocok banget untuk dibawa traveling. Merk apa aja yang kamu suka no problem asal dual volt biar gak kebakar kalau ke negara yang volt-nya beda.

Tissue paper also, a must thing I always bring with me. Basically I stock more on luggage. And hair dryer is my best friend, cause I don't like to use the hair dryer in hotel that slow wind. But make sure to bring the traveling package so the volt should be change to local one. Mine is from Philips and already use it for more than 6 years. I always bring it with me every time I go. 

Sanitary bag aku itu isinya beda - beda, tergantung tempat aku stay. Kalau aku stay di hotel yang ada complimentarynya biasa yang aku bawa hanya hand & body cream, shampoo, sabun cuci muka, sikat gigi, obat jerawat, make-up remover, sama krim muka, dan kapas & cotton buds. Dan yang gak ketinggalan itu softlen. Tapi kalau aku home stay sejenis air bnb yang gak tau ada complimentary sanitary-nya atau gak aku akan bawa lengkap sama sabun mandi.

For sanitary bag it depends on where I will stay. For this time I stay in hotel so they will give us the complimentary sanitary and all I bring is as simple as picture below. But when I stay on homestay or air bnb I will bring complete one with soap. 


Make up bag aku juga simple isinya karena aku bukan tipikal orang yang make-up tebel2, masih keliatan jerawat it's okay kan lebih natural hahaha. Jadi isinya biasa itu foundation, eyeshadow palette kecil, eyeliner, pensil alis, mascara, blush on, contour stick, compact powder, lip balm, lipstick. Sesuai kebiasaan make up lah ya :)

Nothing special with my make up bag basically I'm not a person that put make up too much. 

Hand bag :


Pastinya isi hand bag juga gak kalah penting karena akan siap sedia terus selama kita traveling secara ribet kan buka - buka koper. Dan untuk flight juga biasanya aku malas bawa banyak - banyak jadi isi yang penting aja di hand bag.

Ini isi handbag aku : kacamata dan kotaknya penting banget buat lepas soflten, hair clip buat cepol rambut kalo banyak angin, dompetnya yang kecil aja karena males yang gede - gede berat, tissue wajib buat ke toilet, payung jaga - jaga kalau hujan atau kepanasan, passpor, air minum karena aku onta minum terus hahaha, urgent pouch ini yang harus selalu ada.

And don't forget about hand bag. I think it's the most important as you will bring it everywhere so put the kit that will help you in emergency cause your luggage is not with you. For my hand bag I also put as less as I can cause I hate heavy bag. 

Glasses and the box so I can put out my softlense and change to glasses, hair clip is angel for long hair when it getting hot, small wallet, tissue, umbrella, passport, water too keep you hydrate, and urgent pouch. 


Nah kalau urgent pouch aku itu isinya kayak dibawah ini : pen buat nulis - nulis isi form kalo dibutuhkan, obat tetes softlen kalo kering, karet & jepitan rambut wajib, peniti dalam emergency, earphone, masker karena kemarin ke padang pasir jadi siap - siap, hand cream karena tangan aku kering, medicine itu isinya vitamin dan obat2 pribadi, lip balm karena bibir aku kering dan gak tahan kalo gak ada lip balm, tetes mata karena mata aku suka kering, fresh care pengganti minyak angin, aid band kalo kaki lecet kena sepatu dan magic container itu.

What inside my urgent pouch is everything I need during emergency. And I packed as light as below picture. 



Magic container aku itu sebenernya tempat softlen tapi karena aku pakainya daily dan gak butuh dia, jadi suka dialihkan buat isi benda2 cream karena pas banget ukurannya. Kali ini aku isinya face cream karena kan udara dingin jd pakai terus dan sebelahnya facial wash karena aku bermalam di pesawat jadi buat cuci muka deh.

One thing I like is about magic container. Basically it's a softlense box but I use daily one so I can take the box for my facial wash & face cream during my flight. 



Tips :
• Don't overweight and just bring as much as you need.