Ransel Bertopeng

My first time in Phnom Penh City was in 2013. I didn't like this city! Because it was hot, dusty, the city looks old, damp, the food & (they said) full of scams so made me a bit down. But since it was for a business trip, I can't really explore. So, I said I should come back again to explore the city to my heart's content. Fast forward, now the city is being upgraded. Developments are everywhere. The city was s till hot, but I can see the progressiveness in their development of infrastructures, as well as their daily lives. I can see now almost every corner in the city has coffee shop. Either franchise, local or street coffee shop (or even street bar). Well, the people here love to hangout anyway. Oke, now let's talk about their public bus. Back then, when the old airport looks like a terminal bus, there was no any public transportation from the airport to the city. You should hire a taxi, tuk-tuk or moto! It's easy to find them. Just go through the exit...

In recent years much work has been put into improving Vientiane transport system, especially the buses. Thanks to the government of Janpan (or JICA project) for their bus donation and for the work they put into enhancing the capacity of Vientiane Capital State Bus Enterprise to make Vientiane city bus widely availalbe, more reliable and more comfortable. Here are some of those informations available. Arriving in Vientiane by bus There are 3 bus stations in Vietnam. A bit confusing, but here they are; 1. Southern Bus Station The Southern Bus Terminal (Dong Dok) is the main departure point for all destinations in southern Laos and international services to Vietnam and Cambodia. It's located 9 km north of the downtown core, straight up Kaysone Phomvihane Avenue from Patuxai monument.  Entrance gate at DongDok Bus Station Inside the Dongdok Bus Station The terminal at Dongdok Bus Station Tuk tuks will ask for 50,000 kip to take you there. An alternative is to t...

Masih di Hanoi, langit mendung gerimis manja menyebalkan seharian. Kali ini gw bakal menyeberangi border Vietnam-Laos, yang gw ga tau apa-apa mengenai tempatnya. Juga, ini pertama kalinya gw bakal nginjakin kaki di Laos. I thought it would be great & awesome adventure, turned out hellish and boring adventure - but now I retelling it, it was awesome! ----- Artikel ini merupakan rangkaian perjalanan solo backpacking gua keliling ASEAN selama kurang lebih sebulan. Prologue-nya udah gua tulis  di sini ,  kenapa gua melakukan solo travelling seperti ini.  Day 1 ,  Day 2  di Melaka,  Day 3 di Phnom Penh ,  Day 4 perjalanan ke Siem Reap ,  Day 5 keliling Angkor Wat ,  Day 6 Killing Field Siem Reap ,  Day 7  nyeberang perbatasan Kamboja-Vietnam lewat darat.   Day 8 keliling Saigon dan masuk ke  War Remnant Museum ,  Day 9 main ke  Vietnam Traditional Medicine Museum   and then   Stranded at Old Quar...