Pindul Cave the Green Gateway

Indonesia, my beloved country, is never tired to amaze me with its natural amazement. This time I will share my experience when I went to Pindul Cave or Goa Pindul. This cave is located in Southern Yogyakarta, at Gunung Kidul area, Desa Bejiharjo to be exact. I have been to Jogja a lot of time, like seriously I would go to this city whenever I have the chance. Jogja is so amazing! I would tell the story of my visits to Jogja in other post because this post is dedicated for Pindul Cave only :) 

This trip I took on last semester break, a day after my birthday so this was a birthday gift from me to myself :') Originally, it was only me, Mayang and Andra who wanted to go to Jogja to take Dana, my American friend who teaches English in SMA 2 Madiun for the whole year, to explore the city. Then, three people came along and joined our group; Kea, Ira and Hafid. We (me, Dana, Andra and Hafid) went to Jogja by train from Madiun. The ride took approximately 4 hours to get there. Arrived in the city, the rest of the group picked us up with the car we rented from my friend's Reza's colleague and we went straight to Pindul Cave. By car, the journey takes for about 2 hours from central Jogja. Since Pindul Cave is a new tourism destination, there was not much sign we could see a long the way. We then asked people how to get there. If you're not feeling confident and afraid to get lost, there are lots of people offer themselves to be your tour guide to get to Pindul Cave. They will lead you with their motorbike. We took our chance and did not take any tour guide. We were confused at first but finally we figured out how to get there by asking random person we met on the way, I personally gave them my sweetest smile in return. Hahaha.

10 Basic Backpacking Tips :)

Backpacking is a total fun. Yes, if you already has everything planned and arranged but it would be a total disaster if you don't have plan and enough preparation for your trip. This kind of travelling style has been chosen by people all around the world since a long time ago. The main reason is that it's simple and cheap. For a tight budget traveller like me, backpacking is the only way I could afford yet I still can do tons of fun things with a good budgeting plan. Some of you might think that backpacking is simply putting your stuff in your backpack and go where the wind blows. Disagree! well, not if you intend to purposely get lost and stranded with nothing. So for those of you who want to start your backpacking experience, I have some tips based on my own experience that might help you, someday and somehow :) 

1. Victory loves preparation and so does a great backpacking experience! 

You have to decide first, what kind of trip you wanna do, how to get there, how much money you have, how long you will be going, with whom you'll go, where you will stay and most definitely what places you wanna visit. It is always better to book tickets in advance because you might get a great deal compared to purchasing them in last minutes. Thus, you have to make sure first the exact time and places you will be going. Set the date and the destinations! Afterwards,you have to try to look up for places to stay, spend your time and compare the services of the hotel or hostel you put on top of your list. It is always a win to stay in a hostel with breakfast included, help you saving up some pennies :) Doing a lot of research on your trip destination will help you a lot when you actually doing it because you will know from the local people or other tourists that have been there on what's hot and what's not 

Sempu Island - The Hidden Paradise

I heard the name of this island the first time was two years ago from a friend of mine who has been there and how he told me that it's a really great place to go. Finally, I made it there 3 weeks ago, impulsively with 13 other people (yes, it was a big impulsive group of runaway college students hahaha).

Sempu Island is a small island in the south of Malang, East Java. It was just another small and infamous island untill about 2010 when it became a Nature Reservation. It has a lot of type of ecosystems and also you still can find wild monkeys, snakes, swines and other wild animals in there. The most beautiful spot to visit in the Island is the Segara Anakan lagoon, it is a hidden sea fed lake with clear water and white sand beach. I would say nothing but a place to find peace in Mother nature's beauty and solitude.