Alvi Syahrina

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  • Finding Luxury in Kampong Glam

    Finding Luxury in Kampong Glam

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    Traveling when your currency has little strength compared to the neighboring countries means decent accommodation becomes very expensive for you. When traveling solo, booking a hostel is budget friendly and also you get to meet stay with other people. I found this hostel called Five Stones Hostel in Kampong Glam Singapore. It’s located in Beach Rd…

  • Jelajah Maroko Bagian 2: Indomie di Tengah Gurun Sahara

    Jelajah Maroko Bagian 2: Indomie di Tengah Gurun Sahara

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    Tiga mahasiswa asal Indonesia yang sedang belajar di Eropa, memanfaatkan waktu liburan musim dinginnya ke tempat yang lebih hangat: Maroko. Tujuan kali ini untuk camping di Gurun Sahara. Biasanya kalau traveling semua detail informasi dikumpulkan dulu, tapi untuk negara yang satu ini, masih banyak informasi yang ga bisa diperoleh di internet. Kira-kira apa yang terjadi?

  • Art and Craft

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    There are people who were born artistic. Their senses work really well to pull strings here and there to make a great piece. But I am pretty sure that not every artists are just talented. Some achieve it from hard work. The question I had in mind is, how do they learn? Growing up in…

  • Jelajah Maroko Bagian 1: Gang Senggol Fez

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    by: Alvi, dengan Sigit sebagai kontributor. Foto: Sigit, Rani, Alvi. Alkisah tiga orang mahasiswa perantau di Swedia dan Spanyol berencana memanfaatkan liburan musim dingin ke Maroko. Maroko? Yup, karena letak geografisnya yang berbatasan dengan benua Eropa. Kalau secara pribadi, awalnya liburan ini saya memang berencana “mencari matahari” berhubung di musim dingin, matahari pelit banget menunjukkan…

  • Romansa Warung Lotek

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    Mbak Alfi! ….. Mbak Alfi! Panggilan yang kedua terdengar lebih keras daripada panggilan yang pertama. Itu karena aku sedang duduk di teras sebuah warung lotek ternama itu. Di warung ini semua pesanan harus disertai nama pemesannya dan ketika pesanan sudah siap, kemudian pelayan bertugas mencari tuan dari pesanan ini dengan memanggilnya. Berbeda dengan rumah makan…

  • Numpak Cruise

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    Saya itu orangnya suka telat nyadar. Sampe sebenernya rada heran aku ni cowo apa cewe si kok orangnya ga pekaan.. haha (opo hubungane) Eniwei saya mau cerita tentang naik cruise. Setelah kisah ini berlalu, setelah exchange saya selesai dan kembali ke tanah air, kemudian saya mulai hobi nonton tv kabel (di swedia ga punya tipi…

  • Mudik for Eid 2012

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    Assalamualaikum everyone! I’d like to say Eid Mubarak for all muslims around the world 🙂 It is such a blessing to celebrate Eid again, alhamdulillah. I’d also like to ask for forgiveness if there are any wrongdoings of mine (I’m not sure if this is a tradition among all muslims or just Indonesian? Well, in some…

  • Trains in Europe (Part 2)

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    Seating TypeMost trains just have one kind of seating, which is, yeah, a normal train seat. Some are arranged all facing one direction, but it is not unusual if you have to sit facing the opposite direction from where the train is going. I think the speed and smooth movement makes it still comfortable. ICE…

  • Trains in Europe (Part 1)

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    Hello again blog! Its been a while since my last post. So I was inspired to write about trains, because when I was in Europe, my friends and I travelled around Europe by train. We travelled for 15 days in total, to 13 different cities in Europe, mostly are big cities. We decide to go…