Capsule Hotel F.A.Q.

I did plan on uploading this with a Video Blog but it seems that the Vlog will probably never gonna happen since I do not seem to be able to find the time in between work, procrastination and binge watching the latest season of Black Mirror.

This is still from my Japan trip in late November. Me and my housemate chose to stay in a capsule hotel to feel the unique experience. I personally love staying in a capsule hotel. Just that this is not something for claustrophobic people.

F.A.Q.:

Q: Is it expensive to stay in a capsule hotel?

A: This one we stayed at is called 9hours it is fairly new and the prices varied depending on whether or not it is high or low season. First night we stayed it was 7000JPY but second night was 3000JPY go figure. Pretty sure there are more affordable capsule hotels though, but since this is a more trendier, I am guessing it is more pricy than the older ones.

Q: Where do you put your stuff?

A: There is a locker right outside the capsule room.

Q: How do you shower?

A: There is a communal bathroom/ shower room on a different floor.

Q: Can you charge your phone?

A: Yes there is a USB plug in which you can use to charge your electronic babies. There was only one in this hotel.

Q: Is it weird to be in a confined space where you are unable to stand up?

A: For me who finds bunk bed rather exciting, it is not weird and in fact it is quite fun for me. Again, I do not recommend this experience for claustrophobic people.

Q: What do you not like about capsule hotel?

A: Honestly the hard thing about this communal space is having to be quiet for the sake of your many-many roomates. Although I do feel like the sound in individual capsules are kind of dampened and that is great as your movements as you toss and turn at night will not bother the other capsule residents!

P.S: They separate the gender so women and men have different floor of communal spaces. 

If you are wondering on what the capsule looks like this is the only photo archive I have since the rest are in the video footages that I am suppose to edit together with this blog (eh). And yes I missed my flight, quite a silly mistake.

9hours that we tried are the one in Shinjuku and the one in Narita airport. This is the view of the common lounge of the Shinjuku hotel :)

Cheers and thank you for stopping by.

Charm of Eastern Bali

Dear travellers and curious people: East of Bali is full of hidden gems waiting for you to uncover. I have been living in Bali for 9 months or so now, but I do admit I do not explore enough. Thankfully recently the tourism board kindly invited some wonderful travellers and miraculously, me to explore the east of Bali. Come on now and find out my favourite moments from the trip!

Untuk pengembara dan manusia yang penasaran: Bali Timur itu penuh loh dengan tempat luar biasa tersembunyi dan menunggu untuk kamu temukan. Saya sudah tinggal di Bali selama 9 bulan, tapi saya akui kalau saya sendiri kurang cukup ekspolarsi (biasa manusia kurang puas menjelajah). Namun syukurlah baru saja ini kemenpar dari Pesona Indonesia mengundang beberapa pelancong handal, dan dengan ajaibnya, saya juga diajak! -- Untuk jalan-jalan dan menyibak keindahan Bali Timur. Yuk disimak highlight kesukaan saya hehe.

Without a doubt, snorkeling was on the top of my favourite activities! I have never done it before and mannn I have been missing out all this time? I gotta make up for lost time and thankfully... We snorkeled, twice! In Amed Beach Karangasem, and in Nusa Lembongan. I will show you the underwater footage later in part 2 ;)

Tanpa ragu-ragu saya nyatakan bahwa snorkeling adalah salah satu kesukaan saya di trip ini! Belum pernah sebelumnya dan lumayan ketinggalan pengalaman ya saya? Harus lebih banyak snorkel lagi untuk kompensasi sepertinya dan syukurnya... Kita snorkeling dua kali loh! Satu kali di Karangasem, Amed beach dan yang ke dua di Nusa Lembongan. Nanti ya saya kasih lihat video bawah air di post bagian ke dua ;)

Have you been to Tirta Gangga? You should. I adore the strong heritage they are showing and certainly lots of spots for aesthetic portrait of yourself or others (hey no judgement).

Pernah ke Tirta Gangga? Harus pergi sih. Suka banget sama khas Bali yang ditunjukkan dan di trip ini tuh Tirta Gangga itu yang banyak tempat untuk foto ala-ala yang lumayan kekinian loh...

Photo-op wise, Asah Hill is a strong candidate too! So many amazing landscape spots to take in. Can't help but feeling so small in a grand scale that we witnessed. A lovely branch overlooking a cute island they named as 'Whale island' is a go-to selfie post for those who brave enough to climb like Fiona here. I tried and I looked like a steamed potato.

Nah untuk foto-foto lagi nih di Bukit Asah juga spot-nya bagus-bagus! Banyak lokasi yang bisa dinikmati pemandangannya dan kamu akan berasa kecil dengan skala besar tebing-tebing dan pantai sekitar. Ada dahan pohon yang mengarah ke pulau gemas yang orang-orang namakan 'Pulau Paus'. Dahan pohon ini adalah tempat bagus untuk foto bagi kamu yang berani memanjatnya, seperti Fiona nih. Saya coba tapi di foto saya kelihatan seperti kentang kucel jadi selfie saya gagal.

See that flare? That's not photoshopped in. We stumbled upon this glorious light in a beautiful village called Tenganan Village. 

Cahaya itu asli loh bukan editan (hehehe). Kita beruntung sekali di jam yang tepat ketemu cahaya yang bagus di Desa Adat Tenganan, Karangasem.

With that I would like to end this post. I would like to express my utmost thanks to Pesona Indonesia- Indonesia Tourism board who gave me the chance to be a part of this charming trip amongst funny and brilliant travellers. Their accounts and website will be listed below!

Dengan ini saya pamit dulu. Saya mau mengucapkan terimakasih banget kepada Kemenpar- Pesona Indonesia yang memberikan kesempatan kepada saya untuk ikut serta trip yang menyenangkan ini- diantara manusia-manusia berbakat dan lucu, akun-akun mereka akan saya list dibawah ya...

Pesona Indonesia

Instagram : @pesonaid_travel

Him

Website/Blog: www.saifanah.com

Instagram @saifanah 

Yuki Anggia

Website/Blog: www.ohelterskelter.com 

IG: @yukianggia

Fiona Callaghan

Website/Blog: www.fionacallaghan.com

IG: @fiona.callaghan

Putu Aditya Nugraha

Website/Blog: commaditya.me / youtube.com/c/putuadityanugraha

IG: @commaditya

Nama: Nicko Silfido

Website/Blog: http://nickcopter.weebly.com

IG: @nickosilfido

Suci Rifani

Website/Blog: http://m.kompasiana.com/suci_rifani & http://www.travellerkaskus.com/author/suci-rifani/

IG: @travellerkaskus  

Tips From The Travelling Vintage Girl

As a keen traveller and a vintage girl that wears vintage and retro dresses 90% of the time, I have gotten used to the on-the-go approach in travels without sacrificing too much of my regime!

Yes you still can look fabulous when you travel, and yes it is possible to jet set to different countries with hand luggage!  And I am going to tell you the insights on how I did it. This post was also in Unique Vintage blog section go check them out!

Me in Amsterdam

Clothes

I usually started with arranging my outfit (roughly) for the following days. Try to accommodate two looks with one key piece so you do not need to bring unnecessary extras.

Make-up Better be On-Point

Here are the list of things in the order of importance:

1. Sunscreen and base- May be included with the foundation you own (SPF). Also ensure you use long-lasting foundation as you might be out all day. With good coverage and flawless skin you can actually get away with less makeup

2. Eye Liner- Befriend them, as they are mates for vintage ladies, pulling off that cat-eye should be a crucial key thing for your retro look. Please get a long lasting liner too, we do not want your liner to change from on-point to smudgy by the end of the day.

3. Red Lips- I recommend investing in a good lip liner for that red pout! And carry your favourite lipstick for touch-ups!

4. Blusher- Cream blushers are more portable than the powder ones, and you don’t need any brush for application, neat.

Hair

Bring plenty of bobby pins in case you want to refresh your pincurls, or emergency victory rolls as you travel! I recommend packing your favourite smoothing brush too so you can maintain your beautiful mane!

Other than that I strongly encourage you to bring either a bandana for the classic ‘Rosie the Riveter’ look, or pack a flower hair clip to finish your vintage hair.

Footwear

Never bring your shoes that you have never worn before, you wanna look cute I know. But do not sacrifice your holiday. Get a nice kitten heels to compensate. If you do want to look hella cute in those killer shoes you can, pack a folding flat shoes, it should work!

Skincare

Soooo important for me! And I figured it should be for most of you ladies too. It is much of a hassle if you want to bring all of your stuff in a carry on but you still can pack your cleansing liquid! Place them in cheap contact lens pod from dollar store and voila you are good to go.

HAVE FUN

This should be the whole point for travelling, for me at least. So have fun and enjoy the little things, take it in, and do not forget to take pictures.

Cheers lovelies!

On Board Anthem of the Seas

Well hiya everyone. I know I have not been posting here for a while and I kinda miss it. Last weekend I have had the chance to attend the inaugural sail of Anthem of The Seas by Royal Caribbean UK and it was gooood.

I took Annissa with me cause she is such a good company. It is nice to see some familiar faces on board, which are my instagram friends!

Really enjoy the sail, wonderful facilities and lovely service! I mean when you have robots making drinks for you... Well, I'm impressed.

Anywho, my sewing buddy Natalia Kiantoro who is an amazing fashion designer who used to be in the same Uni as I was, kindly sent me this lovely set of outfit! Cool lasercut top with my now favorite floral shorts, major love!

I forgot that the cruise trip is not the same like the ones I used to have in south east asia. I packed the wrong things-kind of. It was pretty windy and slightly chillier than I expected, but luckily we have to sun shining from most of the days!

Although it was cold, I realised that I forgot about the cold when I was taking photos. Oh how I wish I could just take photos all the times!

Temporary Parisian

Hello lovelies! So finally its here. That post from that trip I took in Paris with the fab Annissa aka Anisacrament ;)

They were not kidding when they say Paris is beautiful, because it is. Trust me because there have been so many times where I was so disappointed when I travel when the place did not fulfill my expectation, but for me Paris exceeded it!

Well, we were of course freezing. My friend who is French recommending me to return during the summer and considering how much I love Parisian houses and architecture, I am seriously planning on returning. So watch this space when I announce it. Hehe.

On the recap, first day in Paris we went straight to DisneyLand because why not. The next day we visited The Lourve Museum and goshh it is unbelievable. Seriously it is. Following day we visited Musee D'Orsay which is also amazing, rode night tourist boat which took us along iconic Seine river and watched the Eiffel Tower glimmered with the stunning lights. As for the last day in Paris, Annissa and her sister went to Gallery Lafayette while I went on an instagrammer photo walk with the lovely Natalie. 

Dress: Hellopupu/ Blue Jacket: Red Valentino/ Coat: Vintage/ Shoes: Primark/ Bagpack: Cambridge Satchel Co.