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Thursday, 2 April 2026 I woke up early for morning prayers. After freshening up and packing, I had breakfast. It was banana pancake today wi...

I’d been wanting to go to Tana Toraja but was always put off by the long bus journey from Makassar. Then I decided well, I should go and vis...

This trip was initially planned to be from 1 to 4 March; however, a few weeks before departure, I received notification from Trip.com that t...

Sunday, 15 February 2026 I woke up, showered and performed prayers. After a quick breakfast, I left at 06:17. There was a marathon in the ci...

Thursday, 12 February 2026 I wanted to try fasting in Japan so I woke up for my predawn meal this morning. I left my room after 08:00 and ro...

In mid-November 2025, I was contemplating visiting Okinawa. However, I changed my mind when the sites that I found informed that public tran...

I’d earlier purchased a Batik Air ticket to Palembang via Agoda for early February and I wasn’t amused when I received a text message from B...