Let's GO DOMESTIC: and GET LOWEST Flight Tickets Domestic Price

Domestik, domestik, domestik, mengapa saya sering menyarankan teman-teman menikmati destinasi domestik? Tentu karena Indonesia punya berbagai spot terindah, terutama pantai dan laut. Namun tidak hanya itu, ada banyak pegunungan menarik, danau indah, historical places, hingga shopping spots. Bingung menentukan mau pergi ke mana di trip berikutnya? Here are some options for you

BALI

Bali never failed, and always a good idea

WHY BALI? Too many reasons, here some spots for you:

Menjangan, Bali Barat

Area ini cocok untuk yang ingin kabur sejenak dari hingar bingar dan keramaian Kuta dan Seminyak. Di sini kita dapat menikmati keindahan alam bawah laut, entah dengan snorkeling, freedive, scuba dive, atau bahkan hanya "leyeh-leyeh" di pantai, it's always good in Menjangan

Sanur

Watersports or just laying around on the beach? Sepedaan dan menikmati es krim di Sanur? Why not?

Dapatkan tiket murah ke DENPASAR di sini  

From Yogyakarta mulai dari Rp. 1 juta PP

From Jakarta & Bandung mulai dari Rp 1,2 juta PP

BANDUNG

A weekend getaway untuk warga Jakarta, namun bagi warga kota lain, Bandung bisa jadi destinasi dengan itinerary selain hanya berbelanja. Apa saja spot di Bandung dan sekitarnya? ini dia..

Kawah Putih

Picturesque crater ini selalu jadi objek menarik untuk foto, di perjalanan menuju kawah putih pun kita selalu ditemani udara sejuk khas Bandung

Selasar Sunaryo

  

Selasar Sunaryo

Setelah puas berbelanja di factory outlet, Selasar Sunaryo yang terletak di area utara Kota Bandung dapat menjadi tempat bersantai menikmati kehijauan, dan melihat-lihat artwork bagi anda pecinta karya seni!

Dapatkan tiket murah ke BANDUNG di sini 

From Denpasar mulai dari Rp. 1,2 juta PP

YOGYAKARTA

Prambanan

Whatever "mainstream" some might think, I always love temples, dan Prambanan adalah salah satu Hindu temple compound yang sangat indah untuk dinikmati di sore hari :)

Cheap Foods Galore

Yap, Yogya adalah satu satu lokasi terbaik untuk menikmati berbagai kuliner (dan makan sampai puas) tanpa "melukai" dompet haha, enjoy Yogyakarta delicious (and cheap) food!

Dapatkan tiket murah ke YOGYAKARTA di sini

From Jakarta mulai dari Rp. 876.500,- PP

ANOTHER GO DOMESTIC, WHY NOT?

Find out another destinations, and GOOD DOMESTIC FLIGHT TICKETS PRICE here on AirAsiaGo.com (psst, untuk pembelian di tanggal 5-18 September 2016 bisa dapat discount 5% untuk jadwal penerbangan 1 Oktober 2016 - 4 Januari 2017 dan discount 10% untuk periode penerbangan 5 Januari 2017 - 8 Oktober 2017), LETS!

@marischkaprue - she's flying domestic to get some tan on Indonesia's best beach & sea

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Dapatkan juga rate menarik hotel di berbagai destinasi di website AirAsiaGo ini

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CUTENESS OVERLOAD AT FOX VILLAGE, JAPAN

We all know fox, the animal that became mozilla's icon, the creature with soft furry tail and appear on lots of stories, but I never seen one, before I went to this place, a place where more than hundred fox roaming around! Cuteness everywhere!

Saya pertama kali melihat foto-foto fox village dari Instagram, sebuah foto yang menggambarkan lebih dari sepuluh rubah berkumpul dan sangat menggemaskan. Setelah googling, I found out that it's in Japan! another cute place in Japan, selain Bunny Island dan Cat Island yang memang sudah terkenal (meski saya belum pernah berkunjung ke sana juga).
 

I first saw pictures of fox village on Instagram, a photo that illustrates more than ten foxes gather and are very adorable. After googling, I found out that it's in Japan! Another cute place in Japan, in addition to Bunny Island and Cat Island which are famous already (although I've never been there too).

Berada di Prefektur Miyagi, tepatnya di Shiroishi, perlu ekstra effort untuk datang ke fox village. Dari Tokyo saya mesti naik shinkansen ke Stasiun Shiroishizao di Miyagi, dan kemudian naik taksi sekitar 30 menit. Kami menyusuri jalanan di Shiroishi yang dihiasi bunga di kiri-kanan jalan, saat itu musim panas sehingga pemandangan dipenuhi kehijauan.

Located in Miyagi Prefecture, precisely in Shiroishi, need an extra effort to come to the fox village. From Tokyo I had to ride the shinkansen to Shiroishizao Station in Miyagi, and then take a taxi about 30 minutes. We walked the streets in Shiroishi decorated with flowers on the sides of the road, it was summer so the scenery was filled with greenery.

 

Kami tiba di satu tempat dengan gerbang kecil dan (err) patung gorilla persis di sisi gerbang, cukup absurd untuk lokasi yang dipenuhi dengan rubah.

We arrived at a place with a small gate and (err) gorilla statue in right side of the gate, quite absurd for a location filled with foxes.

"Patung itu hadiah dari salah satu tamu," ujar supir taksi kami

"Oooh," saya bergumam, kemudian kami segera turun dan memasuki gerbang

"The statue was a gift from one of the guests," said our taxi driver

"Oooh," I muttered, then we immediately got off and entered the gate

Fox Village bukan desa seperti bayangan saya, dengan rumah-rumah penduduk dan rubah berkeliaran, namun area ini lebih seperti kebun binatang, namun khusus untuk rubah (fox). Oh well, tapi ada juga kambing dan kelinci di area depan :)

Fox Village is not a village like I had imagined, with citizens' houses and foxes roaming, since this area is more like a zoo, but specifically for fox. Oh well, but there are also goats and rabbits in the front area :)

Saat masuk pertama kali kita akan melihat berbagai jenis rubah di kandang, sebagian besar adalah rubah yang masih kecil, serta yang perlu dipisahkan dari kawanannya. Nah, dari sini kita akan melihat papan peringatan yang menganjurkan kita untuk tidak memegang rubah yang ada di balik pintu, di mana rubah-rubah ini bebas berkeliaran!

When first entering, we will see different types of fox in cages, mostly the small foxes which need to be separated from the herd. Well, from here we will see the warning signs that encourage us not to hold or touch the foxes that are behind the door, where the foxes are free to roam!

Saya dan Reni langsung masuk dan menemukan rubah-rubah yang asik tidur di siang hari, sebagian tidur dengan posisi melingkar, persis seperti logo Mozilla Firefox! :D

Reni and I walked straight in and found foxes sleeping soundly during the day, some sleep with a circular position, just like the Mozilla Firefox logo! :D

Kami menyusuri jalanan setapak dan menemukan lebih banyak rubah lainnya yang berkeliaran. Saat musim panas, bulu mereka rontok, sebagian bahkan terlihat masih terus rontok bulunya dan membuat mereka terlihat "kurus," namun buntut rubah ini tetap fluffy dan menggemaskan!

We walked the footpath and find more other foxes wandering around. In the summer, their fur loss, even some of them still continue to fall feathers and make them look "skinny," but foxtail remains fluffy and adorable!

Di area dekat bangunan kayu, ada puluhan rubah berkumpul. Rupanya pengunjung dapat memberi makan dari "bale-bale" ini supaya aman. Melihat rubah-rubah ini menanti makanan sangat menggemaskan, mereka duduk dan sabar menunggu kami membagikan makanan mereka, ada satu rubah yang sepertinya tidak sabar menunggu, sangat menggemaskan!

In the area near the wooden building, there are dozens of foxes gather. Apparently, visitors can feed from the "bench" to make it safe. Seeing these foxes waiting for food is so adorable, they sit and wait for us to feed them food, there is one fox that seemed impatient to wait, so adorable!

Fox Village Fight Arena

Satu hal lagi yang unik, ternyata suara rubah sangat cempreng! Mereka sangat noisy, selalu berisik dan sering berkelahi karena urusan apapun, makanan, teritori, namun suaranya lebih besar dari pertengkarannya, mereka sama sekali tidak saling gigit saat berkelahi, hanya saling mendorong dan mengancam dengan suara keras, see them on this video:

One more thing that is unique, is that fox's voice is very shrill! They are very noisy, always noisy and often fight for any kind of business, food, territory, but its voice is bigger than the fight, they do not bite each other during a fight, just pushing and threatening with a loud voice, see them on this video:

WHAT DOES THE FOX SAY? :)) *singing*

We can hold them, only on specific area

Anyway, fox village benar-benar memberikan doze of cuteness! I'll surely visit this place again during falls or winter; want to see them in their best fluffy moment during cold season! Amen to THAT!

@marischkaprue - she still don't understand what does the fox said

NOTES

ZAO FOX VILLAGE

Kawarago 11-3 Fukuokayatsumiya, Shiroishi

Miyagi Prefecture

Japan

OPENING HOURS

9 AM - 5 PM

GETTING THERE

From TOKYO

Tokyo to Shiroishizao Station by Shinkansen Yamabiko (Dari Tokyo Station di platform No. 20/ 21/ 23, cek jadwal dan platform terlebih dahulu), lama perjalanan hampir 2 jam, one way shinkansen ticket ¥ 9.830

Tokyo to Shiroishizao Station by Shinkansen Yamabiko (From Tokyo Station at platform No. 20/21/23, check the schedule and platform in advance), almost 2 hours trip, one way shinkansen ticket ¥ 9,830

Tips: Untuk menghemat biaya, gunakan JR East Pass (¥ 20.000), namun dapat digunakan selama 5 hari ke berbagai area

Tip: To save costs, use JR East Pass (¥ 20,000), but can be used for 5 days to various areas

 

From Shiroishizao Station

- Taxi menuju Fox Village (¥ 4.000) one way, tips: sharing dengan pengunjung lain, jika melihat turis asing di Shiroishizao Station, kemungkinan besar mereka menuju Fox Village, bisa sharing 4 orang di satu taksi.

- Bus (hanya ada 2x di hari Selasa: jam 7 pagi dari Shiroishi Station -- berbeda dengan Shiroishizao -- dan jam 2 siang dari Fox Village menuju Shiroishi Station)

From Shiroishizao Station

- Taxi to the Fox Village (¥ 4,000) one way, tips: sharing with other visitors, if you see foreign tourists in Shiroishizao Station, chances are they headed Fox Village, 4 people can share in one taxi.

- Bus (only 2 times on Tuesday: 7 am from Shiroishi Station - unlike with Shiroishizao - and at 2 pm on Fox Village towards Shiroishi Station)

Opsi: Datang dengan taksi, dan pulang dengan bus sehingga menghemat biaya taksi

Option: Comes with a taxi and go home by bus thus saving the cost of taxis

 

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KOMODO MANTA GALORE: Playful Day With Manta Rays

It was a bright sunny day, kapal kami menyusuri area perairan Taka Makassar di Taman Nasional Komodo, Flores. Laut sangat tenang hari itu, kami melihat bayangan-bayangan hitam di laut, manta ray! Saya langsung mengambil fin dan bersiap turun.

It was a bright sunny day, our boat down the water area of Taka Makassar in Komodo National Park, Flores. The sea was very calm on that day, we saw dark shadows on the ocean, manta ray! I immediately took my fins and plunging down.

Air laut komodo terasa dingin di hari yang cerah ini, baru sebentar berada di air, saya langsung berhadapan dengan satu pari manta yang berenang berputar-putar di area ini. Kami melihat beberapa manta lain di depan dan langsung mengejar "burung laut" yang terlihat sangat elegan ini.

The Komodo ocean water was cold on that sunny day, I have only been in the water for a while, I was immediately faced with one manta ray swimming around in circles in this area. We saw some other mantas in front of us and directly pursue the "seabird" which looks very elegant.

Berbeda dengan ikan pari (stingray), pari manta (manta ray) tidak memiliki "duri" dengan sengatan di buntutnya, kita dapat berenang bersama manta ray dan terkadang pari manta ini membiarkan kita berenang sangat dekat, but always remember not to touch them at all, ok? ;)

Unlike the stingray, manta ray does not have a "thorn" with a sting in its tail, we can swim with manta rays and sometimes manta rays let us swim very close to them, but always remember not to touch them at all, ok? ;)

Di antara kumpulan manta ray ini terdapat satu black manta, pari manta berwarna hitam pekat yang terlihat berbeda dari manta lain yang berwarna hitam dominan, dengan cephalic lobe (bagian di kiri kanan mulutnya) dan bagian bawah badan yang berwarna putih. Seluruh tubuh black manta didominasi warna hitam, hanya ada pattern putih sedikit saja di bagian bawah tubuhnya.

Among the pack of manta rays, there is one black manta, a manta ray with black color that looks different from others for its black dominant color, with cephalic lobe (the part on both sides of the mouth) and the bottom of the body which color is white. The whole body of black manta is dominated by black color, there are only a few white pattern on his lower body.

Black manta ini juga berukuran lebih besar dibanding manta lainnya, berhadapan dengan black manta dan memperhatikan gerakan tubuhnya yang gemulai sangat menakjubkan. It's a really perfect day, cuaca cerah, laut yang clean and clear, manta ray yang "menyambut" kami. All we want is just time to stop so we can play with them whole day :)

Black manta is also larger than the other manta, dealing with black manta and paying attention to its graceful body movements is so amazing. It's a really perfect day, sunny weather, the sea is clean and clear, and manta ray who "welcomed" us. All we want is just to stop time so we can play with them a whole day :)

This visit to Manta Spot is my best manta ray experience, universe has been so kind to us.. until we meet again, manta rays!

@marischkaprue - still learning to dance with manta ray

Photos by Ferry Rusli & Ruby Perkasa (11 & 12)

NOTES

MANTA SPOT

Komodo National Park

Flores - Indonesia

This manta experience is a part of Clean & Clear #SiapTerus Trip to Komodo for Traveler winner on challenge 8 jam Siap Terus. See more about #SiapTerus on Instagram

MORE MANTA SPOT IN INDONESIA:

• Dancing with the manta ray (BALI)
• Manta Show at Manta Sandy (RAJA AMPAT)
• In the Middle of Manta Party (BALI)

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