When I was a kid, I used to travel to some places not only in Indonesia, but also to some countries. As far as I remember, I went traveling to Yogyakarta, Surakarta, Bandung, Semarang, and Bogor. When my father work for Indonesian Embassy in Cairo, we also took a chance to travel in some European countries.
As I grew up, I went traveling much less. I was busy with my study and also not interested anymore to waste my time and money on traveling. The last time I went traveling was to Semarang, Makassar, Yogyakarta, and Bali. Usually it was because of some reasons, namely like attending to a wedding party, so that was not just for fun traveling.
I'm not from a rich family. I'm not perfect either, guys. I cannot swim so that I now choose the place to travel very carefully. I avoid going traveling to the beach now since I cannot swim. What should I do there? Okay, maybe I still can enjoy the view and the fresh air, but that's it. I prefer going to visit ancient sites, like temples or museums. It might sound less fun and "old" to you, but that's me...haha.
I'm sure we all often hear from many sources telling that Indonesia is a beautiful country. There are many famous tourist destinations from Indonesia. Bali might be still the most well known one, but actually Indonesia is much more than just Bali. I feel sad knowing from internet saying that Bali is no longer attractive like it used to be. They say Bali is now more crowded and dirty.Â
However, until now we can still hear that some other tourist destinations in Indonesia are also good and worth to visit. It's certainly good news. People around the world no longer see Bali as the main object to visit in Indonesia. There are Borobudur Temple, Prambanan Temple, Raja Ampat, Toba Lake, Mount Bromo, Toraja, Dieng, Komodo Island, and many more just to mention a few. In fact some of the places, especially Indonesian beaches, are among the best in the world. Wow... that's awesome. At least, we know that not all news from Indonesia are bad.Â
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