Air Asia had recently added a new destination into its list of coverage. Now Makassar is on that list. Air Asia is also currently having a promotion (Makassar, the Mystical 13th Wonder!) whereby the one way ticket to Makassar goes for MYR 5.00 (excluding tax and fees) only. Great right? The only thing is… i have no idea where is Makassar. Do you?

It’s funny that most of us have not heard of this city called Makassar since it is the provincial capital of South Sulawesi, Indonesia, and the LARGEST city on Sulawesi Island. Known also as Ujung Panjang, the town flourished as the port and trading centre for the medieval kingdom of Goa.

Its airport, Hasanuddin International Airport is located 20 km from the city and has flights to Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Surabaya, Denpasar, Banjarmasin, Balikpapan, Kendari, Palu, Manado, Gorontalo, Ambon, Ternate, Manokwari, Sorong, and Jayapura. Plus, interesting enough it is only one hour from Bali.

Little is known of Makassar but there are a few notable sights worth a visit.

Fort Rotterdam (Benteng Ujung Panjang)

- Fort Rotterdam taken from http://admonike.multiply.com/-

Fort Rotterdam is said to be one of the best preserved Dutch architecture in Indonesia. Within the fort, there is an art centre and the “La Galigo museum. Besides the building and arts that attract visitors, the fort is also famous because of the tomb of the exiled Prince Diponegoro of Yogyakarta. I’m going to spare you the history but the tomb of Diponegoro is located in the middle of town on a street which carries his name.

Benteng Somba Opu

This ruin is located in the delta south of Makassar. Once a fort of the powerful Makassar kingdom, now large portion of the bricks were taken and used as building materials. However, it still can be visited and there is an adjacent open air-museum of traditional houses and also an archaeological museum.

Paotere Harbour

- Paotere Harbour taken from http://makassar-photos.blogspot.com/-

Here at the harbour, visitors gets to see traditional Buginese sailing boats load and unload their cargo. Although the length of the mast had been reduced, the boats still attracts visitors especially photography enthusiast.

Makassar is of course also known for its nearby virgin beaches and the attractive seascapes. Small islands that make up Spermonde Archipelago offers a great place for a peaceful stroll on the sand and fun activities such as snorkeling and diving among colourful coral reefs.

- Beautiful beach taken from http://makassar-photos.blogspot.com/-

It’s Friday. The end of the mundane miserable weekday and the start of a wonderful weekend.

As a tribute to “Thank God It’s Friday!”, i’ve came up with the Friday Escape. Friday Escape is simply a post on every Friday with a fabulous photo of the next destination you might want to visit (escape to). Just to remind you that you need some R&R time from work


Inspired by the movie “Made of Honour”, here’s Scotland; mother of glorious cites of Glasgow, Aberdeen, Stirling and of course Edinburgh.

Scotland taken from http://ember999.wordpress.com/





“The train is leaving… are you coming with me?”

What’s a better day to begin my travel blog aka “travel wish list” than a good ol’ Friday. Yeah! Thank god it’s Friday because it’s been a hell of a week.

I’m just an ordinary girl dreaming of setting floor on every nook and corner of this planet. I’ve not travel much in my life but i’ve seen enough to get totally addicted to traveling. Relishing in the adrenaline kick i get from running around foreign countries is just pure bliss. There are many times when memories of me stumbling like a buffoon in another country had me chuckling like an idiot. Ah… travel humour at its best.

People and culture entices me. I would love to be able to sit down with a cup of coffee , drinking in the culture and spend my time watching people going about their businesses; their everyday life. There is never a dull moment. In a way we are all the same but yet we are so different.

Magnificent landscapes, buildings and temples fascinate me. I’ve never thought that i’ll fall in love with all of these till i saw the many temples and ruins (including the renowned Angkor Wat) on my trip to Siem Reap, Cambodia. Now i know how overwhelming it is to be able to evident the architectural grandeur from the past. Emotions flooded me. Words failed me.

This is why i love traveling. Every destination is unique. Every races and nationality has it’s distinct culture.

That and because i’m sucker for good food. Anytime… anywhere.

So once again, welcome to my travel blog. I hope you’ll enjoy this as much as i do :P.


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“The train is leaving… are you coming with me?”