PEOPLE WHO TRAVEL: MEET INDRA FROM JAKARTA, INDONESIA

 

Being a travel journalist for nearly 5 years has allowed me to travel to more than 70 destinations worldwide. My work has introduced me to the tourism, hospitality and the aviation industry – things that I am very passionate about.

Even before doing it professionally, I have been traveling since I was in high school as an exchange student in Sardinia, Italy. From the deep bottom of Raja Ampat to the peak of Himalaya, I have visited 43 countries worldwide and 32 provinces in Indonesia.

 

1) NUMBER OF COUNTRIES VISITED

 

43

 

2) LANGUAGE(S) SPOKEN AND/OR WANT TO LEARN

 

Indonesian, English, Italian, Sundanese

 

3) AGE AND FIRST INTERNATIONAL TRIP YOU TOOK

 

33, first international trip would be when I was 13

 

4) FAVORITE AIRLINE

 

Can I name at least 5? It would be EmiratesSingapore Airlines and LufthansaSwiss Air and off course Garuda Indonesia

 

 

 

 

5) YOUR GO-TO IN-FLIGHT APPAREL

 

Anything with no metal and easy to take off

 

6) THINGS/GADGETS YOU CAN’T TRAVEL WITHOUT

 

iPhone, swimming trunks, camera

 

7) FAVORITE COUNTRY AND WHY

 

Currently Iran, it’s beautiful, full of surprises and very spiritual. And can I say the nicest people on earth?

 

 

 

 

8) WTF MOMENT

 

Every time I have to climb a mountain. From Rinjani in Lombok, Adam’s Peak in Sri Lanka, Gunung Gede in West Java, and Annapurna in Nepal. I thought I was traumatized and kept on complaining while trekking, but I keep on doing it, WTF.

 

9) FAVORITE CITY AND WHY

 

Paris, it tickles all your 5 senses.

 



 

10) MOST EMBARASSING MOMENT

 

I don’t have one ?

 

11) FAVORITE CUISINE

 

I like everything, but if I should choose I would say Turkish.

 

12) HOTEL, HOSTEL, OR AIRBNB?

 

Hotel, Would prefer Airbnb if I’m traveling with more than 3 persons

 

 

 

 

13) MOST MEMORABLE TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

 

Road trip in Ladakh India. We had a near death experience passing through the highest motorable road in the world. The landscape was out of this world and it spiritually changed me.

 

14) MOST CHALLENGING TRAVEL EXPERIENCE

 

Trekking the Rinjani Mountain, the highest volcano in Indonesia. I was this close to giving up. Probably the hardest trek I’ve ever experienced.

 

15) BEST TRAVEL ACTIVITY

 

Relaxing at the beach sipping cold coconut and reading books.

 

16) FAVORITE TRAVEL SOUVENIR

 

incense, essential oils and home accessories from Sri Lanka.

 

17) MOST LIKED INSTAGRAM PIC

 

My home (I don’t know why it got crazy likes in 2 days)

 

 

18) FAVORITE TRAVEL PICTURE TAKEN

 

At the Bafgh Desert, Iran

 

 

 

 

19) FUTURE TRAVEL PLANS

 

Siem Reap

 

20) BUCKET LIST

 

South America in 6 months

 

21) YOUR TRAVEL INFLUENCER(S) AND WHY

 

@doyoutravel and @gypsea_lust (couple) besides their crazy unstoppable destinations, there is something humbling about their pictures. They have their own distinctive style and they are approachable. Interviewed them once when I was the guest editor for Fashion TV magazine, and they are very humble.

 

22) FAVORITE TRAVEL QUOTE:

 

Paris is always a good idea”