Atmariza's Blog

Nothing evokes my imagination of unexplored tropical forest more than Borneo. Borneo is the third largest island in the world that is actually split up into three countries, Malaysia (Sabah and Sarawak), the sultanate of Brunei (sits in between Sabah and Sarawak), and Indonesia (Kalimantan) which are covers the biggest past of Borneo. Recently, I had 10 days business trip to South Kalimantan and manage to enjoy a glimpse of Borneo on the weekend. My business trip happened to be at one of the biggest city of Kalimantan, Banjarmasin. So, here are my short tropical forest escape… Matang Kaladan Hills Matang kaladan hills is located at Tiwingan Baru village, Riam Kanan. It takes approximately 2 hours drive from Banjarmasin. As I arrived on Riam Kanan Dam, I parked the car then walk through a little township and found the gate to matang kaladan hills with the help of locals. The track is quite friendly, for me who’s not exercise regularly it takes about 45 minutes...

Bali is about Sea, Sun, and Sands, so spend my holiday in Bali is not complete without staying in ocean view resort. It doesn't take long for me to decide where to spend  the last 4 days of my holiday to relax and doing absolutely nothing . AYANA Resort & Spa Bali it is!! Obviously I had looked at plenty of pictures of  AYANA   Resort & Spa  online while planning holiday, but none of them prepared me for the insane beauty I saw when I finally arrived.  The views from nearly everywhere on AYANA Resort & Spa are breathtaking.  beauty exists at every corner.  The resort is built along a cliff and faces west so you get amazing views of the sparkling blue ocean and a front row seat to some truly epic sunsets. AYANA Resort & Spa I spend my first 2 nights at Deluxe Ocean View Room. The room is spacious and have an   elegant  Balinese   decor.   We had  a balcony running the length of ...