Author Profile: Rina Farafienar Binti Ismail

Recently , I was invited as part of Media group to review a CSR program organised by Sungei Wang Plaza for Single Mom Charity Bazaar which is also a collaboration with Rotary Club of...   view more

Most people visit Xi'an for Terracotta Warriors as a side trip from Beijing or Shanghai. The Holland man whom I met during lining up for Bus to Terracotta Warriors said he will only spend 2 days in Xi'an and off he move to another side of...   view more

In Mar 2013, I went to Yangon ,Myanmar for work related business. I end up extended my trip to another state of Myanmar called Bagan. Bagan located in central of Burma or current name...   view more

After 2 nights at Asakusa, Tokyo, I move to Matsumoto which located in Nagano Prefecture, the Central part of Japan. Since I bought 7 days JR pass which cost USD244 inclusive fedex charges to Malaysia, so today will be my first day make use of my JR...   view more

I was touring Bukit Tinggi - Padang, Indonesia on 14th Feb - 17th Feb 2015. Seriously, this place isn't my choice of place to visit at all. Not even tiny bit in my traveling list. I was here as tour leader to my old...   view more

I started my journey to the Northern part of Thailand on 1st Jan 2016. Landed in Chiangmai , Thailand around 8:40am on that day and went straight to Pai which took around 3 1/2 hours drive from Chiangmai...   view more

Continuation to my previous post about Night Market at Pai which situated around 3 1/2 hours drive from Chiangmai City, this is about the famous or Sunday Walking Night Market at Chiangmai city...   view more

I visited many temples from Buddhist to Hindus and this one is uniquely beautiful out of all. The most unconventional Buddhist temple I ever been to. Wat Rong Khun or more well known as White Temple is in Chiang Rai,...   view more

Woke up early in the morning to start my journey to Gamcheon Culture Village. I started my journey from Sasang Station , purple line, I easily can go to green line 2 for interchange to orange line...   view more

You can't visit to Muslim Quarter in Xi'an, China with mind on strict diet. You will not make it through at all. What you about to see in this post.....I will not be blame for making you drools in front of your PC or saliva dropping on your smartphone screen....   view more

I woke up morning to catch flight to Jeju. I took Jeju Air because Lee Min Ho is the ambassador! huwaahahahah...my KWave craze started ledi...WTH! Hey Lee Min Ho! see see I supported you...   view more

The name of Geumjeongsan comes from the legend about a gold fish come down riding on a five colored cloud and played in the golden colored pond on the highest peak of the mountain, Godangbong, 801.5m above sea...   view more

The Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Route is know as the "Roof of Japan". The route passes through the dynamic scenery of Mt Tateyama in the Japan Alps. It is traversed using variety vehicles with an elevation change of 2,400 meters from Toyama Prefecture of Nagano...   view more

Purposely wait for 12th Oct 2015 to post my Japan travel diary. I suppose to fly to Japan on 10th Oct 2015 but things need to push forward due to unforeseen circumstances. I arrived at Narita around 3:00pm the took Keisei Line direct from Narita to...   view more

My feet was still hurt when I reached Kanazawa after exploring and mesmerized with the beautiful nature view of Tateyama Kurobe Alpine Routes the day before. This doesn't stop me from exploring Kanazawa city on the next...   view more

I just came back from Taiwan last Monday. I am still adjusting to the reality mode of life after a week long holiday. My flight landed in Taipei around 2:50pm and from there I took airport bus to the Taipei Main Station for my train to Hualien at 5:40pm. I reached Hualien around...   view more

I stayed at Osaka only for 5 Days / 4 Nights. Sounds like you can do many things right? I am not sure about you but to me 5 days/4 Nights is super short stay. I tell you...   view more

Recently, I have an opportunity to visit USJ , Universal Studio of Japan. I am one person who don't really fancy joining the queue just for the ride. Not to mentioned my enochlophobia syndrome. Really hate...   view more

By the time I reached to Kyoto Station it was dark and heavy rain too. Struggle to get to bus stop while dragging my luggage. I took normal city bus about less 30 minutes ride to Gojo Zaka...   view more

I described this town has its own charm. The lay back and full of history and heritage building really make one to stay back more than 2 days. It really like a mind reset kind of feeling from busy city of...   view more

We should have visit the Sea Aquarium first. Anyway, we still enjoy our last moment at Resorts World Sentosa . I learn a lot about history here in the Museum and enjoy the Typhoon...   view more

I was a Labuan last 2 weeks and what I miss is not the place but the awesome beautiful view over there. I think can spend hours just to look at the cotton candy like clouds and smells the fresh sea breeze. The beach view is spectacular to my...   view more

I started my first full day in HuaHin by travelling around the city and Cha Am. List of place worth to visit if you are going to explore HuaHin and Cha...   view more

I started off my 3rd day in Jeju-do feeling super energetic. I am going for a walk a Bijarim Nutmeg Forest. A bit of long drive but the countryside view along the way really soothes my eyes.The weather feels a bit chilly because of the strong...   view more

Starting my 4th day in Jeju-do with another good mood again. I was thinking to visit the most talk about the place if you visit Jeju-do. I don't have the chance to visit this place in my last short...   view more

The first trip, I went with my Boss and the latest one which is early July I went for a solo working trip. It was a great experience for me especially for the culture and the variety of food that I tried out when I was...   view more

Most people say not many things to see in Lanzhou. As for me who don't believe in touch n go travel spend few days at Lanzhou to explore more. Traveller especially foreign will only spend a day or two here at Lanzhou before head to Jiayuguan and...   view more

My initial plan is to take the Lanzhou - Xinjiang High-Speed Train and along the way, I could enjoy the Gobi desert, grasslands and a snow-covered mountain view. Well, in reality...I only manage to take the train up to Xining. What can I...   view more

As at today, there are existing 183 caves and 694 stone statues, 82 clay statues and about 900 sqm frescos stretching 200 meters along the west bank of temple channel on 60 meters high cliff. Many of those are not open to visitors. The main attraction is Giant Budha of No. 169...   view more

I end up in Jakarta again for my last working trip and finalized everything there. I extended the Business trip to the weekend and went for a mini-exploration in Jakarta. It was a good trip though. I got to see the other side of Jakarta rather than just a business district and...   view more

I visited Tianjin as my Birthday trip in October this year. I didn't plan much for this trip. Just went on with this trip since my China Visa is expiring on early Dec 2019. (Just an...   view more

I love the beautiful view here. The best is not that many tourists since it was during the low season. I just walked away from the crowd and have peaceful morning...   view more

West Street is less than 5 minutes walking distance from the place I stayed. Seriously, this place is super convenient. But before I walked over to West Street for quick dinner, I took the opportunity to enjoy the view of Li River after...   view more

Guilin is famous with processed chillies, dried persimmons, rice wines and preserved vegetables and fruits. I tried the dried persimmons, is kind of sweet and soft...   view more

I extended my stay at Urumqi, Xinjiang China for another 4 days for self-tour exploration. I have been spending 8 days with the driver and tour guide. I felt suffocated to travel with people following me around. Yes! It's more convenient but just feel obliged and have no freedom to travel with...   view more