So, here I am once again, back on the go.
I invite you to follow along my adventures in this wandering tale series!
Early this year, I knew that I’d be somewhere at some point. My mom’s house was just the resting spot where I got to see my family a bit before wandering. Thankfully, now she’s healed and we don’t need to have any check-ups anymore. Our cat Shiro, is now fine and has become very close to us. Now that I am overly attached to him, it was difficult saying goodbye to him. The last time I could hold him was when he was sunbathing in his cage. We usually put him there for around 20 minutes then let him go play around the house until the next day. It was like a routine. He was meowing but I had to go. I wish I could bring him to travel with me but I think I kinda did with his fur all over my laptop and his scratches on my backpack. Earlier, he was always staying next to my backpack to use it as his pillow but he ended up giving it a few scratches.
We departed from my hometown at around 8 AM with my dad driving and my mom next to him. On the way, my dad reminded me that I should be careful and such especially when it has been a while I am on the go for a long time and far away. I told him that I will be fine and can take care of myself just fine. I took a slightly longer route this time for convenience. I could either fly for 30 hours with a few hours transit at the airport or I could conveniently take the direct route and also catch some sleep on the way. They ended up becoming much cheaper options as well, so why not? It’s a win-win situation when I can reserve my energy. I think becoming older is all about that, reserving energy and choosing the best way to go without excessively wasting energy and resources we have.
One of the dark sides of being on the road to me is the The airport scene is chaotic and exhausting. Not to mention, there is overpriced water, food, and services that otherwise are cheaper outside. For me, I mostly try to find the best options to eat, drink and make sure that I get the best deal or otherwise, starbucks it is! I can never go wrong with starbucks. These days there are digital hotels popping out and though they are slightly more expensive, I find them pretty convenient to rest and get things done before boarding the flight.
On my first flight to Bali, it was a bit cloudy and inside the train, there was a little turbulence. But most importantly, it was the clouds that made me in awe. I luckily got the window seat and I could enjoy seeing the clouds instead of sleeping. Flying always gets me emotional because it’s something special to me. I used to dream of wandering around as a kid somewhere far and now as an adult, I do it and each time I fly, I can’t really believe it. I guess, it’s something personal that’s special to me. It sounds corny but it was something that as a kid, I dreamt about a lot. Eventually, I landed at Ngurah Rai airport for domestic arrival and I had to find my way to the digital hotel which is located on the international departure and arrival on the 2nd floor. I had to ask a few airport staff to find my way to the place. I usually rely less on my phone because to find these places inside a building, you really just have to ask around. Thankfully it wasn’t that hot and I can walk conveniently especially with my backpack.
How to conveniently cruising the airport scene
As much as I love anything about wandering, the airport scene is something I loathe the most. People are rushing everywhere and I generally don’t like the crowd that much. However these days I find the convenient way to be in the airport without having to go through energy depletion. As someone wandering with full gears and electronics, it used to be a hassle through the security checkpoint. But now I find the most convenient way to do that is just by putting everything inside a pouch and have them go through security. It was one of the easiest things in my experience, especially wandering with only a carry-on.
PassGo Digital Airport Hotel, A convenient sleeping pods.
Where I was flying from, there is something called “ Digital Airport Hotel” where you can stay for a night inside a little capsule. This is not everyone’s cup of tea but considering I’ve stayed in pods and find it comfortable enough, I decided to go with it. I think that it was reasonable considering the location, the service and things included in the hotel compared to pods that I stayed at around Indonesia.
It seems from what I know, people don’t know the existence of this Hotel located on the 2nd floor of Ngurah Rai Airport.
This digital hotel has plenty of pods, clean showers, locker, and most importantly sockets where you can charge your phone and work from the lounge. They certainly have the most boring airport look that you can think of but the pods were quite okay. It was just that it wasn’t noise friendly and that you’d hear every movement. The interior is made with plastic so it’ll sound a lot when you hit something around the edges. I was specifically requesting for the bottom bunk because I had to go through stairs just to anywhere. The stairs were not convenient at all. So make sure when you book a pod, get the bottom bunk.
That is how the room looks like. It comes with a blanket, towel, a complementary drink, and you get tv inside the room as well. The bed was well-padded but certainly you can't expect more for something this reasonable inside the airport. You see, I think I just have lower expectations of things, so simple things like that already brings so much joy. As long as I can sleep, rest, and shower, I rest my case. But if you are boujee and doesn't like that kind of thing, inside the airport there's a novotel hotel which I think is a 5 stars one and definitely much more convenient but of course with some price.
What impressed me the most was their clean shower. I used to struggle with my face and hair without a shower during my backpacking.
Now, I can look a bit more presentable. This is also my tip for you guys, like shower before going anywhere. Not only would you look presentable but also you’d feel less sweaty.
Then, another thing that I liked was their long table to work from at the lounge. The lounge has different types of sockets that you can use. It was my “office” for the day and I quite enjoyed it. For food though, there’s a lift that would take you to the first, second and the third floor of the area. This airport has a bar where you can take drinks before flight. I guess getting a lil drunk before a long flight won’t do no harm, right? But I am generally avoiding that because I tend to get too sleepy after it.
So, considering the location and the convenience of the place, I consider that a win. I think that as time goes, going around has become more convenient. I hope that these types of hotels can be available anywhere because they are life savers.
I would only recommend staying in these if you can’t find any cheap direct flights. But if you do, definitely skip these places.
 | 𝘔𝘢𝘤 𝘪𝘴 𝘢 𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧-𝘦𝘮𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘺𝘦𝘥 𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘫𝘢 & 𝘤𝘰𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘯𝘰𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘦𝘶𝘳 . 𝘈 𝘵𝘺𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘳𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘵 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦 𝘸𝘪𝘵𝘩 𝘭𝘪𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘢𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦, 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩𝘯𝘰𝘭𝘰𝘨𝘺 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘩𝘪𝘭𝘰𝘴𝘰𝘱𝘩𝘺. 𝘛𝘩𝘪𝘴 𝘪𝘴 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨, 𝘢 𝘳𝘦𝘧𝘭𝘦𝘤𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯 𝘰𝘧 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘸𝘢𝘯𝘥𝘦𝘳𝘭𝘶𝘴𝘵 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘪𝘳𝘴𝘵 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘬𝘯𝘰𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘥𝘨𝘦. 𝘚𝘩𝘦 𝘰𝘧𝘵𝘦𝘯 𝘤𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘣𝘰𝘰𝘬𝘴, 𝘮𝘰𝘷𝘪𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘴𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘴 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴, 𝘵𝘦𝘤𝘩 𝘳𝘦𝘷𝘪𝘦𝘸𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘥𝘴, 𝘱𝘩𝘰𝘵𝘰𝘨𝘳𝘢𝘱𝘩𝘺, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘥𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘰𝘱𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵. 𝘖𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘪𝘯 𝘢 𝘣𝘭𝘶𝘦 𝘮𝘰𝘰𝘯, 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘤𝘢𝘯 𝘧𝘪𝘯𝘥 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘷𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘨, 𝘪𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘩𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘦𝘭𝘧 𝘪𝘯 𝘭𝘰𝘤𝘢𝘭 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘳𝘢𝘥𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴, 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘢𝘬𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘪𝘤𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘣𝘦𝘢𝘶𝘵𝘪𝘧𝘶𝘭 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴 𝘴𝘩𝘦 𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘰𝘶𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘺. 𝘚𝘩𝘦'𝘴 𝘢𝘯 𝘰𝘤𝘤𝘢𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘢𝘭 𝘧𝘰𝘰𝘥𝘪𝘦 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘭𝘰𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘵𝘰 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘭𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘯𝘦𝘸 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘥𝘦𝘭𝘪𝘤𝘪𝘰𝘶𝘴 𝘤𝘶𝘭𝘪𝘯𝘢𝘳𝘺 𝘦𝘹𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦𝘴. 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘢𝘭𝘰𝘯𝘨 𝘰𝘯 𝘩𝘦𝘳 𝘢𝘥𝘷𝘦𝘯𝘵𝘶𝘳𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘫𝘰𝘪𝘯 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘢𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯! 𝘋𝘰𝘯'𝘵 𝘩𝘦𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘢𝘵𝘦 𝘵𝘰 𝘶𝘱𝘷𝘰𝘵𝘦, 𝘭𝘦𝘢𝘷𝘦 𝘢 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘰𝘳 𝘢 𝘧𝘦𝘦𝘥𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬. 𝘈 𝘳𝘦-𝘣𝘭𝘰𝘨 𝘪𝘴 𝘢𝘭𝘴𝘰 𝘢𝘱𝘱𝘳𝘦𝘤𝘪𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘥 𝘵𝘰𝘰. |
Woo hoo! I can't wait to follow your adventure and read your perspectives and discoveries along the way :-)
Safe travels Mac, it's going to be amazing!
heheh thank you Nathen! I look forward to discovering something new and exciting. The temples are waiting for me 😂
Have a safe flight and good luck to your adventures!
Thank you panny! I hope it's not too windy out there
You're welcome 😁. Waiting for your future adventure post
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So... you just sit down on the bed and pull your feet up into the room? I had to laugh a little, but mostly because I have never experienced such a thing.
It all looks very clean.
I hope you have a fun and safe trip.
Pretty much yeah haha it wasn't good for my muscles and join though. I definitely don't recommend this xD esp if you're not used to it. But on the brighter side, it was clean and comfy.
Yoo, good luck with this adventure!!! What are your plans tho? Just trying something different?
yep, pretty much just trying something different
Best of luck Macchi <3 Have a good one
I am absolutely captivated by your tale of wandering and exploration! It's inspiring to see someone who's unafraid to take risks and immerse themselves in different cultures.
Your description of the airport scene resonated with me - I too find it overwhelming and exhausting. However, I was thrilled to hear about the Digital Airport Hotel! It's amazing how much technology has advanced to make our travels more comfortable and convenient. I can't help but feel a little envious of the amazing opportunities and experiences you've had on your journey.
It's definitely can be scary at times but I stopped letting fears get to me and see it through. I am pretty excited what life has to offer next. Also yeah, the airport hotel is something. I definitely like that convenient but also I think that it's not everyone's cup of tea even for me, it was difficult moving around inside hehe
Have a wonderful adventure Cem, too bad the plan has to be canceled. 😭😭😢
Hehe yeah, until next time. It was stressful going through immigration xD and now I think I have to do it like 4 hours prior so that I don't get too tired going through it.
haha I couldn't help but start reading your post singing Behind These Hazel Eyes by Kelly Clarkson haha for the "here I am once again" thing, sorry if what I'm saying is too silly.
We easily get used to routines, but it's always good to make those decisions to change and move, it's a proof of how strong and capable we can become.
I understand that feeling when you travel and remember your childhood dreams, I feel something similar when I have the opportunity to taste the different flavors of the world, when I was little I saw so many things like that and I thought I could only dream of making it on my own.
Reliving those moments helps us to remain grounded, I think.
As for the hotel, I think in Spain they are called capsule hotels and although I have considered staying in one mainly out of curiosity, I haven't had the opportunity. The airports I frequent most often only have 5* hotels which I find absurd to pay just for a few hours of waiting.
I imagine that they would never be an option for people with claustrophobia, it must be a little strange to sleep with so little space but that is up to each person, I have to try it to see what feelings I get.
I hope you have a very nice trip and that everything goes very well, greetings!.
That's amazing that you get the chance to taste different flavors of the world. We also call them capsule hotels but I think for marketing purposes, they added the word digital to it. It's not fun when there's only 5 stars hotels and pay exorbitant amount just nap or shower that's why it's a nice option to have for cheaper accommodation that also offers an option to just shower. And yes, it's definitely also not recommended for anyone with claustrophobia, it's too stuff for them.
Thank you, I landed safely and all that.
And especially not when it is understood that many travelers find themselves in this situation, just passing through and needing a bit of a break. Let's hope that this kind of offer proliferates and that a break between trips becomes accessible.
I had seen a similar type of hotel at Malpensa Milan airport but it seems to me that it is too expensive to spend there just one night Of course they are very comfortable because they are already inside the airport
haha yeah, it depends on the type of flight I think. For me, it was economical. That's why I checked-in on that one.
Shiro probably gave his lucky scratches hahaha. Even though I haven't been to an airport before, I agree that the huge volume of busy crowds is a stressful sight. I hope ur okay now! Good luck with your travel to Bali. Can't wait to see your next blogs :))
hehehe I hope those are lucky scratches! and thank you so much for the wishes. I am still in adjusting phase. So might take a while for me to do stuff.
Are you planning on living in Bali?
hehe, not Bali 😁
I am so glad your Mother was healed now. And also your cat, I am sure as hell that he will miss you. Specially he already got used to your presence.
Anyways, the digital hotel is so cool. I mean, after a long flight and you want to rest, you can check in there and it has everything you need. That's a big help already to those travelers.
By the way, when you start wandering around, make sure that you are alert. And have a safe trip.
I am already missing my cat so much. It's the only reason I wanna go home very soon :)
I became happy when I read your mom is I'm at now and your cat. ☺️
Enjoy and take extra care on your journey.
Thank you miss Leray :))
You're welcome. ☺️
I'm guessing you're going to keep your destination a secret until you get there....
hehe yep :D
How much was it for the night? I quite like it. It looks really clean. Is it quiet enough?
I think that's a far better way to travel. Have to say I'm a bit jealous!