I was so lucky that I had a chance to visit Japan in January 2007. I was one of twelve Indonesian Islamic School Heads that invited by Ministry of Foreign Affair Japan in collaboration with PPIM UIN Jakarta. In my opinion, Japan has done a great...

The weather still isn't that good this morning, so we decide to putt of our city walk for yet another day, and visit Wawel hill. After a short walk we arrive at the site. Wawel is portrayed as the must see attraction in Krakow, as it holds a very important position in the history of Poland. So my expectations are set pretty high for this. After buying tickets we continue our way to the Lost Wawel exhibition, and further on to the state rooms, the crown treasury and finally the private royal a...

We woke up early anxious and excited for our short plane ride to Abu Simbel where we get to see Ramses II and Nefertari's Temple.Although we didn't leave on time due to several people who overslept and were hungover from the previous night, we arrived at Aswan's airport with 30 minutes to spare before our flight. We were on EgyptAir Express - a small-sized plane making multiple direct flights between Aswan and Abu Simble daily. Our group of 32 took half of the seats on the plane and were a no...

Wawel has a very important role to play in Polish history. You'll find here for example the royal castle and the treasury. Many Polish kings were also crowned here. The complex has been build and rebuild throughout time. If I'm correct the first structure dates back to the 11th century. So I won't deny the importance of this place, and the historical value. Especially for Polish people, this is an important place as many milestone events in history took place here. But that's enough for the h...

Time out from college studies, two jobs, property management and Sidney...