Since the low budget airlines and online booking for travel platforms booming in Indonesia, travelling suddenly become the `new soul` for everyone, especially for the youth. The best characteristics of the young traveller likes hunger to explore the new places, unafraid to tried something new, has strong stamina, and the highest social media awareness had attracted and triggers them to explored some destinations in domestic or overseas.

Travel blogger usually being our primary sources. In general, they offered the fresh idea like how to explore the uncommon destination in overseas or domestic. FYI, Indonesia is a 7th largest country that consist of 17,508 islands, its quite challenging for indonesian traveller to explore all of it. Hence the indonesian travel bloggers experienced would be helpfull for us. They had also shared about the fun activities and gived complete the reference of accomodation, visa permit, passport, itinerary, map, etc. The unique written style that inserted many local jargon or trending jokes made them more approachable with the indonesian readers. That`s why, the travel blogger has strong influencer and most of them being endorse for The Ministry of tourism, hospitality, or any commercial industries.

There are 5 my favorite travel bloggers. Of course, there are many great potential the travel blogger but i am reviewed it based on the amount of their influencer, the frequencies of local destination content, and blog style. Here are my lists :

 

Trinity “The Naked Traveller”

Trinity decided resigned and being a full time traveller since 2012. Actually, a full time traveler is uncommon in Indonesia, so when she shared her Round The World Trip (RTWT) for one years programs at her own media social and blog, she become more famous and was succesfull inspired any reader to followed her steps.

 The naked traveller is her famous trademark brand. The naked is a jargon in bahasa which is means `nekat` or reckless. To her, resigned  and decided to being independent traveller is a reckless act. But, she unafraid to followed her passion and kept concistent eventhough she must left the comfort zone.

Her travel preferences is loved to explore uncommon destinations or distal area. Totally, Trinity has visited the 72 countries in the world and all of it shared through her blog, books, media social, and electronic media.

The Achievements (Source : wikipedia and www. nakedtraveler.com)

• The naked traveller movie on screen ( 2016)
• Delegation of Frankfurt Bookfair show (2015)
• Voted as one of 5 Most Important Persons in Indonesian Tourism by detikTravel Readers’ Choice (2014)
• Indonesia most influential personality in social media by Swa Magazine (2012), category : Travel
• Participants of Ubud writers & Reader festival, Bali (2012)
• Heroine for Indonesia Tourism by Jakarta Post (2011)
• Inspirational human for Tourism by Jalan-Jalan Magazine (2010)
• Indonesia travel & tourism awardsas leading travel writer (2010)
• 12 Most influential indonesian women on Twitter by Warta Ekonomi Magazine (2010)
• Best book by Cleo Magazine (2008)

The Published Books (source : www. nakedtraveler.com)

• The naked traveler series 1 – 4
• The Naked Traveler: 1 Year Round-the-World Trip Part 1 and 2
• The Dynamic Hippos: Lost in Byzantium)
• The Journeys
• Travelove
• The naked traveler anthology : Horor
• The naked traveler, across the indonesia archipelago

 

Courtesy of youtube

 Courtesy of youtube

 

( Trinity at the Machu Picu, Peru. Source image : Google)

(The naked traveler book series was display at Frankfurt Book Fair Show 205. Source image : Google)

 

Barry Kusuma “Travel and Photography”

Barry kusuma is a professional photographer. He loves to documented his travel journey especially the beautiful landscape and human interest of indonesia. According from detik.com, when he explored a few destinations at Indonesia, he seeks the greatest tourism opportunities but less promoted from indonesia media. Combined with his skills at photography and writing, he started to shared his experience at blog and media social since 2011 and succesfully collected in 3.200 photos with the indonesia themes.

The  Achievements:

• Published books “15 Best Destination In Indonesia”
• Contributor at Getty Image (The prestigious American Stock Photo Agencies)
• Ambassador of The Indonesia Ministry of Tourism

 

Courtesy of youtube

Courtesy of youtube

 

(Barry kusuma at Borneo Floating Market. Source Image: Google)

(Anambas Island, Riau Archipelago by Barry Kusuma. Source image : Google)

( Potrait of Nias warrior by Barry Kusuma. Source image : Google)

( The Raja Ampat, Papua by Barry Kusuma. Source Image: Google)

 

 

Junanto Herdiawan “ The Flying Traveller”

As an economist at Central Bank Indonesia, he has biggest opportunities to visited many countries for business. He is combined his passion in economic and travel in the fun way. Not only loves to shared his travel journey at blog but also posted the epic levitating (floating) picture style at media social. In Indonesia, he has known as The flying traveller.

The published books of Junanto Herdiawan  (source : www. junantoherdiawan.com) :

• The Flying Traveller : catch the anti-mainstream moments
• Shocking Japan : another side of Japan
• Japan after shock
• Subhanallah, Japanese go to hajj
• Shocking Korea : another side of korea

 

( Levitation Pose at Mt.Bromo, Malang. Source Image : Google)

 

(levitation Pose at Museum Galigo, South Sulawesi. Source image : Google)

(levitation Pose at Bank Of Indonesia, Aceh. Source : Google)

Courtesy of youtube

 

Mastoro “The Cumi Lebay”

Mastoro stated at his own blog that he is not a backpacker or travel blogger, He is simply loved travel and prefer experienced it with his groupies. He called as Cumi lebay its means overwhealm in bahasa trending jokes. He is shared experienced with the funny or riddiculous style with the his trademark pose (only wearing The underwears), made his own blog being super friendly for any readers. He mostly explore the nature landscape, cuisine, and social activities at various province in Indonesia.

The Achievements (source : www.cumilebay.com)

• The best blog by Terios 7 Wonder (2014)
• The best newcomer blogger by Sycanners (2013)

 

(Wearing underwear definetely his style. Source image : Google)

 

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( Maztoro and his groupies at Kakaban, Kalimantan. Source image : Google)

(Maztoro at Padar island, Flores. Source image : Google)

Marischka Prudence

Marischa prudence is an ex hard news journalist. On 2012, she decided to resigned and being independent traveller until now. Her most favorite activites while traveling is diving Because of the indonesia has many beautiful island and great spot for diving. She shared her experience diving at Nusa penida Bali, Tulamben, East Belitung, Thousand island, Wakatobi Flores, and many more. She is also succed being contributor for her travel stories for various magazine like Elle Indonesia, cosmopolitan, Jakarta Post Travel, Wego Indonesia, Harpers Bazaar Indonesia, and many more. “life is an absud journey” is her trademark tagline.

 

 

Courtesy of youtube

 Courtesy of youtube

 

(At Raja Ampat, Papua. Source image:Google)

 (Diving at Nusa Penida, Bali. Source image : Google)

 (Diving at Canterbury Wreck, New Zealand. Source image : Google)

 

Being a travel blogger seems promising in Indonesia. There are huge advantages that you can reach in here likes has an opportunity to published your own book - Like “the naked traveler series ” being a one of the best seller and republish to fullfilled the buyer demand.- or achieved higher royalti for your own masterpieces like Barry Kusuma did. In Getty image, he was succesfully achieved the royalti up to 40-50% ($150 per picture) (source : CNN Indonesia). You can also have many opportunities to be endorsement, ambassador, guest house at the talk show, go global, and etc.

The key succesfull points for the travel blogger are kept creative, passionate, and concistents. Create the unique contents, find your specialities, and build your personal branding will the strongest characteristics that encourage the readers to familiar .Regarding from glow magazines, Trinity gived some tips for the starter creative writter:

If you willing to be a creative writter, you need dare to differents than the others. Find your market targets , follow your passion, and success will follow you.

Another tips from Barry kusuma - According from CNN indonesia- being a  travel blogger is a long time investment. Do not expect to gained return instantly because being a travel blogger which is mean buy the experienced. Be patients and expanded your masterpiece not in your own blog but also in another media social or the community.

Happy Blogging.