Els Coffee Roastery Lampung, More Than Just A Coffee Shop

LAMPUNG. 

I am welcoming myself back to my beloved home town once again. 

Before departing to Wellington, New Zealand, for my next assignment, my family and I visit Lampung again to meet our big family and run some errands, including joining series of events for Lampung Krakatau Festival 2021.

This time, I took the liberty to take a closer look at the famous Els Coffee Roastery. This is my second visit here, but the first one was rather in a hurry. So now, I decided to linger for a while and enjoy the roasting process, done live in this very spot. No wonder the amazing smell or roasting coffee welcomes you as you step in to this premise. 

Frankly, this is not the first roastery that I have visited, but surely the first one in Lampung that I visited in Lampung. Surely I didn't miss the opportunity to stream my visit this time live on my YouTube channel, as you can see it here.

During my visit this time, together with around 30 bloggers, vloggers, influencers and content creators from many parts of Indonesia, we witnessed the roasting process, watched the latte art and for sure, enjoyed the coffee, tea and munchies provided here. Our Baristas, Albert and Arles, patiently answered questions from curious bloggers and even posed for us with their works of arts. As you can see here, the lovely heart and graceful swan danced on your cup, makes you think and rethink before sipping your delicious Lampung robusta coffee.

the graceful swan

enjoy your coffee

say hi to our baristas

Els Coffee Roastery also sells beans and ground coffee, not only from Lampung but also from various parts of Indonesia like Pagaralam, Wamena, Kintamani and more. You can also get Kopi Luwak, the most expensive one! I myself bought their packages of Golden Lampung Robusta with a bonus of Durian Coffee! What a treat!

the Roastery...

the Durian Coffee.. dare to try?

Another beautiful thing I love from this place is the interior design the owner, Elki, decided to showcase. The string arts beautifully made by made by disabled people and macrame art made by Lampungnese artists are adorning this roastery.  

don't you just love it!

I love this coffee flowers decor..

the lovely interior design in Els Coffee Roastery 

The exact location of Els Coffee Roastery is in Kalibalau, Sukabumi, Bandar Lampung

Surely the team joining Lampung Familiarization Trip 2021, as part of the Lampung Krakatau Festival 2021, had a blast in this cool cafe and roastery. Thanks to Lampung Tourism Board or Dinas Pariwisata Lampung for inviting us to be part of this amazing journey. Pak Edarwan, the Head of the Board, as well as Elki, the owner of Els Coffee Roastery had welcomed us all here as well. Not to mention the Organizing Committee lead by Ari Tomat and Rika. Kuddos, guys!

Mr. Edarwan, the Head of Lampung Tourism Board

Elki, the Owner of Els Coffee

So, don't miss the opportunity to come and visit this lovely cafe and roastery, where you can definitely get the unforgettable experience in your coffee journey. 

Enjoy!

LAMPUNG KRAKATAU FESTIVAL 2021

LAMPUNG KRAKATAU FESTIVAL 2021

Hi everyone...

Super happy and excited to inform you all that LAMPUNG KRAKATAU FESTIVAL is BACK!

We all know that the pandemic is still here and we have somehow learned to live with the pandemic. With better situation we have, now that the Provincial Government of Lampung has decided to once again commence the series of event for Lampung Krakatau Festival.

For the 30th time, the Festival will be held from November 4 - 6, 2021 in Lampung. I am super happy that I am once again trusted to join bloggers, vloggers, and content creators to enjoy the Festival and invite others to join the fun as well. 

As you know, Lampung has always been super special to me. Born and raised here, I have always bring a bit of Lampung wherever I go. No matter which country I have been assigned to, or visited (so far it's 57 countries and counting :)), my heart will always stay in Lampung. I am a firm believer that Lampung has a lot to offer!

Lampung Krakatau Festival ke XXX kini hadir kembali. Yaaaay...

Siapa yang sudah tidak sabar bergabung dan menyaksikan kembali meriah dan megahnya Festival Krakatau yang merupakan salah satu event terbesar di Provinsi Lampung ?

Setelah tahun 2020 sempat tertunda karena pandemi COVID-19, di tahun 2021 ini Lampung Krakatau Festival hadir kembali secara khusus dengan metode hybrid (gabungan online dan offline) dan tentu saja dengan penerapan CHSE atau protokol kesehatan yang ketat. 

Dengan tetap mengusung Gunung Krakatau sebagai Warisan Geopark masyarakat Lampung, serta penampilan seni dan budaya tradisional Lampung yang khas dan menarik, Festival kali ini kembali menampilkan berbagai pilihan wisata alam. kuliner dan juga budaya terbaik yang ada di Lampung .

Buat teman - teman yang ingin berpartisipasi dan menyaksikan keseruannya jangan khawatir, kalian bisa saksikan secara online juga ya dan for sure, catat tanggalnya ya... !

4 November 2021
Webinar "Krakatau Geopark Sebagai Warisan Alam & Budaya"
Pukul : 09.00 WIB

Nara sumber
1. Dr. Edarwan.SE,M.Si
2. Ir. Anshori Djausal,MT
3. Margaret J Kartomi
4. Danni Gathot, S.Si, M.T
5. Lela Tresna,, S.Sos
Moderator
Dr. Ir. Citra Persada, M.Sc

Pesona Kemilau Krakatau
Pukul : 19.00 - 21.00 WIB
Live Streaming di Youtube
dan IG Pariwisata Lampung
Serta Zoom Meeting
bit.ly/LKF2021

Untuk informasi lebih lanjut hubungi akun Instagram @pariwisata_lampung

So, will you all join us in this Festival? You should! and I will definitely share more from the ground as I will be joining the festivities.

Stay tune...

Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World, Oh My Heartsie Girls and Friends

Welcome back to Bandung

Hello again and happy to welcome you all back here.

I am still traveling around and this time got the chance to go back to Bandung, Paris van Java. Bandung is the perfect culinary destination and since I am going to be away from my beloved Indonesia for quite some times, I used this opportunity to stop by at so many familiar as well as new places to taste the legendary cuisines from Tanah Pasundan.

Kartika Sari outlet in Dago, Bandung

For sure I tried batagor Kingsley, mie ayam or the chicken noodles, kupat tahu, karedok, es cendol Elizabeth, tempe and sale goreng Sindang Laris Pasar Kosambi, pastries from Kartika Sari, and more Sundanese food. To those who love this type of food, you will know that I am going crazy with all of them. Well, of course I did take my routing 8K-steps per day and try to balance all the calories I have taken. Many of those yummy food are for take-away as well so I bought a big pack of various munchies and snack from Bandung to Lampung. One big box, my dear, with extra bags also filled with various yummy delicacies.

thank you so much everyone...

Here, I also had my not-farewell-but-see-you-again party with my office at Noah's Barn, one of the hippest bars/cafes in town. It was really a bitter sweet moment and for us, those who join the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, this is part of our routine. That is why we never really say goodbye but more like finishing one episode and move to the new one, where you might definitely cross path again.

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WW: Enjoying sunrise at Pinggan Village, Kintamani, Bali

Enjoying sunrise at Pinggan Village, Kintamani, Bali

Love watching sunrise?

That makes the two of us then!

On my last trip to Bali, I managed to visit Kintamani, one of the mountainous and hilly parts of Bali, and spent a night there. We chased the sunrise at one of the famous spots in Kintamani called Pohon Cinta or the tree of love, located near Desa Pinggan or Pinggan Village. 

the view that morning

Here are some photos I took, together with some friends from Jakarta and Bali Local Guides. We took turn to take pictures one by one while enjoying the lovely sunrise and watching the village beautifully  engulfed by the mist.

I have to say I fell in love instantly and really hope I can go back here again. It is quite far from Nusa Dua, Bali, though. It took me around 4 hours drive to reach Kintamani. But for sure, it's worth it. And we woke up at 3.30, took the short drive to the spot, stopped for a while at the local mosque and continued the trip until we reached the place.

one misty morning

happy me :)

still misty morning indeed

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Celebrating Life, Surviving Breast Cancer

October is almost gone and what a busy month!

I have been working on so many event campaigning Breast Cancer Awareness Month and I really appreciate the love, the attention and the support from many of you, dear friends. As a breast cancer survivor, I know how things can be super tough while fighting those cancer cells. Any love and support will certainly help us get through it.

I had and will have more sharing sessions in the fight against breast cancer. Some are conducted in IG Live, some through Google Meets with Google Local Guides across the world. I sincerely hope that this series of sharing session will bring benefits to those who need more information about how to early detect, avoid, recognize, and treat breast cancer.  If you are available, come and join us. Here's the information on the meet - up we will have. CLICK HERE.  

Meanwhile, the preparation for our Wellington assignment is getting more and more nerve-wrecking. I know I will be juggling with my time between taking care of my kids' school and all their needs, finishing the ongoing works in the office, cleaning up the house, packing, selling the car, advertising our house for rent and attending all those farewell parties. Hangin' there, Indah LOL. I am overwhelmed by the love and the support from everyone. I can't never thank you all enough. 

And now, it's time to PARTY! join us in Wonderful Wednesday with My Purple World, Oh My Heartsie Girls and Friends

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