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FAN CLUB<br />
Fly away with<br />
Jetstar Asia<br />
Rika Widjaja<br />
Destination:<br />
Surabaya<br />
The presence of reliable budget<br />
carriers has made travelling<br />
accessible for us, and our dream<br />
of conquering the world seems<br />
more possible.<br />
We’d heard about the beautiful<br />
sunrise at the magnifi cent Bromo and<br />
had been wanting to experience it.<br />
We decided to take a few days off and<br />
book a direct fl ight from Singapore to<br />
Surabaya on Jetstar.<br />
Surabaya is a metropolitan city and<br />
one of its draws is the cuisine. We<br />
started our journey to Bromo early in<br />
078<br />
the morning. On the way, we stopped at Batu and explored<br />
the beautiful Secret Zoo and Jatim Park. From Batu, we<br />
drove another three hours before arriving at the foot of the<br />
mountain at 3am.<br />
We hopped onto a classic Land Cruiser, all wide<br />
awake and excited. The journey<br />
up the mountain was not that<br />
straightforward. We had to hike for<br />
the last bit of the journey — it took<br />
about 30 minutes and 250 steps to<br />
the peak.<br />
That ‘painful’ journey was worth<br />
every bit. At the peak of Mount<br />
Bromo, we were greeted with a<br />
beautiful sunrise — the air was cool<br />
and fresh and the fog lent a spooky<br />
feel. The experience was priceless!<br />
Thanks, Jetstar, for making this<br />
memorable experience come true!<br />
Charmaine Tay<br />
Destination:<br />
Bangkok<br />
We woke up in the wee hours of the<br />
morning to journey to the outskirts<br />
of Bangkok for a friend’s wedding.<br />
By the time we arrived at 7am, the<br />
wedding proceedings were well on the<br />
way, with monks chanting prayers.<br />
The family home was a typical<br />
wooden slatted village house. Guests<br />
were seated in the main room while<br />
the bride and groom held centre<br />
stage, looking resplendent in their<br />
gold and white embroidered fi nery.<br />
We were treated to a home-cooked<br />
Thai lunch spread and I dug in with<br />
gusto. Hired roadside musicians<br />
played along as we followed the<br />
bridegroom in a procession to reenter<br />
the house and present gifts to<br />
the bride’s family.<br />
Dinner was held in the courtyard<br />
of the nearby temple and the entire<br />
village was invited to take part in the<br />
celebration. It was a day of fun!<br />
About the competition<br />
Every issue, up to 20 lucky passengers with winning travel<br />
stories will be rewarded with a S$500 travel voucher in $100<br />
denominations (suitable for use on all 3K/VF coded fl ights).<br />
If you would like to have a shot at this opportunity,<br />
tell us about a recent Jetstar Asia trip. Stories are not to<br />
exceed 300 words and must be accompanied by three<br />
photos (300dpi minimum). Send in your entries to us at<br />
fanclub@jetstarasia.com.<br />
Winners will be required to pay all airport taxes,<br />
administrative and handling fees for each fl ight. Jetstar Asia<br />
will absorb base airfares incurred. Jetstar Asia magazine<br />
reserves the right to use all submitted entries in its<br />
promotional material and to edit text for clarity. Other terms<br />
and conditions apply.