Trinity is Indonesia’s leading travel writer and blogger with 15 national best-selling books, including The Naked Traveler series. The books have been adapted into two movies, titled Trinity, The Nekad Traveler and Trinity Traveler.

In 2005, she started Indonesia’s first travel blog at naked-traveler.com, which by 2007 had attracted the notice of publishers. Her debut book The Naked Traveler was a compilation of thoughtful but hilarious short stories from her adventure around the world. The book inspired many Indonesians, especially young people, to travel, which was still quite rare at the time.

Trinity chose “naked” in the title because it means something that’s not shielded and glossed over. Unlike most travel writing, which tends to rhapsodize about the beauty and attractiveness of a place, Trinity’s blog and books cover both the positive and the negative. “Naked” is also a pun for the Indonesian word “nekad” (reckless/bravery).

The Naked Traveler series now has eight titles; all are Indonesia’s best-selling travel books to date, including The Naked Traveler: 1 Year Round-the-World Trip (part #1 & part #2) and The Naked Traveler 8. Trinity, along with Erastiany and illustrator Sheila Rooswitha, created Indonesia’s first graphic travelogue Duo Hippo Dinamis: Tersesat di Byzantium (The Dynamic Hippos: Lost in Byzantium). She also contributed to The Journeys, TraveLove, The Naked Traveler Anthology, and The Naked Traveler Anthology: Horror. Her book in English, The Naked Traveler, Across the Indonesian Archipelago, tells what travel is really like in her own country. In addition, she and her travel buddy, Yasmin, published 69 Cara Traveling Gratis (69 Ways to Travel for Free) targeting the Millennials & Gen-Z.

Since the pandemic, Trinity has been teaching online writing classes!

Before Trinity quit her corporate jobs in 2008 to follow her passion, she was an English-Indonesian literary translator, copywriter, Editor in Chief of Venture travel magazine, Radio Personality of Indika FM, a regular contributor to Yahoo! Travel, columnist of JalanJalan travel magazine, and TV host of The Naked Traveler on MNC channel. Trinity won an Indonesia Travel & Tourism Awards as Indonesia’s Leading Travel Writer in 2010 and 5 Most Important Persons in Indonesian Tourism by detikTravel Readers’ Choice in 2014.

With hundreds of thousands of followers and high engagement, Trinity is one of Indonesia’s most influential persons on social media. She was acclaimed as one of 12 Most Influential Indonesian Women on Twitter by Swa magazine in 2010 and a nominee for RCTI Social Media Awards 2016.

Her life inspired many, becoming a sought-after speaker on writing, tourism, and passion. She was a participating author at Indonesia’s biggest literary festival Ubud Writers & Readers Festival, and one of 70 top Indonesian authors participating in the Frankfurt Book Fair 2015 to promote Indonesian literature in the world’s biggest book fair.

Trinity’s love of writing began when she was six years old; she consistently took a role as a journalist in school newspapers from primary school until she was in university. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Communications from Universitas Diponegoro, Semarang, Indonesia, and a Master’s in Management from the Asian Institute of Management, Manila, Philippines.

She has traveled to almost all provinces of Indonesia and 96 countries around the world – and counting. Yet, she still thinks Indonesia is the best country she has ever traveled to!

Published books

1. The Naked Traveler – Bentang Pustaka, Jun 2007
2. The Naked Traveler 2 – Bentang Pustaka, Jan 2010
3. Duo Hippo Dinamis: Tersesat di Byzantium – Bentang Pustaka, May 2010
4. The Journeys, Kisah Perjalanan Para Pencerita – Gagas Media, Apr 2011
5. The Naked Traveler 3 – Bentang Pustaka, May 2011
6. TraveLove, Dari Ransel Turun ke Hati – Bentang Pustaka, May 2012
7. The Naked Traveler 4 – Bentang Pustaka, Sep 2012
8. The Naked Traveler, Across the Indonesian Archipelago (in English) – Bentang Pustaka, Oct 2013
9. The Naked Traveler Anthology – Bentang Pustaka, Jul 2014
10. The Naked Traveler: 1 Year Round-the-World Trip Part #1 – Bentang Pustaka, Sep 2014
11. The Naked Traveler: 1 Year Round-the-World Trip Part #2 – Bentang Pustaka, Sep 2014
12. The Naked Traveler Anthology: Horror – Bentang Pustaka, Oct 2015
13. The Naked Traveler 7 – Bentang Pustaka, Jul 2016
14. 69 Cara Traveling Gratis – Bentang Pustaka, May 2018
15. The Naked Traveler 8: The Farewell – Bentang Pustaka, Jan 2019

Get my books in all book stores in Indonesia (Gramedia, Togamas, etc.), Marketplace at Mizan Store in your city (Tokopedia, Shopee, etc.), and buy online at mizanstore.com, or download the e-books at Google Play Books. You can also listen to my audiobooks, which I narrated on the Storytel app here. 

Book Adapted to Movies

• Trinity, The Nekad Traveler – Tujuh Bintang Sinema, Mar 2017

• Trinity Traveler – Starvision, Nov 2019

Experience

• Teaching online writing classes #kelastrinity, 2020 to present
• Freelance contributor to magazines, such as Colours (Garuda Indonesia Inflight Magazine) and DestinAsian Indonesia, 2014 to present
• TV Host of Naked Traveler (based on her YouTube channel) – MNC Food Travel channel, 2015 & 2017
• Web Commercials – “Kerja itu Main” & “AAA+” for Acer Indonesia, Bakmi GM, MLD Content Hunt, 2015-2019
• Columnist – JalanJalan Travel Magazine 2012-2013
• Special Appearance on motion picture – “Follow Back” Saykoji’s music video & “Missing” short film, 2011 & 2013
• Editor in Chief – Venture (Travel Magazine in English), 2010-2012
• Judge for competitions in writing/blogging/social media content/culinary – 2010 to present
• Radio Personality of The Naked Traveler Travel Program – Indika FM, 2009-2012
• Literary English-Indonesian Translator – PT Tiga Serangkai, 2009-2010
• Freelance Copywriter – 2009
• Social Media Influencer/Content Creator for various companies/brands – 2008 to present
• Regular Contributor – Shape Magazine 2006-2007, Urban Style Magazine 2009-2011, Yahoo! Travel 2011-2013
• Blogger at naked-traveler.com – 2005 to present
• Marketing Communications specialist in hospitality and technology corporations – until 2007

Speaker

• Making Money from Leisure for Indonesia Knowledge Forum – Jakarta, 9 Oct 2019
• SGD Talk: Be a Responsible Traveler for UNDP Indonesia – Jakarta, 30 Sep 2019
• The Shifting Era, Millennial Traveler Domination for Trisakti Tourism Award – Jakarta, 27 Jun 2019
• Membangun Kebaikan Melalui Media Sosial (Building Goodness through Social Media) at Universitas Internasional Semen Indonesia by PT Semen Indonesia, Tbk. – Gresik, 11 Apr 2019
• Turismo en Indonesia at Universidad Nacional Mayor de San Marcos – Lima (Peru), 30 Oct 2018
• Know India Seminar by Consulate General of India – Bali, 1 Mar 2018
• Saving the Ocean by Curbing Plastic Usage by WWF – Jakarta, 16 Jun 2017
• Participating author in Kuala Lumpur International Book Fair – KL, 7 May 2017
• How to be a Travelpreneur by Aeroticket Goes to Campus – Jakarta, Mar-Apr 2017.
• Successful Blogging, One Post at a Time, US Bloggers Week @america – Jakarta, 19 August 2016.
• LOUD (Live Out Ur Dream) by Godrej Indonesia – Jakarta & Bandung in 5 ivy league universities, Feb 2015
• Book Talk by Forum Masyarakat Indonesia di Dresden – Dresden (Germany), 16 Oct 2015
• Frankfurt Book Fair – Frankfurt (Germany), 14 Oct 2015
• Participating author in Ubud Writers & Readers Festival – Bali, 5-9 Oct 2011, 11-15 Oct 2013, and 24-28 Oct 2017
• Participating author in Makassar International Writers Festival – Makassar, 13-17 Jun 2011, 3-7 Jun 2015, and 25-29 Jun 2019
• Be Passionate, Live the Dream in TEDx Talks – ITS Surabaya, 18 Jul 2012
• Tourism Seminar by Indonesian Embassy in Namibia – Windhoek, 6 Jul 2011
• How to write about travel @america by US Embassy – Jakarta, 14 May 2011
• Speaker of more than 100 seminars/workshops/talk shows in the field of travel writing/blogging/tourism/passion on TV/radio/schools/universities/corporate/trade shows.

TV Interviews

• Dampak Pandemi bagi Penulis Buku Jalan-Jalan, CNN Indonesia TV, 2020
• Maestro Indonesia, RTV, 2018
• Inspirasi: Mimpi Keliling Dunia, Kompas TV, 2017
• Tonight Show, Net TV, 2014
• Indonesia Morning Show, Net TV, 2013
• Sarah Sechan, Net TV, 2013
• And many more TV interviews as a guest star and source person on trending topics.

Awards & Recognitions

• Kaleidoskop 2018: 7 Figur Menonjol Dunia Traveling Indonesia – Tempo, 28 Dec 2018
• 7 Travel Blogger Indonesia Terkeren 2017 – Tripzilla, 5 Jan 2018
• 11 Heroines of Emancipation of Indonesian Women – Femina magazine, 21 Apr 2017
• Nominee Buku Non Fiksi Terfavorit (Most Favorite Non Fiction Book) for “The Naked Traveler 7” in Anugerah Pembaca Indonesia – Jakarta, Dec 2016
• Nominee of RCTI Socmed Awards 2016, Category: Blogger – RCTI TV, Mei 2016
• Wanita yang Melampaui Cita-Cita Kartini – Jawa Pos newspaper, 21 Apr 2014
• 5 Orang Penting dalam Dunia Pariwisata Indonesia (5 Most Important Persons in Indonesian Tourism) – detikTravel Reader’s’ Choice, 5 Feb 2014
• Figur Inspiratif (Inspirative figure) 2012 – Femina magazine, Oct 2012
• Indonesia Most Influential Personality in Social Media, Category: Travel – SWA magazine, 15 Mar 2012
• Heroine for Indonesian Tourism – The Jakarta Post newspaper, 17 Jun 2011
• 7 Most Inspirational People in Tourism – JalanJalan magazine, Dec 2010
• Indonesia Leading Travel Writer – Indonesia Travel & Tourism Awards, Jakarta, 21 Oct 2010
• 12 Most Influential Indonesian Women on Twitter – Warta Ekonomi magazine, 23 Aug 2010
• Best Book 2008 – Cleo magazine, Dec 2008
• Finalist of Indonesia’s Best Blog Award 2007 in “Pesta Blogger” – Jakarta, 27 Oct 2007

Scholarships

• The Indonesian Writer in Residence Program 2018 by Ministry of Education & Culture of the Republic of Indonesia – Peru & Bolivia, 2018
• Asian Development Bank-Japan Scholarship to study Master in Management at Asian Institute of Management, Philippines – Manila, 2007-2008

Clients

• Airlines: Qatar Airways, Emirates, Singapore Airlines, Turkish Airlines, KLM, Garuda Indonesia, Oman Air, Air Asia, Scoot.
• Hotels & Resorts: Accor Hotels, Starwood Hotels, Four Seasons, Nihi Sumba, Club Med, Mandarin Oriental, Kempinski, Elite Havens.
• Tourism Boards: Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Turkey, South Korea, Taiwan, India, Seychelles, Netherlands, Pakistan, Chubu, Queensland, Auckland, Almaty, Wales, Madrid, Madhya Pradesh, Kansai.
• Associations: ATF (ASEAN Tourism Forum), ATTA (Adventure Travel Trade Association), IMM (International Media Marketplace)
• Others: Traveloka, Tokopedia, Gojek, Bank BCA, Pertamina, WWF, Danone-Aqua, British Council, Ray-Ban, Javamifi, Dwidaya Tour, AXA Mandiri Travel Insurance, Acer, etc.
• CSR program: KitaBisa

Contact/Social Media Handle
E-mail: trinity.traveler.id@gmail.com
Facebook: TrinityTraveler
Twitter: @TrinityTraveler
Instagram: @trinitytraveler
YouTube: TheNakedTraveler