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 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.
Trinity has visited 110 countries in the world!
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 for 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 people on social media. She was acclaimed as one of the 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 110 countries around the world – and counting. Yet, she still thinks Indonesia is the best country she has ever traveled to!
Published books
- The Naked Traveler – Bentang Pustaka, Jun 2007
- The Naked Traveler 2 – Bentang Pustaka, Jan 2010
- Duo Hippo Dinamis: Tersesat di Byzantium – Bentang Pustaka, May 2010
- The Journeys, Kisah Perjalanan Para Pencerita – Gagas Media, Apr 2011
- The Naked Traveler 3 – Bentang Pustaka, May 2011
- TraveLove, Dari Ransel Turun ke Hati – Bentang Pustaka, May 2012
- The Naked Traveler 4 – Bentang Pustaka, Sep 2012
- The Naked Traveler, Across the Indonesian Archipelago (in English) – Bentang Pustaka, Oct 2013
- The Naked Traveler Anthology – Bentang Pustaka, Jul 2014
- The Naked Traveler: 1 Year Round-the-World Trip Part #1 – Bentang Pustaka, Sep 2014
- The Naked Traveler: 1 Year Round-the-World Trip Part #2 – Bentang Pustaka, Sep 2014
- The Naked Traveler Anthology: Horror – Bentang Pustaka, Oct 2015
- The Naked Traveler 7 – Bentang Pustaka, Jul 2016
- 69 Cara Traveling Gratis – Bentang Pustaka, May 2018
- 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, TikTok Shop, etc.), 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, 2020-2021
- Freelance contributor to magazines, such as Colours (Garuda Indonesia Inflight Magazine) and DestinAsian Indonesia, 2014-2021
- 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 in a motion picture – “Follow Back” Saykoji’s music video & “Missing” short film, 2011 & 2013
- Editor in Chief – Venture (Travel Magazine in English), 2010-2012
- Speaker/Judge in writing/blogging/social media/tourism – 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
- Sustainable Tourism in East Kalimantan for Bank Indonesia Kaltim – Samarinda, 8 Nov 2024
- From Travel Blog to Books to Movies for TBEX Europe 2023 – Kalamata (Greece), 8-11 May 2023
- Essential Travel Writing & Closing Keynote for TBEX Asia 2022 – Phuket (Thailand), 15-18 Nov 2022
- 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
- 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 – Kuala Lumpur (Malaysia), 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 (Namibia), 6 Jul 2011
- How to write about travel @america by US Embassy – Jakarta, 14 May 2011
- Speaker of more than 200 seminars/workshops/talk shows in 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, Pan Pacific Hotels Group, etc.
- Tourism Boards: Singapore, Thailand, Philippines, Vietnam, Turkey, South Korea, Taiwan, India, Seychelles, Netherlands, Pakistan, Greece, Poland, Chubu, Queensland, Auckland, Almaty, Wales, Madrid, Madhya Pradesh, Kansai, etc.
- Associations: TBEX (Travel Blogger Exchange), ATTA (Adventure Travel Trade Association), IMM (International Media Marketplace), ATF (ASEAN Tourism Forum).
- Others: Traveloka, Tokopedia, Gojek, Bank BCA, Pertamina, WWF, Danone-Aqua, British Council, Ray-Ban, Javamifi, Dwidaya Tour, AXA Travel Insurance, Acer, etc.
- CSR program: KitaBisa
Services
- Create social media content on all platforms including images, videos, and words.
- Branded sponsorships.
- Non-fiction writing for any publication.
- Book publication for biography and ghostwriting.
- Speaking engagement.
- Coaching and consulting on travel, tourism, writing, social media, and publication.
For all services provided, please get in touch with me below:
Contact/Social Media Handles
E-mail: trinity.traveler.id@gmail.com
Facebook: TrinityTraveler
Twitter: @TrinityTraveler
Instagram: @trinitytraveler
YouTube: TheNakedTraveler
Linkedin: trinitytraveler
TikTok: @trinity.traveler
236 Comments
Janiarto Paradise
March 23, 2015 5:54 pmsangat inspiratif mbak… semoga pariwisata indonesia semakin maju dengan orang-orang seperti mbak..
TripID
April 8, 2015 5:21 pmWah trinity sangat menginpirasi banget
suep
April 14, 2015 6:54 pmbener banget gan,
aku aja gk bosen berkunjung kesini..hehe
agustin
April 14, 2015 6:54 pmaku pngn banget jalan-jalan kyk mbak trinity..
pasti seru banget..traveler sambil nulis blog..hehe
teknonetwork
April 28, 2015 9:41 amhabis baca artikel di naked-traveler..jadi pngn traveler juga..hehe
bagus banget kakak tulisannya.. 😀
Apa itu tehnik nutmeg dalam sepakbola?
arsul
May 20, 2015 3:56 amwahh jadi pengen jalan-jalan juga nih
arsul
May 20, 2015 3:58 amwah bagi tipsnya dong mba tentang tracel dgn harga murah ?
arsul
May 20, 2015 4:00 amwah enak banget bisa jln2 ketemapat orang lain.
Wijatnika Ika
September 5, 2015 3:05 amMantappppppp 10000000%
berponsel
September 22, 2015 8:32 pmwahahah/…. pengennya jalan2 jauh aku mah
Hr. Maryono
September 23, 2015 2:33 pmWah keren….nih Mbak Trinity…bener2 Life is Traveling. Gak bisa bayangin tuh di Meksiko yang orang gak banyak pake bahasa Inggris, gimana komunikasinya ya? hehe. Keren mbak Trinity…kereenn
Muhammad Akbar
September 30, 2015 5:00 pmSalut akan segala karyamu mbak.
Sebuah kesempatan yang tak terlupakan bisa bertemu langsung di Acara Talkshow bersama peserta #travelnblog4.
saya menuliskan ceritanya di Blog, semoga berkenan
http://www.indonesianholic.com/2015/09/belajar-banyak-dari-pengalaman-trinity.html
suka kucing
October 9, 2015 8:04 pmsemoga pariwisata indonesia semakin maju dengan orang-orang seperti mbak..
andrekei
October 9, 2015 8:05 pmsemoga say juga bisa keturutan jalan2 travel keluar negri ^^
narta
October 9, 2015 8:10 pmwaah… aku jadi pngen juga travel keluar negri sama keluarga nih… atuo bahkan sama temen2 blogger 😀
Berkonten
October 16, 2015 11:20 amBuat para traveller pas banget nih mampir di naked traveler ini, soalnya keren banget. 🙂
Otomoter
November 27, 2015 3:57 pmiya keren banget om 😀
Woobwl
November 6, 2015 9:32 amkeren banget kak 🙂
sangat inspiratif dan mampu menggugah semangat para traveler lainnya 😀
semoga bisa nyusulin kakak hehehe
Yoekaa
November 6, 2015 6:11 pmTerima Kasih atas Inpirasinya mbak Trinity….. ^ ^
teknonetwork
November 12, 2015 5:58 pmwaah…. sangat menginspiratif ^^
Gayahidupku
November 12, 2015 6:01 pmwaah… iya kak sangat menginspiratif
Sobat Jogja
November 16, 2015 4:30 pmBanyak baca – baca di blog ini, akhirnya menginspirasi saya untuk membutuskan membangun sebuah blog yang bercerita tentang pengalaman saya keliling Jogja selama 3 tahun ini, terima kasih mbak.. 🙂
aris
March 28, 2017 11:36 pmbener banget gan,
aku aja gk bosen berkunjung kesini..hehe
Berposting
November 25, 2015 4:54 pmbuku-bukunya keren-keren semua
suka banget deh
terima kasih mbak 🙂
MAP EMALL
November 27, 2015 3:57 pmhmmm sangat inspiratif banget kak ^^
udin96
December 9, 2015 9:25 pmSaya baru 7 Negara saja, kapan bisa 70 negara ya ? 🙂
Baru bikin blog di http://www.forsatravelista.com
laili
December 21, 2015 9:53 amsalut akan segala karyamu mbak.
Sebuah kesempatan yang tak terlupakan bisa bertemu langsung di Acara Talkshow bersama peserta #travelnblog4.
bayu
January 2, 2016 3:12 amKisah perjalanan yang inspiratif.
tetap semangat mbak utk promosikan wisata tanah air.
android murah – teknonetwork
January 4, 2016 3:56 pmwow.. asik… bagi tipsnya dong cari harga yang murah kak ^^
kasamago
January 28, 2016 5:51 pmKeren melihat berbagai review yg ada ttg buku Naked Traveler.. Serasa terlecut hati ini utk segera melahap buku nya dan klo bsa turut merasakan tantangan melancong ke negeri asing…
Lisa anggraeni
January 28, 2016 9:28 pmBahasanya santai, mudah dicerna, tapi menarik dan tidak bosan membacanya. Itu lah kesan saya. Dalam usia saya yg sudah sangat senja ini pun saya masih suka jalan2, jalan2 membuat awet muda lho dan wawasan jadi luas. Salam hangat mbak Trinity
Riaugadget.com
March 1, 2016 4:37 pmBuku sama blog sama-sama amazing!
Sukses selalu mbak Trinity
vani
April 28, 2016 9:13 pmsangat inspiratif mbak… semoga pariwisata indonesia semakin maju dengan orang-orang seperti mbak..
erika
April 28, 2016 9:14 pmbuku-bukunya keren-keren semua
suka banget deh
terima kasih mbak 🙂
Anonymous
May 26, 2016 5:46 pmBuat yange pengen tau tentang Museum di Indonesia bisa main-main ke blog saya
http://letsgo2museum.blogspot.co.id/
Fajar Permana
June 2, 2016 3:48 pmKereen.. Salah satu travel writer pionir di Indonesia.. Semoga http://ranseltravel.com ke depan nya bisa seperti naked traveler 🙂
slosa
July 3, 2016 9:13 amwah, salut akan segala karyamu mbak.
Sebuah kesempatan yang tak terlupakan bisa bertemu langsung di Acara Talkshow bersama peserta #travelnblog4.
K N U
November 8, 2016 1:49 pmsangat inspiratif mbak… semoga pariwisata indonesia semakin maju
cucubago
July 3, 2016 9:14 amaku Banyak baca – baca di blog ini, akhirnya menginspirasi saya untuk membutuskan membangun sebuah blog yang bercerita tentang pengalaman saya keliling Jogja selama 3 tahun ini, terima kasih mbak.. 🙂
ragamteknosia
July 3, 2016 9:15 amwah, Buat para traveller pas banget nih mampir di naked traveler ini, soalnya keren banget. 🙂
bung rulan
August 19, 2016 1:38 pmsangat mengispirasi
dokteryoseph
November 13, 2016 2:54 pmWah inspirasinya menular. Kini saya beranikan diri hosting blog berbayar.
Terima kasih Teh Trinity.
Ilmu Bisnis
November 26, 2016 10:55 amWidih,,,nominasinya serem amat, salut banget sama The Naked Traveler dengan prestasinya,,
Tanmar
December 22, 2016 9:41 amI watching your youtube and read about your Blog how you manage and have a lot of fun experienced, Good Job. Next time if you want to come to Calgary, Alberta, Canada let me know maybe I can help you to show you around.
Akut Wibowo
December 23, 2016 4:58 pmSangat inspiratif. Sebagai blogger baru, ini menjadi motivasi saya!
haffid
January 21, 2017 10:46 amkopdar yuk, travelling bareng-bareng asik kyakx hehe
ajang
January 29, 2017 3:00 amgood job traveling indonesia tak kalah keren sama orang orang luar
Mydaypack
January 31, 2017 8:29 pmblog andalan iniii, sukses selalu bunda naked traveler….
debocahworld
February 6, 2017 10:21 pmSudah ngikutin kak Trinity sejak lama, tapi baru kali ini baca biografinya.. =)
Aprie
February 9, 2017 4:24 amAkhirnya kuputuskan bikin travel dan kuliner blog biar bisa fokus kayak Kak T. Sukses dan sehat selalu, Kak! 🙂
Berposting
February 22, 2017 2:35 pmPertamakali ini saya berkunjug diblog anda,,dan artikelnya sangat bagus,,trus berkarya dan salam sukses,,
acatalogibu
February 28, 2017 7:15 amWah seru banget mbak, sya bru baca yg versi 2 nya
Trik Droid
March 29, 2017 5:55 amKayanya seru nih, jadi kepingein traveling deng. Terimakasih atas informasinya gan.. 😀
Coco Loco
April 9, 2017 7:41 pmsuka banget baca cerita2nya.. seru dan kocak
Timy
May 9, 2017 11:31 amkeren banget ini… sangat menginspirasi buat travel blogger lainnya 😀
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