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Visiting the Island of Bali allows you to blend with nature and art. When the program Journey with customers loyal Beauty beauty products Martha Tilaar mid-January, we visited the Bali Safari & Marine Park. The zoo is split into three habitats of animals from three countries: Indonesia, India, and Africa. It also witnessed the Balinese theater, the largest theater in Southeast Asia, who are in a complex of Bali Safari & Marine Park.

The wealth of nature and art in Gianyar
Bali Safari Park is located in Gianyar regency. Takes about an hour to get there from the village of Kuta. This 40-hectare area into a comfortable habitat for various wildlife, including endangered species from Indonesia, India, and Africa. We explore three areas of habitat of animals using a special bus Safari Journey. With the help of guides on every bus with a capacity of about 20-30 people, you can get information on various types of animals.

You can select three travel packages at the zoo which is still part of the Safari Park in Cisarua this. Primary package worth 39 dollars per person (for foreigners) and Rp 180.000 (for local tourists), with facilities safari journey, Bali silver seat Theatre, fresh water aquarium, educational elephant shows, and educational animal shows. Senior Package $ 60 dollars per person (for foreigners) and Rp 280,000 (for local tourists) with similar facilities, except that you can enjoy lunch at one restaurant in the zoo and gold seats in Bali Theatre. Great package worth 80 dollars with a platinum seat in Bali Theatre if you want to experience the wild adventure, dining in restaurants Tsavo Lion, with direct views of a herd of lions.

No less spectacular is the theater of Bali with magnificent sets and real property. Elephants, birds, ducks, cows are involved in performances involving 150 players. Tata stage, lighting, and sound in the show is so magnificent Bali Agung, Bali collaboration between director and Australia, I Made Sidia and Peter J Wilson, and Chong Lim and music composer Hans Manansang as a producer.

Performing Bali Agung was held in January and February at 14:30 to 15:30 pm. The story is inspired by 12th-century legend about the King of Sri Jaya Pangus Wie Ching Kang and his wife, daughter of Chinese merchants, and the story of Dewi Danu who gives offspring to the king. This story is displayed with a blend of puppets, music, dance, and acculturation Balinese culture with Chinese culture. A father who tells his son with puppets, using the English language, starting a story in this performance. Next story runs with spectacular views and voices in the room magnificent formations during an hour.

Barong Landung, the statue of the king and his wife, is a concrete manifestation of this legend. The statue of this king and queen once in 210 days paraded through the streets of Bali. Balinese people believe, these giants like Barong Landung counteract bad luck and evil spirits. Bali theatrical performances to teach the audience about the history of one of the only Balinese ancestor, who was still thick and embedded in everyday life.

"Carving Bali heavily influenced Chinese culture. Style of Chinese culture can also be found up to Denpasar," Agung Adi, our guide, explaining how acculturation occurred in Bali. Even mixed marriage (different ethnicity, culture, nation) has occurred in Bali since the 12th century, the story of King menyontoh Sri Jaya Pangus and Kang Ching Wie.

In addition to theatrical performances at the Bali Safari & Marine Park you can also learn Balinese dance in a special hall for dance practice. Gianyar is rich in arts and culture. For information, the village of Ubud is also worthy of your pan. Various museums of art and culture lined the main road, and tourist attractions of the famous monkey forest. Especially for couples who honeymoon, you can spend the night at the inn with the ambiance and luxury of the palace at the Royal Pita Maha, obviously the Great Adi.

Enjoying the sunset at Tanjung Benoa
Satisfied enjoy the natural and cultural wealth in Gianyar, you can along the coast towards Tanjung Benoa Sanur. Prepare energy, because the journey should take about an hour to Sanur Beach which stretches 4.5 km.

"If a holiday to Bali with his family, just come to Sanur Beach. Progress is not as quickly Sanur or Legian Kuta, but the beach in Sanur is not less beautiful. Sanur also has an interesting art market visited," said Agung Adi.

Dinner and enjoy the sunset on a cruise ship plesir enriching experience to Bali. You and your family can enjoy the beauty of the waters at Tanjung Benoa. In addition, you also can tour the culture by visiting the island of Nusa Penida. There are two options on a cruise ship vacation packages, Nusa Penida Island Day Cruise and Sunset Cruise. Especially the first option, you can visited the island and was greeted with coconut water and treats cockfighting attractions once set foot on this island. You also can visit the turtle farm, watching the activities of the villagers who used to weave in her home, visiting the traditional markets, outbound, or simply relax on the beach.

Enjoying the Kuta beach
Incomplete to Bali if you do not enjoy the sunset or sunrise in Kuta Beach which stretches 7.5 km to Seminyak. At 07:00, Kuta Beach began bustling with various activities. Jogging on the beach, swim, breakfast, learning to surf, simply walk, or hunting photos for photography enthusiasts. Whatever your activity of choice, Kuta Beach is open 24 hours for your free. Cleanliness was awake, because since the morning janitor began combing the beach.

"Be careful if you want to swim in Kuta Beach. About 11-15 people were killed each year on the beach that looks this cool. When extreme weather, the beach is also often dirty," said Agung Adi.

Other activity options along this coast is massage. Massage and spa of choice of other activities in Bali. Besides the beach, you also can enjoy the spa in Hello Bali is open until 19:00 pm. Not far from Kuta, you can point to Sunset Road and enjoy a variety of body care services.

Shop for Balinese products
Souvenir shopping center and a popular souvenir in Bali in which Krishna and Airlangga. You can freely shop-style supermarkets here. The price can not be priced more negotiable, but very affordable. Prepare your shopping list, so do not go crazy at the sight range of Balinese clothing choices or interesting trinkets. If not planned, do not be sorry if the travel budget swollen by shop-by Balinese.

If your time schedule to pursue narrow or plane, you can shop at Krishna which was situated not far from the airport. Souvenir shopping center provides a wide selection of interesting souvenirs. For art fans, you can bring home a painting, wood carving, or a variety of functional art with slick designs. Bags, slippers, overalls, shirts, kids clothes, sarongs Bali, Udeng (typical headband Bali), Bali fabrics, accessories, and a variety of Balinese handicrafts are available at this gift shop.

Well, if you're still a long time on the last day in Bali, a time to stop at Joger located on the street of Kuta. At stores that call themselves as factory these words you can freely shop products Balinese who likes to play word in every type of product.

The Balinese do not just look for creative opportunities, but also rich with innovative products to sold. Along the main road of Kuta, Bali peddled a variety of unique products and always managed to provoke the eyes, then hook the road users to stop by for a while and spend money. A number of the art market or the traditional market in Bali is also interesting stop off if you want to look for souvenirs. As Sukawati Art Market in Gianyar or Kuta Art Market. You must be smart deal if the shop in this traditional market.

"Fresh first half of the price," advises the Great Adi.

Satisfied shop and explore Bali? Now you can go home with stories about nature, art and culture of Bali. Stories that you can dongengkan child before bedtime when I got home. With cultural tourism, the experience will be increasingly wealthy family.

Quoted from http://female.kompas.com/read/2011/02/01/09015830/Bali.Wisata.Budayanya.Takkan.Habis.Digali.-.Bagian.2.Habis

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UFO trail Changed into impromptu Tourism Object

Findings of rice crop circle in Hamlet and Hamlet Rejosari Jogomangsan, Jogotirto Village, Berbah District, Sleman District, became an immediate tourist attraction visited by thousands of impromptu community who want to see the phenomenon.

Since Tuesday (25/01) morning people from various regions in Sleman, Yogyakarta and surrounding areas began to pack the location of the present invention, even some people who are willing to climb the hill on the north side location Get to witness the phenomenon that is associated with the UFO trail.

"Many visitors who are willing to climb a slippery hill, so some people are trying to help for the visitors do not slip and fall," said JOKO local residents.

According to him, the number of visitors used the population to increase cash income villages by creating parking service and sell the photos 'UFO trail'.

"These photos are in demand even a single citizen who scored 300 shares sold out in just one hour," he said.

He said, to fund the acquisition of parking in addition to cash used for the village was also shared with the owners of fields to cover the losses.

"The owner of this field there are six people and they are likely to suffer losses because their fields destroyed," he said.

He said, for signs before, some residents claimed not to hear there is anything suspicious.

"Some people are still staying on the roadside here till dawn at 01.00. So if there is noise, certainly we also hear," he said.

Previously residents Kracakan Hamlet, Village Jogotirto, Berbah District, Sleman, Sunday (23/01) found traces of the alleged strange UFO trail at the local hamlet rice field location.

The sight of the strange collapse of rice stalks that form a circle large and small. The size of the circle is estimated between 15-20 meters.
Supriyanto observer UFO phenomenon which is Archaeology GMU alumni engaged in the world of the old metaphysical suspect if the pattern is not a UFO.

"For this kind of script, first time in Indonesia. Previous indeed found in many foreign countries. But, from the pattern, this is not a UFO," he said at the scene of the findings.

According to him, the truth of the UFO itself until this very moment is still mysterious, but did not rule out the existence of advanced technology beyond human capabilities.

"Should space agency to come down here and do research so that people do not guess," he said.

He said the script that is on rice cultivation in this Berbah have a simple character.

"Although the pattern matching and regular, but not as complex as the pattern found in many foreign countries. It's much simpler when compared to the pattern found in many countries, this is much more simple because of the vastness and its not too big," he said.

Supri guessed, this pattern occurred as a result of static ions due to electrical voltage. The reason is, just above the script is no network cable SUTET. "If man-made, this is clearly not possible. If the wind whirlwind, this is also not possible because it is very neat. So, my guess is due to static from a network ion SUTET on it," he said.

Quoted from http://kelanakota.suarasurabaya.net/?id=7d0e1de8a9c2900a1bc639aea62d6ca6201188015

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Aroma Jakarta in Makassar

When set foot in Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport a few days ago, the memory brings me back in time five years ago when the last time to touch home "Roosters of the East". At that time, things like airports in areas that seem solid and like a bus terminal. But now, my eyes were amazed to see the changes that are very different.

Modern Eve is very thick felt. At a glance, I felt was at the Soekarno-Hatta. Remove from the airport, the car drove straight into downtown Makassar. Again, I remembered with Jakarta. Makassar toll road highway that penetrates like a capital city lay in plain sight. The toll road is connecting the city of Makassar with Sultan Hasanuddin International Airport. My arrival was greeted this time the heavy rains. In February it was still the rainy season. Not to loose my sense of Jakarta, which naturally, out of highways, streets jammed because right at home during office hours. At some point, the street looks flooding. Complete has the feel of Jakarta at the southern tip of Sulawesi.

"Do not be equated with Jakarta lah, mbak. Here the breakdown is not as bad as Jakarta. This is not a flood, but the stagnant water," said Wahyu a resident of Makassar who took me, laughing.

I then stopped at several locations in Makassar. The main tourist destination is Fort Rotterdam, Netherlands fort covering an area of three hectares. When viewed from the sky, tortoise-shaped fort. The fort was so beautifully maintained.

At the time, the fort was built deliberately facing directly into the sea. When visitors stand at the end of the fortress that resembles a turtle's head, looking vaguely at the sea front. Unfortunately, the view was blocked by buildings and shops. The good news, the central and local governments are now revitalizing the citadel. The buildings at the fort will be torn down and the moat that surrounds like the colonial era fort will be built. If this is true, then from a distance will look majestic castle stands.

Music bands and boisterous crowd of young people in front of Fort Rotterdam in Makassar my attention. A hangout called Kampung Popsah now standing to challenge Fort Rotterdam. At night, lights of different colors lights up like a charm Makassar residents.

When I go into it, the majority of visitors are young people. In the middle there is live music stage with tables overlooking the visitors. While around various common foods are often found in Jakarta. At a glance like a food court with the feel of a typical young boy reminds places seputaran hanging out in Kemang, Jakarta. Moving further inward, so charming scenery. Expanse of sea spoil the eye. Cocoklah so hangout with friends, joking.

Makassar City has indeed been growing rapidly over the past five years. Makassar can be called as city transit. Because the city has a level of transit via commercial transportation, both air and sea, the highest in Indonesia. The strategic location makes the Makassar as a liaison to the eastern parts of Indonesia.

"Makassar is the largest transit city in Indonesia," said Director of Promotion of Domestic Kemenbudpar M Faried. Unfortunately the people who transit has not been used optimally as a potential tourist market.

Several countries in Southeast Asia such as Malaysia and Singapore, with slick design a special tour packages for visitors in transit. For example, by selling city tour packages of 3 hours, 6 hours, or 9 hours. Potential visitors transit in Makassar was apparent when I was looking at Fort Rotterdam. There, I had talked with two foreign tourists from Finland and Sweden.

"We really want to Biak. We were in transit and had to wait 6 hours for a flight to Biak. We do not know what to do, so we come here," said they. One of the tourists were even asked back to me, the building whether they are visiting.

Meanwhile, South Sulawesi ASITA Chairman HM Irham Ilyas said, some travel agencies are selling tour packages in transit at the airport. Package tours to tourists in transit is actually quite need a minimum of two hours.

"One hour for round-trip airport. Time one hour to eat and shopping," he said. Type of tours taken by visitors to most major transit it is eating and shopping. They want to look for food typical city of Makassar.

"Most are looking for him culinary, because the easiest and most considered to fill the time before departure. They are looking for grilled foods, like grilled seafood by the beach. Once there was the Japanese group came from Bali. They come in the morning, then tour to eat seafood, afternoon return back to Bali, "Irham story.

But there is also some tourists who want to see the sights. According Irham, tourist attraction for tour packages in transit is usually Paotere Fort and the Port of Rotterdam. Apart from the distance near the airport and the estimated time to look around quite a half hour.

Quoted from http://travel.kompas.com/read/2011/02/15/20560259/Aroma.Jakarta.di.Makassar

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Bengkulu

bengkulu_logo.jpgBengkulu is a city on the west coast of Sumatra island in Indonesia.With a population of 340,000 (2007), the city is capital and largest city of the Bengkulu province. Until the 1970s the city was considered was very remote with no roads, and due to thick forest was only accessible through the coastal shipping.

History
In the seventeenth century, the Lampung region of southern Sumatra was under to the possession of the kingdom of Banten in western Java. It was a major producer of pepper.

In 1682, a troup of the Dutch East India Company attacked Banten. The crown prince, who had headed the government submitted to the Dutch, who recognize him as Sultan. The Dutchman expelled all other Europeans present in Banten. As a result the British withdrew and the British East India Company founded Bengkulu as a commercial establishment (named Bengcoolen) in 1685.

In 1714, the British built Fort Marlborough. However, it was never financially beneficial, because of its remoteness and the difficulty in procuring pepper. Despite these difficulties, the British persisted, maintaining the presence there for 150 years before ceding it to the Dutch as part of the Anglo-Dutch Treaty of 1824 to focus attention on Malacca. Like the rest of present-day Indonesia, Bengkulu remained a Dutch colony until after World War II.

During Sukarno's imprisonment by the Dutch in the 1930s, the future first president of Indonesia lived briefly in Bengkulu. Here he met his wife, Fatmawati, who gave him several children, the most famous being the first female President of Indonesia, Megawati Sukarnoputri.

 

Merdeka Palace

merdeka-palace.jpgMerdeka Palace (English: Freedom Palace, Indonesian: Istana Merdeka, Dutch: Paleis Koningsplein), is a palace in Central Jakarta, Indonesia, and used as the official palace of the President of the Republic of Indonesia. The palace located directy in front of Merdeka square and Indonesian National Monument. The palace served as residency for the Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies during the colonial era and up to the first president of Indonesia. In 1949 the palace was renamed to Merdeka Palace, "merdeka" is Indonesian word for "freedom". Merdeka Palace together with Negara Palace, along with a few structures in the complex, such as Wisma Negara, State Secretariat, and Bina Graha make up the State Palace complex; the center of Indonesian executive authority.

Negara Palace
The building today known as Istana Negara (State Palace) originally built as the residence for a Dutch businessman, J. A. van Braam. Rijswijk and Molenvliet (presently known as Harmoni), the location chosen as the time was the most exclusive neighborhood in Weltevreden area, the New Batavia. During its early years, only the State Palace stood in this complex. The State Palace was built in 1796 facing north toward Ciliwung river bank, during the era of Pieter Gerardus van Overstraten as Governor-General of the Dutch East Indies, and completed in 1804.

In 1820, this mansion was rented and then sold to the Dutch Colonial Government in 1821. The government used this building as the center of all administration and as the official residence of the Governor-General during a stay in Batavia, in occasion of events such as the Indies Council Meeting held every Wednesday. The Governor-Generals preferred to live in Bogor Palace (Paleis te Buitenzorg) in Bogor (Buitenzorg), due to the cooler and more adaptable temperatures in the hillsides of Bogor.

 
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