Nusa Lembongan - Nusa Penida; Another Paradise in Bali
13 March 2013
Categories : Diving and Snorkeling
Disclaimer: This is our trip report - purely reflect our real experience,can be subjective but factual to our eyes at that time and places. How to get there: Very easy, dozens flights from Jakarta and other regional and international airport to Bali Ngurah Rai International airport.Get the taxi from airport to Sanur beach,where several fast boat and regular boat are ready to bring you with the travel time between 30 minutes to 3 hours depend on the boat operator...
Tag : Nusa Lembongan, Nusa Ceningan and Nusa Penida : “Cleaning Stations” for the Giant Mola-Mola
Wayang Orang Bharata: A Javanese Theater Surviving in Jakarta
13 March 2013
Categories : Culture and Heritage
I remembered, a few years ago, when visiting Solo City, I saw a wayang orang show at a local theater. Wayang orang is Javanese classical theater performance with themes taken from Mahabharata or Ramayana epics. Seeing the locals, adults or even children, came to watch and enjoy the show till midnight was actually awesome for me. That was a place where people come to appreciate traditional cultures… their own heritage. That day, I believed that such...
Visiting the Palaces of Yogyakarta
11 January 2013
Categories : Culture and Heritage
In formal terms, it's called, "Kraton Ngayogyakarta Hadiningrat." Less formally, the Keraton. It's the royal palace, and home, of the ruling sultan in the province of Yogyakarta, Indonesia. He is technically a governor but is able to retain the title of sultan.The Keraton is open to the public in...
Tag : The Kraton, Yogyakarta
Meeting Komodo Dragons and Snorkeling at Pink Beach
11 January 2013
Categories : Diving and Snorkeling - Adventure
Maen lost a limb to an attack by a Komodo Dragon. He could have lost his life. Instead, he survived and courageously has returned to his post as a ranger in the Komodo Islands looking after an environment and an animal that perhaps does not have his best interests at heart. [Michael recounts his...
Tag : Komodo National Park, Diving Around Komodo Island, Kanawa: Best Satellite Island to enjoy the Komodo National Park , The romantic Pink Beach of the Komodo Islands , The Underwater Paradise at Komodo National Park
Kraton's in the details: Sultan's Kraton in Yogyakarta
11 January 2013
Categories : Culture and Heritage
Yogyakarta is considered to be a cultural center of Indonesia. It is here we visited the Sultan’s Palace, also known as Kraton Ngayogyakarta.
It is the primary royal palace of the Yogyakarta Sultanate where the sultan and the royal court have their traditional seat.
The complex...
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Tag : The Kraton, Yogyakarta
