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The archipelago is a place of great potential to serve as objects of tourism, especially diving tourism. Raja Ampat Islands waters according to various sources, is one of the 10 best waters for diving sites around the world. In fact, it may also be recognized as number one for the completeness of flora and fauna under the water at this time.<br />
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Dr John Veron, coral expert from the Australian experience, for example, in a site he revealed, the Raja Ampat Islands located in the westernmost tip of the island of Papua, about 50 miles northwest of Sorong, has the best reef areas in Indonesia. Approximately 450 species of coral had been identified during the two weeks of research in the area.<br />
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Team of experts from Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, and the National Oceanographic Institutions (LON) <a href="http://goindonesiantourism.blogspot.com/2009/10/regional-tour-gili-island-lombok.html">Indonesian Institute of Sciences</a> (LIPI) has made rapid assessment in 2001 and 2002. The result, they are recorded in these waters there are more than 540 hard coral species (75% of the total species in the world), more than 1,000 species of reef fish, 700 types of mollusks, and the highest record for gonodactyloid stomatopod crustaceans. This makes 75% of the world's coral species are in Raja Ampat. No one place in the same area has a number of these coral species.<br />
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There are some reefs are still very good condition with the percentage of live corals closing up 90%, ie in the Dampier Strait (the strait between P. and P. Waigeo Batanta), Kofiau Islands, Islands and South East Misool Wayag Islands. Types of coral reefs in Raja Ampat coral reefs are generally the contour of the edge of steep ramps up. But also the type found in the atoll and the type of burning or taka. In some places like the village Saondarek, when the lowest tides, can be seen without any stretch of coral reef diving and the adaptation itself, the rock can still be alive despite being in the open air and direct sunlight.<br />
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Raja Ampat diving is <a href="http://goindonesiantourism.blogspot.com/2009/10/regional-tour-gili-island-lombok.html">Indonesian Tourism</a> Favorite<br />
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Unique species that can be found at the time of diving are some of the pigmy seahorse species or mini kudalaut, wobbegong and manta ray. There is also a fish endemic to the Raja Ampat, namely Eviota king, the kind of fish gobbie. Manta point in supernal Arborek Dampier straits, you can dive in the company of a few tame Manta Ray like when you dive in Derawan Islands, <span style="font-weight: bold;">East Kalimantan</span>. If you dive at Cape Kri or Chicken Reef, you can be surrounded by thousands of fish. Sometimes a collection of tuna, giant trevallies and snappers. But a tense, if we are surrounded by a collection of barracuda fish, even though it was relatively harmless (which is dangerous if we see barracuda solitary or alone). Reef sharks are also frequently seen, and if lucky you can see the turtles were still eating sponge or swim around you. In some places like the Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo also seen Dugong or sea cow.<br />
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Because the area of many islands and narrow straits, so most dive sites at a particular time has a fast current. This allows also for the drift dive, dive, following a strong current with a very clear water with the fish through the collection. There are also relics of the plane sank into the Second World War can be found in some dive sites make a good place to wreck dive as in P. Wai. And many more reef sites that actually had never touched. This makes diving in Raja Ampat was more challenging.</div>
Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862047228457916728.post-54937575191418668692009-11-10T17:14:00.000-08:002009-12-20T18:41:59.893-08:00<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZK6-ycMNQzbFpp6qYHxZszt5ghoCoKIkec1DgQaqirYXg44Qrm8jCZG4zP4oQp-Kse4YD6tia2ZAljgfGCpK3RCLaSpE6q77C9QMyJBStbdCiEQ65X9yYBiiqoaUFYifp53kqDoaeCms/s1600-h/Prambanan+malam-1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZK6-ycMNQzbFpp6qYHxZszt5ghoCoKIkec1DgQaqirYXg44Qrm8jCZG4zP4oQp-Kse4YD6tia2ZAljgfGCpK3RCLaSpE6q77C9QMyJBStbdCiEQ65X9yYBiiqoaUFYifp53kqDoaeCms/s320/Prambanan+malam-1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402649064817022610" /></a><br /><br />Prambanan temple is incredibly beautiful building built in the 10th century during the reigns of two kings, and Rakai Rakai Pikatan Balitung. Rose as high as 47 feet (5 meters higher than Borobudur temple), the establishment of this temple has fulfilled the desire maker, shows the triumph of Hinduism in Java. This temple is located 17 kilometers from the city center, in the middle of the area that is now a beautiful park.<br /><br />Prambanan Past<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XbpbIbcToLREDnt0wxIvcHL4STtUg-oDoQfSVXR2hH2NfVfTM-iWyAXBMz5kuSSamgnhsyNaOcD8X_xp6DXCwZWZa0NNIyQCk6man-ehOX37CWDqZIDbMd5KpyorJ2kmmsDq4njZz24/s1600-h/Prambanan1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 242px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1XbpbIbcToLREDnt0wxIvcHL4STtUg-oDoQfSVXR2hH2NfVfTM-iWyAXBMz5kuSSamgnhsyNaOcD8X_xp6DXCwZWZa0NNIyQCk6man-ehOX37CWDqZIDbMd5KpyorJ2kmmsDq4njZz24/s320/Prambanan1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402649062213106994" /></a><br />There is a legend that Javanese people always tell about this temple. Once, a man named Bandung Bondowoso loved Roro Jonggrang. Because no love, Jonggrang asked Bondowoso make 1000 temples with statues in one night. The request was nearly fulfilled before Jonggrang asked the villagers to pound rice and make a big fire that created an atmosphere like the morning. New Bondowoso can make 999 statues cursed Jonggrang into the statue in 1000 because he felt cheated.<br /><br />Prambanan Glory<br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsKbIBxS-JtN4zxyRJr7fzA31OGbM9Htc3Zp7ulqJSpkt8FhkpAxD5VZa4S4BuTN8BXZ9UMqG_-jhyhqmOVCAL8T8hvP-IxIWWcuCEjpN0aAoFSIaVCYZMwPkUyEnoouFlPDfjTho9Dc/s1600-h/candiprambanan.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 201px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiBsKbIBxS-JtN4zxyRJr7fzA31OGbM9Htc3Zp7ulqJSpkt8FhkpAxD5VZa4S4BuTN8BXZ9UMqG_-jhyhqmOVCAL8T8hvP-IxIWWcuCEjpN0aAoFSIaVCYZMwPkUyEnoouFlPDfjTho9Dc/s320/candiprambanan.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5402649056610939506" /></a><br /><br />Prambanan temple has 3 main temples in the main yard, namely Vishnu, Brahma, and Shiva. These three temples are symbols of Trimurti in Hindu belief. All of them face east. Each main temple has accompanying temple facing to the west, namely Nandini for Shiva, Swan to Brahma, and Garuda for Vishnu. In addition, there are still squeeze 2 temple, the temple curtain 4, and 4 corner temples. Meanwhile, the second page had 224 temples.<br /><br />Entering the Shiva temple located in the middle and the highest building, you will find a room 4. One main room contains a statue of Shiva, while the other 3 rooms each containing a statue of Durga (Shiva's wife), Agastya (Shiva's teacher), and Ganesha (Shiva's son). Durga is mentioned as the statue of Roro Jonggrang described in the legend above.<br /><br />In the Vishnu temple is located in the north of Shiva temple, you will only see one room containing a statue of Vishnu. Similarly, the Brahma temple located on the south side of Shiva temple, you will only find one room with a statue of Brahma.<br /><br />Accompanying temple is Garuda temple lure is located near the Vishnu temple. This temple save the story of a half-bird figure named Garuda. Garuda is a mystical bird in Hindu mythology, who was gold, white-faced, red-winged, beaked and winged like an eagle. Estimated, the figure is Hindu adaptation of Bennu figure (means 'rises' or 'shine', usually associated with the god Re) in ancient Egyptian mythology or Phoenix in Old Greek mythology. Garuda can save his mother from the curse of Aruna (Garuda's brother who was born handicapped) by stealing Tirta Amrita (holy water of the gods).<br /><br /><a href="http://www.klikdong.com/register.php?r=ijoelsantana" target='_blank'><img title="Jangan ketinggalan" src="http://www.klikdong.com/images/73.gif" border="0" alt="Temukan rahasia kaya lewat internet"></a><br /><br />The ability to save was admired by many people until now and used for various purposes. Indonesia used it to sign the state. That said, the creator of the emblem of Garuda Pancasila find inspiration in this temple. Other countries also use it to sign the country is Thailand, with the same reason but adaptation forms and different appearance. In Thailand, Garuda is known as Pha recruited or recruited.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862047228457916728.post-90908868576988473952009-10-18T19:22:00.000-07:002010-03-05T20:20:25.267-08:00Regional Tour Gili Island Lombok, highlights in the middle of Ocean Pearl<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMbZM0Lsk47WdwSCSSaS-IPxpyXO_yYWyaNGlfwoKzovMpu0MaAhPbsjd_7AxlvM8j3gn-abnJQJga9S8fFyGePd3FsT_UdZ1JcG_9xrm3RDxXo1HkE_xUGp3sYdQJscittr4zpX05rU/s1600-h/cropped-pantai-senggigi2GILI.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjTMbZM0Lsk47WdwSCSSaS-IPxpyXO_yYWyaNGlfwoKzovMpu0MaAhPbsjd_7AxlvM8j3gn-abnJQJga9S8fFyGePd3FsT_UdZ1JcG_9xrm3RDxXo1HkE_xUGp3sYdQJscittr4zpX05rU/s320/cropped-pantai-senggigi2GILI.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394132004940787218" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jqO_EO9cebDxOj78Ha87cw8mc4SoBpIVZR6HH7YbyELOvRKIQDffMJyKNFny-fYVlHP_VCLgnbZwtJBKuYbnwSGWXdgdabox8WTKvPlnXObHS9xdBUR4IV3Amjx1P7Ah0TmqHOSnaQ8/s1600-h/gilii.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 254px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj2jqO_EO9cebDxOj78Ha87cw8mc4SoBpIVZR6HH7YbyELOvRKIQDffMJyKNFny-fYVlHP_VCLgnbZwtJBKuYbnwSGWXdgdabox8WTKvPlnXObHS9xdBUR4IV3Amjx1P7Ah0TmqHOSnaQ8/s320/gilii.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394131999474695378" /></a><br /><br /><br />Indeed the word itself means Gili small islands with white sand and the enchantment of swaying palm trees in the middle of the ocean. Small islands pretty is located in the north west coast of this island. <br /><a href="http://goindonesiantourism.blogspot.com/2009/10/regional-tour-gili-island-lombok.html">Indonesian Tourism</a> can make you happy will you have many times to visited<br />Surely a long time these islands became a magnet for most tourists in the world both foreign and locally because of the clean sea water, an ideal place for water sports lovers (let's call it diving and snorkeling), and a quiet place to vacation. <br />Ideally, these islands are offered for both beginner divers and professional, and beach holiday lovers who want to bask in the hot sun. Walking along the white sandy beach and not uncommon when you do not find the vehicle two or four wheels on this island, a form of transportation that you can enjoy a scoop Cidomo and bicycles. <br /> <br />Gili is also a coral island with low levels of rainfall and vegetation. Perhaps the weather is too hot when compared to the mainland. In other words, the amount of sunlight is very high throughout the year although the rainy season on the island of Lombok. The majority of water drawn from wells, if not, will be sent from the mainland. Be prepared for salt water bath in the majority of small hotels, but the major hotels have been providing clean water. <br /><br />Gili Island offers a variety of restaurants, bars and five-star hotel accommodation, especially in Gili Trawangan. While facilities and internet phone services are available plus all other facilities for travelers. Only a bank or an ATM not exist except star hotels accept credit card payments. <br /><br />Gili Air <br />Nearest island inhabited by the majority of local people and very quickly accessible from the three island dyke. The island has a turtle hatchery and also good for snorkeling, especially from the east and northeast coastal areas. In the southern part of the island has several convenient locations to play surf when conditions allow, also offers simple accommodation, restaurants, and places of quiet and comfortable.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862047228457916728.post-4397653853061740062009-10-18T19:12:00.000-07:002009-10-18T19:16:09.110-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOGMbV7adDPLYa6S_QKQbwsXBnuWGmltjk3EzeUGlwAIWlYIXhfnK_5LOo0OU7PUxVAZNRJHKbWPATI2EHoQA4qxbXmcQw1YTXwLNGFTd5OHFUewKHq03vDjNYtcu9etGwB32sxIaels/s1600-h/Pulau-Kumala.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 245px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjmOGMbV7adDPLYa6S_QKQbwsXBnuWGmltjk3EzeUGlwAIWlYIXhfnK_5LOo0OU7PUxVAZNRJHKbWPATI2EHoQA4qxbXmcQw1YTXwLNGFTd5OHFUewKHq03vDjNYtcu9etGwB32sxIaels/s320/Pulau-Kumala.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5394129014368971602" /></a><br /><br /><br />Tenggarong, Kabupaten Kutai Kartanegara : Kumala Island is an area on the Mahakam River delta which extends on the western side of City Tenggarong, Kutai Kartanegara. Beginning in 2000 built into the Jade Island Tourism Region. <br />Tourism Object Kumala Island is located in the middle of the Mahakam River Recreation Park is a blend of Modern Technology and Traditional Culture. The island of 76 hectares of this land was once the bed and shrubs. Currently, most areas are equipped with various facilities such as the Sky Tower as high as 100 meters to enjoy the beauty of the air, Mini Railway Train game area and a connecting Hanging with the mainland. <br /><br /><br />On this island there DSJ Resort complete with swimming pool and facilities for those who want to rest, which was the only cottage in the middle of the Mahakam River in the location of this island prepared for the Fish Aquarium Giant Irrawaddy Dolphin, Dolphin Fresh Water that exist only in China and Brazil . <br /><br />Development Kumala Island Park will be completed gradually and will continue to grow. Thus the public will have additional attractions besides representative Mulawarman Museum (former Royal palace Kukar), Panji Sukarame Basin, Pondok Labu Village Culture in Tenggarong and Nusa Muara Tuna on white sandy MUNTAI. <br /><br />Kumala Island Park is about 27 km from Kota Samarinda that can be done through the Bridge Kukar 1 within approximately 30 minutes. While the city of Balikpapan which has facilities Sepinggan Airport and Harbor, which is access Semayang air and sea transportation in East Kalimantan, Located approximately 130 km that can be pursued Less Over 3 hours by land. In addition Kumala Island Park can also be reached by water transport through the Mahakam River.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862047228457916728.post-81888939747987820692009-09-28T19:47:00.000-07:002009-09-28T19:48:59.476-07:00<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4S08yFnAdXqhoxW4WOqXPTzv5XFuqNVpTgP2f9ukOHlpp8dtPi4uW9j17EGtH0V29ZQxnWWsPN6JbUkET_kPFyq2HymTpoI1uXZTgHHyKcTE5XwgMdKn0w8x6NhXMaljNWoujMdk89w/s1600-h/jaya.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5386715895929962914" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgF4S08yFnAdXqhoxW4WOqXPTzv5XFuqNVpTgP2f9ukOHlpp8dtPi4uW9j17EGtH0V29ZQxnWWsPN6JbUkET_kPFyq2HymTpoI1uXZTgHHyKcTE5XwgMdKn0w8x6NhXMaljNWoujMdk89w/s320/jaya.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>Likewise, women don't wear terribly much clothes. Just a skirt, entirely made of natural materials will do. It is the women's duty to carry out the heavy work on the fields. Observe the nuke, typical cloak-like bark string bags, carried half over the head. Heavily loaded with cabbage, sweet potatoes and sago, they resemble a blanket. A woman covered in river mud, is in grief. A less innocent way to show mourning, is finger amputation, a fate that only women will befall. Despite serious efforts of the government to halt this practice, they continue being reported occasionally.</div><br /><div>Jayawijaya Peak, a roaring mountain is permanently covered with snow, despite its location on the equator. We'll quite never forget meeting an awful-looking Dani, bearing the tusk of a wild pig at the tip of his nose. Despite their groovy looks, these are quite gentle people, shaking your hand politely and always having time for a small chat.</div><br /><div>The Baliem Valley remains one of the most fascinating places on the planet, where man may confront it its prehistoric past. But even in the remotest of area. Civilization is seeping through and will not be kept at bay. Maybe the time is right to visit the wild beauty of the Baliem Valley and its remarkable people, </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862047228457916728.post-74421043225928675942009-05-05T19:38:00.000-07:002009-05-05T19:40:02.585-07:00A Tour of Duty in North Sulawesi<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfETvMBGlY81dh5iuWltMnSDMGIdCiUE6eObkyVzwInNS30IEc4ZWt8No0O_1OVbMkRVhNEJBh9M9c4nNM0CrQsAnEPBaQtBKT57mOQTNj0OSXcAjm1pbOT-2PGy-Mrdq4IX3arFJknU/s1600-h/bitung1.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5332535077415084786" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 238px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiWfETvMBGlY81dh5iuWltMnSDMGIdCiUE6eObkyVzwInNS30IEc4ZWt8No0O_1OVbMkRVhNEJBh9M9c4nNM0CrQsAnEPBaQtBKT57mOQTNj0OSXcAjm1pbOT-2PGy-Mrdq4IX3arFJknU/s320/bitung1.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><br /><div>The port town of Bitung with its fine natural harbour protected by the adjacent island of Lembeh is the centre for shipbuilding and maintenance as well as commercial fishing. Also, since the harbour in Manado silted up, large ships now all call into Bitung, including some of the magnificent passenger cruise-liners. The town itself has a quaint provincial charm and is distinguished by its 12m replica of the Eiffel Tower at one of the roundabout intersections leading into town. Apparently the unusual monument was built by a previous mayor who had studied in Paris in his earlier years, and was built as a testament of his love for the "City of Lights".Take a boat ride across and down the Lembeh Strait and you’ll come across an equally odd and intriguing monument; the Trikora Monument. Constructed in the 70s this mammoth structure towering some 100 meters into the sky was built to celebrate the success of the Indonesian military’s campaign in Irian Jaya. With an enormous Monaslike tower flanked by two annexes which look something like robotic flowers in bloom, the inside wall which encircles the base of the monument shows scenes of recruiting soldiers and then sending them off to war.Attached to the monument has been mounted an old DC3 aircraft that was used in the military campaign. A ladder on one side provides access inside where you can go and sit in the cockpit and live out your fantasy of being a fighter pilot – bring your own sound effects. This is a popular hangout for local kids.You can’t mention Bitung and Lembeh without mentioning the diving in Lembeh Strait. Relatively unknown compared to Bunaken, Lembeh has fast developed a reputation as being the place for muck. That may sound disgusting but allow me to explain. The sheltered straits form a kind of bottleneck in the surrounding sea, which has led to an abundance of plankton. This siltybottomed strait therefore doesn’t have the same spectacular coral walls of Bunaken but it does mean that the conditions are just right for serious divers to see a menagery of weird and wonderful creatures up close that they rarely, if ever, get to see anywhere else. Creatures with weird descriptive names that conjure up all sorts of strange images are common here – the ornate ghost pipefish, neon coloured nudibranchs (a kind of seaslug), mimic octopuses and flamboyant cuttlefish, as well as the diminutive pygmy seahorse and the aptly named frogfish can all be seen hiding among the crevices of the Lembeh Strait. Several dive resorts have been built here and offers easy, direct access to Lembeh, without the need for the long boat ride from Manado for day-trippers.</div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862047228457916728.post-68173598275767480482009-04-06T21:30:00.000-07:002009-04-06T21:31:22.105-07:00KUTA BEACH<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSw-BHrK7V4_jePdhDyhPyi_2rdK5W1yHtq10LJ9zlMqKSP3495ZwC_FRDSreJG6urpBhA9uXqyu-Gn5j5EaGlTbFCadPQ1E1cfn6hhEguC0fSS1-2fTtAyxSkxfAGhjMI0R8X-E7wGJI/s1600-h/kuta.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321802324354189522" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhSw-BHrK7V4_jePdhDyhPyi_2rdK5W1yHtq10LJ9zlMqKSP3495ZwC_FRDSreJG6urpBhA9uXqyu-Gn5j5EaGlTbFCadPQ1E1cfn6hhEguC0fSS1-2fTtAyxSkxfAGhjMI0R8X-E7wGJI/s320/kuta.jpg" border="0" /></a> Kuta start known when traders from Denmark to open trade offices here. Trade relations between the representatives involved in trade with the original population and growing very rapidly.New start in 1930 a pair of husband and wife origin California United States is very impressed with the beauty of the Kuta beach that time is not touchable human intervention, alias still natural. Kuta Beach Hotel is the first hotel that stands in this area, but I have to be closed because of the Japanese invade island of Bali at the time. In 1960 when many tourists who have to stop in Australia in Bali for a trip to Europe, the more famous Kuta start again. In its development, the more interesting areas of Kuta visit the tourists not only from Australia, but also from many other parts of the world.Stand fast with the various hotels along the coastal area of Kuta. Usually hotels dikawasan this international or at least an international hotel group. From the beginning of the end of the Kuta beach there is a B each Inna Kuta Hotel, Hard Rock Hotel, Mercure Hotel, etc.. Also stands a very comfortable lodging a stylish boutique resort that is KulKul Nature Boutique Resort.Time in the most bustling Kuta beach areas is in the afternoon or at sunset (sunset). All foreign tourists whether local or gathered into one here. Moreover, there are special moments, moments in the country, such as school holidays, vacation Lebaran Idul Fitri holidays or new year, can be ascertained that the crowd becomes.<br />In Kuta beach visitors can make surfing, playing soccer, playing kites, fall down just in the warm beach sand, or wash the eyes see the bule sunbathing tourists. If interested in the service cowlick hair or making temporary tattoo, it can also be obtained at this beach.<br />the others paper from baliblog--><br />Kuta is a former fishing village, it was one of the first towns on Bali to see substantial tourist development, and as a beach resort remains one of Indonesia’s major tourist destinations. It is known internationally for its long sandy beach, varied accommodation, many restaurants and bars, and convenience to Bali’s Ngurah Rai Airport.In the early ’70’s surfers, hippies and adventurous travelers made it to Kuta Beach, with its perfect coastline, simple guest houses and bamboo warungs. In the early days there were few creature comforts for visitors, with rice, fish and fruit making up a large part of the diet. Cooking oil was also a luxury, so coconut oil was used, giving the food a less than delicate flavour. Pork fat could be substituted, although not entirely the healthy was to go.In the early days of Kuta tourism a few enterprising people set up warungs to serve the growing tourist market. Among the most successful were Made’s Warung (Jl. Pantai Kuta) and Poppies Restaurant (off of Poppies I), both still in business. Another long time favourite is TJ’s (Poppies I), owner Jean starting out with a vegetarian restaurant and moving to Mexican food in 1984. Kuta is now the center of an extensive tourist-oriented urban area that merges into the neighboring towns. Legian, to the north, is the commercial hub of Kuta and the site of many restaurants and entertainment spots. Most of the area’s big beach-front hotels are in the southern section of Tuban.Legian and Seminyak are northern extensions of Kuta along Jl. Legian and Jl. Seminyak. They are somewhat quieter suburbs with cottage-style accommodations, where many of the expat crowd live. Also to the north are Petitenget, Berawa, Canggu, and Seseh - new and quieter continuations of Kuta’s beach. They are easy to reach through Abian Timbul or Denpasar and Kerobokan. Several large hotels are located in this area: the Oberoi Bali, Hard Rock Hotel Bali, the Intan Bali Village, the Legian in Petitenget, the Dewata Beach and the Bali Sani Suites in Berawa. To the south, Kuta Beach extends beyond the airport into Jimbaran.Kuta is just 2 miles from Ngurah Rai airport in Tuban, making it an ideal first night for many visitors. An airport taxi might cost around 25,000rp, dropping you in the Poppies Lane / Benesari area, with a choice of budget / mid-range accommodation. After the 2002 Sari Club / Paddy’s Bar bombing, Kuta’s nightlife hit the skids. Seminyak seemed to be charging ahead with new bars opening, some of which were conspicuously open at the front, allowing easy escape should there be another bombing. Kuta’s location however meant that was due for a rebound, so with MBarGo, Hook, The Wave, the new Paddy’s, Sky Lounge and other venues, Kuta is a strong contender for nightlife action.One of the fun ways to check out the neighborhoods in Bali, including Kuta is by using Wikimapia.org. This site allows you to zoom in and out and check out the area. You might spot a few places you’ve been before. Kuta may not look like the French Riviera, but real estate is worth top dollar. In fact most landowners in Kuta will not sell, realizing that times may change, but the location will always mean business. Some long term expats still live in the Tuban, Kuta, Legian area, feeling at home with neighborhood and comfortable living close to the friends they have developed over the years. Kuta may not be paradise, but it is not the hell hole some travellers make it out to be.<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862047228457916728.post-85650701041368820092009-04-06T21:28:00.000-07:002009-04-06T21:29:56.676-07:00ULUWATU<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJfS_0-aaN9Lit7xxxDF5jXvIGJQ5RJMEyx-DOQjtZFYS2pCfyDt6NW_gisY1bGwrPbqrztEyT7SQ9V_UTL6lDO6s9uIwllcpTap8jvuVhRauTKGPTmnfogq3agB5MC72H9cBhETQF8E/s1600-h/uluwatu.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321801718508973954" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 192px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjjJfS_0-aaN9Lit7xxxDF5jXvIGJQ5RJMEyx-DOQjtZFYS2pCfyDt6NW_gisY1bGwrPbqrztEyT7SQ9V_UTL6lDO6s9uIwllcpTap8jvuVhRauTKGPTmnfogq3agB5MC72H9cBhETQF8E/s320/uluwatu.jpg" border="0" /></a> Luhur Pura Uluwatu is one of six that are ostensibly Sad Kahyangan Jagat. This magnificent temple was established in the southwestern tip of Bali island on a coral reef anjungan steep and high and stick to the sea. Luhur Pura Uluwatu is one of six that are ostensibly Sad Kahyangan Jagat. This magnificent temple was established in the southwestern tip of Bali island on a coral reef anjungan steep and high and stick to the sea. This temple is located in the area Pecatu Village, Kuta District, Badung - from Denpasar to south about 31 km. Pura Uluwatu is located at a height of 97 meters from the sea surface. In front of the temple there is a small forest called kekeran base, functions as a buffer temple sanctity. Pura Uluwatu temple has some pesanakan, the temple is closely related with the main temple. Pura Pura pesanakan that the Bajurit, Pererepan Pura, Pura fungus, Pura Dalem Selonding and Pura Dalem Pangleburan. Each temple has a close connection with Pura Uluwatu, especially in the day-to-day piodalan it. Piodalan at Pura Uluwatu, Pura Bajurit, Pura Pura Pererepan and mushroom falls on Tuesday Kliwon Wuku Medangsia every 210 days. Manifestation of the Lord be glorified in the Pura Uluwatu is god Rudra. How the history of this temple? To be able to jabaan the temple, we must climb stair. In the temple there is jabaan building sedahan clamp, bale kulkul, murda bale and bale sakenem. Jaba's jabaan toward us through the temple intermittent bird-shaped wings that curve. To reach the viscera temple, we pass the temple brackets dwarapala who shaped the statue of Ganesha. In the main temple there is a mandala prasada and form are palinggih Three Overlapping, palinggih header, piasan chess pandaka. On the left of jabaan Luhur Uluwatu Pura Pura Dalem there Jurit (Bejurit) there are, among other prasada, where moksanya Danghyang Dwijendra side by side with monuments such as the two boats used to sail when coming island of Bali. Other buildings in the Pura Dalem Jurit is Gedong two overlapping, paibon, sedahan clamp and bale asta RSI. Locations around the Luhur Pura Uluwatu is also inhabited monkey History Luhur Uluwatu In some sources mentioned, around 1489 BC came to the island of Bali a purohita, ecclesiastic and writer named Danghyang Dwijendra. Danghyang Dwijendra a pastor is a Hindu, born in Kediri, East Java. Danghyang Dwijendra at the time walaka called Danghyang Nirartha. He married a daughter of Daha, East Java. There he also act in-and diksa by law. Danghyang Nirartha was bhiseka kawikon with the name Danghyang Dwijendra. Once in-diksa, Danghyang Dwijendra given the task of implementing dharmayatra as one of the requirements kawikon. Dharmayatra this should be implemented on the island of Bali, with a very heavy task of managing the life of the law and religious tradition, especially on the island of Bali. When it is necessary dharmayatra can be forwarded to the Sasak and Sumbawa Island. Danghyang Dwijendra come to Bali Island, first set foot on the fringe of the southwest coast of Jembrana to rest a moment before continuing journey dharmayatra. This is in place Danghyang Dwijendra leave pemutik (there is also mention pengutik) with handles (starch) wood shelf. Pati wood shelf life, and it turns out to be fertile ground to grow trees shelf. Until now leaves used as a wood shelf banten completeness in Bali. As a warning, and reverence for him, dibangunlah a temple which is named Purancak. After a dharmayatra to Sasak and Sumbawa Island, Danghyang Dwijendra the southwest end of the southern island of Bali, on the arid region, full of stones called the bebukitan. After some time living there, he felt got a call from the Creator Hyang to immediately return amoring acintia Parama MOKSHA. This is where Ida Pedanda Sakti Wawu remind Rauh (icang eling) with Samaya (promise) to return himself to his home. That is where this event called Cangeling and slowly become Cengiling until now. Because of that, Pedanda Sakti Wawu Ida Rauh ngulati (find) a place deemed safe and appropriate to do Parama MOKSHA. By because they do not qualify, he moved again to another location. In this place, and then built a temple called the Temple fungus. The name is derived from the word ngulati. Temple is located in the Village Pecatu. While running to get the new location that is considered eligible for Parama MOKSHA, Ida Pedanda Sakti Wawu Rauh very sad and crying in batinnya. Why? Because he was not willing to leave this world sekala not be perceived as swadharmanya thoroughly, that is life up in the Hindu religion Sasak and Sumbawa. Mengangis where he is, and who founded a temple called Pura Ngis (origin of the word mourning). Ngis this temple is located in the East Village Banjar Adat Pecatu. Ida Pedanda Sakti Wawu Rauh not also find places that are considered appropriate for the Parama MOKSHA. He then arrived at a place full of stones. He was only alone. In this place, and established a temple called the Temple Diyi stones. Also in this place Danghyang Dwijendra feel less safe for Parama MOKSHA. Travel with a fairly tiring holding hunger and thirst, he eventually arrived in the area that always gets bebukitan sun blazing. Memayungi for themselves, he sebidang take a leaf beetle and trying to get drinking water source. After circling not find the source of drinking water, eventually Danghyang Dwijendra stick tongkatnya. So come out amertha water. Ago in this place was established a temple called Pura Payung the source of water used means tirtha until now. Ida Pedanda Sakti Wawu Rauh then go again to another location, to entertain themselves before implementing seconds to return home. Ago in this place was established a temple called Pura Selonding which is located in Banjar Kangin Desa Adat Pecatu. After consoling himself satisfied, Danghyang Dwijendra feel tired. So he find a place to rest. Saking lelahnya-up until he was quiet (bed). Ago in this place was established a temple called the Temple Parerepan (parerepan means pasirepan, lodging place) located in the Village Pecatu. Approaching the final seconds to Parama MOKSHA, Danghyang Dwijendra cleanse themselves and mulat sarira first. In this place now stand up to a temple called Pura Pangleburan located in Banjar Adat Pecatu Kauh Village. After the cleanse itself, to continue his journey to the location of the tip of the southwestern island of Bali. This place is made up of stones cliffs. When observed from below the sea surface, visible bertindih each other, sit-shaped head on a stone-stone cliffs, the altitude of between 50-100 meters from the sea surface. With so-called Uluwatu. Ulu Watu and the means means stone. Before Danghyang Dwijendra Parama MOKSHA, he called the boat skipper who took him from the island of Sumbawa to Bali. Skipper of the boat named Ki Pacek Nambangan boat. Sang Pandita resort in order to bring the boat skipper and tongkatnya clothes to his wife in the fourth Pasraman in Griya Mas Sakti Banjar Pule, Mas village, Ubud, Gianyar. Apparel is a green silk robe and a stick of wood young. Ki Pacek Nambangan After leaving the boat Pasraman Danghyang Dwijendra in Mas, Pedanda Sakti Wawu Ida Rauh immediately towards a large stone on the east bank of stone-stone former Royal temple heritage of Sri Wira Dalem Kesari. On a stone that, Pedanda Sakti Wawu Ida Rauh beryoga mengranasika, like loose kris saking urangka, lost without the former, amoring acintia Parama MOKSHA. Thus, since Danghyang Dwijendra also called the Pedanda Sakti Wawu Ida Rauh Parama MOKSHA or called Ngaluhur Uluwatu, this temple is called Luhur Uluwatu.<br /><br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862047228457916728.post-38735691153238669022009-04-06T21:19:00.000-07:002009-04-06T21:22:14.067-07:00Baiturrahman Mosque<div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321799573705437474" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 336px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 252px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh5CObHOtDXj5TjoI20KLg_TaCJK1KUE-0EAxKL6jbbx8y718sEWkIrFcALrbxHjt1z4het9zBQMFrXelOuDjs17LwK4o4ee5iQlb9qkTQyNYAylNHyP1tlEBg76RjOlNC3oYpXdnZeBic/s320/Aceh_Besar-Batur_Rahman.jpg" border="0" /> Sitting in a vast expanse of green fields, the white washed walls and minerals, and charcoal blacks domes of the Grand Mosque are the most famous landmark in Aceh. The Great of Baiturrahman Mosque is the main feature of Banda Aceh today. Lying at the heart of the city completed with excellent architectural style, this mosque is really one of Indonesia prime tourism sides. The Mosque was built in 12 Century and had caught fire several time include when the Dutch attacked Kutaraja (Banda Aceh) in 1873. Another mosque to replace the former one was later built by Dutch Military Government that was completed in 1883. The Mosque is extra ordinary in architecture and ornamentation. It has five onion shaped domes, two tall mine rates, wide white walls, and around is pillars various kinds of beautiful ornament.</div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321799763916357618" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhIZSF1-m4N7XlmRfh-lJ5oPCG3Ur6D9kZhZ3WkhjXhDboEAYcWDDifpPeSKSvQJuFCHKG3jtvIIjcC1xnsmIJuD1zazJN4BALV0RAAYIrNvyghW5sRryX69h1GtmpOi-ZNRh7lS8roU8g/s320/baiturahman.jpg" border="0" /></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862047228457916728.post-75069147943419870662009-04-06T21:18:00.000-07:002009-04-06T21:19:36.923-07:00Cut Nyak Dhien House<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6h3iNWpnB3yFuf3W71rSI7u5himZC3zYBpJybDgLktpPr-WxdPIYYgrgoyVEZaYj01rZNuliB11EU65k6NlYQAgIZddsuquS-s-3WA0ZOinV9Olw7sB3I8bGJS3dM097CgeZbwcowY9Q/s1600-h/rumah_cut_nya_dien.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321799227969023202" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 216px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj6h3iNWpnB3yFuf3W71rSI7u5himZC3zYBpJybDgLktpPr-WxdPIYYgrgoyVEZaYj01rZNuliB11EU65k6NlYQAgIZddsuquS-s-3WA0ZOinV9Olw7sB3I8bGJS3dM097CgeZbwcowY9Q/s320/rumah_cut_nya_dien.jpg" border="0" /></a> The house is a replica of the heroine Cut Nyak Dhien House, from the Aceh War. The colonial forces burned down the house but a replica was built later. This house in Lam Pisang, about 6 kilometers from Banda Aceh, now is a museum. The house is located in Lampisang Village, Lhok Nga subdistrict, Greater Aceh district. Although Lhok Nga was the area worst hit by tsunami, the Tjut Nyak Dhien House survived. The daughter of a chieftain, Tjut Nyak Dhien joined the fight against the Dutch invaders in 1875. Her first husband fell in battle, and she remarried. When her second husband also died fighting, she continued the struggle with her children. After six years in the jungle, she was captured by the Dutch and exiled to West Java where she passed away in 1906. Tjut Nyak Dhien is recognized as one of the National Warriors of Indonesia.<br /><div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862047228457916728.post-41597800802085466852009-04-06T21:16:00.000-07:002009-04-06T21:18:30.733-07:00Gunongan<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Rakml2QXNaogL-JLNGdU2RQWHvP_Zjaij4L71d35ZOTyHktmqAhH21OoQvoMAqqqZf3Pa6Tzqu-ZT-C_CsOLfqUFWhp8xJGY9Uyfj-feonJQzrGn62bNazsIBvGwaYRmaXeWULY9FtI/s1600-h/gonungan.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321798963378338242" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 213px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg4Rakml2QXNaogL-JLNGdU2RQWHvP_Zjaij4L71d35ZOTyHktmqAhH21OoQvoMAqqqZf3Pa6Tzqu-ZT-C_CsOLfqUFWhp8xJGY9Uyfj-feonJQzrGn62bNazsIBvGwaYRmaXeWULY9FtI/s320/gonungan.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Gunongan had erected by Sultan Iskandar Muda (1607 - 36) as a private playground and bathing place for this wife Putro Phang (From Malaysia). This whimsical architectural fantasy had access to the sultan's palace through the traditional 'Pintu Aceh', used by royalty only. This building likely functioned as an important recreational peace located in the Taman Sari Park for the Queen and other royal family members to climb. It is quite enjoyable to visit this place during the late afternoon or sunset.</div><div></div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321798729138204194" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 235px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhovjgGNdJozVfxLAs7vbsx4ix67lcBUC0kDoVABW02DtHLh-QJiq2zVzFKmmN_ivB-JTO0ZsUyVJKMpGH8pdC3IjmZIcCR3K4_Lqz2KP-wCVr1w19Rr461b7tlSQbQHaZLBRCdHlK3zkA/s320/gunongan.jpg" border="0" /><br /><div><br /><br /><div></div></div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862047228457916728.post-47192762055915021812009-04-06T21:14:00.000-07:002009-04-06T21:16:16.821-07:00Iboih Recreational Forest<p align="center"><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgx8Xw0Tr16J23pcm3lkGAhB37zGB8zMQFN338jYQ0heiJjtvJR0kDmLja9KObsQw0I-1WpuHmJYTnEjWdIewVeopIKcLlq5Z_hF8HhJTkGYogdiiZ8jpzQBVpOIqDsGTRpHUsV_wD8s/s1600-h/iboih2.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321798285093234642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 210px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwgx8Xw0Tr16J23pcm3lkGAhB37zGB8zMQFN338jYQ0heiJjtvJR0kDmLja9KObsQw0I-1WpuHmJYTnEjWdIewVeopIKcLlq5Z_hF8HhJTkGYogdiiZ8jpzQBVpOIqDsGTRpHUsV_wD8s/s320/iboih2.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div align="center">Iboih is a small and friendly village. Its people will happily serve the tourist in any way. In a place where the tourist come one by one, the people here have retained their sense of curiosity towards westerners. Helpful guides are available to accompany the tourists to Iboih and the Sea Garden.<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbpkpPxe4wPUn-_9wP1Gytg6NYWJa3977Zez0LwFiDnNogGbdwitzVSC_92klOL3XpStY2GAFJG6n-5fSizZjUoM3rvZjSRMbXRd_TWTI8gt4EqTBO-y2HQ0-Tc1xBOWqAHWcAhyLCE7Y/s1600-h/iboih2.jpg"></a>Iboih Recreational Forest is situated adjacent to Rubiah Sea Garden. This forest covers about 1300 hectares area and is also protected as a special nature reserve for Weh Island. This forest is a thick tropical rain forest and although it is dense a difficult to wander trough, visitors are encouraged to explore it. This are is as home to many kinds of animals. See wild monkeys, small and big reptiles and colorful birds, or try our skill at spotting the Nicobar pigeon, not found in any other part of the Indonesian archipelago. At dusk wild boars and swarms of giant fruit bastes are sure sighting. Where the road ends is a great lookout over the Indian Ocean.</div><div><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9FM4P4YkfrPbRrhbDaXVsxhl0DT0I_Cwooy0vgTn50LJ5GfvRn0pt7xIh0XWgPt2h1aB5bua0wZqdgh8uGTvbOZos-zZQMof_lew8YzUHZW9Do88m7hdiBpoMZo_1shSa_4m7fnvjrs/s1600-h/iboih.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5321798285453058482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjg9FM4P4YkfrPbRrhbDaXVsxhl0DT0I_Cwooy0vgTn50LJ5GfvRn0pt7xIh0XWgPt2h1aB5bua0wZqdgh8uGTvbOZos-zZQMof_lew8YzUHZW9Do88m7hdiBpoMZo_1shSa_4m7fnvjrs/s320/iboih.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div>Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862047228457916728.post-63856684069961584452009-03-09T21:46:00.000-07:002009-03-10T21:23:39.041-07:00krakatoa<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311416334484894866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 214px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjbQSa9-hMhwLIfKkXf-cIu65wUYBD75OVcEqaN2ueRNvBRLem0PI9czgs6w9S0PBWZIurzlBxXN7MgXEGyq9GfQRAlLX0Me7v95pW7uzJKNlfzYHPpATdZS_zb9JZ6PG5HMf7c-e-A3Is/s320/krakatoa.jpg" border="0" /> Krakatoa<br />Its best-known eruption culminated in a series of massive explosions on August 26–27, 1883, which was among the most violent volcanic events in modern times.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311416339159073378" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 180px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 172px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgrdNftZaHllkw9xuKFfyvGteFNNTRRtXmypcQ24ueyYI0fqAnRLa4GhQwBixzJ6zp7xYmUN7DASe_FmoYKRJImc1N9Q2YJvEi3DfcPDr9ggRnLrCFRVxGeGKNjSDdsDwd3yjWL6yaj56c/s320/180px-Landsat_krakatau_18may92_cropped.jpg" border="0" /><br />With a Volcanic Explosivity Index of 6,[2] the eruption was equivalent to 200 megatons of TNT—about 13,000 times the yield of the Little Boy bomb (13 to 16 KT) that devastated Hiroshima, Japan during World War II and four times the yield of the Tsar Bomba (50 MT), the largest nuclear device ever detonated.<br /><br />The 1883 eruption ejected approximately 21 cubic kilometres (5.0 cu mi) of rock, ash, and pumice.[3]<br /><br />The cataclysmic explosion was distinctly heard as far away as Perth in Western Australia, about 1,930 miles (3,110 km) away, and the island of Rodrigues near Mauritius, about 3,000 miles (5,000 km) away.<br /><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311416335109637058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgmYILtHUHvi1nCX27Sy__nfGfkePFhz-ilb1o_kvquK916wPvAvpRX3ZqOSO7PcfEmy68z5_7zATQkoy6SBT0u2_xJ-wE_PW_jv6hFDA473B_6eapfce2FMzrKJvqE7THSXJbh8n_Anj8/s320/krakatau.jpg" border="0" /><br />Near Krakatoa, according to official records, 165 villages and towns were destroyed and 132 seriously damaged, at least 36,417 (official toll) people died, and many thousands were injured by the eruption, mostly from the tsunamis that followed the explosion. The eruption destroyed two-thirds of the island of Krakatoa.<br /><br />Eruptions at the volcano since 1927 have built a new island in the same location, named Anak Krakatau (Indonesian: "Child of Krakatoa"). This island currently has a radius of roughly 2 kilometres (1.2 mi) and a high point around 300 metres (980 ft) above sea level, growing 5 metres (16 ft) each year. [1]<br /><br /><br />Origin and spelling of the name<br />Although there are earlier descriptions of an island in the Sunda Strait with a "pointed mountain", the earliest mention of Krakatoa by name in the Western world was on a 1611 map by Lucas Janszoon Waghenaer, who labeled the island "Pulo Carcata". (Pulo is a form of pulau, the Indonesian word for "island".) About two dozen variants have been found, including Crackatouw, Cracatoa, and Krakatao (in an older Portuguese-based spelling). The first known appearance of the spelling Krakatau was by Wouter Schouten, who passed by "the high tree-covered island of Krakatau" in October 1658.[citation needed]<br /><br />The origin of the Indonesian name Krakatau is uncertain. The main theories are:<br /><br />Onomatopoeia, imitating the noise made by cockatoos (Kakatoes) which used to inhabit the island. However, Van den Berg points out that these birds are found only in the "eastern part of the archipelago" (meaning the Lesser Sundas, east of Java). (See Wallace Line).<br />From Sanskrit karka or karkata or karkataka, meaning "lobster" or "crab". (Rakata also means "crab" in the older Javan language.) This is considered the most likely origin.<br />The closest Malay word is kelakatu, meaning "white-winged ant". Furneaux points out that in pre-1883 maps, Krakatoa does somewhat resemble an ant seen from above, with Lang and Verlaten lying to the sides like wings.<br />Van den Berg (1884) recites a story that Krakatau was the result of a linguistic error. According to the legend, a visiting ship's captain asked a local inhabitant the island's name, and the latter replied, "Kaga tau" (Aku nggak tau)—a Jakartan/Betawinese slang phrase meaning "I don't know". This story is largely discounted; it closely resembles other linguistic myths about the origin of the word kangaroo and the name of the Yucatán Peninsula.[citation needed]<br />There are two generally accepted modern spellings, Krakatoa and Krakatau. The origin of the English spelling Krakatoa is unclear but may have been the result of a typographical error made in a British source reporting on the massive eruption of 1883. Also, like Egypt a couple of decades earlier, Polynesia (South Pacific) was in vogue in the late 19th century, and the Polynesian-like suffix -oa (as in Samoa) may have caught on as a result. While Krakatoa is more common in the English-speaking world, the Indonesian Krakatau tends to be favored by others, including geologists. Verbeek seems to have started the modern convention of using Krakatau for the island proper and reserving Rakata for the main cone.[citation needed]<br /><br /><strong>Pre-1883 history</strong><br />At some point in prehistory, an earlier caldera-forming eruption occurred, leaving as remnants Verlaten, Lang, Poolsche Hoed, and the base of Rakata. Later, at least two more cones (Perboewatan and Danan) formed and eventually joined with Rakata, forming the main island of Krakatoa. The dating of these events is currently unknown; the Sunda Strait was first mentioned by Arab sailors around 1100 AD.<br /><br /><br />416 AD event<br />The Javanese Book of Kings (Pustaka Raja) records that in the year 338 Saka (416 AD):<br /><br />“ A thundering sound was heard from the mountain Batuwara [now called Pulosari, an extinct volcano in Bantam, the nearest to the Sunda Strait] which was answered by a similar noise from Kapi, lying westward of the modern Bantam [Bantam is the westernmost province in Java, so this seems to indicate that Krakatoa is meant]. A great glowing fire, which reached the sky, came out of the last-named mountain; the whole world was greatly shaken and violent thundering, accompanied by heavy rain and storms took place, but not only did not this heavy rain extinguish the eruption of the fire of the mountain Kapi, but augmented the fire; the noise was fearful, at last the mountain Kapi with a tremendous roar burst into pieces and sank into the deepest of the earth. The water of the sea rose and inundated the land, the country to the east of the mountain Batuwara [now called Mount Gede, a volcano in Western Java], to the mountain Rajabasa [the most southerly volcano in Sumatra], was inundated by the sea; the inhabitants of the northern part of the Sunda country to the mountain Rajabasa were drowned and swept away with all property [4] ... The water subsided but the land on which Kapi stood became sea, and Java and Sumatra were divided into two parts. ”<br /><br />There is no geological evidence of a Krakatoa eruption of this size around that time; it may describe loss of land which previously joined Java to Sumatra across what is now the narrow east end of the Sunda Strait; or it may be a mistaken date, referring to an eruption in 535 AD, for which there is some corroborating historical evidence.[5]<br /><br /><br />535 AD event<br />David Keys, Ken Wohletz, and others have postulated that a violent volcanic eruption, possibly of Krakatoa, in 535 may have been responsible for the global climate changes of 535-536.[5] Keys explores what he believes to be the radical and far-ranging global effects of just such a putative 6th-century eruption in his book Catastrophe: An Investigation into the Origins of the Modern World. Additionally, in recent times, it has been argued that it was this eruption which created the islands of Verlaten, Lang, and the beginnings of Rakata—all indicators of early Krakatoa's caldera's size. However, to date, little, if any, datable charcoal from that eruption has been found.<br /><br />Thornton (p. 47) mentions that Krakatoa was known as "The Fire Mountain" during Java's Cailendra dynasty, with records of seven eruptive events between the 9th and 16th centuries. These have been tentatively dated as 850, 950, 1050, 1150, 1320, and 1530 (all AD/CE).<br /><br /><br />1680<br />In February 1681, Johann Wilheim Vogel, a Dutch mining engineer at Salida, Sumatra (near Padang), on his way to Batavia (modern Jakarta) passed through the Sunda Strait. In his diary he wrote:<br /><br />“ ...I saw with amazement that the island of Cracketovv, on my first trip to Sumatra [June 1679] completely green and healthy with trees, lay completely burnt and barren in front of our eyes and that at four locations was throwing up large chunks of fire. And when I asked the ship's Captain when the aforementioned island had erupted, he told me that this had happened in May 1680 ... He showed me a piece of pumice as big as his fist. ”<br /><br />Vogel spent several months in Batavia, returning to Sumatra in November 1681. On the same ship were several other Dutch travelers, including Elias Hesse, who would be called a travel writer nowadays. Hesse's journal reports that on<br /><br />“ the 19th [of November 1681] we again lifted anchor and proceeded first to the north of us to the island of Sleepzie [ Sebesi ], uninhabited, ...[here he tells of a legend about crying ghosts, which actually were orangutangs ], and then still north of the island of Cracatou, which erupted about a year ago and also is uninhabited. The rising smoke column of this island can be seen from miles away; we were with our ship very close to shore and we could see the trees sticking out high on the mountain, and which looked completely burned, but we could not see the fire itself. ”<br /><br />Vogel returned to Amsterdam in 1688 and published the first edition of his journal in 1690.<br /><br />These reports of an eruption in 1680-81 pose somewhat of a puzzle. These are the only two reports of an eruption that have been found to date, yet at the time, the Sunda Strait was one of the heaviest-traveled waterways in the world. Records for this time period are particularly detailed, because there was an intense effort to wipe out pirates that were preying on vessels in the Strait. Neither Vogel nor Hesse mention Krakatoa in any real detail in their other passings, and no other travelers at the time mention an eruption or evidence of one. (In November 1681, a pepper crop was being offered for sale.) Both Van den Berg and Verbeek conclude from this that Vogel must have exaggerated the extent of the eruption he saw. Even so, there must have been an eruption around this time, since in 1880, Verbeek investigated a fresh unweathered lava flow at the northern coast of Perboewatan, which could not have been more than a couple of centuries old.<br /><br /><br />Visit by HMS Discovery<br />In February 1780, the crews of HMS Resolution and HMS Discovery, on the way home after Captain James Cook's death in Hawaiʻi, stopped for a few days on Krakatoa. They found two springs on the island, one fresh water and the other hot. They described the natives who then lived on the island as "friendly" and made several sketches. (In his journal, John Ledyard calls the island "Cocoterra".)<br /><br /><br />Dutch activity<br />In 1620, the Dutch set up a naval station on the islands, and somewhat later, a shipyard was built. Sometime in the late 1600s, an attempt was made to establish a pepper plantation on Krakatoa, but generally, the islands were ignored by Dutch colonial authorities. In 1809, a penal colony was established at an unspecified location which was in operation for about a decade. By the 1880s, the islands were without permanent inhabitants; the nearest settlement was the nearby island of Sebesi (about 12 km away), with a population of about 3000.<br /><br />Several surveys and charts were made, but mainly for the purpose of mariners, and the islands were little explored or studied. An 1854 map of the islands was used in an English chart, which shows some difference to a Dutch chart made in 1874. In July 1880, Rogier Verbeek made an official survey of the islands, but he was only allowed to spend a few hours there. He was able to collect samples from several places, and his investigation proved important in judging the geological impact of the 1883 eruption.[6]:9Unknownnoreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862047228457916728.post-63459197107252322302009-03-08T22:21:00.001-07:002009-03-08T22:23:06.616-07:00banda<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqWRjB9zign1u2yWdI7NRII-suxzDYOePG1VL35hsGXUe6CN6rmUMQz6ZtF4gEm_Yy3FMIIdyWM_g0G0YW3cK5kAfqduEkEZguhwe6DhnTh9hrc7tB43BNcAZl9VcYRQBiV7ZQ3_jU0c/s1600-h/Banda2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 218px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEitqWRjB9zign1u2yWdI7NRII-suxzDYOePG1VL35hsGXUe6CN6rmUMQz6ZtF4gEm_Yy3FMIIdyWM_g0G0YW3cK5kAfqduEkEZguhwe6DhnTh9hrc7tB43BNcAZl9VcYRQBiV7ZQ3_jU0c/s320/Banda2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311054032353738946" /></a><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00p2p57luNDwTeSAveERl8d9VHg4w7clN8GCLlx8HFWsyBPYMvk-zEM3G2gMEZbKMe2KuETKwh-aqDiFGOTPox2gwPiTIKO1MFZK8cRs-L_qSULtLWvdR0X9FpXgXnY9gNgnBKfDmRmg/s1600-h/banda.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 260px; height: 293px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi00p2p57luNDwTeSAveERl8d9VHg4w7clN8GCLlx8HFWsyBPYMvk-zEM3G2gMEZbKMe2KuETKwh-aqDiFGOTPox2gwPiTIKO1MFZK8cRs-L_qSULtLWvdR0X9FpXgXnY9gNgnBKfDmRmg/s320/banda.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311054030001945458" /></a><br /><br /><br />The Banda group, about 160 kilometers southeast of Ambon, consists of three larger islands and seven smaller ones, perched on the rim of Indonesia's deepest sea, the Banda Sea. Near Manuk Island, the water reaches more than 6,500 meters depth. Of the three biggest islands Banda, Banda-Neira and Mount Api, the first two are covered with nutmeg trees and other vegetation. The third however, is entirely bare and highly volcanic. The last eruption of Mt. Api occurred only a few years ago. The seas around Banda are the sites of the famous Maluku sea gardens with their bright corals and colorful fish darting through the crystal-clear waters. Facilities for sightseeing, snorkeling and skin-diving are available, as well as clean, comfortable cottages.<br /><br /><br /><br />Banda saw some of the bloodiest episodes of Maluku's past history during the 17th century. In 1609, the Dutch East Indies Company (VOC) dispatched Verhoeff to the islands to obtain the contested spice trade monopoly at any cost. Confronted by a superior power, people Banda were forced to allow the company to establish a fort, but in that same year Verhoeff was killed together with 45 of his men. The Company retaliated, but peace was not restored. In 1619, V.O.C. Governor-General Jan Pieterszoon Coen arrived at the head of a penal expedition and exterminated the entire population of Banda. The land was divided into lots, called "perken”, and given to former company employees, the "perkiniers", who were obliged to grow nutmeg and sell them at predetermined prices to the company. Slaves did the actual work in the fields. The old "perkenier houses", or what is left of them, and old churches still retain a peculiar colonial character to the port town of Bandaneira today. Two old forts Belgica and Nassau are inside the town limits. Others are found elsewhere on the islands. See also the former Dutch Governor's mansion, the History Museum in Neira, and the huge nutmeg plantation nearby.Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862047228457916728.post-9796573428565820572009-03-08T22:20:00.001-07:002009-03-08T22:21:00.508-07:00West of seramWest of seram are doing now, related to the potential of the excavation. Pembenahan can be done with the hope to support and enhance the potential of local PAD. One of the tourism sector Kabupaten Seram Bagian Barat prioritize potential Icon 7 which is considered ready to sell. Hopes, Seven potential that can sustain the target in the PAD Earth Mese Nusa Saka<br /><br />Piru - Kabupaten Seram Bagian Barat (following) are doing now pembenahan, related to the potential of the excavation. Pembenahan can be done with the hope to support and enhance the potential of local PAD. One of the tourism sector Kabupaten Seram Bagian Barat prioritize potential Icon 7 which is considered ready to sell. Hopes, Seven potential that can sustain the target in the PAD Earth Mese Nusa Saka<br /><br />Kadis Tourism and Culture of West Seram regency H. Namadullah explains, the potential for tourism which is the priority to be developed namely, Pulau Kasa, Island and Island Marsegu while OSI Waisarisa objects in nature that consists of a waterfall Kamarian and Rumahkay. While the potential of cultural tourism in the Village of cultural objects Tumalehu District Manipa. and various traditional culture of local ethnic dance art Alifuru<br /><br />Seven to sell the potential of tourism, the Tourism Department of West Seram District at this time has built infrastructure on the island and Pulau Kasa Marsegu. At this time we have to build some buildings for the development of tourism potential. Infrastrukutur that we wake up gradually. Use the convenience of tourists wishing to visit our area, Kadis said Tourism and Culture to the following KBOmaluku<br /><br />Kabupaten Seram Bagian Barat which consists of 62 islands have potential for tourism object which is very diverse, this is evidenced with the achievement of diraihnya in ivent gebiar nusantara Year 2008 tour that took place some time ago in Jakarta.<br /><br />Regent Seram Bagian Barat Yacobis Putuleihalat, said while his side to focus more on some of the island following the district to serve as the nautical tourism objects, such as Pulau Kasa, islands and island Marsegu OSI. "<br /><br />"We are rich with a variety of this island, rich with a variety of wealth such as coral terumbuh, a beach so beautiful that the District is not invincible, and this is one of the tourism potential that can sell to the outside so that they can push up the PAD district us from the tourism sector. "clear regent<br /><br />In the future potential of tourism on the coast of West Seram regency still can indeed optimized. If been a serious, can be enchantment exotic beach nan Seram Bagian Barat Regency was able with the other regions in the ground water as a world tourist destination.<br />Read more...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3862047228457916728.post-88017818347631554742009-03-08T22:16:00.000-07:002009-03-08T22:19:32.741-07:00BeautifulAmbon<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7uIfzGO5ZXFMujYircYPjS6dO3StgrVCpF6gghUeYlH_a5IE7kfXa72UNpUnLLOrZi48X8PGBV6dDbifGB2pswCcP-F-IjlxhVTg-nq6dJyWEFTdSgZ1ULdLWYvkBE6_3ImxTaUyuMA/s1600-h/kota_ambon.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 240px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjf7uIfzGO5ZXFMujYircYPjS6dO3StgrVCpF6gghUeYlH_a5IE7kfXa72UNpUnLLOrZi48X8PGBV6dDbifGB2pswCcP-F-IjlxhVTg-nq6dJyWEFTdSgZ1ULdLWYvkBE6_3ImxTaUyuMA/s320/kota_ambon.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5311053336290162754" /></a><br /><br /><br />The name of the island Ambon is believed to come from the word apon, meaning "plantation'. Indeed, Ambon was one of the firsts Moluccan islands to be occupied by the Portuguese and used as a plantation. Ambon City is the Main City and seaport of Ambon Island, and is the capital of Maluku Province. It is one of the largest cities in eastern Indonesia.<br /><br />Ambon, the provincial capital of Maluku, which is built on a hillside overlooking the bay, has a number of interesting sites of historical and cultural interests. Among them are the remnants of some old forts built by the Dutch East Indies Company during the heydays of the spice trade and the Siwa Lima Museum with its local arts and crafts collection. More ruins of forts are found such as the Dutch one at Lima and those of the Portuguese at Hila, which are almost entirely hidden underneath the contorted roots of a giant Banyan tree.<br /><br />The ANZAC War Cemetery near Ambon town is the site of services held every year to commemorate the Allied soldiers who died in the region during world War 11. Ambon is at Maluku end of the annual yacht race between Darwin, Australia and Ambon. The race usually takes place in August.<br /><br /><br />Ambon, as a beautiful city, has a lot of tourism objects that offer the tourist much beautiful scenery. On arrival in AMBON, you will be met at Pattimura airport, transfer to your hotel. After lunch, visit WAISELAKA POND in WAAI, its clear crystal water inhabited by holy eel, The Crazy Bamboo Performance. You can have dinner and overnight at your hotel.<br />Read more...Unknownnoreply@blogger.com0