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Friday, January 18, 2008

Papua Adventures

West Papua forms the western half of the large island widely known as New Guinea. Administratively part of Indonesia, West Papua is officially known as Irian Jaya.

To experience West Papua is to embark on a voyage into one of humanity's deepest mysteries. This far-away and little known island lies like a curled infant in the lap of Mother Nature.

West Papua is home to the most ethnologically primitive cultures on Earth. No less than 25% of the world's languages are spoken here and obviously you will find a vast display of tribes and tribal customs. These are people largely unaffected by the strictures of the modern world as we know it; a race adapted to daily life solely through their basic survival elements.

The land of the Papuans is home to an incredibly diverse, rich and unique flora and fauna. No less than 85% of the island is covered by rainforest, much if it primary and untouched by man. Other prevailing ecosystems include steamy mangrove forest and savannah right through to alpine highlands with snow-capped mountains. Wildlife abounds and includes some of the most interesting creatures known to man. This also holds true with the magical beauty of West Papua's coastal underwater world, which hosts some truly amazing coral reefs.

Our singular appreciation and understanding of this island not only allows you the opportunity to visit and appreciate this most primitive of lands, but we also present you with the opportunity to experience and explore a completely unique human reality which can deepen your own sense of being and purpose. Root cultures such as those found in Papua hold an appreciation of deep earth secrets that can be shared only through direct experience. These are humans intrinsically interwoven with the natural fabric of their environment.

Many parts of West Papua still remain largely unexplored by peering, inquisitive western eyes and minds. For example, it has only been around 60 years since the outside world fell upon the tribes that inhabit the Baliem Valley in West Papua. The Korowai tribes were only discovered 25 years ago and other areas remain completely unexplored.

There remains a tremendous gap between those of us raised in western society and the most primitive people still alive on earth. If you are an individual who enjoys the exploration of this mysterious human condition you would certainly find a visit to West Papua immensely rewarding. Equally, if you simply enjoy and appreciate environments totally different from your own, then West Papua is surely for you.

Siwaratri (Purgatory a la Balinese)

Tomorrow, on the dark moon of the seventh month based on the Balinese lunar calendar system, Balinese will celebrate the Siwaratri or the Night of Siwa.

This holy day is devoted to God Siwa, the destroyer. Balinese believes that on this day, God Siwa, the destroyer meditate for the welfare of the world, and the God Siwa will bestow a pardon for all sin to someone if he accompany the God Siwa in his meditation by observing some self restriction and meditate on the night of Siwaratri.

The Brata (self-restriction) of Siwaratri includes Jagra (staying awake all night long), Upawasa (fasting), and Monabrata (silence). There are three major level of self- restriction, Balinese can choose a level of self-restriction according to his capability.

Yogyakarta's Tourism

INTERNATIONAL flights are set to resume to and from the Indonesian ancient cultural city of Yogyakarta as South-east Asia's largest economy seeks to boost tourism, an official said on Friday.

The head of Yogyakarta's tourism office, Mr Tazbir, said that flights from the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur would be served by Malaysian Airlines and Air Asia, with return trips flown three or four times a week each.

'We are relaunching flights as a part of Visit Indonesia 2008,' he told AFP, referring to the country's new tourism campaign.

The national flag carrier Garuda stopped flying to the city on Java island at the end of 2005 due to a lack of aircraft, shortly before the city and surrounds were hit by an earthquake that killed 6,000 people.

Arrivals jumped 14 per cent in the first 11 months of 2007.

About 150,000 of those arrivals were to Yogyakarta, the usual launchpad for tourists visiting the ancient Buddhist temples of Borobudur and the Hindu temples at Prambanan, Mr Tazbir said.

'With international direct flights, we hope to raise the arrival of international tourists by 30 percent this year,' he said.

Tuesday, January 1, 2008

Sukawati

I be sure that the SUKAWATI name already tidal again foreign for them that once and never to Bali. Sukawati was a subdistrict in the Gianyar Regency. Sukawati also the name of the village. In fact, the original resident Sukawati was his champion the manufacturer of the mask especially the mask barong and the widow as well as the craftsman of the skin puppet. But his popularity was inferior by was nuts about him the available art market there that is the Sukawati Market.

This market was located around 30km the east Denpasar direction (40 minutes drive from Kuta), at the edge of the Sukawati highway. If from the side of Denpasar, the art market was in left the road and the traditional market were in right jalan. was easy very much looked for him. Here hundreds of gathered art traders peddled art objects, beginning with the wood statue, the painting, socks, shorts, the bag, sandals, etc..His motive was unique and typical Bali. Be enough the headache also the sheikh if entering here, really busy. But if for that liked shopping, Sukawati was his heaven.

In Sukawati WAJIB bargained bargained. The traders usually open the expensive price. Don't hesitant hesitant, just direct bargained cheaper alias IDR 10,000. they were not angry, his name also menawar. later please was continued by his negotiations.
Increase bargaining should not be excessive, enough of the 10 thousand were 11 thousand, afterwards rose again 12 thousand etc, until your offer most over. if not in might go and searched that was other, most will be called eventually was the same his seller. If being not called again meaning that your offer ga entered itungan capital bought him, if only entered and they could the profit although only 1000 silver, was sure you will be called eventually.

The cheap expenses in Sukawati also must continue to pay attention to the quality of the thing. Must be checked good his condition, lest his measurement the smallness and be not in accordance with that was sewn in labels, or his seam was ugly and free. When must try directly there, not the problem to try him. If only a for the present not the problem. Cuman to be used personally, better searched around Kuta for socks, daster, or coastal trousers. Beads sandals also his quality was not better. Moreover his painting, his quality was still being supervised. It would be better if looked for the painting in the Rock/Ubud, his quality was far more better. Generally, mode and design available in Sukawati lost compared with Kuta, because Kuta was his centre mode.Of course the price also was different.

Almost forgot, the normal person said had 2 Sukawati markets, his term of Sukawati 1 (old) and Sukawati 2 (just). In fact Sukawati 1 was the long market and I wrote in blog this, whereas Sukawati 2 were the Seni Guwang Market that his distance only 5km from Sukawati 1. But the price in Guwang more expensive than Sukawati. Same goods, more complete in Sukawati old. The person who had the same also kiosk.

Kuta Beach

The Kuta coast was a tourist attraction that was located on the south of Denpasar, the Balinese capital, Indonesia. Kuta was located in the Naughty regency. This area was a very most famous destination of foreign tourists. In Kuta personally often was gotten shops, the restaurant and the place permandian as well as put himself in the sun to dry. The Kuta coast often also was acknowledged as Sunset Beach or the sun coast sank as the opponent from the Sanur coast.

Kuta in addition to being the Sunset Site Number One, with its daily spectacular sunsets, it is also the centre of night life activities in Southern Bali and a shopping mecca, with its lines of shops, boutiques, and galleries. Restaurants line up the streets as well as the Bachfront,Hotels, ranging from a small, inexpensive homestay to a luxurious resort, will ready accomodate you.

The beach of Kuta is one of the first favorite beaches discovered by tourist. On the south, the beach is fenced by the airport’s runway, which gives you a breathtaking landing experience. The beach stretches as far north as the eyes can see. As short walk away north, waves will invite you to test your surfing

Kuta is very short drive away from the airport, and transportation is readily available to take you from and to Kuta to and from anywhere else in Bali.

Sanur Beach

The Sanur village, that was located in the east region the Denpasar city since beforehand was known as the area of the main aim of the tour. Sanur with his coasts that were beautiful and calm made this region become the place of recreation that captured for Indonesian Archipelago tourists and foreign countries. Enjoyed the sun rose, did the tour and water sport, enjoyed the attraction of the work of art in the Le Mayeur Museum and the art gallery as well as went the road to enjoy nuances of the Sanur Village was some of the attractions that was offered by Sanur.In the Sanur region personally was gotten various hotels from that the Jasmine class to the Lima Star that offered the ease of the accommodation service for tourists who will visit to Sanur or Bali.

The Sanur coast was a place of tourism sightseeing that was famous in the Balinese island. This place his location was precisely on the east of the Denpasar city, the Balinese capital. Sanur was in the Naughty regency. The Sanur coast especially was the location to berselancar (surfing). Especially the wave of the Sanur coast has been most famous among the foreign tourists. Was not far offshore Sanur was gotten also the location of the tour selam and snorkeling.

Because of his condition that was friendly, the location selam this could be used by the divers from all the expertise stages. The Sanur coast was also known as Sunrise beach (the sun coast rose) as the opponent from the Kuta Coast.

Bedugul Bali

If wanting to look for the place yg cool in Bali, went out to Bedugul. One of the highest places in Bali with the mountainous carpet and his lake yg very beautiful, that is the Beratan Lake. If from the Kuta area the sheikh around 2 hours drive. Moderate far Indeed. Bedugul was in the Candi kuning village, Tabanan, was the border between kab.Tabanan dgn kab.Buleleng. The temperature in general in the Bedugul area during the day him revolving 18-22 Celcius levels. Yes moderate cold the sheikh.

The admission ticket per-person was IDR 7,500.- to domestic and IDR 10rb for foreigner. After paying the ticket, we will see a garden that was cool and really green with multitudinous flowers. Beyond the footpath, we will reach a big gateway that was the entrance towards the Ulundanu Temple. Please saw to the left, there had the Buddhist temple yg now still was used for the worship.

Beratan scenery of Lake nature available in Bedugul this was very beautiful.
The lake carpet be as deep as 23meter made the eyes become cool and peaceful.
That has no longer had a noble temple that is the Ulundanu temple that was in the middle of-in the middle of the lake. Very pretty.The Ulundanu temple was the place of the worship for Dewi Danu or Dewi Sri as the prosperity goddess who was built around the age of XVI. Pura this had the roof (the pagoda) totalling 11 levels. If being tough the advertisement Djarum76 in the tv.. they took the location syuting in the Beratan Lake dgn his Ulundanu Temple as background.

If still curious, please came direct to Bedugul in Bali

Tanah Lot Bali

The Lot land was a tourist attraction in Bali, Indonesia. Here had two temples that were located in on the big stone. One was located on the stone chunk and his one located above tebing resembled the Uluwatu Temple.This Land Lot temple was part of the Sad Kahyangan temple, that is temples that were the foundations of the Balinese island.The Land Lot temple was the temple of the worship of gods of the guard of sea of place sea.

According to the legend, this temple was built by a person brahmana that roamed from Java. He was Danghyang Nirartha that succeeded in strengthening the inhabitants's Balinese belief would the Hindu teaching and built this Sad Kahyangan in the 16th age. At the time the ruler of the Lot Land, Bendesa Beraben, was jealous of him because his followers began to leave him and to follow Danghyang Nirartha. Bendesa Beraben told Danghyang Nirartha to leave the Lot Land. He promised and before leaving his Lot Land with his strength moved the Batu Chunk to the middle of the coast (not to the middle of sea) and built the temple there. He also changed his shawl into the guard's snake of the temple.

This snake is still having now and scientifically this snake including the kind of the sea snake that had the characteristics berekor thin and flat like the fish, the black colour was striped yellow and had poison 3 times were stronger than the snake cobra. The end of the legend mentioned that Bendesa Beraben had 'finally' become the follower Danghyang Nirartha. The Land temple Lotthe Lot Land Temple The Lot land was a tourist attraction in Bali, Indonesia. Here had two temples that were located in on the big stone. One was located on the stone chunk and his one located above tebing resembled the Uluwatu Temple. This Tanah Lot temple was part of the Sad Kahyangan temple, that is temples that were the foundations of the Balinese island.The Tanah Lot temple was the temple of the worship of gods of the guard of sea of place sea.

The land tourist attraction lot was located in the Village of Beraban Kecamatan Kediri Kabupaten Tabanan, around 13 km west Tabanan. On the side north the Tanah Lot Temple was gotten a temple that located above tebing that projected to sea. Tebing this connected the temple with the mainland and have the shape of like bridge (buckled). The Lot land was known as the place that was beautiful to see the sun sank (sunset), tourists are usually busy in the afternoon to see beauty sunset here.

Crossed Jeram Pekalen

In the territory that was known with Mount Bromo him that, the choice of the adventure tour was increasingly wide. Rode a horse in the freezing of the morning enjoyed the sun rose from the crater lip of the mountain has been known since the colonial period. The adventure tour among the Hindu Tengger community indeed became the main characteristics of the East Java tour.

Might be the Pekalen Time from nature scenery not the Mount Bromo competitor. However from the aspect of the alternative to his adventure tour the newest challenger the beauty of the sand ocean and the Bromo crater. If you were in the East Java territory, and Probolinggo of one of the aims, then you could choose the package of the adventure tour crossed jeram for the dearest family. Sons and daughters you could try to race swiftly the river channel that bent among stones of the giant of the measurement mountain.Although quite dangerous, but the Pekalen river channel was considered safest for tourists who will slide crossed jeram Pekalen. The location of the challenge tour, currently is managed by PT Songa Alam Lestari.

It seems, the location crossed jeram in the Pekalen river channel, was the best channel after the Citarik river in the Regency Sukabumi West Java.
From the aspect of the security of the tour, jeram the Time river Pekalen Medan him was not too dangerous.

Moreover the nature challenge took the form of tens jeram-jeram the river that was offered was still being very pretty and the girl. Nature scenery take the form of tebing the steep river and formed a kind of cave, increased long the list of the panorama that gave new nuances to the eyelids. Complete already the body member tourism. From the hands muscle and foot that be tight during the rubber boat bent-liuk in the channel jeram, at the same time the eyes retina was served by the colours panorama.

For the wanderers, the condition became the very arousing challenge. That not to mention natural scenery that was typical with nuances of rural areas became attraction accessories crossed jeram the Pekalen River. Natural nuances printed in the step tapak foot the village girl who had a plain appearance and plain. They did not release his smile when the boat of tourists's rubber crossed jeram passed by in their bank of the place river washed clothes. Over the giant's stone, the village girl engrosseded in talking.From time to time his hands were waved to tourists crossed jeram.

Truly, rare scenery was served in urban areas. It was Ferdi (28), a tourist admitted to tasting the challenge crossed jeram in several locations in several areas in Indonesia, considered the location of the Pekalen Time most ideal to jeram the tour.
Moreover the condition and Medan him almost be the same as crossed jeram in the Citarik River. His difference crossed jeram in the Citarik River more previously was known to go on a trip as well as to be gotten by several operators who served tourists.Ferdi believe in, if the package of the tour crossed jeram in the Pekalen Time was packed and managed professional, then will not lose to the location in the Time of Citarik Sukabumi.

The Regency King Ampat

The regency King Ampat was one of the regencies in the province of Papua Barat, Indonesia. The capital of this regency was located in Waisai. This regency stood on April 12 2003 had the area of the territory 46.296 km2 and had a population of as many as 27,071 souls (2000).This regency had 610 islands. Four among them, namely the Misool Island, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo, was the big islands. From all over the island, only 35 islands that have inhabitants. The other island not have inhabitants and most did not yet have the name. As the area of the island, the only inter-island transport and penunjang the community's activity of King Ampat was the sea transport.
Likewise to cover Waisai, the capital of the regency. When using the aircraft, more previously headed the Sorong City. After that, from Sorong the trip was to Waisai followeded by the transport of sea. Means that were available were the fast ship had a capacity of 10, 15, or 30 people.At a cost of around Rp.2 million, Waisai could be covered in time 1.5 till two hours

Was based on the potential masing- masing the district, Regional Government planned the development of the territory for four sectors, that is tourism, the plantation, the mining, and fisheries. Tourism, especially the maritime tour, will be developed in the Kofiau Island, Misool, Waigeo Selatan and West, as well as the Ayau Island.
The plantation with the main commodity the coconut in and the oil palm will be centred on in Pam's Island, Kofiau, and Salawati. The mining activity was centred on in the Salawati Island, Waigeo, Gag, Batanta, and Misool.

In Salawati was gotten by the potential for coal and migas. whereas Waigeo and Gag had nickel. In the meantime, Batanta and Misool respectively kept the potential for gold and the production raw material of cement, whereas the fisheries activity was aimed at the Ayau Island, Waigeo, Batanta, Salawati, and Kofiau.