Discovering Semarang, The Dieng Plateau

Surrounded by mystic mountains, Semarang is an appealing place to unwind the mind and soul through excursions along the clay trails. Semarang has a mesmerizing old world charm towered with Dutch colonial architecture fused with contrasting modern mid-rises. Far away from the hustle and bustle of tourist destinations, Semarang presents itself as a place where you can enjoy the serenity along with the composite mix of Javanese, Chinese, Indian and Arabian cultures. The simplicity of Semarang is bound to strike an invisible chord with the traveler who has the passion to discover the natural ambiance of life as it is. Semarang is the capital city of Central Java in Indonesia and is located on Java's northern coast. A trip to the...

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Kawah Putih (White Crater) at The Flowers City, Bandung

Kawah Putih ('White Crater') is an extinct volcanic crater located south-west of Bandung. The drive from Bandung city will take about 2 hours. There will be pickup vans at the base of Kawah Putih to take you up to the actual crater itself. Driving up with your own private vehicle is possible, but very expensive. These pickups only cost 15,000RP and use open-sided 'safari-style' pickup vans, which makes the ride up very interesting.   The view of Kawah Putih itself is stunning and at times, surreal. Occasionally, the clouds will intermix with the sulphuric gases from the crater, forming this entirely white backdrop. A stunning location for photographs and a must-visit! A word of advice though,it gets really cold at the summit...

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Diving in the Wakatobi, Southeast Sulawesi

The Wakatobi is a remote archipelago situated in the center of the Coral Triangle in Southeast Sulawesi, Indonesia. It is home to Indonesia's second largest Marine National Park, covering 12,500 square kilometers of protected and pristine coral reefs, white sandy beaches and remote traditional villages. As such the Wakatobi is a great destination for scuba diving enthusiasts from all over the World. It is becoming increasingly popular with recreational divers, underwater photographers, marine biologists, and backpackers. Until recently the Wakatobi has been a difficult to reach due to its remoteness, but that is now changing with the introduction of an airport on Wanci Island. There are now daily Express Air flights (except...

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The Exotic View of Toba Lake

   Merely a three hours drive from Medan, Toba is the largest lake in Southeast Asia and covers a simply enormous area of 1707 square kilometres. Sitting in the middle of this massive expanse of water sits Pulau Samosir (Samosir Island) which is almost as large as Singapore! The lake was formed by an absolutely gargantuan volcanic eruption some 70,000 years ago and sits in what is the largest caldera on earth. In fact, you'd probably have to head into outer space to actually get a good view of this enormous, dormant, fire breather, such is its size.  Samosir Island and the Toba area in gneeral are the spiritual and cultural homes of Indonesia' mainly Christian Batak population, one of the country's most vibrant...

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Longer Holidays at Berastagi, North Sumatra

Berastagi is situated in the upland of North Sumatra Province. Wedged between Mount Sibayak (2,049 m) and Mount Sinabung (2,451 m), it has cool climate, beautiful scenery, and several tourist attractions. With a well-developed infrastructure, the city is perfect for weekend getaways or longer holidays. Berastagi has always been a favorite weekend spot for Medan’s citizen since the 1.5 hours trip from Medan (Capital of North Sumatra Province) is relatively shot. The city, however, can also be a worthwhile destination for Jakartans. It only takes a total of 3.5 hours to reach: 2 hours of Medan Berastagi drive.  There are vast forest along the road from Medan and occasionally, you can see buildings with unique Karo (a tribe...

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Ubud vacation spot for an inexpensive travel

What is the best thing for having vacation in some destination spot? One will answer getting to vacation on beautiful destination for less. Try to find for your coming vacation destination a spot who offer things like that. If you be like an opportunist then you will end up having more on your vacation and also will see more and even do more on your vacation. Of course things kind of thing would not worth to be doing if you have unlimited budget. Visiting the island of Bali specially on area called the Ubud village was my last vacation with such a limited spending. There are many places in the world which can be the most interesting destination in the world but having to travel to this destination with inexpensive budget is a bliss. many...

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Danau Gunung Tujuh (Seven Lakes Mountain), Highest in Southeast Asia

 Natural conditions are still virgin and beautiful, making Seven Mountain Lake as the most favorite tourist attraction in Kerinci regency and surrounding areas. Meanwhile, it is situated at an altitude of 1996 meters above sea level, making this lake as the highest lake in Southeast Asia.Although sweat pouring, a group of students from a school in River Full, Kerinci, Jambi Province, look cheerful.Eagerly, they continue to set foot climb. Occasionally the group, led by one of their teachers were taking a break to recover stamina. That was the atmosphere in the region of Mount Kerinci in the school holiday season some time ago. Many students who choose to fill the party with the holidays make the climb to the summit of...

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Raja Ampat Island

The archipelago is located in the remote West Papua. This region save a million beauty beneath the sea. Raja Ampat marine tourism is known as one of the 10 best dive sights in the world. Charm and richness of the underwater world, a mainstay of the island of Raja Ampat through competitive world of tourism in Indonesia and the world through diving tours that can be done in this eastern part of Indonesia.  The islands are a result of the division of the district of Sorong regency since 2003. District has a population of 31,000 inhabitants including 610 islands with four large islands, namely Pulau Misool, Salawati, Batanta, and Waigeo. Of the 610 islands, only 35 islands are inhabited.With an area of ​​about 46,000...

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Tiga Warna Lake (Three Colour Lake)

Approximately three-hour trip from the town of Maumere, Sikka regency of East Nusa Tenggara Province (NTT), reached by a rented car through the winding roads, ravines and cliffs, as well as road conditions are not smooth. Was exhausting and challenging, especially the trip made in the early hours. But it all vanished after entering the village of Moni, the village closest to the Lake Flores. Mothers offer Lio woven fabric that is sold at the foot of Mount Flores is the visitor car parking lake. Woven Lio is one of the local potential of local communities that are sold to tourists. Lake Flores colors constantly changing. Changes that could have been caused by mineral content, the influence of biota types of moss and rocks in the crater....

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Bromo Mountain

Volcanoes, turn off at once beautiful. An alloy that has attracted tourists to come and explore it. Lonely Planet contains some of the most impressive volcanoes in the world. Apparently, Mount Bromo in Indonesia is one of the list. Here's a list of the volcano. Mount Hekla, Iceland. Besides called "Gateway to Hell" or entrance to hell. Last bererupsi in 2010. Hekla means "Hooded one" because the mountain is covered with clouds so as if veiled by clouds. The volcano is erupting pretty much is every 10 years. The mountain is actually comfortable to climb. Sure feel tired climbing this mountain, but it will pay off when you arrive at the snow-capped mountain peaks. If you are into this mountain in the winter, snowmobile tours there will be...

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