Backpacking in Singapore : How-To & Travel Budget

Posting tamu oleh : Wenny RoslianaSingapore!Photo credit : sxc.huNotes ini gw persembahkan untuk teman-temenku yang pengen coba-coba keluar negeri juga tapi blom punya pengalaman sama sekali (just like me before) hehehehehe...Hal yang perlu dilakukan antara lain:1. Bikin PassportBikin passport bisa melalui travel agent atau bisa juga ngurus sendiri. Normalnya passport jadi sekitar 2 minggu. Kalo ngurus sendiri biayanya sekitar 250ribuan, tapi harus bolak-balik ke kantor Imigrasi minimal 3 kali, dan antrinya lama. Kalo pake travel agent (gw pake Panorama Tours di Pacific Place) biayanya 470ribuan, cukup sekali doang ke kantor Imigrasi untuk foto+wawancara+ttd passport. Gw pilih agent karena agentnya buka sampe jam 7 malem jadi gw bisa ngurus...

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Butterfly Kingdom in Bantimurung

Blonde Karst Regions Bantimurung as The Kingdom Of Butterfly or moth kingdom, is being threatened with extinction. Because the activity of hunting and catching the winged animals were thin and elegant, the increase along with increasing population activity in the tourism area which is berhawa cool.Entering Bantimurung tourism located in Maros regency, about 40 kilometers from the city of Makassar, has become a hallmark will be greeted by dozens of species of butterflies are moving around since visitors enter the gates of the tourist area.No wonder, if the animal carcasses into a beautiful print is also one of the souvenir to take home or give to friends. Business carcasses butterfly wings lovely, have started to bloom since the 1980s. Animal...

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Perjalanan 3 Negara : Singapore - Phuket - Hat Yai - KL (Part-1)

Posting tamu oleh : Arlinda WibiayuAcknowledgementKalo artson bilang ”petualangan di mulai dari ketika kita merencanakan perjalanan” saya ngerasain sekali benernya ketika nyusun rencana perjalanan kali ini. But it’s fun.Bermula dari ngilernya saya membaca cerita perjalanan orang di blog mereka (Asep, Bang Ikman, etc, thanks anyway for all the information).RencanaMakanya mulai deh saya browsing segala hal yang berbau backpacking sampe beli buku mulai "Travellers Tale", "Naked Traveller", "Merencanakan Sendiri Jalan-Jalan Keliling Dunia", "Ciao Italia" sampe terakhir "6 bulan di Eropa dengan 1000 USD" (mungkin harusnya saya beli "Lonely Planet South-East Asia on the Shoestring", abis di jalan banyak para backpacker yang bawa-bawa buku ini).Sebenernya...

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15 Rumah Teraneh di Dunia

The Crooked House, Polandia.Sumber foto : brochaSaya baru menemukan artikel tentang 15 rumah teraneh di dunia. Lucu! :DSalah satunya adalah The Crooked House di Polandia, rumah ini dibangun secara distorsi sehingga terlihat seperti bayangan dari carnival mirrors. Ada rumah yang dibangun terbalik, dengan atap di bawah dan lantai di atas. Ada lagi rumah yang dipahat dari batu alam yang terletak di Turki, namanya Fairy Chimney Houses (mengingatkan saya akan proyek GWK di Bali, yang semua bangunannya rata-rata dipahat langsung dari gunung kapur alami).Artikel selengkapnya dapat dibaca di sini:15 Strangest Houses From Around the GlobeMenarik. Bisa menjadi tema backpacking yang seru nih....

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Photo(s) : Ronald McDonald at Khaosan Road

Foto oleh : Herajeng Gustiayuขอบคุณ"Khop kun ka" = thank you. :)Foto (c) Herajeng Gustiayu, 2...

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Why Should I Travelling?

Posting tamu oleh : Wenny RoslianaFoto oleh sxc.huWho am I?Hanya seorang mbak-mbak kantoran dengan gaji yang standar. Dan bukan anak orang kaya pula. Dan salahnya nasib gw bersekolah di SMP & SMA yang siswanya mostly anak-anak orang kaya.Waktu sekolah hal itu ga jadi masalah, malah seneng. Bisa nebeng naek mercy, nginep di rumah mewah di Kemang, kalo ada makrab subsidinya banyak jadi kita-kita temen dengan tingkat ekonomi rata-rata ini patungannya jadi lebih murah. Ya Alhamdulillah. Hehehe...Tapi sejak ada situs jejaring sosial dari Friendster, Multiply sampe Facebook. Gw jadi update kabar temen-temen gw yang setelah lulus SMA pada mencar kuliahnya. Yang paling bikin iri yaaa yang bisa kuliah di luar negeri. How lucky they're born in rich...

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The Secret Beyond Teh Beuty of Kalimutu Lake

Indonesia has a variety of charm. one of them is Lake Kelimutu located on the top Kelimutu Ende Flores regency of East Nusa Tenggara. Kelimutu high reached approximately 1600 meters above sea level. In 1886, Kelimutu and had erupted from the eruption, the crater formed 3 fruit that looks like a lake. Color of the lake there is a red, blue, and white.All three lakes are separated by a wall composed of the lake by the rocks. The third lake was later known as the Lake Kelimutu. In the local language, Flores has a meaning. It looks mean mountain while the quality of means to boil. When Flores Volcano began to show its activities, the lake Flores sometimes change color. Let's say, when a mountain out of gas, even when the temperature changes at...

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The Largest Lake

Lake Toba is a volcanic lake of 100km x 30km in North Sumatra, Sumatra, Indonesia. In the middle there is a volcanic island called Samosir Island.Lake Toba has long become an important tourist destination in North Sumatra, Bukit Lawang addition and Nias, attract domestic and foreign tourists.It is estimated that Lake Toba explosion occurred at about 73000-75000 years ago and is the eruption Supervolcano (super volcano) the most recent. Bill Rose and Craig Chesner of Michigan Technological University estimate that the materials are thrown volcanic mountain of 2800km3, with ignimbrit rock 800km3 and 2000km3 estimated volcanic ash blown into the west for 2 weeks.This incident caused mass death and in some species was also followed by extinction....

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The Uniqueness of Funeral in Toraja

Each area has a tradition to respect death. If in Bali we are familiar with the term Ngaben, in North Sumatra, Sarimatua, then in Tana Toraja Rambu ceremony known as Solo '. Equation of the three: the ritual ceremonies of death and burial. In Tana Toraja itself has two major traditional ceremonies are Rambu Solo 'and Rambu Tuka. Signs Solo 'is a funeral, while signs Tuka, is a housewarming ceremonies of the new custom, or who had just completed renovated. Here I will tell you about the ceremony deaths in Tana Toraja.Signs Solo 'is a show very festive tradition in Tana Toraja, because it takes days to celebrate. The ceremony is usually held during the day, when the sun began leaning to the west and usually takes 2-3 days. Even up to two weeks...

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Fresh Water in Malino Waterfall

Being in an area with altitude of 1500 meters above sea level, must berhawa cool. That the Malino. Mountains of southern Makassar also has many privileges. Pine forests, waterfalls, fresh vegetables, and passion fruit.Object LocationMalino is situated on the western slopes of Mount Bawakaraeng. Precisely in District Tinggimoncong, Gowa regency, South Sulawesi Province, Indonesia. Located approximately 90 kilometers southeast of Makassar.OverviewMalino in South Sulawesi was developed. The beauty towards Malino was even halfway there. Winding road, the view that Bilibili Dam water to millions of hectares of rice fields and gardens, valleys, and lay a layer of green hills in front of the eyes.The higher, the more beautiful stretch of scenery....

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Borobudur as the Biggest Buddhist Temple

Who does not know Candi Borobudur? This Buddhist temple has 1460 relief panels and 504 Buddha effigies in the complex. Millions of people longing to visit the buildings included in this World Wonder Heritages. Not surprisingly, since architecturally and functionally, as a place of worship, Borobudur is attractive.Borobudur was built by King Samaratungga, one of the kings of Old Mataram Kingdom, Sailendra descendants. Based on Kayumwungan inscription, an Indonesian named Hudaya Kandahjaya revealed that Borobudur is a place of worship which was completed May 26 824, nearly a hundred years since the early days was built. The name of Borobudur itself according to some people means a mountain having terraces (budhara), while the other says that...

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Tangkuban Perahu Mountain

Tangkuban Perahu, is one of an active volcano in West Java, precisely in Lembang, about 30 km north of Bandung with a height of 2084 meter above sea level. For how to get there takes approximately 30 minutes by motor vehicle. Boat Tangkuban name was attached to a legendary land of the most famous Sundanese, which is Sangkuriang.Tangkuban boat from a distance looked like a boat upside down, allegedly caused by the power of Sangkuriang that failed to complete its task in making an overnight boat to marry Dayang Sumbi that none other than his own mother. Because so upset it could not complete the boat, the boat finally Sangkuriang kicked it unfinished. Diataslah legend who became closely related in naming Tangkuban Perahu mountain.Mountain last...

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Tangkuban Perahu Crater

Tangkuban Perahu Crater is one of the attractions located in the southern region Kab. Subang, located at an altitude of 2084 m above sea level. Of natural beauty with a row of craters that stretch and cool mountain air and the expanse of the typical mountain other surrounding high-rise and the number of collections of plants and plants typical of tropical forests that flourished around the crater, making the boat Tangkuban as an attractive tourist destination in Subang regency.Viewed from the city of Bandung, the mountain Tangkuban Parahu has a unique shape like a boat upside down (Bahasa Sunda: Tangkuban = reverse, Parahu = Boat). Unique form is believed to have a very close relationship with Sangkuriang legend.Enjoying the view from the crater...

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Plaosan, Beautiful Twins Temple

You do not need to rush back to the inn after a visit to the Prambanan temple, because not far from the most beautiful Hindu temple in the world that you will also see other temples are just as entertaining. Headed north as far as 1 km, you will see Plaosan Temple, a temple constructed by Rakai Pikatan for the Empress, Pramudyawardani. Located in the Village District Bugisan Prambanan temple architecture is a blend of Hindu and Buddhist.Plaosan complex is divided into 2 groups, the Temple and the Temple Lor Plaosan Plaosan South. Second temple has a square-shaped terrace surrounded by a wall, which shaped meditation on the west side ticket booth and the stupa at the other side. Because of that similarity, the appearance Lor Temple and South...

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Prambanan, The most beautiful Temple

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.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...

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PROFILE

Indonesia TourismThe tittle word above may can't really describe or exacly represent the meaning for this blog. Why, because the content of this blog is telling more about something or some place showing the uniqueness of Indonesia. Something special also that may different from other blog is that we try to show certain story as the hystorical bacground from some interesting place inside this blog. So, What we get not only the wonderfull view that pamper our eyes but also value of hystory, knowledge, and many other uniquess one that we may not be able to find them in other places. So keep update this blog to see interesting panorama that we provide and make this blog your first reference, you will be the first one knowing an update information from us... Thanks, FRESH PANORAMA.....

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Ayo ke Pulau!

Posting tamu oleh : Listya Reina KaryadiAkhir minggu kemarin, akhirnya jadi juga jalan-jalan ke Kepulauan Seribu-nya. Walaupun maju-mundur-kiri-kanan dari bulan April, yang penting terjadi dan senang. SENANG! Perjalanan saya dimulai dari pinggir Danau Sunter, alias tempat dijemput Riris yang sudah bersama dengan Tir. Perjalanan kemudian dilanjutkan ke Tangerang untuk menjemput Oom yang kerjanya lembur & sampling mulu.Dalam perjalanan ke Tomang, kami pun nyasar berkali-kali. Ada yang karena kebodohan saya, salah naek fly-over, dan petunjuk rambu yang salah. Quote from Tir, “Belok kiri blok m, hahaha, ga mungkin kita ke kiri”. Padahal kita emang mesti ke kiri kalo mo masuk underpass Tomang. Panjang kata, tibalah kita di Karawaci --eh belom...

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Merayakan Imlek di Pecinan

Kemarin (13 Februari 2010), saya dan teman-teman mengikuti acara Komunitas Jelajah Budaya: Malam Tahun Baru Cina di Pecinan (Glodok, Jakarta Barat). Acaranya jam 5 sore hingga tengah malam, titik temu awalnya di Museum Bank Mandiri, dengan biaya pendaftaran Rp80.000,- per-orang.Berangkat dari rumah sekitar jam 4 sore, saya kira waktu 1 jam dari Cipete akan mencukupi untuk sampai di Kota jam 5 sore. Ternyataaa... karena bus TransJakarta-nya penuh banget, kami baru sampai di Kota nyaris telat 1 jam! Untung saja, ternyata sistem dari Komunitas Jelajah Budaya amat praktis, mereka membagi grup jalan-jalan (sekitar 30 orang per-grup) sesuai dengan waktu kedatangan, hehehe jadilah kita grup terakhir. Grup dibagi dan dibedakan dengan warna pin, kami...

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