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7 facts about Indonesia that you should know

Multidimension Travel Blog - hope this seven (7) facts about Indonesia can help you out when visiting Indonesia. the main hope honestly is for make us comfortable and can enjoy the vacation to Indonesia. so the biggest purpose, gain a relaxation to our soul can be fulfilled. 1. the first facts, is Indonesia have a tropical climate that make Indonesia only have 2 seasons wet season and dry season. so if you come from non tropical climate better watch, and do some adaptation before doing other activity or travel. 2. The second facts, Indonesia have a plural ethnic and if you will or have a travel going to some place. search a travel guide that cover that place or original from the place. you can take more benefit if you do this. 3. The third facts, The common exchange money in Indonesia is rupiah (IDR) so don't forget to convert your money in money changer service at the airport if you don't want to have a difficult. 4. The forth facts, as an archipelago island so Indonesia tour...

Anai Valley one of the most beutifull spot on West Andalas

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Multidimension Travel Blog - if we visit the tourism object spot in west Andalas the interesting spot is in DAREK (native tongue language for the word Land), like Bukit Tinggi , Agam , Tanah Datar , Padang panjang , Lima puluh kota , Payakumbuh , Solok , Sawahlunto , Sijunjung , Pasaman , etc. From the capital city of Padang, that located in the coast 'Laui’ (Native tongue language for coast), is not take a long time to reach darek is only 1,5 hours or 2,5 hours by take a bus. So, if you go to darek don't forget to pull over in Lembah anai.. So this place that are we talking about... the Anai Valley , lots of interesting object in Anai Valley and become a favorite place for the tourist to take a break. The first spot is Malibou Anai AKA Anai Resort that located in ‘ikua darek kapalo rantau’, Kayutanam, Padang Pariaman. In this place there is a green view with a mountain backround, with a river as an ornament. after this spot you can enjoy the Anai Valley Conservation that ...

The Ninth Peak of Rahtawu Mountain

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Multidimension Travel Blog - So ready for hiking in summer. yeah, one mountain in Indonesia, and as I know from local villager this mountain full with mystical and historian site from the fifth century. The place called the ninth peak (or in native tongue language is Songo Likur) this place is embed with Muria Mountain in Kudus City. Why it called the ninth peak cause in fact there is nine peak on that mountain and the highest peak is SongoLikur. Every peak have their own name like : Semar,Petilasan Abiyoso, Begawan Sakri, Lokojoyo, Dewi Kunthi,Makam Mbah Bunton,Hyang Pandan,Arojambangan,Jonggring Saloko, Sendang Buton and Puncak Songolikur. Cause the local government had repair this place now you can stay and there also a bath room. what you will do if you want to go to this place you have to go to Kudus city and find a guide cause it's so mystical, it would be the best if you have a guide from the local villager rather you gone there your self. ok, cause this is weekend so I ho...

Peucang at Ujung Kulon it's Heaven

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Multidimension Travel Blog - hi all, this is the summer time. are you have a plan yet? I think many of you will take the beach part. So I will post about one beach at Peucang Island in Ujung Kulon National Conservation in Indonesia. Maybe you ever heard about this island. Last night I have a little discussion with my friend at the coffee shop talk about peucang. this is the third time for him gone to Peucang. It's Funny to heard his story cause the team is like Indiana Jones that search for the nature treasure. He told me that the main purposes is to take a butt of a male buffalo in Ujung Kulon. and the peak of the journey is diving on peucang beach. As you know that Peucang is a National Conservation so Wild life still have a living in there. Diving at Peucang is fun but you must beware of Undur-Undur and sea snake. Cause my friend said a sea snake have a behaviour that un-usual with other snake also the snake have a powerfull poison. need a week to walk on foot visiting Tanjung...

Segara Anak Lake on Lombok Island

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Multidimension Travel Blog - Yesterday I meet my friend he is from Lombok, he tell me lot of thing about Rinjani mountain and the myth of Segara Anak Lake. He become a guide for long time in Rinjani and the last journey he even cry. cause the track is become more longer than usual. but after you got on the top you even have to hold your breath to feel the myth by seeing the lake. if you see the lake shrink your life will not be longer anymore. but, if you see the lake as usual your life would be longer. oh yea he also told me if you like fishing better prepare your nail cause in this lake the fish is big and starve. what ever things you use for the bait you certainly got your fish. it's so cool. for your information this location have been located on Rinjani Mountain Conservation in Lombok Island. i think this could be your alternative if you want to visit Indonesia and also want a little adventure. and the last for you all that joining or want to joining the deadline contest is i...

Journey to Hiding Waterfall at Bunder Mountain

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This week I had a really amazing adventure. Go to Bunder Mountain with Some buddy and after on days we decide to visiting the waterfall. It's not so strange in the mountain commonly have a waterfall. but this time the name is so funny the hiding waterfall. seems this waterfall always play hide and seek. local villager call it Curug ngumpet. people say this name given cause this waterfall is hiding for a long time, behind the rock and forest. many local villager use their holidays to take a bath in this waterfall. from young to oldest. under the main drop stream quite depth my friend is sinking but fortunately he can swim. if you go to this place you also can rent a villa there so many villa across the road but if you want to hire one try to compare the price. the old trick is for more cheap one is to know the sundanesse language. I know it will be little rush but you can feel more than a travel, you can feel the adventure. oh yea one more, don't forget to bring your jacket and ...

Ontang-anting, The Myth that always been talked

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Batara Kala born from Kama that fall in the ocean when Batara Guru have the travel with Batari Uma. Batara Kala born in a shape of a fire that sparking big and bigger. This thing have made a disaster in Suralaya, and all the god had been commanded by Batara Guru to turn off that fire, but all the work of god is useless, and it more bigger then ever and up to Suralaya to ask his father. because Hyang Guru worried if Kayangan will destroy, Batara Guru admit that Kala is his son. so it named with Batara Kala dan Batara Kala ask for food, and so do Batara Guru bring him food but the food is selected : 1. The person that only have on child and it call Ontang-anting 2. Five Pandawa (five boy or five daughter) 3. Kedono kedini, boy and girl and the girl will be the food. to avoid being the food Batara Kala it must held a ceremony (ruwatan). So in the story of dalang it call lakon Murwakala or Lakon ruwatan. In the story (lakon) of Batara Kala is always eat the pandawa cause pandawa like ontan...

Mekar Sari The Garden of Fruit, take all as you want!

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what would you do if you in the Garden full of fruit. and you can free your self to grab the fruit from the tree. This is happening on Mekarsari Fruit Garden. this garden you can find it in Jl. Raya Cileungsi - Jonggol Km.03, Bogor, Indonesia. There 10 kinds of top unique tree and plants in this garden and the top ten is Beringin/Banyan tree (Ficus benjamina), Lamtoro Gung / Ipil-ipil (Leucaena leucocephala), Sirsak/ Soursop (Annona muricata), Nangka/ Jackfruit (Artocarpus heterophyllus), Jati/ Teak (Tectona grandis), Kelapa Sawit/ Oil Palm (Elaeis guineensis), Bambu/ Bamboo (Gigantochloa spp.), Pepaya/ Papaya (Carica papaya), Pala / Nutmeg (Myristica fragrans) so if you want joy the tree that made for consumption you can come by here at Taman sari the garden of fruit. that called in native tongue language is Taman Buah Mekarsari pic source : soehartocenter.com

Grand canyon? nop! it's Green Canyon

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Green Canyon introduced by a France Citizen in 1993. The real name of this place is Cukang Taneuh . By using ketingting for 30 minutes you will see the beauty of Green Canyon . Step closer to Green Canyon we will see a river with a little stream and small cause the ketingting can trough it anymore. Here the water blue colorize, by swiming or crawling by the rock to see the true panorama. this journey is fully safe. In a view corner you will see small waterfall from the top of the cave. and swim with the fish in a pure water. so if you here in ciamis, dont forget to visit Green Canyon. pic source : http://www.pbase.com/archiaston/green_canyon&page=all

The Legend Of Malin Kundang on West Andalas

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Once a part o time there is a poor family, malin and his mother. malin follow the sailor to fight with his own destiny and promise to his mom, if he gain the success he will come back to home. time go, the mother always sits near the coast and wish malin came home soon, day by day, and at last a big boat nearing the coast, her mother hear the news and came to see his son, but what happen malin don't want to admit his mother. by the time he gonna leave the island, his mother ask once again and malin get mad and punch his own mother. the curse of mother tongue spelled. malin boat suddenly crash by a strange storm and can't leave the island. the boat is broke, at the end of his live suddenly malin admit and beg for mercy from his mother, don't know why but the spell had been released all the boat, the kru and malin it self turn to a rock on pantai air manis. this story told from old ancestor, and hope it can be a lesson to a boy to respect his own mother. this legend became a ...

What you can do on Pangandaran

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Natural Conservation area at Pangandaran long time ago was farming area of local villager, in 1992, at the year of 1922, when Y. Eycken become Residen Priangan, Pangandaran voted as hunting park . A Bull and 3 cows within a couple of deer. Cause have different and unique life inside, in 1934, the area status change as conservation , with width 530 ha. In 1961, after Raflesia Fatma founded on that area, then the status change (again) to National Conservation. The need of local tourist on Tourism place, so at the year of 1978, that area also become Recreation place. at the year of 1990 the sea area around the conservation also become sea conservation (470 ha). the activity that you can do on this conservation is biking, swiming, boating, snorkling, and see the historical sites. pic. source http://www.pangandaran.biz

There a new live under the Sea of Papua

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if you are under sea water maniac. this is the place you must try. Beside the under sea panorama, there also nice view seeing the fish's, lot of fish. with various color, round and round never stop all the day. this view can only see in Raja Ampat arhipelago, west of Papua, maybe you never heard this place. It's because this place will never be found on tourism guide book of Indonesia. all information about this place only you can find in internet. Many tourist visiting this place wrote about it. they impress with the beauty. Dr John Veron, coral expert from Australia, in a website says that he have identified 450 kind of coral in two weeks research in Raja Ampat. From 450 kinds of coral, 7 is the new variety of coral in science. "finding new coral just in one visit, that is something that i cant imagine....." said Veron. Gerry Allen fish expert, say something similiar with Veron, only the different is the Gerry say about the Variety of the fish. Expert Team from Con...

Follow the bridge along Bingkarai Hill's

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Bangkirai Hill's is one of conservation forest on east Borneo, persist right on the highway between Balikpapan - Samarinda. This Territory also as Bear conservation that being mascot of Balikpapan City. In this Bangkirai Hill's there a Tourism object like a tower from a big three and there a bridge between them. This Tower was made to see the hot spot caused by the fire, and now this place become Tourism Place, beside of that this can be used to track down all the forest. That Tower's made from Bingkarai root, that why this forest called Bingkarai Hill's. Majority three that live in this hill's is Bingkarai Three. that bridge also called canopy bridge with 20-30 meter high from the ground, and the three tall is 50 meter high. cause this place far from the nearest street there also homestay so the tourist can enjoy the nature as long as they want to see the original ecosistem of the honey bear. for reach this place you better use a healthy vehicle cause the street to...

Feel The Rythm of Life in Senggigi Beach

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Senggigi beach is a Famous Tourism Place object in Lombok Island . This beach you can find in west coast of Lombok Island. Senggigi not huge as Kuta Beach in Bali, but if we got here feels like we are on Kuta Bali. Cause this beach not so Famous as Kuta Beach so the condition is so natural. beside beauty of the beach. the underwater panorama is so interesting and beauty also. The tourist can do snorkling cause the wave is not to big. why the wave is not so big? cause the coral straight to the center and the wave is broke. there also Hotel with variety cost from expensive to the cheap. but i sure u the service is good for all cost. holed rock about half an hour walking by foot, tourist can see holed rock in this beach . this is a pura that had been build by the local villager on the rock in the beach. from the local legend this place is used to sacrificed a virgin for shark meal. another legend said in that place many broken hearted girls jump from this place. from this place you c...