Tour Advice : Most Romantic Places to Visit

1. Bintan island, Riau, Sumatra

Bintan Island is located in Riau Islands Province, it has a very charming island atmosphere. The combination of white sand, blue water, and the tree that makes this island is worth visiting


2. Kaliurang, Yogyakarta

Kaliurang is located 28 miles north of Yogyakarta city, precisely in the hamlet of Kaliurang, Hargobinangun, Pakem, Sleman. As you climbed to the top of the hill Plawangan, and you'll see the seductive scenery around you.



3. Senggigi Beach, Lombok

This beach is located on the west coast of Lombok, it has green scenery and stunning underwater. The waves are not too big, of course, will add a romantic honeymoon periods.


4. Moyo isalnd, West Nusa Tenggara

If you want to feel the world just for you two, come to Moyo Island in West Nusa Tenggara, as a honeymoon. This area is still quiet and genuine, but the facilities are widely available. There are cottages that provide a variety of amenities. It has the combination of white sand, no coral reef fish, waterfalls and natural pools. Moyo Island has a height variation from 0-648 m above sea level. As a marker of sustainability, the island is located in an area of about 30,000 acres; hundreds of butterflies will be seen from bushes, trees or in the middle of savanna. The island is also home to 21 species of bats, birds, macaque, wild pig, deer and snakes. With the natural conditions is still genuine, it is advisable to enter the island with a guide.


5. Ubud village, Bali

The village is also believed to give inspiration to visitors. Ubud is a popular place among foreign tourists because this location is situated between the fields and forest that lies between the chasms of the mountain that makes the nature so beautiful. In addition, Ubud is known for its art and culture that is growing very rapidly and developed. The pulse of Ubud community life can not be separated from art. Here there are also many art galleries, and music arenas. The dance performances are held alternately every night in all corners of the village.


6. Bunaken, Manado, North Sulawesi

Bunaken Island Marine Park is very exotic. This marine park has the greatest marine biodiversity in the world. Coming to the Park with your spouse, then discover the underwater beauty of Bunaken. Bunaken marine park has a 20 point dive (dive spot) with varying depth of up to 1344 meters. It has 20 diving points, 12 points among them is located around Bunaken Island.


7. Sampireun, the village of Garut, West Java

The villages are located in Sampireun Ciparay, Village Sukakarya, Garut, West Java. Sampireun Village offers all the simplicity and convenience features that you need for your exotic honeymoon


8. Bangka Belitung

Belitung Island panorama is dominated by beautiful beaches, crystal clear waters and white sand beaches along the stunning scenery. It is can not be found on other islands, this island is a special island for honeymooners.


9. Tanjung lesung, Banten, West Java

Tanjung lesung is located on the west coast of the Sunda Strait, precisely in the village of Tanjung Jaya, Pandeglang, Banten. The resort can be used as an alternative to your honeymoon destination. It takes 3-5 hours from the capital city of Jakarta through Pandeglang. The atmosphere here is very charming with beautiful blue sea and white sand spread. You can enjoy the beauty of Mount ancient world's most famous, Krakatau volcano which is one of the world's volcanoes that are floating in the sea.


10. Raja Ampat Islands, Papua

Raja Ampat is worldwide recognized as one of the 10 best waters for diving. Marine life is also the most comprehensive in the world. No place on earth that has so much diversity of marine life as in Raja Ampat. Based on research, more than 573 types of coral reefs, or about 75 percent of the world's coral species found in Raja Ampat. In addition, there also are more than 828 species of fish from the world's 1074 species of fish and 700 types of mollusks (soft animals.


11. Umang island, Banten, West Java

Umang island is located in Pulau Umang Pandeglang, Banten. This place is suitable to avoid the stress of urban life and enjoy the beautiful moments of honeymoon or vacation. On this island, there are resorts that have been arranged with an artistic natural beauty of the mountains surrounded by sea will add more romance for your honeymoon.

The Most Exited Diving Location

1. Amed
Amed is located in a bay on the north eastern of Bali island. The area was once famous for its sea salt that traditionally produce and for its natural beauty. Currently, Amed also known as one of the best underwater tourist destination on the island of Bali.


One of recreational diving in Amed named Jemeluk. The divers use traditional ship Jukung to achieve it. There they can see turtles, reef sharks, and stingrays (depending on the depth of dives), in addition the coral reefs are very beautiful.

About 10 meters from the beach there is Japanese patrol boats framework that sink in the days of World War II. This location also made to be one of dive areas, such as those found in Tulamben.


2. Bunaken

Bunaken is an area of 8.08 km ² island in the Bay of Manado, located in the northern island of Sulawesi, Indonesia. The island is part of the city of Manado, the provincial capital of North Sulawesi, Indonesia. Bunaken Island can be achieved by speed boat (speed boat) or a rented boat; it takes about 30 minutes journey from the port city of Manado. Around the Bunaken island, there is Bunaken marine park which is part of the Bunaken National Park. The marine park has biodiversity marine which is one of the highest in the world. Scuba diving attracts many visitors to the island. Overall, Bunaken marine park covers an area of 75,265 hectares with five islands within it, namely the island of Manado Tua, Bunaken Island, Siladen Island, Mantehage Island and Naen island. Although an area covering of 75,265 hectares, the location of the dive (diving) is limited in each of the five beaches that surround the island.

Bunaken marine park has a 20 point dive (dive spot) with varying depth of up to 1344 meters. Of the 20 diving points, 12 diving points among them are around in the Bunaken Island. Twelve point dive is the most frequently visited by divers and lovers of the beauty of underwater scenery.

Most of the 12 point dive in Bunaken Island lined up from the southeast to the northwest of the island. In this region there are underwater great walls, which is also called the hanging walls, or a giant rock walls that stand vertically and curved upward. These rock walls are also a source of food for fish in the waters around Bunaken Island.


3. Candi dasa

Candi Dasa is a resting place or a resort that is located in Karangasem regency, Bali. This area is approximately 90 km away to the northeast of Denpasar. From Candi Dasa to Tenganan is only about 10 kilometers.

Candi Dasa is located at Amuk Bay which is one of famous places to dive. Small islands in the Gulf Amuk (Tepekong Gili, Gili Biaha, Gili Mimpang) offers a stunning dive experience. However, the dive guides must warn divers to be very careful because there are very strong diving flow and often unpredictable presence. Washing machine effect can easily create panic divers. Because of this a few sites declared as a dangerous place for beginner divers.


4. Padang bai

Padangbai is a small town on the eastern side of Bali Island, Indonesia. The city is a harbour ferry to cruise to the island of Lombok, Gili Islands and other islands in West Nusa Tenggara.

Addition to being a port city, the city also offers the tourists with a small beach town life and quietly beautiful as an alternative to the coastal town full of hustle and bustle like Kuta Beach. In addition to a beach near the ferry terminal, there are also other beaches like Blue Lagoon in the northern city and the Secret Beach in the south. Off the coast of the Blue Lagoon, now even become one of the dive tourism destination in Bali.


5. Raja Ampat Papua

The archipelago is a place that has the potential to serve as a tourist attraction, 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 underwater flora and fauna at this time.

Dr. John Veron, coral expert from the Australian experience, for example, in a site it is revealed, the Raja Ampat Islands located in the westernmost tip of New Guinea, 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.

A team of experts from Conservation International, The Nature Conservancy, and National Oceanographic Institutions (Lon) Indonesian Institute of Sciences (LIPI) have done a quick assessment in 2001 and 2002. As a result, they noted in these waters there are more than 540 species of hard corals (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 in Raja Ampat. None of the places with the same area has a number of coral species as much as this.

There are several areas of coral reefs that are still very good condition with the percentage of live coral cover to 90%, namely in the Dampier Strait (strait between P. Waigeo and P. Batanta), Kofiau Islands, South and South East Misool Kepualauan Wayag Islands. Types of coral reefs in Raja Ampat is generally fringing reef with gentle slope to steep contour. But it was also found atoll type and type of burns or taka. In some places like the village Saondarek, when the lowest tides, coral reefs can be seen without a dive and with his own adaptation, the corals can still be alive despite being in the open air and direct sunlight.

Unique species that can occur during diving are some of the pigmy seahorse species or kudalaut mini, wobbegong and manta ray. There are also four endemic fish kings, namely Eviota king, which is a kind of fish gobbie. At Manta Point which is located in Dampier strait Arborek, you can dive in the company of some tail Manta Ray is benign like when you dive in Derawan Islands, East Kalimantan. If you dive at Cape Kri or Chicken Reef, you can be surrounded by thousands of fish and sometimes a collection of tuna, giant trevallies and snappers. But those tense when we are surrounded by a collection of barracuda fish, although in fact it's relatively harmless (which is dangerous if we see barracuda solitary or alone). Reef sharks are also frequently seen, and if lucky you can also see the turtle is still eating sponge or swim around you. In some places like in Salawati, Batanta and Waigeo also seen dugong or sea cow.

Because the area of many islands and narrow straits, so most of the dive at a particular time has a strong current. It allows also performing drift dive, dive, following a strong flow of water is very clear as he broke through a collection of fish. There is also a sunken airplane World War II relic that can be found in several places to make diving a great place to dive as in P. Wreck Wai. And many more reef sites that actually have never been touched. This makes diving in Raja Ampat was more challenging.


6. Wakatobi

Wakatobi Dive Resort was founded by a Swiss citizen in the mid 90s and is currently managed by the international management team. The resort is very carefully constructed with traditional methods for the number of guests the choice to embrace the principles of environmentally friendly tourism. Local architectural style of the main building and bungalows originated and built by local artists using traditional tools.

Despite being one of the most secluded resorts, Wakatobi Dive Resort offers all aspects of modern hospitality, hot and cold water throughout the resort, 24-hour electricity, satellite communications, 24 hour internet access and much more. There are our expert culinary team to create both local and international cuisine with the best taste.

Wakatobi Dive Resort is a place for divers who appreciate the importance of the environment in which to them are the best night dives, a fun night, having dinner under the stars and down the beach with a friend or loved one in a beautiful sunset.

The advantages of this tourism asset, not because of the vast expanse of rock along the bottom of the ocean waters with a complex topography such as slope shape, flat, drop-offs, atoll and underwater cave with a diverse marine biota.

Specifically Wakatobi marine park archipelago has a ± 25 fruit clusters with 750 species of coral reef that surrounded by total of 600 km2, and the beach tourism potential to be managed, are scattered throughout the Wakatobi region. Based on this potential tourist area, the area is very comfortable for dive tourism activities such as surfing, snorkelling, and fishing tours. So that Jacques Costeau ,one of foreign journalist said that Wakatobi diving is the world's most beautiful places for divers tourist (Wakatobi is the finest diving sites in the world).

Earthquake Resistant Knock Down House

Ever see table knock-down ?Wardrobe?  Chairs?  Must have been. Maybe you're using it right now.
How about knock down house?

If not, in North Sulawesi you can find it. Precisely at the Village Woloan, Tomohon. Houses For example lined along the street of this village. In various sizes and designs. Just choose according to their desires, needs and purchasing power.

This village is famous as a center craftsman knock-down house. Base material used is wood options such as iron wood and wood chrysolite. Basic design of the traditional house of Minahasa in the form of houses on stilts. When work on a house size and design are about 1 month starting from raw materials to stand.

Unloading system-pairs makes this house could be sent anywhere with relative ease. Stay dismantle, pack and send. Arriving at the destination residence of packaging disassembled and rearranged.

Certainly, not just anyone can disassemble and assemble again. In addition to being sent home, usually experts unloading too-pair sent from this Woloan Village.

According to one of the craftsmen there, the distribution of wooden houses has been covering the various provinces in Indonesia, even abroad.

Great huh?  Not only that. One thing that is important and a mainstay of the village of wooden houses Woloan is ... EARTHQUAKE RESISTANT!

Ketep Pass, an Interesting Place. Was?

Few years ago, i went to ketep pass, an interesting place just few kilometers from Merapi vulcano. Merapi and merbabu are side by side mountain, and ketep pass located at the top of a hill at west of them, so we can see those two mountain very clearly. Seems like you can reach the lava by your hand :).

Ketep Pass located about 60 km from Yogyakarta (Jogja) to the north. Use your gmap to locate them precisely. To go there easily, just ask to your cab driver. You'll arive there about an hour from Jogja.

What to do at ketep pass?
1. Watch the mountains closely
2. Watch the panoramic view
3. Eat bake corn
4. Take pictures
5. Feel mountain weather
6. Watch eruption movie
7. Whatever you like..., no sex,.. no motel up there


Not interested yet? Visit there right now, Merapi will give you deathly kiss... the explosion is still.. no cold winding cloud, only boiled steam, dust, and stone as a welcome party member right now.

Tawangmangu and A Thousand Waterfall

As i promised few weeks ago, now i'll write about Tawangmangu, little highlands town which has many interesting places to visit.

If you know Jogjakarta, Tawangmangu is located just about 120 km to the east. Oh, i forgot. In google map ages, writing about location become an old-fashioned isn't it? Just point your gmap down to central java and you'll see the location easily.

Deeper to this town, Tawangmangu has interesting place called "grojokan sewu", mean a thousand waterfall. The waterfall it self just one and about 81 meters in height. I don't know why it called thousand, probably it measured in decimeters.

In there, you can relax and watch nice waterfall, crowd, food, .. and yeah.., specialy food. Rabbit satay is the most interesting. Cheap and delicious. Below $1 of course, you know Indonesia. If you like horse riding, it's also available. I don't remember the price, but 15 years ago i pay below $1.., oh, more.. about $3. Rp 2000 = $1 back then, today 1$=Rp 10000,.. thats why we love your dollar. Oh, well, speaking about age, 15 years ago i was really nice kid, everybody loves me ^_^. Oh shit, i'm growing old so fast.

Ok, if you like to know more about Tawangmangu, just googling, dude. Don't stuck on this site, LOL. Searching flickr also help for further investigation (sound like detective.., sorry my vocab suck). Btw i post this on thursday not friday. I hope you know me better then, .. i can't keep my own vow, LOL. Just kidding. Happy blogging.

Candi Sukuh : A Sex Temple

It's build almost a milenium ago. This unusual temple was located at village of Berjo, some fifty kilometres east of Solo, Central Java. I have visited that temple many times since my house is just about 30 km from there. This temple is small but unique. Many statues describes men and women genital explicitly. Just like david sculpture from vatican, but this built from black stone, river black stone which found easily surround that area.

The founder of Candi Sukuh thought that the slope of Mount Lawu is a sacred place for worshiping the ancestors, nature spirits and the observance of the fertility cults.

Yeah,.. you propably think there are any real erotic turism or somekind. But regretfully not ^_^, even hotel are available there if you wanna stay for days enjoying some nice view of Lawu.

Well. This is a place, .. and not far from there-about 30km- Tawangmangu is waiting. Nice tourism town which has many interesting places to visit. Grojogan sewu is the most people know abaut Tawangmangu. I 'll write about that next week. Just keep surfing...

Candi Jogja and Prewedding Pic

Meneer, nickname of talented photografer from Jogja, have made nice pre wedding pic using candi as a background. Some touch made all of those pic look so artistic. Well done. If you all come to Indonesia, bring your best camera. Don't let all memory go away.

Borobudur Welcome Statue

Anyone who like japanese cartoon will see Doraemon in this statue. Do you like Doraemon? This is Doraemon from 8 Century ^_^...

Another Green

I love green, and this is another pic about indonesian paddy field

On the way from Kuta beach to Ubud, hilly area on the central of Bali Island, there is a place for viewpoint seeing the valley.. there was a green terrace paddy field along downhill slope of mountain. The green color in this island is very impressive and kinds of eyes and mind soothing

If you like this pic, you'll love to see THIS. 3 amazing pictures about paddy field

Monkey Everywhere

You can find monkey at Bali and another interesting places in Indonesia, even at unussual places. Look at this picture,..do you see monkey there? So, be carefull, or your stuff will missing. If so, you'll need banana for barter.

If you like natural and interesting pictures as wallpaper, explore this blog. The result will amaze u..

Dinner at Jimbaran Bay, Bali

If you visit bali, having dinner at beach is a must. Almost the entire beach are restaurants and they all sell fresh seasfood.

The entrie meal including drinks for 6 people and 1 kid was Rp 800,000, $90 USD, or around $110 AUD. This probably the most expensive meal of your trip but satisfying is guaranteed.

Kuta beach, Bali

These are pictures of Kuta beach, Bali. I still writing information about it. For now, enjoy the pictures. It will be great as wallpaper.

This image create by danielHKC. Just click image to enlarge. This image can be used as wallpaper. If you interest on collecting nature wallpaper, this blog will collect it for you. Another great pic can be found on Paddy field, Tanah Lot, and any post in this blog.

If you like tennis, at September 2007, there's a Tennis Tournament. So visiting this beach plus watch tournament will be great vacation. For further information about this event, click here

Pura Ulu Danau, Bali

Pura Ulu Danau was built in the 17th century on highland Lake Bratan. This gemlike temple is half on the mainland, half on a tiny island. The complex is dedicated to Vishnu, the preserver, in his guise as Dewi Danu, who protects all living creatures. Small and charming, it comments on the spirit of place without leaving a big footprint. A peaceful, shimmering vision.

The serenity which pervades in the cold, misty lake of Bratan belies the violent temperament of the Batur volcano where it sits. In 1917, a strong eruption devastated the village of Batur but the lava miraculously stopped at the foot at the temple. The next eruption in 1926 was not so kind and buried the entire temple except the highest shrine. Soon after, the surviving shrines were taken to higher ground and rebuilt in its present location.

Tanah Lot, amazing temple at Bali

Tanah Lot is one of the famous temple in Bali. Sunset is the favorite time to visit this isolated temple on the West coast.

Tanah Lot means 'Land in the Middle of the Sea' in Balinese language. Located about 20 km from Denpasar, the temple sits on a huge offshore rock which has been shaped continously over the years by the ocean tide.

Tanah Lot is said to be the work of the 16th century priest Niratha. The story goes that during his travels along the south coast he saw the rock-island's beautiful setting and rested there. Some fishermen saw him, and bought him gifts. Niratha then spent the night on the little island. Later he spoke to the fishermen and told them to build a shrine on the rock for he felt it to be a holy place to worship the Balinese sea gods.

The Tanah Lot temple was then built and has been an important part of Balinese mythological history for centuries. The temple is one of seven sea temples around the Balinese coast. It was said that each of the sea temples was to be within eyesight of the next so that they formed a chain along the south-western coast.

At the base of the rocky island, poisonous sea snakes are believed to guard the temple from evil spirits and intruders. There is said to be one giant snake which also protects the temple. It is believed that this snake was created from Niratha’s scarf when he established the island.

Paddy field

I haven't story right now, but i got nice paddy field pics in Bali, Indonesia. Here they are :

Paddy field at Tabanan, Bali.
This picture create by DanielKhC. I found this pic at my friend computer. Lovely isn't? Daniel's skill is incredible. Paddy field can be so beautiful.

























This one is not belong to daniel, but still nice to see

Prambanan Temple

The Candi/temple names derived from the village where it is located. Also known as Loro Jonggrang temple, Prambanan temple is the biggest and the most beautiful hindu temple in Indonesia. The temple complex of Prambanan lies among green fields and villages. It has eight shrines, of which the three main ones are dedicated to Shiva, Vishnu and Brahma.

The first open-air theater on the southern side of the temple was built in 1960 and the new theater on the western side of the temple in 1988. During full moon evenings in the month from May to October, the Ramayana ballet is performed right here.

This temple is easy to visit. Only 17 Kilometers from Yogyakarta, you can reach it using taxy, bus, or minibus. Cause so near with Yogyakarta, you don't need to rent hotel room. Less than an hour from Yogyakarta, stay there for a while, and than back to Yogyakarta. 5 hours trip will be enough if you don't have any other interesting place around to visit.

Malioboro Street, Traditional trade center

Enjoying shopping experience, hunting exclusive souvenirs of Jogja, you may walk on foot along the arcades of Malioboro Street. There are many vendors selling their merchandises, ranging from such local handicrafts as batik, rattan ornament, leather puppet, bamboo handicrafts (key holder, ornament lamp, and others) as well as blangkon (Javanese / Jogjanese traditional cap) and silver goods to general little things that you may find in other trading places. Along the arcade, you will not only enjoy shopping peacefully on sunny or rainy days but they also enjoy bargaining prices. If they are good at bargaining and have good luck, they will end up buying at third quarter or even half of the prices offered.

Please make sure that you are not cheated by the offered prices. Usually, the vendors will increase the prices for tourists. But be wise too. Buy if the price make sense to you, cause high price for indonesian probably still very low for you.