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Indonesia welcomes Germans first in 2008
2008-01-03 04:22:00
German couple Michel and Jennifer Franchon Bernard did not expect they would be greeted by a crew of friendly airport staff members and a Sundanese jaipongan dance troupe upon arriving at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport on New Year's Day."What a surprise. We are very happy. We never dreamed of this happening. I couldn't even sleep because of the holiday," Michel said.Michel and his wife are visiting Indonesia for a two-week vacation. They said they would spend their first week in Jakarta and another week in Bali and Lombok.Airport operator PT Angkasa Pura II picked the couple as the first air passengers to land at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport for the new year.The couple, along with 256 others, arrived in Jakarta on a Singapore Airlines flight from Singapore, which landed at 10:30 a.m."The couple received the Indonesian government's acknowledgment as the first tourists to visit the country this year," said airport executive general manager Heriyanto.The airport operator ...

Visit Indonesia Year 2008 officially launched
2008-01-01 01:30:00
Ministry of Culture and Tourism launched Visit Indonesia Year 2008 on Wednesday, with the main aim of luring up to 7 million foreign tourists and booking US$6.4 billion in foreign exchange income. The government held its first Visit Indonesia program in 1991, which was not particularly successful, increasing the number of foreign tourists by merely 400,000 from the year earlier, according to the Central Statistics Agency (BPS). BPS data show that in 1991, around 2.5 million foreign tourists visited the country, from 2.1 million in the previous year. (The Jakarta Post) ...

5 things travelers aren’t grateful for
2007-12-28 21:01:00
Air travel is affordable. The nation’s roads have never been safer. And hotels offer more amenities than ever.Given all that, you would think travelers would be a grateful lot.They aren’t.Check out the latest customer surveys, and it’s clear that people are profoundly ungrateful when it comes to their travels. They give the airline industry worse grades than the Internal Revenue Service, they complain about traffic, and they gripe about high room rates.So at a time of the year when everyone else seems to be giving thanks, the contrarian in me wonders: What are we not thankful about?Inconsiderate travelersThey cut in line. They talk loudly on their cell phones. They travel with bratty children in tow. Where do these rude passengers come from? “They shout into their cell phones and talk loudly and are demanding to in-flight crews with gimmees ,” says Leonard Hansen, a writer from Bellingham, Wash. His theory is that airline deregulation, which made air travel more affordable, p ...

5 worst things that can happen to a traveler
2007-12-28 20:58:00
What’s the worst thing that can happen when you’re traveling?A traffic accident? Terrorist hijacking? Hotel fire?Travel is risky, of course. But there’s just no way of knowing when your number will be up, and your plane will go down.There are other worst-case scenarios that aren’t as random. I’m talking about preventable incidents that might — and probably will — happen to you on your next trip. Things you can anticipate. Things you should anticipate.Here are the five worst, along with my suggestions for sidestepping them:1. In the air: a creeping delayHave you ever sat in a terminal — or worse, on a plane — and been assured by a bored voice on the public address system that your flight will leave “any minute”? Then, half an hour later, there’s another announcement promising “just ten more minutes” until wheels-up. Followed by an update half an hour later that you’ll depart in a few moments?It’s called a creeping delay. Airlines used to do their best to ...

12 lessons learned from a life on the road
2007-12-28 20:55:00
Traveling is hard work. Here's how to make the best of itRule No. 1: Travel is no funReally. If you think it’s all about smiling stewardesses attending to your every whim, friendly hotels offering fawning service, and romantic sunsets on the beach, it’s time for a reality check.javascript:void(0)Publish PostYour stewardess will probably stop smiling when you refer to her as one, because no one calls a flight attendant a stewardess and gets away with it today. Your hotel? They’ll be pleasant until you check out. The moment you complain about that surprise $20-a-day resort fee or the $5 charge for receiving a fax, then the grin on the manager’s face will tighten into a grimace of icy resolve. You’ll hear insincere apologies, but you will probably still pay.And the sunsets on the beach? Last time I went to the beach, there was a hurricane.Point is, travel can be hard work. Travel can be hard, period.But when you do it for a living — when you’re a true blue, card-carrying, s ...

Lombok Sight SeeingTours
2007-12-21 04:16:00
The Wonders Of The Sea Nanggu Island TourAn exciting Full Day excursion discovering deserte south west coast of Lombok . Driving through beautiful scenery of green paddy fields and verdant hills on the way to Lembar harbor where we boar the outrigger motorized boat for a short sail to Gili with its golden white sandy beach and fantastic under water garden off shores, an ideal place for snorkeling, swimming, sunbathing or just lazing around and enjoy the art of doing nothing.Sasak Artistic & Fantastic Souther CoastGetting to know Sasak people with their cultures, tradition and arts is a life time experience, this tours start with a visit to Banyumulek pottery making village, see the local women at work at Sukarara for both Ikat and Songket hand woven fabric, beeswax Batik maybe seen on the way down to Sasak typical village of Rambitan, after lunch at the local restaurant spend the rest of the day for swimming and sun bathing on the stunning white sandy beach of A'an bay. Afternoon driv ...

A Whole Year Lombok Cultural Perfomance
2007-12-21 03:12:00
Put a side every 1st and 3rd Saturday on the month to watch “LOMBOK CULTURAL PERFORMANCE at CENTRE STAGE ART MARKET, here you can watch most of Lombok dances and culture which are really shown In the past. these cultural performance is sponsored by Department of Tourism Art and Culture of West Lombok. Ogoh Ogoh Paradeone day before the Hindu new year, the Hindu people in Lombok have a Tawur Kesanga ritual which mean to purify Bhuana Agung (macrocosmos) and Bhuana Alit (microcosmos) as well as naturalize negative power from Bhuta Kala. The Tawur Kesanga ritual is usually held in West Lombok and Mataram city during Tileming Sasih Kesanga. The Tawur Kesanga ritual usually begins with the Ogoh ogoh parade. An Ogoh ogoh is statue to visualize Bhuta Kala. This statue is to give more focus to people throughout the Tawur Kesanga ritual. During the Ogoh ogoh parade the statue is spun around before being faced in the right direction. after that the statue is cremated to ensure that the bad spi ...

Rinjani National Park
2007-12-21 02:27:00
There over 20 villages surround Mt. Rinjani and there are many routes up the mountain,but the main access is from Senaru in the north and Sembalun Lawang to the east. The challenging three-day Rinjani Trek route from Senaru to the crater rim (Plawangan), down to the stunning crater lake then on to Sembalun Lawang, is considered one of the best treks in South East Asia. Those heading for the summit usually prefer to start in Sembalun Lawang.A model for ecotourism in Indonesia, the community-based activities are focused on the Rinjani Trek Centre in Senaru, the most popular starting point for the tough trek. Developed with New Zealand Government assistance since 1999, the Rinjani Trek Centre embodies under one roof (satu atap) the unique partnership of the National Park, tourism industry and local communities that has been forged to manage and protect the Rinjani mountain environment.What You Might SeeGunung Rinjani National Park lies within the major transition zone (Wallacea) where the ...

How To Get There (Lombok)?
2007-12-21 00:47:00
Lombok is very easily accessible both by air and sea. Since Lombok gain its popularity, many airlines recently start flying to and/or from Mataram in addition to the already existing state owned airlines, Merpati and Garuda. Lombok is mostly reached by visitor from Bali as there are so many connections from many countries. In spite of the connections available in Bali, Lombok can also be reached from Kuala Lumpur and Singapore served by Merpati Airlines and Silk Air respectively.BALI TO LOMBOK BY AIRIt’s easy to get to Lombok from Bali!. Buy tickets direct from the airlines counter at the domestic airport or contact us.. in both Bali and LombokMerpati AirlinesFlies direct between Bali and Lombok, with four flights daily.Price : US$ 43/Ticket/Way.Trigana Air and Trans Nusa Air ServiceFlies direct between Bali and Lombok with two flights daily, morning and Afternoon.Price : US$ 40/Ticket/WayStarting July 15, 2007 Trigana Air and Trans Nusa Air Service flies direct between Bima (Sumbawa ...

Lombok & Gili Island Maps
2007-12-21 00:40:00
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Lombok Travel Tips
2007-12-21 00:39:00
MANNERWhen traveling in any foreign country it helps to know a few of the more basic local custom, mainly to avoid offending anyone unintentionally. Handshaking is customary as a greeting in Lombok or Indonesia, but do not use your left hand. Avoid also using your left hand to give or receive anything. Using your index finger to summon someone is impolite. And climbing over places of worship or local monuments is disrespectful. CUSTOMCustom alloy on entry a maximum of 1 liter of alcoholic beverages, 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 100 grams of tobacco and reasonable amount of perfume per adult. Cameras, Video Cameras, portable radios, cassette recorders, binoculars and sport equipment are admitted provided they are taken out on departure. The must be declared to custom. FOREIGN EXCHANGEUS Dollars or Euro and other major currencies in bank notes or travel cheque are easily exchangeable in bank or at authorized money changers in main tourist destination but it is advisable to carry ruphi ...

About Komodo Dragons
2007-12-19 01:52:00
“The Komodo dragon, as befits any creature evoking a mythological beast, has many names. It is also the Komodo monitor, being a member of the monitor lizard family, Varanidae, which today has one genus, Varanus. Residents of the island of Komodo call it the ora. Among some on Komodo and the islands of Rinca and Flores, it is buaya darat (land crocodile), a name that is descriptive but inaccurate; monitors are not crocodilians. Others call it biawak raksasa (giant monitor), which is quite correct; it ranks as the largest of the monitor lizards, a necessary logical consequence of its standing as the largest lizard of any kind now living on the earth…. Within the scientific community, the dragon is Varanus komodoensis. And most everyone calls it simply the Komodo”. The Komodo dragon is an ancient species whose ancestors date back over 100 million years. The varanid genus originated between 25 and 40 million years ago in Asia. The Komodo descended from this species and evolved to ...

More - Gili Island
2007-12-19 01:43:00
The Three Small island in Lombok " Gili Trawangan, Meno, Air "The three Gilis Island are a small-scale backpacker, most popular tourist destination. The islands are very relaxed and laid-back, with countless little beachside cafes playing reggae and serving up banana pancakes, and no cars or motorbikes to disturb the peace. The beaches are without a doubt better than anywhere on Bali or Lombok. The flip side of the coin is that as they exist solely to cater for travelers, they're also rather anonymous (you might as well be at anywhere) and, aside from snorkeling and diving, there's little if anything to do. Note that there are no ATMs on the islands, so bring plenty of cash with you. From west to east, the islands are:* Gili Trawangan, or "Gili T" is by far the most developed with plenty of backpacker options and one swanky resort. There are no dogs on the island but according to one local, there are more cats here than people. The local population is around 800. There is no police o ...

More - Historical Of Lombok
2007-12-19 01:30:00
There is motto in vogue among tourism official and operator in Lombok: " Bali can be seen in Lombok, but Lombok cannot be seen in Bali "Historical Of LombokSuch is the cliché in a brochure advertising Lombok as a tourist destination. That is not without reason. In the western part of the island, Hinduism is heavily present alongside Islam. The island was Javanese prior to the Islamisation of Java, and as such subjected to the powerful influence of the Shiva Buddhist tradition from Java.In the 17th century, the King of Karangasem invaded Lombok, turning into an important center of Hindu - Baliness power and culture. Such influences inter - wine history of Bali and Lombok.The Balinese still makes up an important minority in the western part of the island. The city of Cakranegara is a mainly Balinese city. The Pura Meru Temple, built by Anak Agung Karang in 1720, is dedicated to the Hindu trinity of Brahma, Wisnu, and Shiwa.Another sign of the effect of Karangasem is the famed Taman Nama ...

Mount Rinjani
2007-12-19 01:12:00
Rinjani National ParkBased on the information that is given by the Department of Mining and Energy of the West Nusa Tenggara Province, height of mount Rinjani once reached approx; 5,000 m above sea level. also, the recent west part of mount Rinjani, at the pre quarter era (1,8 million years ago), was only sediment. At later on the Pleistocene era (1.8 million ago) there was volcanic activity as an effect of a tectonic volcanic action, that seeped through the surface in the form of explosive activity or melted lava.Mt. Rinjani climbing is one of main tourist attraction. Mount Rinjani is the second Highest mountain in Indonesia.Rinjani National Park lies within the major transition zone (Wallace) where the flora and fauna of South East Asia makes a dramatic transition into that which is typical of Australia. The park has a rich variety of plants and animals, although they can be hard to spot due to the terrain and rainforest cover.Sometimes seen early in the morning is the rare black Ebo ...

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