Indonesia Off The Beaten Path

  ITB Bandung south gate early afternoon
by ullfri49
 
  • ITB Bandung south gate early afternoon
      ITB Bandung south gate early afternoon
    by ullfri49
  • Celing of the Prayer room
      Celing of the Prayer room
    by TravelLuc
  • Lale Lombong sign on the roadside
      Lale Lombong sign on the roadside
    by theo1006
  • Wall with 1372 names at Margarana
      Wall with 1372 names at Margarana
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  • Our picnic spot at Rana Mese
      Our picnic spot at Rana Mese
    by theo1006
 
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Sekupang

by traveldave

The village of Sekupang is the main town and port of entry on the island of Batam, one of the islands that make up the Riau Archipelago, located about 12 miles (19 kilometers) across the Malacca Strait from Singapore. Sekupang has been inhabited for many centuries. It was part of the Riau Lingga Kingdom until 1911, when the Dutch East Indies colonial administration took over. And often many times during its history, it, along with other villages on Batam, was a hideout for pirates who attacked ships in the Malacca Strait. Ever since Batam was made a free trade zone in 1989, Sekupang has experienced an economic boom which has included the construction of such tourist amenities as hotels, resorts, shopping centers, and golf courses. Sekupang is in fact one of the fastest growing tourism centers in Indonesia. Many of the visitors are from Singapore, who come to escape the hustle and bustle...

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Indonesias Heaven: Bosscha Observatory Bandung

by ullfri49

In Indonesia under the southern Sky....If interesting in Astronomy is a must, to view the Bosscha Observatory of the ITB Bandung, situated in Lembang, in the mountains over the big city Bandung. Special on the Bosscha Observatory is the history. Bosscha is compared to the big observatorys of the world today a small one- but it has is own special history that begun in the Bandoeng town of the Dutch Insulinde in the twentys of the last century.So please see more in the Bosscha-VT- travelogue of Bandung!Here in the photo- please see a view in the dome of the double refraktor at the observatory hill in Bandung- seen while first light at visitors day, early at 9 o`clock, saturday morning.

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Waterfall tour on Lombok

by sfphototraveller

I went on a waterfall tour. Driver picked me up from Puncak hotel and long drive to mountain area to waterfall. bring swim suits and good walking shoes for hiking. I went with a guide hiking over bridges into streams with slippery rocks to get to waterfall.along the trail i saw a monkey it seem more afraid of me. my guide pointed it out did not take pic sorry. I was watching where i was walking it was narrow wet and muddy area did not want to fall or slip.

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WHITE WATER RAFTING

by sfphototraveller

I went on a white water rafting day tour. I forgot which on there are 2. the one i went on is closer to Bali. This river is not as hardcore as the other one but guide said this one has better scenery and waterfalls. We bumped into many other rafters from other companys spalshing water at them also swimming in and under the waterfall area. Grreat Fun.

Maluku and the nice eastern islands of Indonesia

by ullfri49

If you come to Indonesia, so shure you arrive in the great city Jakarta, and you shure have chose a good place.But if you have time and interest for Indonesia now for the moderns and even for traditional away from great tourist centres, it is a good idea to visit some days the nice eastern Islands of Indonesia. Under them I recommend at first Maluku.Simple begin with with pulau Ambon and pulau Lease. It is from transport and all together now in this time mostly no problem, special if use airplain -. --->please see the "Pulau Ambon" and "Pulau Saparua" sides in this Virtual tourist pages.But it is strong recommended to contact a good Tour Leader and/or to speak a little "Bahasa Indonesia".

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Indonesia nices landcape- lotos pond in Bali

by ullfri49

Special in Indonesia is the tropical landscape in the wet areas, like here the mid of Bali. At photo a nice place at great Lotos Pond in Ubud.It is seen from a well known Cafe at the main street in Ubud (westward of palace).In the background a little temple.Nice place for recreation.The Cafe is half around the pond under the roofs.In the back the wall of the temple, with coloured parasols of the temple left and right of the wooden steps to the woodcarved temple door.

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Hell, Mount Krakatau is Alive!!!!

by keioranto

After searching in internet a while about unusual trip to volcanoes in Indonesia, I choose to spent one day trip to the famous Mount Krakatau (see www.voyageindonesia.com for further information). Ive heard about this volcano so many times in my life about its devastating kamikaze self destruct erruption on 1883.cruising with speed boat, I saw this shadow of child krakatau, the newborn of the late krakatau. its shape represent only one thing, RESPECT! this is the same mount that have a place in history and you will have to respect it. local sometimes called it Mbah or Great grandparent usually considered powerful and mystical great grandparent.while we step out our foot in its dusty hill, we climbed up and suddenly it erupted slowly, more like gassing though :) it spew out black smoke into the sky right in front of us who suddelny ailent still before realize that we must take picture ot...

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Surprise at little river in Bali at morning

by ullfri49

"Of the beaten path" can be even at unusual time-so I suggest to go the usual way at early morning, and shure you are surprised-like here at a bridge at little river in Ubud- the women are washing clothing. It is in Bali like other islands in Indonesia- it is no washing machine in a Balinese house- so this work goes in traditional way like here.Usually the people outside the big cities are friendly.

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Try to be a villager in Indonesias Islands

by ullfri49

If you have a little more time, so try to make a tour around and try to be a villager.Real a great experience. Maybe easy in touristic Bali.But my advice if interest and open for the so other cultural roofs of "Insulinde", the "Tanah Air"- so don´t care, take a good guide or travel office and make a two or for day stop at the village. I good remember - it will be a great experience to see the culture from other side.Here the traditional bathroom , the "Mandi" near the family house at one of the so much far away eastern islands of Indonesia.

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CROSSING EQUATOR LINE

by meiyergani

Traveling by land transportation from North Sumatra to West Sumatra vise verse would crossing an EQUATOR Line Monument at BONJOL Village, West Sumatra, at the moment I had a trip from Sibolga North Sumatra to Bukitt Tinggi, West Sumatra by using a minivan sharing taxi which load 12 persons. It was a long trip and I asking to minivan driver to stop a few moments when it was crossing the Equator Line, the driver allow us to align a moment at the Equator line gate, unfortunately we arrive when it was already in the dark of the night

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