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Characteristic, interesting cultures, beautiful landscape
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wiedespread religious fanatism in some areas
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Sulawesi, Celebes, ... worth a closer look!
rainy_season Says: After writing about Malino, now I want to write about Manipi.Manipi is a small town, green and fresh, like Malino, about 115 km from east Makassar, or about 40 km from Malino to the east. There are many ricefields here. There are some rivers. In the villages, people...
Malino, A Flower Town near Makassar
rainy_season Says: If you think Makassar is very hot, especially in the middle day in dry season, very busy plus its air pollution, I suggest you to visit other small towns not far from this busy city. One of them is Malino.Malino is a small town, located about 70 km from east Makassar....
Imperial Aryaduta Hotel Makassar
4 Reviews and 30 Opinions The town of Makassar is not a flashy city, and you can easily see its modesty while passing the...
Singapore Oriental Chinese/Seafood Restaurant: Home away from home food
wondersF Says: Before I started, I was looking for an appropriate title to slot this article. Closest on the suggested list was - "Chinese/Tim Sum."Sorry! The range of Chinese foods though closely affiliated with the well accepted Tim Sum goes way beyond that. This restaurant is one where...
KIOS CH/ CH SEAFOOD: Seafood Restaurant in Chinatown
wondersF Says: We needed to try out the taste of locally grille fishes and we were looking for proper restaurants where we could dine in comfort and confidence.Though the ambience that we desired is not a prerequisite among the locals, I am sure there must be such establishments. We kept...
Nusantara never sleeps: Paint the town red
wondersF Says: Passing through the neat street at Losari Beach and after all the goldsmith shops in Jalan Somba Opu are closed for the day. Sunset is over! Where can a stranger new in town go to for night life?Go over to the amusement Park of Trans Studio? This place is more for the...
affank Says: BERLIAN RENT one of the transportation services that serve the rental service monthly and annual contracts for corporate companies that do contract work in Makassar and in part our focus to service Domestic and International guests who visit the city of...
wondersF Says: This is year 2010. The regular rental price for car with driver is normally fixed at Rupees 600,000.The time for operation is 8.00 am till 10.00 pm.We booked nad had the car all to ourselves. But after all the driving around, we were worn off by 6.00 pm and so we dismissed...
Todi Shop & Ikat Weaving Center: Traditional Weaving In Tana Toraja
radin Says: This shop was the most completed traditional Ikat weaving in Tana Toraja District. Beside that in this shop visitor also can see how to make the local craft using the real traditional machine that made by wood and how to paint it with the natural materials. This shop has...
Jalan Somba Opu: Jewelry - Carvings - Sarung
RoyJava Says: Go to shop in the Jalan Sombu Opu! All down this street, located at South of Fort Rotterdam and one block East of the waterfront, are jewelry shops, woodcarvings, plaited work, seashells, Makassarese brassworks, Torajan crafts, mother-of-pearl broaches, Torajan and Bugis...
Make your dreams come true - Go Bantimurung
wondersF Says: I had an interest in exploring caves, and that was in the early 1990s. I had since stopped caving as the hobby was called. Recently the media reported and also showed a documentary of a large cave in central Vietnam. This newly found cave took over the title of the world's...
RoyJava Says: To change your money in Indonesia could be a problem when you are in the country. They just can not change when you want to change a lot of money at once.Better change your money in the airport (not so good rate) or in the hotel. You could look for an ATM to get money with...
harlymei Says: Dirty ice tea water at hawker !!When you eat at hawker or wet market please make sure that you should buy mineral water not ask for tap water, tea, ice tea etc because sometimes they use uncooked water.
radin Says: Makassar is the one of the big city in the eastern part of Indonesia, and also the biggest city in Sulawesi Island. As like others big city around the world Makassar also has a dark side such as burglar and thefts, so I suggest to all tourist do not wear unappropriate...
CheekyShooky Says: Like most Chinatown in the world, you will see the word Chinatown written on a board and hung between 2 large pillars. It is the same in Makassar but when you go in, there's just a few stalls. The actual Chinatown is a few blocks away and it is regonised not by the...
A useful list before visiting Makassar
radin Says: Tourist better bring an umbrella or a hat and sun block cream to avoid them from the heat of sun and rain that sometimes came unpredictable People that want visit the city of Makassar better use a polite casual wear, like T-shirt and sport shirt, but for the ladies better...
Paotere Harbor - Landing the fishes
wondersF Says: Sulawesi can boast of having the longest coastline and had for long a thriving maritime industry. Much products harvested from the sea are being exported - live fishes and shark fins etc. These industries, the ordinary people do not see. But there is an interesting activity...
Exotic Mountain along way to Tana Toraja
radin Says: Exotic Mountain or Gunung Nona (In Indonesian language) or Buntu Kabobong (in Toraja Traditional Language) that has mean "The Mount Of Girl". There is a myth that this mountain was made by God curse. That happen when God know there was a king in Sulawesi that want to married...
Akarena - Proper Beach for Makasaar
wondersF Says: Clean & tidy beach within city limitsThe old estuary of the Gowa River was silted and blocked. Today a straightened path for the river was adopted to flow directly into the sea. This area in the shape of a cape and was part of the Ox-bow area, now rehabilitated and named as...
radin Says: Rafting in Tana Toraja is very interesting because the river is very wild to be congueror. The two river that ussually used for this purpose are Maiting river ( 4th grade) and Sa'dan river (5th grade). Beside struggled against the wave, tourist also can see the beautiful...
Much talked about Losari Beach of Makasaar
wondersF Says: Watching sunset in Losari BeachPrior to my visit to Makassar, I read about the local attraction - Losari Beach and checked the Googles map. So much has been written in the internet about the " must see" experiences watching sunset on Losari beach.Losari is the name for that...
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Plan a Makassar vacation with reviews, tips and photos posted by real travelers and Makassar locals
Makassar and Many Nature Sightseeing around - Makassar is not a tourism city. Many tourists who come here say like that. Yes, the're right. Makassar is not like Bali with its Kuta and Sanur, or Manado with its Bunaken. This is a capital of South...
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Q: Hi. Can anyone advise me what the weather will be like mid June? Thank you.
A: I found this site quite helpful, make a try as you could look from history to predict for the weather forecast...
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Sail, Sail, Sailing away To the horizon To the sunrise To the place I never been To see the new life To feel the sea breeze And the sunlight Waiting the sunset Then the night fall Have you ever miss...
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Going to the city of Maritime, Makasar is a wonderful journey that I have. To the city with the people had known since long time ago as a great sailors, brave and heroic. They sailed to Africa,...
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Ujung Pandang - Makassar - South Sulawesi
Ujung Pandang (which translates as "view from the farthest end") is the largest city on Sulawesi (former Celebes), and has for centuries been the commercial Makassar trade center for the entire island...
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Makassar is a paradise 4 sea-food lovers
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Journey to D'Exotic South Sulawesi
Makassar that also known as Ujung Pandang is one of the most historical cities in Celebes/ Sulawesi Island and also the biggest Port in Indonesia. This city has many interesting place to visit, from...
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