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Unesco keeps on assisting the Indonesian Ministry of Culture and Tourism in an attempt to rescue Borobudur Temple. The project is titled "Save the World Heritage Sites Borobudur - Emergency Operation to Save the Borobudur temple area of the damage Caused by Eruption of Merapi and the Revitalization of Public Life Through Local Cultural Industry and Tourism World Heritage". It was stated in a press release signed by the Director of UNESCO in Jakarta, Hubert Gijzen via email. He states that the purpose of this project is to protect the area of Borobudur Temple and to strengthen and promote local community after the eruption of Merapi. A tree planting activity had been held at Borobudur archaeological park. Hubert Gijzen says it helps rehabilitation Borobudur after the eruption of Merapi by a grant of three million dollars for the cleaning process from the ashes of volcanic on the temple up to the economic recovery of the surrounding community. "Mr. Hubert Gijzen d

Cell phone service in Indonesia is now much better than some years ago. Now you have many choices to pick up when deciding which cell phone service for you when you are travelling across the country. Here is the list of Indonesia’s cell phone service provider: GSM Telkomsel: Simpati, As, Halo Indosat: Im3, Mentari, Matrix Excelcomindo Pratama: XL Hutchinson: 3 NTS: Axis CDMA Telkom Flexi Mobile 8: Fren Indosat: StarOne Smart AHA Are you a Blackberry user? Don’t worry, you can still hang around with your BlackBerry in Indonesia. Almost all those providers have agreement with BlackBerry. Cell Phone Service in Indonesia: History The first thing you need to know about traveling to Indonesia and looking for cell phone service is the region’s wireless history. Back in 1998, Indonesia was in financial crisis which was the cellular boom for most of the developing world. The local currency in Indonesia, rupiah, fell by more than 90% whi

What is the most crucial problem we are dealing with when we are traveling? The answers may vary, from reserving a hotel, getting the best travel service, finding the best hotel to stay, to finding the best restaurant that suit to our taste. Well, those problems are mostly solved by our self, as the destination is really our decision to make. Is there anything out there that can give us a help to make our trip more comfortable? Accommodation is always dealing with hotel. Finding the best hotel for us to stay in a foreign country can be frustrating. But now you can use any online hotel reservation service that can give you more options. They will give you the most suitable hotel based on your need. All you need to do is just full filling a kind of sheet and voila! You have the name, address, and of course the room’s rate for that hotel. If you don’t want to take that hotel you can fill the sheet once again. If fulfilling a sheet is not your style, then maybe you’d like to read hotel

Indonesia has what it takes to to get its tourism industry grow better. Jurgen Nauber – the Coordinator and Consultant of Tourism and Biodiversity Unit of UN’s World Tourism Organization stated. Jurgen said, every time you come to Indonesia, tourists are greeted with a smile, the people are friendly, open, and impressive. According to Jurgen, Indonesia could become an example of a country where people are so openly welcoming guests or tourists. "I find the hospitality, people are friendly, open, and rescue each time to come to Indonesia," he said. Jurgen has been visiting Indonesia for more than 10 times. Indonesia has the capital to assess potential to be developed in terms of tourism, including natural and cultural diversity. "Currently all countries in various parts of the world, including Asia and Africa, want to advance their tourism sector. Therefore, Indonesia must be competitive," he said. He argues, Indonesia should be able to perform better and more