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What are you going to do in Bali? Well, most people come to Bali to enjoy the beautiful beaches, the magnificent sunrise and sunsets, visit great temples, or come to surf. Bali has been quite famous for those things. But, actually, there is one more thing we can enjoy in Bali, although not many have talked about it. Dolphins! Yes, chasing dolphins. Of course it doesn’t mean we will chase and catch dolphins. We are going to watch them swims, and if it is possible, we can swim together with them along their path. Where can we chase the dolphins? Have you ever heard Lovina beach? It is a beautiful beach in the northern part of Bali. You can check your map now. If you are now in Denpasar, it will take about three hours to get to Lovina. You can use public transportation or rent a car. Just go to Ubung bus station, and find a bus to take you to Lovina. As we are going to see the dolphins, then we should stay one night. There are so many lodging houses that cheap enough to stay. The dolph...

Want to visit Bromo mountain? Bromo, an active volcano in East Java, Indonesia, is part of a pristine nature reserve known for its scenic beauty. Visitors can ride a horse across the Tengger Sand Sea, take a jeep tour or hike to the volcano, then ascend a concrete stairway to the rim of its caldera. A handful of hotels and resorts welcomes tourists in the vicinity of Mt. Bromo; the city of Malang, about 30 miles from the volcano, offers additional lodging options. Bromo Cottages Hotel Bromo Cottages Hotel (bromocottages.com) occupies a five-acre property in one of the closest villages to Mt. Bromo. The hotel offers 80 guest rooms, three suites and 20 cottages, all with mountain views. A wide range of guest services includes currency exchange, car rental, room service and an on-call doctor. Traditional Indonesian massages are available in your room. The on-site restaurant serves European, Chinese and local cuisine, and a bar is at the hotel; a daily breakfast is included with the room...

Are you going to visit Bali? I guess that now you are looking for the accommodation, looking for the best hotel to stay in Bali that best suited with your budget. Besides the hotel to stay, you also need the best travel agent. So you are not only going around without special purpose or destination. Although you are going on your vacation, it doesn’t mean that you do not need to set everything up, right? So, here is Bali travel agents list you can contact before finally spend your precious time here. This list is completed with the address and phone number you can call. If you want to make a call from your country, you may first read Cell Phone Service in Indonesia and also Indonesia Phone Code . Maybe they are not the best travel agency, but you can be sure that they will do their best to help you by offering various holiday packages, finding the best hotel in Bali, and taking you to the very best places to visit in Bali. Hope you can enjoy your holiday then… Here is the Bali trave...

Do you need a cheap ticket to travel to Indonesia ? It is the Indonesia Travel and Holiday Fair 2012 that is going to held on June 1 to 3, 2012. The fair is held in Mall of Indonesia, Kelapa Gading, Jakarta. This Travel and Holiday Fair is held by RajaMice.com. Many domestic and international airlines are taking part in the fair. This 2012 Indonesia Travel and Holiday Fair is the ninth fair. You can get discounts and special price for many tourism packages that apply for order and payment during the fair. There are more than 60 companies taking part in this fair. Some of them are travel agents, hotels, airlines, holiday packages offers, and many more. Three main Indonesian airlines are involved, Air Asia, Citilink, and Sriwijaya Air. Air Asia will give you 20% discount for all routes for the visitors. It brings you Air Asia Free e-gift voucher up to Rp. 200.000,00. While Citilink will give you promotional tariff starts from Rp. 99.000,00 to all routes. Sriwijaya Air comes with...

Here is a list of Indonesia area code: (Need information about Indonesia Phone Code and how to make a call to Indonesia?) 21    Jakarta (including Bekasi, Cibinong, Tangerang) 22    Bandung, Majalaya 229  Cimahi, Lembang 231  Cirebon 232  Kuningan 233  Majalengka 234  Indramayu 24    Semarang 249  Ungaran 251  Bogor, Gadog, Cisarua 252  Rangkasbitung 254  Cilegon, Serang 255  Cipanas, Sindanglaya 260  Subang 261  Sumedang 262  Garut 263  Cianjur 264  Cikampek (changed from 2649?) 264  Purwakarta 265  Banjar (changed from 3659?) 265  Ciamis, Pangandaran, Tasikmalaya 266  Palabuhanratu, Sukabumi 265  Singaparna (changed from 2669?) 267  Karawang (Krawang) 271  Solo (Surakarta), Sragen 272  Klaten 273  Wonogiri 274...

Dubai is a relatively new developed tourist destinations. The lack of information makes many people are still reluctant to visit Dubai. Hong Kong and Singapore seem to be more popular. But Dubai has many great things compared to other famous tourist destinations. It is strategically located, right in the middle of international flight routes that link the western and eastern regions of the world. This makes Dubai very suitable transit tourist sites. For enthusiasts of religious tourism, there is a good start to glance at Dubai as a place that should be visited. Religious tourism destinations such as Jerusalem, Turkey, Jordan and Egypt, located quite close to Dubai. And do not forget, Jeddah and Medina can be reached by a short flight from Dubai. Why not? If you are interested to visit Dubai, it's worth to spend some minutes to read these tips. The best time to visit Dubai Dubai is located in the area of ​​the temperate zone of the subtropical desert. The climate in Du...

Indonesia Phone Code | Are you looking for information about Indonesia phone code? And need to make a long distance telephone call to Indonesia? If you are in United States or Canada, the first step you should do is of course making sure that you have international calling card. You can also make international phone calls by using VoIP/ IP telephony services. Ask Google to do so. Here is how to call Indonesia : dial your country exit code enter Indonesia phone code enter Indonesia area code enter your contact's number. example: dial 011 + 62 + area code + phone number If you want to call a cellular number then use this format: 011 + 62 + 8? ???? ??? Here is Indonesia country code: 62 Full List Of Indonesia Area Code

Cheap Hotels In Central Java Cities – Pekalongan, Kudus, Solo, Semarang, Jepara | When we are talking about accommodations in Central Java, there won’t be a question. All counties and cities in Central Java already has  hotels. Although not all of them are five-star hotel, but at least we have many three-star hotels or jasmine hotels. Central Java has the luxury hotels, historic hotels, tourist villages with great homestays. Central Java is really a great destination for everyone. If you are still looking for cheap hotels to stay in Central Java, here are some cheap hotels you can find in some cities you’d like to visit. PEKALONGAN Batik fans obliged to spend the night in Pekalongan. Because, this is where batik industry is so developed. One of the recommended cheap hotel is Hotel Marlin. Conveniently located for road users in the northern coast line. From Jakarta to the east through the northern coast will inevitably pass through the hotel. Precisely, Marlin Hotel is located...

Not because of the strengthening Australian dollar, but the price of hotel rooms in Brisbane and Perth , including one of the most expensive in the world. According to the Hotel Room Price Index compiled by Hotels.com, the average price of hotel rooms in Brisbane today is 174 Australian dollars (nearly USD 1.5 million), while in Perth, worth the price of one night room 184 Australian dollars (nearly USD 1.65 million) . In the capital of two states in Australia, the demand for hotel rooms increased due to boom in the mineral. The workers earn high salaries - with a truck driver can earn a salary of Rp 1 billion a year - and the limitations of the available hotel room, make hotel room rates there rose more than 15 percent over the last year. According to the Reuters correspondent Sastra Wijaya L, the average price of hotel rooms in Australia also rose to 166 Australian dollars a night, because of high demand. The most expensive hotel room prices in Australia are in the Whitsunday ...

Santika Premiere Jakarta | This hotel is definitely more than able to give you the best. Santika Hotel is one of the most successful hotel owned by Kompas Group. On the last Indonesia Tourism Award, Santika Premiere Jakarta achieved the best 4-star hotel award. As the winner of 5 star hotel category, we have Mulia Senayan Jakarta, and In the meantime, Mulia Senayan Jakarta as the Best 5-star hotel, and the Aroma’s Kuta as the best 3-star hotel. Bandar Jakarta Restaurant won the Best Restaurant award. While Plaza Senayan got the most favorite mall award. The Paris Van Java mall is the best mall outside Jakarta. Garuda Indonesia got the Favorite Full Service Flight award. As the most favorite economic flight service, we got Sriwijaya Air. What about the best travel agent ? Panorama Tour is the winner. Some categories that have been surveyed in the Indonesia Tourism Award are including best supporting tourism industry that is divided into sub-sectors categories, such as star...

Bali is not only Kuta and other beautiful beaches. However, Bali has other charms, which is a strong culture. One of them is Ubud which has offered cultural attractions for tourists since a long time ago. Ubud will become the next icon of Bali. This is a statement of the Chairman of Ubud Hotels Association, Heri Sumawan. Heri said Ubud is the flagship product of cultural tourism. In contrast to the tourism which brings modernity, he said, cultural tourism is not going to change, but is deeply entrenched in local society. The same thing is expressed also by Tjokorda Oka Artha Sukawati Ardhana. He said that the context of the Bali tourism is cultural tourism. "Ubud is the center of Balinese culture. I dare say that the cultural center of Ubud Bali as we see from the history and civilization of Bali, Ubud sudat recorded since the 9th century," said Tjokorda. He added Ubud area has developed into tourism since 1930. At that time, the people of Europe promoted Ubud to th...

Is it really expensive to visit Ubud? Many are thinking that visiting Ubud is expensive. At least, that assumption is often heard from domestic tourists when they hear the Ubud as a tourist destination. However, is that assumption true? "Indeed, if you want to compare it to Kuta or Legian, Ubud is a little more expensive. But it was very different. People come to Ubud to find peace," said Ketut Sumartono of Ubud Hotels Association (UHA). However, he added, if you want to compare Ubud Nusa Dua resort area, then Ubud accommodation is much cheaper. Ubud gives you many choices of accommodation ranging from hotels, resorts, villas, houses to rent and homestay. This makes Ubud also interesting for visitors with low budget in their pocket. There is a hotel with Hotel in Ubud that will cost you $500 thousand per night, but that’s for the starry one. In Ubud, hotel rates are stable, not too much fluctuation, because the competition is not as tight as in Kuta. According to Ketut, ...

At least, there are 900 (large and small) companies that operate in Malang, East Java, do not manage their waste properly. Although those companies are threatened with sanctions imposed by the Environment Agency (BLH) . The Head of Malang Regency, Cholis Bidajati, acknowledged, that from 1,300 companies in the area, about 900 dump their industrial waste into the river. "The results of verification that we do in the field, about 900 companies dump their waste into rivers or other places without doing any proper management process," he said. In rainy season, he said, it is easy to see that the water has been mixed with waste. Moreover, Cholis explained that most of the companies which do not properly managing their waste do not have Environmental Monitoring (IPL) and Environmental Management Effort (UKL). That means these companies do not take care of the document management wastewater or environmental impact assessment (EIA) that will be applied in the near future. The a...

The Makassar Trans Studio World Theme Park is actually the biggest indoor theme park in the world. Your question is maybe why this indoor theme park is built in Makassar? As we know that Makassar is not that big compared to cities in Java. Well, her is the answer: it marks the country's attempt to spread its growth across thus huge archipelago. Indonesia is not only Java, Jakarta, or Bali. Hehe… Today, Makassar is the largest city in eastern Indonesia. It has been a long time for this city to serve as the eastern gateway to the eastern part of Indonesia. Trans Studio Resort is the area of integrated tourism in Makassar, Indonesia. This theme park was built of 12,7 hectares with investment of more than IDR 1 trillion. Equipped with many facilities in the shopping center which includes the Trans Walk and Rodeo Drive, and Studio Trans, Trans Hotel, and the office of Bank Mega. Trans Studio building is built around 22,000 m² with 20 meters high which is the largest indoor amus...

Not only at the national level corruption is still a hot issue. In the districts / cities, corruption is still a big issue. As is the case in Malang (Malang, Malang Regency, and Batu ). Cases of corruption that occurred in the area of ​​Malang is still dominated the field of education, with a total of 35 reports of alleged corruption cases, and potentially cost the state about USD 4 billion. The size of that figure, revealed in the annual activity reports submitted by Malang Corruption Watch (MCW) with Malang Education Coalition of Concerned Citizens (KMPPM), Saturday (10/12). The Coordinator of MCW, Didit Muhammad Sholeh said, the total complaints of corruption presented in 2011 reached 44 cases, 35 cases including educational issues, and the remaining non-educational issues that include politics, Regionally Owned Enterprises, transportation, and social. Didit added, in the education sector, total complaints reached 35 cases, and each case potentially cost the state up to Rp. 1...

Jadwal Kereta Kota Baru Malang Train Station | Looking for train schedules of Kota Baru Malang Train Station? As the second largest city in East Java, you can go to any big cities in Java by train from Malang. Here is the complete schedule:  NO KA NAMA KA RELASI DARI TUJUAN TARIF TUJUAN JAKARTA STASIUN JAM STASIUN JAM EXECUTIVE BISNIS EKONOMI 31 GAJAYANA MALANG - GAMBIR MALANG 16.3...