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Apartment in Malang: Menara Soekarno Hatta

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Need an apartment in Malang ? Apartment is a smarter choice when you plan to stay in a long time. Staying in a hotel becomes too pricey. Although hotels in Indonesia are considered cheaper than in other countries, but still, the expense won't be able to beat what apartment offers. Malang also has many great hotels. If you do want to have an apartment in Malang, Menara Soekarno Hatta is now your only choice. Although there has already some publicized plans of other apartments, but for now Menara Soekarno Hatta is still the one. This Malang’s first apartment has 15 floors and 725 units. Along with those units, Menara Soekarno Hatta Apartment is also equipped itself with swimming pool, food court, fitness center, mini market, 7 ruko’s, and parking lots. Menara Soekarno Hatta This apartment is located in a very strategic spot. It is on the west side of Jalan Soukarno Hatta. It is just 100 meters away from the gate of Brawijaya University. Soekarno Hatta is one of the most importa...

Where To Surf in Indonesia? Tanjung Setia Beach, The Surfer’s Paradise

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Indonesia is known with its beautiful beaches. The beaches are not only beautiful but also great for surfers. Some Indonesia’s beaches have already known among surfers. Today, I’d like to post about Tanjung Setia beach . Haven’t heard about it? Tanjung Setia Beach is located in Desa Tanjung Setia, Kecamatan Pesisir Selatan, Kabupaten Lampung Barat, Lampung province, Indonesia. It is about 52 km from Liwa, the capital of Lampung Barat. You can go there from Bandar Lampung. Well, it is not a short trip, as you have to go for 273 km. You can easily find it, as the beach is not far from the main road. Tanjung Setia beach has already known by surfers from US, UK, and other European surfers. They got the information about this beach from former visitors and also websites made by surfers. Those surfers are usually stay for a week or two weeks here. What can you do in Tanjung Setia? Well, if you are a surfer, of course you come to Tanjung Setia to surf. On a certain months, there are ...

Hotel Atlet Century Park: First Indonesian Non-Smoking Hotel

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It is not so common to find a non-smoking hotel , especially in Indonesia . Hotel Atlet Century Park, Jakarta , declared itself as a non-smoking hotel. According to its General Manager, Bilal Chamsine, this makes Atlet Century Park became the first smoke-free hotel in Jakarta. "We became the first hotel in Jakarta, which became nonsmoking hotel. I know that smokers do not like this, but we love it," he said in Kridangga Ballroom. In addition to this announcement, Bilal also explained the change of name and logo of the hotel. Hotel Atlet Century Park changed the name to remove the word "Athletes" and the Century Park Hotel. Substitution has been made since June 2011. "Previously, this hotel was known that it was only for athletes, but it is not. So, we changed the name and logo," said Bilal. However, in areas of the hotel building still uses the old name. Century Park Hotel, Jakarta, is also celebrating the success of 100 percent occupancy in July ...

Malang Tempo Doeloe VI 2011

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Malang Tempo Doeloe VI 2011 is going to be held on this May 19-22, 2011. The Inggil Foundation is still managing this greatest annual cultural event this year. Despite of the cracks in the Dewan Kesenian Malang (The Malang’s Arts Council) recently. This year the Malang Tempo Doeloe VI taking “Discovery Heritage” as the theme. It offers an opportunity to know more about the richness of Malang’s cultural heritages. There are some activities that you can join during the festival, such as cultural tour, study group, workshop, arts performance, and traditional markets where you can find many traditional food and crafts. They are all offered to make visitors come closer to Malang’s culture, people, history, and arts that live harmoniously in Malang.

Malioboro Yogyakarta, is Still The Most Favorable Spot to Visit in Yogyakarta

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Malioboro street in Yogyakarta is still considered as the most favorable place to visit in Yogyakarta. Malioboro is so famous as the place in Yogyakarta where you can buy cheap gifts from Yogyakarta. But that is only one reason why people love to go to Malioboro. There are other things that make Malioboro so interesting to visitors. Here you can see the Office of Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta’s Government, Benteng Vredeburg Museum, and the Gedung Agung. On every holidays and week ends, Malioboro is crowded with people from other cities who love to spend their free time in Yogyakarta. They feel like they are not yet visiting Yogyakarta when they haven’t visit Malioboro. It is so easy to get to Malioboro. It is located at the center of the city, that’s why you can get there from almost every place in Yogyakarta with ease. There are many city transportation vehicles to choose. Beside that you can find the Tourism Information Center to give you information and direction to go to every...

Saparua: The Maluku Travel Favorite

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After ten years of conflict in Maluku, the tourism sector in Saparua , Central Maluku, Maluku, slowly evolves to something greater than before. The small island covering an area of ​​247 square kilometers is not only offering natural charm, but also traces of historical arrival of Europeans in the archipelago. Saparua, which is about 50 miles from Ambon, the capital of Maluku, can be reached by speedboat for just an hour from Tulehu , a port in Central Maluku, Ambon Island. Saparua has a population of 36,698 local inhabitant. Along with two other islands nearby Haruku and Nusa Laut , Moluccas tour had been a favorite, before the riots in 1999. Chairman of the Maluku Travel Agents Association, Tony Tomasoa, said that before 1999, Saparua competed with Banda Saparua island - other tourist icons in the spice islands of Maluku as tourism destinations. Two of these sites have always been a reference for tourists who spend their vacation in the Moluccas. Saparua, surrounded by the Banda Sea...

Malang – Denpasar Cheap Flight From Wings Air

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Wings Air began operating the new route today from Malang - Denpasar, pp every day with the flight number IW 1841, departs from Abdul Rahman Saleh Malang Airport at 14:25 pm. While the flight number IW 1840 departs from Denpasar Ngurah Rai Airport at 14.00 pm. In February 2011, Wings Air has been carrying out orders for purchasing 15 ATR 72 - 500 series units. Between Wings Air and the ATR (Avions de Transport Regional). Thus, Wings Air will operate 30 planes. Wings Air started operating ATR 72 series 500 with 72 seats in Indonesia in January 2010 and until February 2011 had been received and operates 10 planes. Expected five more planes will gradually be received until August 2011. With the addition of a new fleet, Wings Air wants to improve its services, especially the comfort and security of the flight, as well as developing markets and increasing revenue to the airline to grow in line with the development of Lion Air. Achmad Hasan - Wings Air CEO - says that this new route fr...