Cooking Up Surprises in Jogja

  >Dissa   8/16/2011 04:47:00 PM    0 Comments
Cheap food. Student fare. Lesehan. Warung. Gudeg. These have put Yogyakarta on Java’s culinary map. Former Yogya college students yearn for it, wealthy Jakartans flock to town to savor it, while locals take

Yogyakarta

  >Dissa   7/09/2011 04:46:00 PM    0 Comments
On the southern part of Central Java lies the magical region of Yogyakarta, one of the foremost cultural centers of Java. Yogyakarta (also Jogjakarta in pre-1972 spelling or Jogja) is the only province

Mount Bromo

  >Dissa   6/13/2011 02:15:00 PM    0 Comments
With its last eruption in 2007, Mount Bromo is an active volcano in East Java, Indonesia. Bromo isn’t the highest mountain in Java — that honor goes to nearby Mount Semeru at 3,676m — but

Derawan, East Kalimantan

  >Dissa   5/22/2011 12:59:00 PM    0 Comments
Situated about 2 kilometers off the coast of East Kalimantan, Pulau Derawan (Derawan island) attracts tourists as gateaway to the Derawan Islands, a chain of 30-something islands and atoll renowned for its marine

Diving in Weh Island, Aceh

  >Dissa   4/05/2011 01:29:00 PM    1 Comments
The island of Weh (Pulau Weh) hosts a rich collection of diverse Indo-Pacific marine life. Deep oceanic trenches that surround the island bring nutrient rich waters which in turn attract ocean giants such

Seven Mountains Lake, Kerinci, Jambi

  >Dissa   3/21/2011 11:08:00 PM    0 Comments
This is a complete tourist attraction for those fans of lake and mountains. In one visit, tourists can enjoy one lake and seven mountains. It is rightly named Lake Gunung Tujuh (Seven Mountains

Raja Ampat, Papua

  >Dissa   2/17/2011 10:18:00 PM    1 Comments
Raja Ampat, or ‘Four Kings’ as it translates, refers to the four islands: Misool, Batanta, Salawati and Waigeo. They are located to the northwest tip of Indonesia’s west Papua, also known as the