Bali Indonesia Travel

Bali Dance

2010-10-25T16:33:00.007+07:00

Sail Banda 2010

2010-07-26T11:31:00.002+07:00

Sail Banda 2010

The Banda group, about 132 kilometers southeast of Ambon, consist of three larger islands and seven smaller ones, perched on the rim of Indonesia’s deepest sea, the Banda Sea. Near Manuk Island the water reaches a depth of more than 6,500 meters. Gunung Api Islands is an active volcano, the last major eruption occured only a few years ago.

The seas around Banda are the site of famous Maluku sea gardens with their fantasy-land coral reefs and kaleidoscopic array of multi-colored fish darting through the crystal clear water. Pulau Karaka, Pulau Pisang and Pulai Ai are particularly well-known for their amazing snorkeling and diving. Facilities for sightseeing, snorkeling and skin diving as well clean, comfortable cottages are available on some islands.

Banda was home to some of the bloodiest episodes of Maluku’s history. In 1609 the Dutch East Indies Company dispatched a new governoor-general to the islands to obtain the contested spice trade monopoly at any cost. Confronted by superior power, the people of Banda were forced to allow the company to establish a fort, but in the same year Governoor Verhoeff was killed, together with 45 of his men. The company retailed, but peace was not restored. In 1619, V.O.C. Governor-General Jan Pieterszoon Coen arrived at the head of penal expedition and exterminated the entire population of Banda.

The land was divided into lots, called “perken”, and given to former company employees, the “perkiniers”, who were obliged to grow nutmeg and sell them at predetermined prices to the company. Slaves did the actual work in the fields. The old “perkinier houses” , or what is left of them, an old churches still retain a peculiar colonial character to the port town of Bandaneira today. Two old forts Belgica and Nassau are inside the town limits. Others are found elsewhere on the islands. See also the former Dutch Governor’s mansion, the Museum of History in Neira, and the huge nutmeg plantation nearby.

The Spice Islands

The fabled Spice Islands lie in the modern day province of Maluku in eastern Indonesia. The Banda Islands are 200 km from the nearest port town of Ambon, and are made up of 9 islands - Run and Ai to the west, Manukang to the northwest, Pisang to the east, Hatta and Sekaru to the southeast, Banda Besar to the south, and the main central island of Banda Neira and its close neighbour, the volcano island of Gunung Api - together with 2 rock islets - Batu Kapal to the east northeast and Keraka at the Banda Neira strait entrance.

They have attracted regional and international traders for more than 3,000 years. Prior to 1500, no European had ever landed on the shores of Maluku, but there had always been Asian traders. The biggest and most valuable commodities were nutmeg and cloves.

The Colonial Powers Arrive

After the first Portuguese and European vessel, under the stewardship of Francisco Serrao, arrived in Maluku in April 1512, the balance of power that had remained quite stable and little changed over the centuries, changed abruptly. The building of a series of forts set a new precedent in Maluku. The forts were built to ensure security as an Asian trading centre and to protect goods and people so they would not be arbitrarily seized by a local ruler. This pioneer idea later evolved into the modern concept of foreign naval bases. But it also set an immediate cultural barrier between newcomers and local people; also a local legacy of foreign naval bases.

The Portuguese power in the islands faded with their empire. The Dutch had a confrontation with them in Ambon, and expelled them. That was the end of their presence in the Banda Islands at that time.

The huge impact that these tiny and remote islands had on the European continent at that time was immense. Maluku was the most valuable piece of real estate in the world 500 years ago. Thus Henry the Navigator, Christopher Columbus, Vasco de Gama, and Ferdinand Magellan began their fates with destiny. They spread the word of god and enthusiastically secured as much spices as their boats would hold. Although the work was treacherous, a sack full of nutmeg from Banda would put a common sailor into an early retirement if he made it back to Europe alive with the legendary spices to hand.

In 1579 the Englishman Francis Drake arrived in Ternate, at nearby Halmahera, aboard the Golden Hind, taking several tons of cloves with him; and in 1603 James Lancaster arrives and raises English flag on the Banda Island of Run.

In 1602 the Dutch East India Company was formed with a base on Banda Neira Island, and in 1609 the Dutch arrive in force, thus bringing the ensuing conflict with the English into sharp focus.

The Most Valuable Real Estate in the World?

In 1667 the Treaty of Breda was finally signed, bringing an end to the Dutch - English hostilities. It transpired to be a hugely significant moment in history, as the agreement was based around a property swap of the then English Run Island with the then Dutch New Amsterdam - Manhattan, New Jersey and Delaware Estuary, in modern day New York.

By 1770 the writing was on the wall for the Dutch monopoly in the Moluccas. The French arrived and secured a supply of nutmeg and cloves on Gebe Island, and in 1810 the English were at it again as Captain Christopher Cole seized Fort Belgica on Banda Neira.

1854 saw the arrival of the famous British natural historian Sir Alfred Wallace, who spent 8 years in the area and collected "125,660 specimens of natural history", mostly in Maluku.

Current Affairs

The Banda Islands most famous citizen and leader is Des Alwi, who was an influential figure in Indonesia's struggle for independence. He was forced into exile in the late 1950s by the Sukarno government, but in 1970 he returned to Banda and began the first moves to bring tourism to the Banda Islands. In 1995 he successfully restructured the Indonesian nutmeg contractual rights in favour of the small Bandanese producers.

He continues to live on Banda Neira and to have unbridled optimism about Banda's future as a tourist eco travel destination, provided that proper management is in place to safeguard the long term interests of the local environment, natural resources, historical sites, and Bandanese cultural integrity.

The region has already been nominated as a World Heritage Site, and talks are under way to create a national marine park in the islands too. More tourist information about the Banda Islands.

Nutmeg and Mace

In the absence of a tourist economy, fishing and nutmeg are the only 2 industries that the Bandas have. Nutmeg is a large evergreen tree, native to the Moluccas - the Spice Islands - and now cultivated in the West Indies. The fruit produces 2 spices, mace and nutmeg. Nutmeg is the seed kernel inside the fruit and mace is the lacy aril covering on the kernel.

Mace is the spice that originally made this commodity so precious as it was used as a meat preservative, but also critically it was thought to be a cure for the bubonic plague which was so fatal at that time. Nutmeg is usually used in sweets and spicy dishes, but also combines well with cheeses and sauces, and is used to flavour sausages, and lamb dishes. It has medicinal properties too, such as aiding digestion, treating diarrhoea, vomiting and nausea, improving appetite and reducing flatulence.

The tree grows from 12 - 20 metres tall, has dense foliage with dark green, 10 cm long, oval leaves, and a dark green-grey bark which produces a yellow juice which oxidises to red. It has small, yellow bell-shaped flowers. A single mature tree produces up to 2,000 nutmegs per year. Nutmeg has no particular season; the fruit ripens all year round, so its harvest supplies the Banda islanders with a steady income.

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www.dive-the-world.com

www.indahnesia.com

Bali Travels

2008-12-11T09:25:00.020+07:00

Tanah Lot

Tanah Lot means "Land [sic: in the] Sea" in Balinese language Located in Tabanan, about 20 km from Denpasar, the temple sits on a large offshore rock which has been shaped continuously over the years by the ocean tide.
Uluwatu

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Ulu Watu
Luhur Pura Uluwatu temple or Pura Uluwatu is located in Pecatu Village, Kuta Badung.

Temple is located at the southwestern tip of Bali island on the bridge and the steep cliffs jutting into the sea high and this is the Temple of Heaven Sad believed by the Hindus as a buffer from the 9 eyes in the wind. This temple was originally used as a place of worship a holy priest named professor Kuturan 11th Century. He lowered teaching Indigenous Villages with all the rules. This temple was also used to worship the holy priest, ie Nirartha Dang Hyang, who came to Bali in late 1550 and ended the trip with the so-called sacred Moksah / Ngeluhur in this place. The word is at the origin of the name Luhur Pura Uluwatu.

West-Java Travels

2008-12-09T14:43:00.013+07:00

Cimaja Surf

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Botanical Garden

Botanical Garden was built in May 18, 1817 by Prof. Dr. C. G. L. Reindwardt with the name s'Lands Plantentuinte Buitenzorg, then later the more famous and widely known name is Kebun Raya Bogor. In the long of its history, Kebun Raya Bogor had several names, that are "s'Lands Plantentuin, "Syokubutzuer "Botanical Garden of Buitenzorg, "Botanical Garden of Indonesia", Kebun Gede dan Kebun Jodoh. However, in the end it is known as Kebun Raya Bogor. The development of the garden was lead by Reindwardt himself, with Mr. James Hooper and W. Kent from Kew Botanical Garden, Richmond, England come to help. Reindwardt is the pioneer in Herbarium field. He is also known as the founder of Herbarium Bogoriense.

Central-Java-Travel

2008-12-09T14:35:00.005+07:00

Nusakambangan

Indonesia Underwater

2008-12-09T14:26:00.005+07:00

Indonesia Underwater Wonderland 1

Beautiful Underwater-Bali

Mola Mola Sunfish in Bali

East-Java Travels

2008-12-09T14:15:00.007+07:00

Historical Trowulan

Maha Vihara Mojopahit

Surabaya - Sidoarjo - Surabaya Travel

Mount-Bromo

2008-12-09T09:48:00.011+07:00

Mount Bromo
Mount Bromo (from the Sanskrit language / Java Kuna: Brahma, one of the Gods Main Hindu), is a volcano is still active and the most famous objects as a tourist in East Java. As a tourism objects, Mount Bromo be interesting because the status of the volcano is still active.
Bromo has a height of 2,392 meters above sea level is located in the four areas, namely Moyo district, Pasuruan, Houston, and the district of Malang. The shape of the body of Mount Bromo mesh between the valley and the canyon with Caldera or the wide sea of sand about 10 square kilometers.
Mount Bromo has a crater with a diameter of ± 800 meters (north-south) and ± 600 meters (east-west). While the danger area a circle with a radius 4 km from the central crater Bromo.

Prambanan-Temple

2008-12-04T17:25:00.019+07:00

Rara Jonggrang temple is located in the village of Prambanan region divided between the district of Sleman and Klaten.
This temple was built around the year 850 CE by one of these two people, namely: Rakai edges, the second dynasty king of Mataram I or Balitung Most Sambu, during the dynastic Sanjaya. Not long after built, the temple is abandoned and began damaged

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Yogyakarta

2008-12-04T17:22:00.012+07:00

Yogyakarta is famous as one of the main tourist destinations in Indonesia. A great number of officials, including country leaders, and tourists have already visited Yogyakarta. Whenever one mentions Yogyakarta, the idea of various tourist attractions will come to his mind; The great Sultan's Palace, Parangtritis Beach, Borobudur and Prambanan Temples, Merapi Volcano as well as the performing arts like Ramayana Ballet and Wayang Kulit.

Carriage of the Kraton Yogyakarta

Borobudur Temple

North-Sumatera

2008-12-04T17:19:00.027+07:00

Toba
Lake Toba is a lake vulkanik with the length of 100 kilometers and 30 kilometers wide in Sumatra, North Sumatra, Indonesia. In the middle of the lake, there is an island called vulkanik Samosir Island.

Lake Toba long since become an important tourism destinations in North Sumatra, Bukit Lawang and the addition of Nias, attract domestic and foreign tourists.

Lake Toba is estimated to occur when the explosion around 73000-75000 years ago and is bursting supervolcano (super volcanoes) that most new. Bill Rose and Craig Chesner from Michigan Technological University estimate that the materials vulkanik the dimuntahkan mountain of 2800km 3, with 800km 3 rock ignimbrit and 2000km 3, which is gray vulkanik is blown away to the west for 2 weeks. Vulkanik be blown dust that the wind has spread to half the earth, from china to the south african. Letusannya occurred for 1 week and throw debunya 10 KM above sea level. This incident caused the death and mass in some species also followed extinction. According to some evidence of DNA, this eruption also menyusutkan the number of people to about 60% of the earth when the human population is around 60 million people. The explosion also caused the ice period, although experts still debate the matter. After the eruption, formed Caldera, which is then filled by the water and into the now known as Lake Toba. Pressure to the top by Magma, which has not been out resulted Island Samosir.

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Lombok Travel

2008-12-04T17:17:00.033+07:00

Lombok Beach
Nusa Tenggara (Lesser Sunda Islands), located only several miles from Bali Paradise island. From Bali you can visit Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores, Timor & Komodo Island Senggigi Beach is the place where the famous tourism in Lombok. Located in the western coastal island of Lombok. Senggigi Beach is not as Kuta Beach in Bali, but immediately we are here will feel at Kuta Beach, Bali. Coastal beach is still beautiful, although there is still waste that still leaves are rarely cleaned because. Under the ocean scenery is very beautiful, and tourists can make Snorkling sepuasnya because ombaknya not too large. Karangnya reefs pitched ketengah cause waves in the amount of broken. There are also hotels with prices that vary from the expensive hotel to the economically valuable.

Rinjani Mount

National Park Mount Rinjani (TNGR) is one of the ecosystem, with the type of rain forests and mountain savanna, which is located on the island of Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara.

Surf Lombok

Lombok is also known for its best secret surf point, The Desert Point. Still very isolated but for most Australian surfers they named it as "Desert Point", located in South West cost of Lombok. Desert Point also known as Bangko bangko beach.

A long walled and incredibly hollow left hander that on its day can break up to 300 meters, growing in size from takeoff to end. Best between 3-8 ft.

Surfing in Lombok is much less hassle than in Kuta Beach Bali.

Kuta Beach & South Coast of Lombok (The Gerupuk Beach) also offer good quality of surf. You may need to hire boat from locals to take you to some of the wave's point. If you stay in Kuta Beach Lombok, ask around, many locals surfer will guide you to find the waves. Kuta Lombok is "surfers' paradise". Waves are excellent and many good surf points, such as Mawi, Mawun and etc include "Point X", along South coast of Lombok. Matahari Hotel or Kuta Indah has the wave information board.

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Komodo Island

Komodo National Park is located in the center of the Indonesian archipelago, between the islands of Sumbawa and Flores. Established in 1980, initially the main purpose of the Park was to conserve the unique Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) and its habitat. However, over the years, the goals for the Park have expanded to protecting its entire biodiversity, both terrestrial and marine. In 1986, the Park was declared a World Heritage Site and a Man and Biosphere Reserve by UNESCO, both indications of the Park's biological importance.

Jakarta-Travel

2008-12-04T15:09:00.014+07:00

Monas
National Monument, located in the National Monument, Central Jakarta, built on decades 1961an.
Monument National was built in the area about the 80 hectares. This monument diarsiteki by Soedarsono and Frederich Silaban, with the consultant, Ir. Rooseno, was built starting in August 1959, and inaugurated 17 August 1961 by President Sukarno. Monas officially opened to the public on 12 July 1975.
Development monument Monas aims recall and preserve the nation's struggle during the revolution of independence, 1945, to terbangkitnya inspire patriotism and the spirit of the current generation and future.
Tugu Monas tower that symbolizes the phallus and high (pestle or anatan) the full dimensions of the special culture of the Indonesian nation. All the cup symbolizing the court Yoni (barn). Pestle and the barn is a household that there are almost every home in the indigenous population of Indonesia.
National Monument to five times the replacement of the Field name Gambir, Field Ikada, Merdeka Field, National Monument, and Monas Park. Around the monument, there are gardens, two ponds and some open field where sport. On holidays, Sundays or school holidays many people visiting here

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah

The Old Town of Batavia

Enjoy Jakarta

Taman Safari

Holidays-Indonesia

2008-12-04T11:38:00.005+07:00

Proklamasi

Jakarta
Kebun Binatang Ragunan
Museum Nasional "Gajah"
Taman Impian Jaya Ancol
Taman Mini Indonesia Indah
Monas
Museum Tekstil

Sukarno

Sumatra Utara

Danau Toba
Pulau Samosir
Dataran Tinggi Karo
Bukit Lawang
Nias

Riau

Alam Mayang
Mal SKA
Danau Limbungan
Bandar Serai
Kubang Zoo
Pasar Bawah
Stanum
Radio Cendana
Ngarai Sianok
Lembah Anai
Lembah Harau
Embun Pagi
Danau Singkarak
Danau Maninjau
Danau Diateh dan Dibawah
Batang Tabik
Puncak Lawang
Panorama Tabek Patah
Istano Basa

Jawa Barat
Kota Bandung
Curug Luhur
Kebun Raya Bogor
Puncak
Waduk Jatiluhur
Taman Safari
Tangkuban Perahu

Jawa Tengah
Bandungan
Goa Jatijajar
Baturaden
Tawangmangu
Kopeng
Candi Gedongsongo
Candi Borobudur
Candi Mendut
Candi Prambanan
Candi Sewu
Waduk Gajah Mungkur
Losari Coffee Plantation
ITHB
Lawang Sewu

Yogyakarta
Kota Yogyakarta
Candi Prambanan
Kaliurang
Parangtritis
Samas
Pandan Simo
Progo
Gua Selarong
Losari Coffee Plantation

Jawa Timur
Kota Surabaya
Kota Malang
Kota Batu
Gunung Bromo
Gunung Semeru
Gunung Ijen - Banyuwangi
Pantai Sendang Biru - Malang Selatan
Pulau Sempu - Malang Selatan
Pantai Balekambang - Malang Selatan
Pantai Ngliyep - Malang Selatan
Air Terjun Kakek Bodo - Pandaan, Pasuruan
Telaga Sarangan - Magetan

Bali
Pura Besakih
Candi Dasa
Garuda Wisnu Kencana
Jimbaran
Kintamani
Pantai Kuta
Nusa Dua
Sangeh
Pantai Sanur
Tanah Lot
Istana Tampaksiring
Tenganan
Ubud

Lombok
Pantai Senggigi
Taman Narmada
Taman Suranadi
Pantai Kuta Lombok
Taman Mayura
Pura Miru
Pura Lingsar
Kampung Bayan
Air Terjun Sendang Gile
Gili Nanggu
Taman Nasional Gunung Rinjani
Kampung Rambitan - Sade
Banyumulek
Air Terjun Otak Kokoq