Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Hey look! This is a painting by Howard Terpning. Travel Junkie Indonesia love it!
The pipe ceremony is a sacred ritual for connecting physical and spiritual worlds. “The pipe is a link between the earth and the sky,” explains White Deer of Autumn.
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – With his first solo novel, “Nel,” reporter and writer Dalih Sembiring combines bold stylistic excursions with compelling emotional content.
Before branching out on his own, Dalih — who is also a feature writer with the Jakarta Globe — co-authored “Cha untuk Chayang,” a “teen lit” story about the friendship between a girl and a transgender person, with Abmi Handayani.
“Nel” is a far more daring novel, with rapid shifts in perspective, from first to second to third person, and shifts in style, from a lean journalistic style to sections that read like a film script.
Wave chasing junkies at Suluban Beach
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Bali is my life, an island rich in culture and religion. The other day we went to Suluban Beach Party with POP! Hotel Kuta.
Ooh Suluban Beach is located not too far from the exotic Uluwatu Temple, this beach is the actual site of the famous Uluwatu surf break. And, this beach extends right up and joins the Uluwatu Beach. Together they are the Mecca for wave chasing junkies who come to Bali.
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – I am SO excited to tell you all about this news.
I love Bali. I have been invited to attend Tauzia announces the ‘Green Opening’ of POP! Hotel Kuta Beach Bali. Yes, it was AWESOME!
POP! Hotel Kuta Beach, located only steps away to Kuta Beach and Legian street, 10 minute from the trendy Seminyak area and 30 minutes from Ngurah Rai International Airport. It features 223 rooms, exclusively designed “shower pod”, solar power usage and eco-friendly construction materials.
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – I have some pretty cool postcards to share! Tritis Maria cave in Gunungkidul. And I’m SO GOING!
Gua Maria Tritis becomes one of the natural caves in a line of karst hills in Gunungkidul which turns out to be a sacred place for Catholic people for praying.
Goa Maria Tritis is situated approximately 50 km from Yogyakarta City or 28 km from Gading T-intersection, Wonosari.
Mbaru Niang Cultural Village (Image courtesy of UNESCO)
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – I have some pretty cool news to share!
Mbaru Niang, a village of traditional houses in Flores Island, East Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia has been honoured with the Award of Excellence in the 2012 UNESCO Asia-Pacific Heritage Awards for Cultural Heritage Conservation.
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – We celebrate. We pray. We love. YAY! Happy Galungan and Kuningan Day — a most colorful and interesting part of the year to be in Bali.
Galungan and Kuningan Day is the Hindu red-letter day commemorative by Balinese Hindu every six-month. Hindu people especially in Bali very enthusiastic welcome their holidays because on this day they do the pray as Balinese Hindu worshiping to the infinite (Ida Sang Hyang Widi Wasa) supremacy as this world creator.
Pesalat Reforestation Area (Image courtesy of Priyadi)
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Sustainable travel is about respect and care for local environment, culture and economy. A responsible way to travel is to conserve those natural resources that we all use, including air, water, and land, which can also support local cultures – a great way to exercise your positive influence in places that you travel to, just by making more sustainable selections when it comes to transportation, lodging, dining, and other activities during your trip.
So, here are top 10 sustainable travel tips:
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – The Gilis Islands are a terrific dive destination. The drop-offs, plateaus and slopes of the Gili’s reflect a good cross-section of what Indonesia has to offer. Dive in and be fascinated by turtles, White-tip Reef Sharks, Cuttlefish, Moray Eels, Angel Fish, Ghost Pipefish and more.
The Gili islands have become popular for travel junkies and dive junkies. So, here are some of the best dive sites in Gili Islands Lombok:
Traveljunkieindonesia.com– I have some pretty cool postcards to share! City tour in Pangkalan Bun. And I’m SO GOING!
If Kalimantan ran a ‘Tidy Towns’ contest Pangkalan Bun would leave the opposition in its dust, which it would have to import because it has none of its own. Largely used as a stopover en route to Tanjung Puting National Park, this is a surprisingly pleasant spot to hang the hat for a couple of days.
Traveljunkieindonesia.com – After weeks of nominations and hundreds upon hundreds of nominations, all votes are in and counted. Travel Junkie Indonesia for being the only Indonesian in the finalists for the @Destinology Travel Bloggy Awards as follows.
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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – We are Indonesian Travel Bloggers, and this our vision.
As part of Indonesia’s tourism, we are promoting the country as a wonderful and sustainable tourism destination. We see the whole of Indonesia as our home. A home with the sea full of underwater richness as its front yard, and the magnificent natural landscapes as its backyard full of astonishing wildlife. A home with vibrant cities and charming towns as its meeting points. A home with wonderful people as our family, with our beautifully diverse cultures and traditions that make each of us unique.