11 Reasons Why Pallers is Dangerously Good Music From Sweden

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Kisses from Komodo National Park. Music helps us connect to others-to fellow travelers who might share our taste in songs and to locals who might not speak our language but can carry the rhythm. For those of us with gypsy blood, music can speak to who we are and why it is that we can never seem to settle down. Music engenders a desire to see a new place, or to travel simply for the joy of the journey.

Swedish duo Pallers — already buzzing up the internet with their hazy synth-pop sound. Their album Sea of Memories won’t be released until fall, but we have an early listen of their brand new single “Come Rain, Come Sunshine.” Besides the totally appropriate title, the lush track really is “Dangerously”.

So here are 11 Reasons Why Pallers is Dangerously Good Music From Sweden:

  1. Pallers invites you to a three-dimensional world of sounds.
  2. Sometimes you’re in the mood for ambient soundscapes to drown in, sometimes you long for pop melodies to that takes you to new places. Pallers merges these two ‘opposites’ to a new and emotional listening experience.
  3. The upcoming album “The Sea of Memories” is produced and recorded during three years time in apartments, basements, villas and sheds in Pallers, La mar, Stockholm, Miami and Johannesburg
  4. Pallers will take you on a travel to outer worldly places.
  5. The upcoming album “The Sea of Memories” is the only album you need this year.
  6. The wealth of details, the ever growing melodies and epic soundscapes transforms the listening experience into a space voyage of discovery.
  7. Pallers is a neighborhood in the outskirts of Åhus where half of the duo grew up and still returns to. Both members are from Åhus.
  8. The duo always appear naked on photos.
  9. Pallers will give you a happysad taste of the north
  10. It’s dance music for the lazy, the blazers and for the slightly depressed
  11. Pallers is the sound of desolate Swedish nature, late nights out and mystical vibes

For more info, visit pallers.se or labrador.se

So, What songs would you add to the list? Share your picks in the comments!

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Classic Padang Cuisine

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Traveling foodies take note.  I love eating Padang cuisine. Eating in a foreign land just got a whole lot easier thanks to Padang cuisine. Forget about pointing at a pot or snooping at your neighbour’s meal. With Padang cuisine, you sit down and the whole kit and caboodle gets laid out in front of you. You decide which ones look tasty and push the others aside. You pay for what you eat – nibbling, sniffing, and fondling included.

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13 Tips in Exploring Komodo National Park

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Komodo National Park (KNP), West Manggarai, East Nusa Tenggara, is wonderful. Exotic panorama of savannah is presented to all tourists prior their landing, to be enjoyed on board.

“Why would you go to other countries when the real paradise is right here (Indonesia)?” – Travel Junkie Indonesia.

KNP is really the real wonder of the world. Beside its exotic beauty, Komodo, kind of prehistoric animals, are living there. Komodo is a beast and cannibal animal, hence all tourists should explore KNP carefully. Even though it has bad eyesight, Komodo is able to sensibly hear and smell.

Before exploring KNP, tourists will get detail explanations from the ranger of Komodo National Park, as there are regulations must be adhered in exploring the region.

Here are 13 tips should be considered when exploring Komodo National Park:

  1. Ranger. Make sure you are always with the ranger when exploring Komodo National Park. The ranger has enough experience in dealing with the Komodo. The ranger always carries Y-branched wood stick, resembling Komodo’s tongue. It is used to banish the Komodo who try to come near tourists.
  2. Keep walking in group. When you do trekking, make sure you always walk in your group since the Komodo attacked its alone prey.
  3. Avoid sudden movements. Komodo are usually in quiet if people getting through them. However, you must avoid sudden movements in front of Komodo. Your sudden movements will make you get chased by the dragons.
  4. Being chased by Komodo? Run in zigzag pattern and avoid run straight. Komodo can run about 18 km per hour in straight line; hence have trouble in winded running. In addition, you can also dodge them by finding higher ground or moving into Rumah Panggung (staged house) near you. The buildings in KNP area are designed as staged ones, since Komodo get difficult to climb stairs. However, you still need to be careful because the dragons like to shelter under the building.
  5. Avoid climbing up a tree. Do not climb up a tree in KNP area region because one-to-two years old Komodo are good to climb. Komodo in those ages get forced to climb a tree in purpose to avoid adult Komodo. You should remember, Komodo are cannibals, they could have the weaker ones.
  6. Good acting, their silence just a deception. If you encounter a lazing Komodo, you must be in careful. It is good in acting; the Komodo is on standby position and waiting for unsuspecting prey. Be careful in moving then. The Komodo is likely looked as dust or dry wood sticks when they are being asleep. You can accidentally step on the dragons.
  7. Avoid using perfume & producing noise. Komodo has a keen earshot and smell. Your ranger will advise you not to use too stinging perfume and avoid making noise when you do trekking, as it can lure the Komodo.
  8. Menstruating women. Komodo can smell blood as far as 9 – 12 miles. Women who are menstruating may still do trekking. However, you cannot do trekking in your high period. Komodo will instinctively think the blood-smell as its prey. You must tell the ranger in advance.  It is necessary so that rangers can guard you more.
  9. Avoid lighting a fire. Do not smoke or light a fire in the KNP area. It could flame and ruin the beauty of exotic savannah in the area. The islands of KNP are vulnerable to flame because of their dry and barren.
  10. Cloth. Cotton wearing that absorbs sweat and convenient to use is advisable to wear when trekking in the area. The sun is very hot and the air is too dry. Do not forget to use sun block cream and a hat when you are exploring KNP. To get comfort in trekking, mountain sandals or sneakers are likely used.
  11. Souvenirs. Bold buying souvenirs in your agenda as it can help local community economic development. You can buy Komodo-shaped wooden sculpture in various sizes, pearl necklace, kain tenun ikat (ethnic clothing) Manggarai, and other wood carvings.
  12. Camera. Thing must be carried is of course the camera. Do not hesitate to carry your tripod, telephoto lenses, or underwater camera because you want to take not only the Komodo pictures, but also the sightseeing, rare birds, and marine life.
  13. Snorkelling & Diving. Visiting Komodo Island is not complete yet without enjoying its underwater beauty as well. Komodo National Park has many spots, rich in its biodiversity and challenging, the KNP underwater beauty is absolutely a paradise for divers.

Thank you for realwonderoftheworld.com and Indonesia.travel

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Concert For Komodo

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – On Saturday night starting from 18.00 onwards, on July 30th 2011, Bali’s famous Kuta Beach will throb with the beats of a special Concert dedicated to Komodo National Park, the living legend of Flores . Designed to appeal foreign tourists and expatriates in Bali, the concert will feature renowned Indonesian jazz artists which will include Dwiki & World Peace Ensamble, Dira Sugandi, Sandhy Sondoro, Ivan Nestorman, and several others with ethnic ambiance and nuance. We will also feature never seen footages and film, produced by Kompas TV Network, about the Komodo National Park as the Real Wonder of the World.

The reason for choosing Bali as venue for the concert is because Bali acts as main hub that connects travelers to Komodo National Park. “There are many flights to Komodo from Bali” said Hermawan Kartajaya (Special Ambassador for Indonesia’s Tourism). To reach Komodo one must fly from Bali to the town of Labuan Bajo on Flores, then take a boat to the Komodo National Park.

All are invited to join the Concert, which is free from admission, and everyone including tourists and locals are urged to join the concert and support its cause.

In addition to the Kuta Bali Concert for Komodo, the campaign will also present  Komodo Nights scheduled to take place in Sydney on September 9th, 2011, and in Chicago on September 22nd, 2011. Tourists from the U.S.A and Australia as well as Europe still dominate international visitors to the Komodo National Park, thus the events are also aimed to galvanize participation from the media, travel agents, travel writer, bloggers, naturalist, zoologist, nonprofit originations, and Friends of Komodo in the world, particularly in the USA and Australia.

Another element in the campaign program is the Komodo Apps Challenge. In this contest that offers considerable cash prizes, everyone can be involved in a competition to develop mobile applications for BlackBerry, Androids, and iPad/iPhone, with the purpose to promote the Komodo National Park.”The winning applications will be supported by us to be promoted worldwide.

Friends of Komodo in Concert for Komodo, Bali (Media Category)

Celebrating the Last Great Authentic Creature in the Universe!

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A Nomination For The Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2011

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – “A nomination for Travel Junkie Indonesia from the Virgin Holidays Responsible Tourism Awards 2011 in the ‘Best in responsible tourism writing’ category.  This award is for an article or piece of writing making a unique and inspiring contribution to understanding issues in responsible tourism”. ~Virgin Holiday

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5 Things You Can Do To Save Sea Turtles in Indonesia

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Making a positive difference for sea turtles in Indonesia is as simple as following the five easy steps we have outlined below.

Here are 5 Things You Can Do To Save Sea Turtles in Indonesia:

1. Turn Out Lights Visible From the Beach.
Sea turtle hatchlings use light and reflections from the moon to find their way to the water at night. Artificial lighting confuses the hatchlings and causes them to head inland instead of out to sea – putting them in dangerous situations which can lead to death. Artificial lights also discourage adult females from nesting on the beach. Short of turning off your lights, you can also take measures to shield, redirect and lower the intensity of the lights on your property.

2. Reduce the Amount of Garbage You Produce and Clean Up Trash You See On the Beach.
Sea turtles can become tangled in plastic and trash both on the shore and in the water. Discarded items such as fishing lines, balloons and plastic bags may also be confused for food and eaten by sea turtles, often resulting in injury or death.

3. Be Aware of Sea Turtle Nesting Areas and Avoid Nesting and Hatching Turtles.
Sea turtles are cute, and therefore tempting to touch and observe – but flashlights and people disturb turtles when they are nesting, or trying to nest, on the beach. Make sure to give nesting areas plenty of space, and do not disturb females as they emerge from the ocean looking for a place to nest. Also be conscious of where nesting areas are so that you
can avoid trampling the hatchlings as they head to the water.

4. Reduce the Amount of Chemicals You Use.
The chemicals you use on your lawn and in your home can actually wash into the coastal waters – killing plants and animals. It is very important to properly dispose of toxic chemicals and, even better, find alternative products such as biodegradable solutions.

5. Volunteer!
There are countless ways in which you can make a positive difference in the lives of sea turtles. Organize a clean-up day with your friends and clear the beach of litter, give a presentation to your neighborhood or local school on things they can do to save sea turtles, and most importantly, talk to others about what they can do to make sure they are not putting these important creatures in danger.

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Travel Junkie Indonesia Magazine Post | Vol 2, Naturist Issue.

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Travel Junkie Indonesia: Friend of Komodo

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – The Real Wonder of the World Campaign that was launched on July 1st at the Philip Kotler Hall at MIM Campus, Jakarta. The campaign is aimed to raise global public awareness and participation in the conservation and preservation of the Komodo dragon and its natural habitat, found solely in Indonesia by the island of Flores.

The Friends of Komodo are an assembly of individuals who are passionate about the Conservation of Komodo, ranging from leaders in state-own enterprises, the private sector, press and media leaders, travel agents, celebrities, youth, women, netizen, and the general public.

For more info, visit realwonderoftheworld.com

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Carina, Ecstacy of existence

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – This is a documentary about Carina who has chose to live a life as a naturist in a colony in southern Brazil. She and others talk about naturism and society’s attitudes. The core values and ideals of naturism seem to be universal. check this out » Carina, ecstasy of existence

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Travel Junkie Indonesia Magazine Post | Vol 2, Naturist Issue.

Baliem Valley, Fashion, & Love

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – The Baliem Valley, Papua – Indonesia. It’s a place where koteka (penis gourds) are not yet out of fashion, pigs can buy love, sex or both, and the hills bloom with flowers and deep purple sweet-potato fields.

Unless you land here during the August high season, when Wamena and nearby villages host a spectacular festival with pig feasts, mock wars and traditional dancing to attract the tourism buck.

And, mostly you will marvel at the mountain views, roaring rivers, tribal villages and at the tough but sweet spirit of the warm Dani people.

Then, open your map, visit, and enjoy Baliem Valley! it’s time to connect with earth, connect with the warm people, connect with the sun, connect with local music, connect with new culture, connect with local foods, and Baliem fashion.

I love the people, I love Koteka. It’s super! I feel sexy when I connect with Baliem Valley. Let’s get travel like a local!

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Baliem Valley vol I by Diego Vergés

Top 5 Best Beaches in Bali

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Tahun 1932, Film berjudul ”Bali, Surga Terakhir” diputar di bioskop-bioskop kecil sepanjang jalan Hollywood Boulevard, Amerika. Semenjak itu pula banyak turis asing berdatangan ke Bali. Film itu penuh dengan kedamaian, kelegaan hati, keindahan, dan rasa kasih yang terpancar dari budaya masyarakat Bali.

Bali, di sini Elizabeth Gilbert menemukan tujuan hidupnya: keseimbangan – yaitu, bagaimana membangun hidup yang seimbang antara kegembiraan duniawi dan kebahagian surgawi.

Bali memiliki begitu banyak pantai indah. Dan, kami akan selalu berkata, why would you go to other countries when the real paradise is right here? Anda harus pergi mengexplore Indonesia sebelum Anda meninggal.

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Top 6 Places to Visit in Indonesia

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Raja Ampat, Indonesia (Image courtesy of Conservation International)

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Coba riset kecil-kecilan, tanya teman-teman kantor di kanan-kiri Anda, atau bahkan orang random yang papasan di jalan. Pertanyaannya, “Anda tahu Raja Ampat, pulau Togian, pulau kakaban. dimana sih?” kami hampir 100% yakin, jawabannya tidak akan jauh-jauh dari “ga”, “dimana tuh”, “deket Bali”, sampai “melompong”.

Kami penasaran dan coba tanya lagi. Kali ini, kami cari bule-bule. Pertanyaan masih sama, “Anda tahu Raja Ampat, pulau Togian, pulau Kakaban. Dimana sih?” wow, sungguh mengagumkan jawaban dari mereka. Misalnya, Mike, bule asal German, “Raja Ampat itu surga dunia, saya ingin berkunjung lagi 2011 ini. Semuanya eksotis disana.” Atau, si Charlotte, bule asal Denmark, yang sudah empat bulan tinggal di Bali. “Pulau Togian itu di Sulawesi bukan, itu ada didalam list trip saya. Indonesia itu besar, butuh setahun saya untuk mengelilinginya haha…”

“Indonesia is paradise — its pleasant climate and low cost of living — everything green, blue, tropical, exotic. it’s like a dream.” – Travel Junkie Indonesia

Kami bukan ahli pariwisata. Kami juga bukan orang dinas pariwisata. Tapi, logikanya, kalau masyarakat Indonesianya saja tidak tahu apa yang dimilikinya, bagaimana bisa mencintainya. Dan, kami akan selalu berkata “Why would you go to other countries when the real paradise is right here?” Anda harus pergi mengexplore Indonesia sebelum Anda meninggal.

Letakkan peta Indonesia dan amati baik-baik, sudah waktunya untuk tersesat di negara sendiri. Pergi dan nikmati Top 6 places to visit in Indonesia now dengan sempurna untuk mengungkap rahasianya:

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