With its incredible diversity, India is a feast for the senses for people around the world, with its colour, character, philosophy and organised chaos. All my life I have revelled in this and considered myself very fortunate to be a part of it. However, it has made my search for such diversity and vibrancy elsewhere much harder.
Having planned some time off to travel last year, my wife, Sophia, and I narrowed the list of places we wanted to visit to South America or Indonesia; and when a good friend related fascinating stories from Indonesia, it seemed like a sleeping giant that the world knew little about so we decided to go and see it for ourselves. Read the rest of this entry →
When you are in Bali, you do not need to get worried about the variety of Bali food that you can have. There are a lot of restaurants in Bali serving various menus ranging from the European taste, Asian taste to American taste, besides the local menus of course. Bali restaurants will give you another experience of world cuisine. What do you expect to have for your breakfast to dinner? You may have Chinese favorites such as Hong Kong style dimsum, smoked duck from Szechuan or scallops in black bean sauce, Read the rest of this entry →
The rich culture of South East Asia lies at the tastiest food in the world. Once known as the land of the spices, the food of the Thais, Filipinos, Vietnamese, and Indonesians are among the most famous exotic creations. Much of the identity of South East Asia lies on the different food that come from unique, yet common backgrounds following the influences of Indian, Chinese, and the European colonizers along with the local flavor.
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Borobudur is the biggest temple in Indonesia. Borobudur temple is located in Magelang, Central Java, in addition of being a famous tourist attraction, this temple also becomes a center of worship for Buddhists in Indonesia, especially at every celebration of Waisak. Borobudur temple is also known as “Monastery in the hills” because it lies in the hills.
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Pulau Seribu or Thousand Island is still favourite tourist destination in Jakarta, prove from the high demand to visit the Pulau Seribu resort island,
Pulau Seribu islet (Kepulauan Seribu) is consist of 113 small island scatered in the Jakarta Bay, some islands used as island resorts such as Ayer Island Resort, Bidadari Island Resort, Sepa Island, Putri Island and Alam kotok, or kulkul kotok. Some resort has been closed such as Bira island resort, Pelangi island, Pantara Island and Coconut Island. Read the rest of this entry →
