Archive for January, 2010
The community that live in Lamalera East Nusa Tenggara rested from catching whales. Successful hunters will be celebrated as a hero, while the fall always remembered his name. “Call me Ishmael”. Ishmael sailed from Nantucket, Massachusetts, on the pequod, a whaling ship from the era of the 1800s. Captain Ahab, a stump-legged sailors who commanded the ship, moving toward the Pacific Ocean with a secret mission: to find a wild whale named Moby Dick, for the sake of revenge. Moby Dick: or, The Whale is a classic novel published in 1851 and was mentioned literary circles as one of the novel in the history of the heritage of English literature. Bait the line “Call me Ishmael” in which it could become one of the most famous opening lines in the world of American literature. Read the rest of this entry »
Casa means house, Blanca means white. Actually this Casablanca of Portuguese language, and entered by the Spanish to be Casablanca. I got off at Casa Voyageurs a la Gare. The fall directly on the tracks. Sweet girl whom I asked a few seconds ago seemed confused to explain where we are in English. Ok, here I am, Casablanca. City of many told in a movie or book or something.
This is a true story about a 23-year-old man who tried to escape from the reality of his life. A small notebook containing the days of fun and exciting was written to commemorate all that happened. Leaving in a state of hunger and cold. I am not aware that the bus I was riding off to 7:15 PM. So just in a hurry to run. Despite the rain, such a summer.
Travel through the cities of death in Scotland is stabbed my feelings are empty. Well, amid lonely, everyone was asleep in the bus. We stopped in several small terminal. Several people were seen spoon to remove the departure of friends or family. And while I was a little smile for a long time did not feel the warmth of friendship and family. Everything seems to be cold and tiring. Like living in Aberdeen.
This prolonged depression must end with a trip up the slack. May I know the answer after 10 days to finish this Morocco. 18:00 AM, in the bus.
Approximately 1-2 hours I’ll be in London. One of the passengers who styled hip-hop lit it with the volume of your i Pod disturbing. I’m hungry, have not eaten all day. The sky was gray outside. Whether curse what God given to this country, how not-bright sunny sky ? The air in the cold bus. Occasionally the heater was on, but still cold. I like to see the road that never change. Line white road and continue to like chase each other.
My eyes itch. Women behind the smell. I’m hungry. I want to go home … but where? 21:56 AM, London Thames Link Station. Former wet rain. I am in London. In Kingcross Thames Link station. Just ate, but I’m tired for some reason. I think I need a rest. I do not want to hurt. Wew, should buy such a powerful drug used. Tomorrow is up in Morocco. I think it would be very stressful. Because I was alone. London or any city in the UK boring. Or maybe because I was not able to find activities that can make me live. Whether, I’m tired to think.
Mallorca, the island located in the Mediterranean Sea is one of the islands belong to Spain beside Menorca, Ibiza and Formentera. After flying for one hour and 45 minutes from Munich, we landed at Playa de Palma airport. At first I thought it would look like in the Bali airport, but Mallorca Airport including luxury and dense enough according to the size of an island. Mallorca has a population of around one million people and tourists visited an average of 8 million people per year. No wonder all the facilities at a high enough standard Mallorca, adjusted for tourists who mostly dating mainly from Germany.
For the Germans, Mallorca is a ’summer terrace’. From the airport we drove to Cala Ratjada is located on the east coast Mallorca. Trips taken about 90 minutes via the highway. After check in at the hotel, we start down Cala Ratjada. Cala Ratjada was once a small fishing village, which since the 70s muiai built for tourism purposes. Own rocky beach and if we want to enjoy sunbathing on the sand, we had to walk about 10 minutes to Agulla or Sol Cala Mol. Cala Ratjada, however well known to those who love diving. Read the rest of this entry »
Floating in the River Market Martapura displays unique face lives of Banjarmasin. This is where social interactions take place and the economic wheels spinning community. Yudasmoro explain why this phenomenon so interesting to attract many foreign tourists.
“Can we share the cab?” Asked a backpacker in northern Syamsudin Airport Noor, Banjarmasin. Her name is Maria, from Spain. When I asked what the goal came all the way from the State Matador, he immediately replied: “Floating market!”
I came up with the same intention. Floating Market is one of the tourism magnet in Banjarmasin, a phenomenon which actually can be seen in several regions in Asia, especially in the countries through which the Mekong River. My arrival and she also coincided with the festival held its Floating Market by the local government. Read the rest of this entry »
Avoid traveling in early May (Golden Week) or mid-August (Obon). At this time, the offices in Japan dismiss employees, when all the people going home. Here the Japanese people use the holiday to travel abroad or domestic (hotel occupancy was suddenly full).
When to go
There are several choices of time if you want to visit Japan, depending on the purpose of visiting Japan. If you only have once chance to visit Japan, came at the beginning of April, when the cherry blossom (cherry blossom)
Spring, (Mar-May) – in early April, when the cherry blossom, or reply in Japan called Hanami (hana = flower; mi (ru) = see) If you can, and have a picnic under the cherry tree, wrote popular in Ueno Park, Tokyo. Read the rest of this entry »