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Passing far to the north side of Bandung City is an interesting experience. Not only Lembang, cool air will invade the body when visiting Cihideung. This area deserves if the anointed one of the beautiful tourist area of West Bandung regency, West Java. In addition to cool, this region has a myriad of interesting sights.
If the park playground and a culinary tour of Kampung Gajah and strawberries “own strings” Lots and Houses Strawberries Strawberries’ve become your destination, it’s time you looked into all the way to both locations. As far as the eye could see, you will see hundreds of merchants along the road of ornamental plants Sergeant Bajuri, Cihideung. A colorful variety of flowers and ornamental plants burst Cihideung accompany your travel.
Green Gold
The majority community has Cihiceung livelihood as traders flowers and ornamental plants. For example Wacih Herawati (39), he chose the chrysanthemum (Chrysanthemum x grandiflorum) and kastuba (Euphorbia pulcherrima) as the mainstay that sells flowers. Read the rest of this entry »
IN seeking inspiration and enlightenment, Elizabeth Gilbert traveled the adventure of a lifetime to spend time in many countries. He believes the best exile from life is to enjoy life itself. And he found it in Bali, an island of gods and goddesses. Author United States is pouring out the story of his journey in memoir titled Eat, Pray, Love: One Woman’s Search for Everything Across Italy, India and Indonesia. In March 2009, this book is in the New York Times Best Seller for 110 weeks.
This memory also has made movies and starred by actress Julia Roberts and you can follow in the footsteps Elizabeth Gilbert to visit Ubud in Bali, just like he did. Most people will recommend the tour on Jalan Raya Ubud and Ubud Palace is a good stop. But you should not miss looking at fields in Tegalalang. In Tegalalang, you can feel the smell of the air and wind on the skin or embrace butterflies can also go see the exhibition Kecak Dance, a wonderful gallery in Bianco or in the regular gallery. Read the rest of this entry »
Kaimana inhabited by a diverse community. Original settlers of Java Island, Buton, Seram, and Peranakan China and live peacefully with native residents of eight tribes, namely Mairasi, Koiwai, Irarutu, Madewana, Miereh, Kuripasai, Oboran, and Kuri. Kaimana which covers about 18 500 square kilometers and inhabited by 42 488 people on promising diverse attractions, namely tourism, culture, and history.
For those who enjoy diving, Namatota Strait and the Strait of Iris in the southern Gulf of Triton ready to greet with all the charm of natural beauty under the sea. At a depth of 30 meters above the sea, you can surf the beauty of coral reefs and mingle with different kinds of marine animals.
Conservation International Indonesia (CII) noted that fish populations in this area reached 228 tons per square kilometer, the highest in Southeast Asia. Read the rest of this entry »
Kerinci, the westernmost district in Jambi Province is endowed with natural beauty that has no beat. No one was given the title if the Kerinci regency Segepal Land Earth Heaven cast to the earth.
One such natural beauty is owned by Lake Kaco Kerinci regency, which is located in the area of Kerinci Seblat National Park (TNKS). The lake has an area of about 30 x 30 meters has a depth that is still a mystery. Although the water depth is not measurable, but the basic Kaco Lake can be seen clearly. This is because the color of clear water and clear, and where thousands of fish semah breed.
According to the story of local residents and several members of nature lovers who visited the lake, the fish in the lake can only be captured by using a fishing rod. If only using other equipment, do not expect to get the fish. Once there was a local resident who installed semah nets to catch fish in the lake, but none of the fish to get. Interestingly, for anglers who want fishing at Lake Kaco, they must have good intentions. If not, then that person will not get the fish. In addition, the amount also depends on the intention of catching anglers. Read the rest of this entry »
Number of mangrove forest (mangroves) in the world to live a little. Migrant birds start looking for a haven confusion rich food. Until the birds finally found one of the largest mangrove forest in the world. Fortunately, the forest was located on the east coast of South Sumatra, Indonesia.
Sembilang National Park its name. Mangrove trees are here to accommodate the mud that is rich in bird food. No wonder this park is very representative of the peat swamp forests, freshwater swamp forests, and riparian forest (river) in South Sumatra province.
Thousands and even tens of thousands of migrant birds in Siberia, the Korean Peninsula and Japan can be seen in Sembilang which reached its peak in October. This is an interesting attraction for migratory birds because it can be observed directly heard the roar of the birds are flying together and cover up the sound waves Bangka.Sayangnya Strait, when Kompas.com go there only to find the local birds, such as blekok asia ( Limnodromus semipalmatus), Sandpipers leopard (Pseudototanus guttifer), white Undan (Pelecanus onocrotalus), white bluwok (Mycteria cinerea), tom-tom hern (Leptoptilos javanicus), and sea virgin white wings (Chlidonias leucoptera). Read the rest of this entry »