Tourism in Indonesia

Baturaden located in Banyumas, Central Java Province, Java Island, Indonesia Country.
Baturaden is a tourist area cool and cold valve, located in the northern city of Purwokerto capital Banyumas, precisely dilereng south of Mount Slamet. Baturaden can be reached by using a private vehicle or public transportation such as public transportation or taxi, the distance of Navan town about 20 km.
Regions Baturaden tend to air is very cold at night, visitors are advised to bring equipment to protect themselves from cold air, such as jackets, sweaters and so forth.
To meet the needs of many visitors who came to tour here, then this region a lot of standing accommodation such as hotels and villas. Many tourists who come here on Sundays and national holidays. Baturaden is a comfortable place for recreation with family.

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Bali Dreamland, Land of dreams for travelers

Dreamland Beach is located in the area named Pecatu. Still in the southern island of Bali. Precisely, a few kilometers before the famous Uluwatu Temple, the holy and sacred or about 45 minutes away from the direction of Denpasar. Dreamland beach surrounded by cliffs that rise high and surrounded by large rocks around the beach. This white sandy beach, situated below a steep cliff with such stunning scenery.

The origin of the name of Dreamland in this area first because there was a housing project and tourist attraction. But the project is delayed and neglected while the villagers Pecatu who once lived as a farmer is hoping the project is finished and they could pursue other business in the field of tourism. That's why the land around the beach called Dreamland.

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Tanah Lot

'Tanah Lot' adalah sebuah objek wisata di Bali, Indonesia. Di sini ada dua pura yang terletak di atas batu besar. Satu terletak di atas bongkahan batu dan satunya terletak di atas tebing mirip dengan Pura Uluwatu. Pura Tanah Lot ini merupakan bagian dari pura Dang Kahyangan. Pura Tanah Lot merupakan pura laut tempat pemujaan dewa-dewa penjaga laut.

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19 Indonesian Natural Beauty

1. Mount Rinjani, West Nusa Tenggara

Rinjani has panaroma is arguably the best among the mountains in Indonesia. Each year (June-August) visited by many nature lovers from local residents, students, nature lovers. The average air temperature of 20 ° C, the lowest 12 ° C. Strong winds are common at peak in August. Luckily the end of this July, the wind is still quite weak and the weather is sunny, so the climb to the summit can be done anytime.


2. Komodo Island, East Nusa Tenggara

Komodo National Park (TN. Komodo) is a region consisting of several islands with sea water. The islands are the habitat of the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) that the remaining ancient reptiles on earth. Unique natural conditions, there is a vast savanna lontarnya tree (Borassus flabellifer).


3. Raja Ampat Islands, West Papua

Raja Ampat Islands is an archipelago located in the western province of Papua New Guinea in the West, precisely at the head of birds of Papua. The islands are a diver's destination-divers interested in the beauty of the underwater scenery

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Indonesia Adalah Negara Terkaya di Dunia Dengan Kekayaan Alam

Banyak sebenarnya yang tidak tahu dimanakah negara terkaya di planet bumi ini, ada yang mengatakan Amerika, ada juga yang mengatakan negera-negara di timur tengah. Tidak salah sebenarnya contohnya amerika, negara super power itu memiliki tingkat kemajuan teknologi yang hanya bisa disaingi segelintir negara, contoh lain lagi adalah negara-negara di timur tengah. Rata-rata negara yang tertutup gurun pasir dan cuaca yang menyengat itu mengandung jutaan barrel minyak yang siap untuk diolah, tapi itu semua belum cukup untuk menyamai negara yang satu ini. Bahkan Amerika dan negara-negara timur tengah serta Uni Eropa-pun tak mampu menyamainya. Dan negara terkaya tersebut adalah Indonesia. Seperti yang kita ketahui Indonesia memiliki banyak kebudayaan dan kekayaan alam yang berlimpah. Tapi sayangnya banyak dari yang belum sadar akan kekayaan negaranya sendiri, sehingga banyak perusahaan asing yang mengambil alih kekayaan alam negara kita ini. Baiklah mari kita urai semuanya satu persatu sehingga kita bisa melihat kekayaan negara ini sesungguhnya.

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Facebook Akhirnya Dipermalukan Google

Facebook Hacker Cup yang sudah dimulai dari 20 Desember 2010 hingga 11 Januari 2011 lalu secara online, kini sudah melewati finalnya sejak 11 Maret 2011 lalu. Pemenang Facebook Hacker Cup sendiri tidak disangka-sangka diraih oleh fans berat dari perusahaan Google (atau yang biasa disebut Googler). Dan ketika sang pemenang tersebut mengangkat piala di hari Sabtu (12/03) kemarin di markas Facebook, di Palo Alto, laki-laki itu sedang menggunakan badge ID Google.

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Danau Toba

Once upon a time, there was a fisherman lived in a North Sumatra. Don’t ask me the year, all I know it was a very long time before you were born. When he was fishing in a river, a big fish was nailed. This fish had gold color all over its body. It was beautiful. The fisherman was very excited. He imagined a delicious dinner in his head. He put the fish in his basket and went home happily.

When he got home, he put the fish in a sink. He grabbed a knife to kill the fish. But when he almost killed it, he saw the fish eyes and felt pity. He took the knife away and put the fish in washbasin and added water in it. “Don’t worry, I wouldn’t kill you” the fisherman said.

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Cindelaras

Raden Putra was the king of Jenggala kingdom. He had a beautiful queen and concubine. Unlike the queen, the concubine had bad personalities. She was envious and jealous with the queen, so she planned to make the queen leave the palace. The concubine then asked the royal healer to help her in her plan. One day, the concubine pretended to be ill. Raden Putra called the royal healer to give the concubine treatments. “What is her disease?” Raden Putra asked the royal healer. “I’m very sorry, My Majesty. She is sick because the queen put poison in her meal,” the royal healer lied.
Raden Putra was shock and angry to hear the explanation. He called the queen and asked her if the story was true. Of course the queen denied, but Raden Putra won’t listen. “Please Your Majesty, have mercy. I really didn’t do anything,” cried the queen in her tears. Raden Putra’s anger ended in a decision. The queen should be banished to the woods and terminated. He did not know that the queen was already pregnant. Raden Putra commanded one of his general to do the punishment. The queen was banished to the woods, but the wise general didn’t have the heart to kill her. He built a simple house in the woods for her. On his way back to the palace, he smeared his sword with rabbit blood, so Raden Putra would believe that he had killed the queen.

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Malin Kundang

Once upon a time, on the north coast of Sumatra lived a poor woman and his son. The boy was called Malin Kundang. They didn’t earn much as fishing was their only source of income. Malin Kundang grew up as a skillful young boy. He always helps his mother to earn some money. However, as they were only fisherman’s helper, they still lived in poverty. “Mother, what if I sail overseas?” asked Malin Kundang one day to his mother. Her mother didn’t agree but Malin Kundang had made up his mind. “Mother, if I stay here, I’ll always be a poor man. I want to be a successful person,” urged Malin kundang. His mother wiped her tears, “If you really want to go, I can’t stop you. I could only pray to God for you to gain success in life,” said his mother wisely. “But, promise me, you’ll come home.”
In the next morning, Malin Kundang was ready to go. Three days ago, he met one of the successful ship’s crew. Malin was offered to join him. “Take a good care of yourself, son,” said Malin Kundang’s mother as she gave him some food supplies. “Yes, Mother,” Malin Kundang said. “You too have to take a good care of yourself. I’ll keep in touch with you,” he continued before kissing his mother’s hand. Before Malin stepped onto the ship, Malin’s mother hugged him tight as if she didn’t want to let him go.
It had been three months since Malin Kundang left his mother. As his mother had predicted before, he hadn’t contacted her yet. Every morning, she stood on the pier. She wished to see the ship that brought Malin kundang home. Every day and night, she prayed to the God for her son’s safety. There was so much prayer that had been said due to her deep love for Malin Kundang. Even though it’s been a year she had not heard any news from Malin Kundang, she kept waiting and praying for him.

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Lutung Kasarung

Cerita rakyat from West Java Lutung Kasarung

Prabu Tapa Agung had led a kingdom in West Java for a long time. He was getting old and therefore wanted to choose a successor. But unfortunately, he had no son. He thought of choosing one of his daughters, Purbararang and Purbasari. But it wasn’t an easy choice. They were both very pretty and smart. The only difference was their temperament. Purbararang was rude and dishonest, while Purbasari was kind and caring. With those considerations, Prabu Tapa Agung finally chose Purbasari to be his successor.

Purbararang didn’t agree with her father’s decision. “It’s supposed to be me, Father. I’m the eldest daughter!” Purbararang said. Prabu Tapa Agung smiled. “Purbararang, to be a queen takes more than age. There are many other qualities that one must possess,” explained Prabu Tapa Agung wisely. “What does Purbasari have that I don’t?” Purbararang pouted. “You’ll find out when Purbasari has replaced me,” Prabu Tapa Agung answered.

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