Oct 21st, 2009 at 5:00PM:
Hump day is upon us, and for today I have some pretty fresh, eco-friendly/Asia-themed travel reads for you. Snuggle up with your laptop and enjoy!
We'll start our tour in the Far East, where my friend Mary Jo offers up 22 things to do in Taiwan. [via Blisstree Travel]
Let's move a bit farther south to Indonesia, where both NPR and Patagonia give us an update on the state of Islam (in photos) ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Gadlinks for Wednesday 10.21.09
Oct 21st, 2009 at 5:00PM:
Hump day is upon us, and for today I have some pretty fresh, eco-friendly/Asia-themed travel reads for you. Snuggle up with your laptop and enjoy!
We'll start our tour in the Far East, where my friend Mary Jo offers up 22 things to do in Taiwan. [via Blisstree Travel]
Let's move a bit farther south to Indonesia, where both NPR and Patagonia give us an update on the state of Islam (in photos) ...Tourism in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Samoa in light of recent disasters
Oct 4th, 2009 at 5:00PM: In light of the recent quakes in the Philippines, Indonesia, and Samoa and the total devastation in the areas surrounding Manila, Padang, and Apia, it's important to understand what tourism will look like as these tourism hot spots recover. Here's a look at the current relief work happening in each locale, and some speculation as to what tourism will look like in the coming year. The Philippines ...Gadlinks for Wednesday 8.26.09
Aug 26th, 2009 at 5:00PM: Welcome to Gadlinks, your source for the latest comings-and-goings in the travel blogosphere. You'll find these selections a bit indicative of where my brain is at the moment: on surfing, warm weather, and road trips -- which is probably because I'll be embarking on a surfing road trip of my own today. Happy virtual traveling, everyone!
Let's start our tour in Indonesia and the world famous ...Slum tours in Jakarta now operating
Jul 8th, 2009 at 1:30PM:
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An Indonesian tour operator, is now offering tourists the chance to see the 'other' side of Jakarta - a side tucked away from the sprawling shopping malls and 5-star hotels. Jakarta Hidden Tours is advertising 3 different separate routes through the slums, allowing you to ...Indonesian Minister: Tourists should wear masks
Jul 2nd, 2009 at 1:30PM: Indonesian Health Minister, Siti Fadilah Supari has stated that the country will ask all people arriving from swine-flu affected countries to wear face masks for at least three days after arrival. "Visitors from infected countries should wear masks. It's a precautionary measure we're taking to avoid human-to-human transmission of the virus," Supari told AFP. "We'll give them the masks when they ...World's Greatest Dive Spots
Mar 13th, 2009 at 8:00AM: Stephen Regenold is better know by his pseudonym, The Gear Junkie, which he uses when he writes his nationally syndicated column on outdoor adventure and equipment. Recently he penned a story for Travel+Leisure Magazine listing the ten best spots to go SCUBA diving in the world. In order to come up with his definitive list, Regenold asked ten veteran divers, each of whom have extensive dive ...Shipwreck victims spend 25 days drifting in an icebox
Jan 19th, 2009 at 12:30PM: After losing their wooden fishing boat off the coast of Indonesia, these 2 Burmese men grabbed the only thing they could find in the heaps of wreckage surrounding them. It turns out that this piece of wreckage would be their home for the next 25 days as they drifted towards Australia in shark infested waters. When a coastguard plane spotted the men, a helicopter was sent to winch them in, and ...Travel surf etiquette
Jan 2nd, 2009 at 11:00AM: I was having a grand ole time surfing at Ala Moana Bowls the other day when a rude, disrespecting woman decided to paddle for a wave and proceeded to cut off three other surfers and nearly behead my friend. Growing ever more confrontational in my old age, I began to argue with the lady about her very inappropriate surf etiquette. Profanities were exchanged, I nearly spit in her face, and she ...New Tsunami Early Warning System in Place
Nov 11th, 2008 at 9:30AM: Since the catastrophic tsunami of 2004, there have been calls to bolster the deficient tsunami detection system in the eastern Indian Ocean. Nations have installed buoys that can detect tsunamis and offer early warning. But Indonesia, which received the brunt of the wave, is taking it a step further. With the help of a German geo-science company, they have begun to install sensors on the sea floor ...Execution of Bali Bombers Imminent
Nov 1st, 2008 at 11:00AM: The three men who planned and carrier out the 2002 bombings of Bali nightclubs will be executed within 72 hours, according to Indonesia's attorney general. The attacks killed 202 people in the crowded tourist area of Kuta. The bombers, Imam Samudra, Amrozi Nurhasyim and Ali Ghufron have exhausted their appeals. They were actually sentenced to death more than five years ago. In a final legal ...Indonesia: Southeast Asia's Next Great Destination?
Sep 26th, 2008 at 11:00AM:
Listen to all the chatter about Indonesia on news web sites and travel blogs and you might never set foot on the archipelago. But search for some media that is produced closer to the source and you will find some more balanced opinions. Take The Java Jive as an example. An expat blog written by American transplant Brandon Hoover, it gives a realistic view of life in the rough-around-the-edges ...Krakatau Journal: An island paradise that can kill you (part 2)
Sep 2nd, 2008 at 9:00AM: In the past few years, Anak has been back in the spotlight-quite literally. German and Indonesian volcanologists rigged the island in 2005 with three remote monitoring stations, each capturing a dizzying array of data-meteorological, chemical, seismic-that are recorded 24/7. The raw numbers have been broadcasted online in real-time, including a video feed. And in 2003, Krakatoa: The Day the World ...Krakatau Journal: An island paradise that can kill you
Sep 1st, 2008 at 10:00AM: In 1883, a volcano off the coast of Indonesia erupted, setting off a mega-tsunami that killed some 36,000 nearby villagers almost instantly. But halfway around the world, in places like western Africa and the UK, subtle changes were noticed. The skies turned an ominous red (see the famous Scream portrait, supposedly inspired by this eruption). The tides became erratic. People thought it was the ...Indonesia's New Hot Spot
Aug 7th, 2008 at 3:00PM: No. It's not Bali or Jakarta. It's Bandung. Jakarta's little sister has a rapidly growing tourism industry. Though most of the visitors are from the nearby mega-city, regional and international travelers have been arriving in ever increasing numbers. Why? There's no surf in Bandung, but... It's cool (temperature-wise). Located in the highlands above Jakarta, it is the place to take a break from ...Photo of the day (7/3/08)
Jul 3rd, 2008 at 1:00PM: Flickr contributor Sgorainick submitted this photo for Gadling's photo of the day. "Volcanos in the Mist" was taken in Indonesia. You can still see some of the sulfur belching from Mount Bromo in the distance. I'm sure it didn't smell good, but who wouldn't put up with a little sulfur smell to get a shot like this? Way to go Sgorainick! Think you can top Sgorainick? Contribute some of your best ...Dispatch from somewhere in Indonesia: A secret school for orangutans
May 12th, 2008 at 10:00AM: I'm struggling to make friends here. Miriam, a 9-month-old orangutan orphan who's learning how to climb a tree, almost scales past her trainer when I approach. For good measure, she starts to cry. Another orangutan signals displeasure by emulating the sound of a Harley barreling toward me. In fact, the only one who tolerates me is 11-year-old Leuser, and not because the 42 air-rifle pellets lodged ...Did he, or did he not, cause the crash?
Feb 6th, 2008 at 9:00AM: Pilots in Jakarta have been protesting over the arrest of Marwoto Komar, the Garuda national airline pilot accused of causing the 2007 plane crash, which killed 21 people. There are, of course, two sides of the story.
The pilot has been under police supervision since the crash, BBC reports. The chairman of the Indonesian Pilots Federation, Manotar Napitupulu, said that the "criminalization of ...Photo of the Day (12-11-07)
Dec 11th, 2007 at 9:00AM: My favourite time of the day, no matter where I am, is dusk -- when the hurried craziness of the city is winding down into stillness and calm. This photo from Lady Expat illustrates this so well. She doesn't specify where this is taken but from her other photos, I assume it's Bali. But it's one of those photos that could be from anywhere, you know? Want to submit your photo? Join our Gadling ...Random chunk of wing found off the runway in Indonesia
Dec 6th, 2007 at 6:20PM: Recently, aviation officials in Indonesia have found a 10-foot chunk of wing discarded on the side of the domestic flight runway of Jakarta's Sukarno-Hatta International Airport. If that wasn't disconcerting enough, consider this: They don't know which plane it came from. Wow, sure makes an air traveller in Indonesia feel safe, eh? Couple that with the fact that Indonesia has experienced a number ...The World's Most Polluted River?
Jun 6th, 2007 at 7:01PM: The Daily Mail is reporting on the heavily polluted Citarum River in West Java, Indonesia -- so polluted, in fact, that "[locals] no longer try to fish. It is more profitable to forage for rubbish they can salvage and trade - plastic bottles, broken chair legs, rubber gloves - risking disease for one or two pounds a week if they are lucky." Just how polluted could it be? Have a look at the photos. ...
