Jan 22nd, 2012 at 1:00PM: The area of East Java in Indonesia is home to beautiful and diverse landscapes that include beaches, volcanoes, mountains, plantations, lakes, natural reserves, and a lot more. There are also many natural, cultural, and adventure activities to partake in, like scuba diving, hiking volcanoes, surfing, witnessing traditional ceremonies, hearing folklore stories, learning the cultivation process of ...Click on a label to read posts from that part of the world.
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Exploring the diverse scenery of East Java, Indonesia
Jan 22nd, 2012 at 1:00PM: The area of East Java in Indonesia is home to beautiful and diverse landscapes that include beaches, volcanoes, mountains, plantations, lakes, natural reserves, and a lot more. There are also many natural, cultural, and adventure activities to partake in, like scuba diving, hiking volcanoes, surfing, witnessing traditional ceremonies, hearing folklore stories, learning the cultivation process of ...10 places to celebrate Chinese New Year
Jan 20th, 2012 at 12:00PM:
Chinese New Year occurs in the early months of our calendar year, typically January or February and this year falls on January 23rd. This is the first of 15 days of celebration and the start of the Year of the Dragon.
Chinese New Year (also called the Lunar New Year) is the longest and most important festivity in the Chinese calendar and a time to welcome longevity, wealth and prosperity ...The diverse diving destination you probably haven't heard of: Raja Ampat
Jan 17th, 2012 at 4:00PM: Located off the northwest point of the Bird's Head Peninsula on the island of New Guinea in Indonesia is Raja Ampat, an archipelago full of diverse habitats. The name literally means "Four Kings" and is a great destination for adventure travelers who want to get off-the-beaten path and explore a location with more fish, coral, and invertebrate species than anywhere on the planet.
To experience ...6 art classes to try in Bali
Dec 19th, 2011 at 3:00PM:
There's no better place in Indonesia to take art classes than in Bali, an island known around the world for its artistic tradition. Indeed, it seems that everywhere you look, you find traces of man-made beauty. From the ornamentation on the temples to the etchings on the sidewalks to the attention and care given to daily offerings set out on the street, art oozes from every crack.
When ...Traveler Q & A: Pavia Rosati
Aug 2nd, 2011 at 9:30AM: Pavia Rosati is the founder of Fathom, a recently debuted travel website. Fathom is smart and beautifully designed. It's full of exciting short briefs about various destinations across the globe.
Rosati, as you'll see from her answers below, is an experienced editor and an avid traveler. Her enthusiasm for Fathom's subject matter is palpable and infectious. We love Fathom and can't wait to see ...A video of Bali's elegant details
Apr 28th, 2011 at 9:00AM:
Bali is like sand in a fist. It is tough to get a handle on. I always come back from the island dumbfounded with my inability to properly explain what makes it so special and extraordinary. The pervasive culture and feel is difficult to communicate with language; its character escapes the calculated classification of words. This video is a collection of the elegant details that make Bali ...
Tangkoko Nature Reserve - Sulawesi, Indonesia
Mar 4th, 2011 at 11:00AM:
Sulawesi is the type of place that looks exotic even on a black and white map. Located just east of Borneo and shaped like a mythical beast from some old world coat of arms, it jumps out at you from the Indonesian archipelago, begging the intrepid to visit. The island's most interesting nature reserve, Tangkoko, is located at the northeastern tip of Sulawesi. Several rare and bizarre creatures ...Rarest mammal in the world caught on video in Indonesia
Mar 3rd, 2011 at 11:30AM:
The Javan rhinoceros is widely considered the rarest mammal in the world. Flirting with extinction for decades, it is estimated that only forty of the beast remain on the island of Java in Indonesia and less than ten in southern Vietnam. Once the most widespread rhino species, poachers and human development have made life increasingly difficult for the small rhino. None exist in captivity.
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Top 5 reasons Icebreaker underwear are my favorite pieces of travel gear
Feb 23rd, 2011 at 3:30PM: Gadling has sung the praises of New Zealand-based Icebreaker clothing before. We love it. However, on a recent trip to Indonesia, I learned just how fantastic the merino wool garments actually are when put to the test. While you may think that wool clothing would be far too hot for the humid Balinese climate, you'll be surprised to learn just how critical a role Icebreaker played in keeping me ...Indonesian crop circles blamed on UFO's - we still have more faith in hoaxers
Jan 25th, 2011 at 1:30PM:
The UFO enthusiast world is abuzz after a large crop circle appeared in a field in Sleman, Indonesia. According to several local residents, a tornado passed through the village, and by morning, the crop circle had appeared.
Even though these circles have been debunked as being a hoax, UFO spotters are convinced that they were created by extraterrestrials.
Thankfully, sane people at the ...Photo of the day (1.6.2011)
Jan 6th, 2011 at 5:30PM:
Part of the joy of travel is trying new foods, like wild boar spare ribs or roasted chestnuts. Or barbequed monitor lizard. Flickr user LadyExpat spotted these enterprising young men in Ubud, Bali, taking the unfortunate reptile to market where it is apparently in hot demand for its skin and meat. Perhaps Mike Barish can tell us if it tastes like chicken when he returns from Bali.
Why not ...Qantas Airbus A380 loses engine - drops parts over Indonesia
Nov 4th, 2010 at 8:45AM:
A Qantas A380 en route from London via Singapore to Sydney had a catastrophic engine failure 15 minutes into its flight. After departing Singapore, passengers reported hearing a loud "bang" followed by showers of sparks from one of its engines. Looking out the window, people on board the super jumbo could see parts of the engine skin peeled off, exposing foam and broken wires.
The engine ...Help arrives for Indonesian tsunami victims
Oct 27th, 2010 at 1:00PM: After a 7.7-magnitude earthquake and 10-foot tsunami hit Indonesia Monday, killing at least 272 people, relief efforts have arrived to help the wounded, search for the hundreds still missing, and bury the dead. The first cargo plane loaded down with 16 tons of tents, medicine, food and clothes arrived today after weather relented long enough for search and rescue teams to arrive. Many villages ...Photo of the Day (9.21.10)
Sep 21st, 2010 at 6:00PM:
Friendly photo subject, or dangerous primate? Most animal experts would gladly tell you that a monkey bearing its teeth is trying to communicate signs of aggression, no matter just how cute the aggression may be. However, this picture was one of those frames taken at exactly the right moment. Flickr user hsemock caught this sleepy monkey at the end of a yawn and walked away (unscathed) with a ...10 Things to do in Bali
Aug 30th, 2010 at 4:30PM: Located just south of the equator, Bali bombards you with beauty, beaches, and culture. The entire experience feels at once effortless and nonpareil – the apex of tropical living. Sure, the beaches provide a gravity that draws travelers from all over the globe to this tiny Indonesian Island, but the culture brings them back. The lure is as persistent and persuasive as a boiler room hustler. ...Rare, really smelly Sumatran "Corpse Flower" to bloom at Houston museum
Jul 13th, 2010 at 9:00AM: The botanical world is a fascinating thing, but fans of "Little Shop of Horrors" will be especially excited about the eminent blooming of the endangered Amorphophallus titanum, at the Cockrell Butterfly Center at Houston's Museum of Natural Science. Nicknamed the "Corpse Flower" for the unholy stench it emits in bloom, the phallic-looking plant is one of the largest, rarest flowers in the world. ...Finding the expat community and what travelers can learn from them
Jul 6th, 2010 at 1:30PM: No matter how well-traveled you are, moving to a foreign country and living as an expat is a whole new ballgame. Your priorities and standards change, and hours that you may have spent as a traveler in a museum or wandering a beach are now spent in as an expat search of an alarm clock or trying to distinguish between eight types of yogurt. You become like a child again: unable to speak in complete ...Top five weekend travel media stories
Jun 7th, 2010 at 1:30PM: Here are five interesting stories from this weekend's newspaper travel sections around the world.
1. In Melbourne's the Age, Andrew West writes about a fabulous train journey from Jakarta to Yogyakarta to Surabaya and then back to Jakarta.
2. Sophie Cooke extols the pleasures of Sarajevo and rural Bosnia in the Guardian.
3. In the New York Times, Jaime Gross spends 36 hours in Salt Lake ...Indonesian 737 skids off runway, breaks in half
Apr 14th, 2010 at 8:00AM: An Indonesian 737 operated by Merpati Nusantara Airlines skidded off of a runway in the eastern Paupa province early yesterday, coming to rest over a canal and subsequently breaking in two right through the fuselage.
Initial reports indicate that the incident was weather related and had nothing to do with the aircraft or its operator.
Miraculously, nobody was killed during the incident ...
The Drifter documentary now on DVD
Nov 30th, 2009 at 2:00PM:
Drifter Trailer from Poor Specimen on Vimeo.
The Drifter film just finished it's autumn tour around the United States and is officially making its way around the adventure and surf circuit. The film centers around the writings of legendary surfer Rob Machado and his time spent in the South China Sea, exploring, learning and well, drifting. More potently, however, the topic strikes home for any ...
