Find nirvana at Borobudur, Indonesia
... or not you’re seeking enlightenment in this lifetime, Borobudur is a UNESCO World Heritage Site worth visiting if you’re in Central Java, indonesia.
Located near the city of Yogyakarta (a pretty cool city also worth visiting), the 9th century temple is the world’s largest Buddhist stupa, with a surface area of 2,500 square metres, which represents a cosmological model of the universe.
Meant to demonstrate the teachings of Buddha and the path to enlightenment, the stupa features nine...
February 9th, 2010 | Vawn | Read More | Comments: 2Filed under: Borobudur, buddha, featuredarticle, indonesia, stupa, UNESCO, Yogyakarta
Bali: Abode of the Gods
... themselves that day as much as I did.
WHERE TO FIND BALI
Bali is in south-east Asia and one of the 14,000 islands which make up indonesia, world’s largest archipelago. The island of Bali is relatively small, 150 x 135 km, (93 x 83 miles) with a population of about 3.5 million. The island rises from the sea as a series of volcanic peaks.
HOW TO GET TO BESAKIH
Pura Besakih is 22 km (13 miles) from Klunklung and 60 km (37 miles) from Denpasar, Bali’s capital. All tourist resorts in...
December 27th, 2009 | Marianne Crone | Read More | Comments: 1Filed under: bali, besakih, Family Friendly, festival, indonesia, mount agung, People - Interesting Local People, top-feature
Amsterdam’s Smallest Museum
... Dekker’s life and works. The one room is cluttered with letters, first editions and artefacts from his life, many from the East Indies (now indonesia). His pen lies ready on his desk to be used. A bookcase bulging with books lines the wall. Near the window stands his chaise longue.
If you want to see what the man himself looked like, go to Torensluis, a continuation of Korsjespoortsteeg. Torensluis is the widest bridge in Amsterdam and adorned with a huge bust of Multatuli, which is Latin...
July 13th, 2009 | Marianne Crone | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: indonesia, museums
Manohara is back in the news, with different twists
... the allegations as it is a personal matter, adding that there is no cover-up on their part over the Manohara-Fakhry case.
On the contrary, the indonesian police already said they will investigate the allegations by Manohara.
Will Malaysia-Singapore and Malaysia-indonesia bilateral relationships be affected by this latest development? We can only wait and see the conclusion in the next unplanned sequels of this Malindo real life drama. Stay tuned.
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June 3rd, 2009 | Che | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: indonesia, Kelantan, Manohara Odelia Pinot, Royal, Tengku Muhammad Fakhry
Flight delayed: AirAsia crews held hostage at Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta
I was smiling when I read this blog post by Unspun, not because I approve of what happened, but because of the determination of the indonesian AirAsia passengers to show their frustrations over AirAsia’s delayed flight.
Five AirAsia crew members were held hostage by angry indonesian passengers at the Soekarno-Hatta International Airpoirt after their flight was delayed several times. The passengers could not take it anymore when they could not get definite answer when their flight will arrive....
April 6th, 2009 | Che | Read More | Comments: 0Filed under: AirAsia, indonesia, Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, travel
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