Articles tagged ‘Malang’
10 Good Reasons to Visit the City of Heroes: Surabaya, East Java
By Barrie | July 22nd, 2008 |
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A vast metropolis and the second largest city in Indonesia as well as being the industrial centre of the archipelago, Surabaya is not frequented by tourists as much as the city administration would like. But, the city has a virtual plethora of attractions and historical places that make Surabaya worthy of a few days stopover. [...]
The Magic of Mount Kawi: East Java
By Barrie | April 28th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Mount Kawi, a major tourist destination near Malang city in East Java, is renowned for attracting fortune seekers. People visit Mount Kawi to ask for blessings and wish for many different things — a successful business, to meet their life partner or for a good career. It is even common to see ambitious politicians who [...]
Locking Up the Knickers: Malang, East Java
By Barrie | April 9th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
News from the popular resort area surrounding Malang in nearby East Java, is just too bizarre not to share. Detik.com reports that the municipal government in the East Java resort area of Batu are preparing to “clamp down” on suspected prostitution practices taking place at many of the area’s panti pijat or traditional massage parlors. [...]
The Soybean Saga
By Barrie | February 5th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
A 150 percent surge in the price of soybeans, the main ingredient of tempeh, over the past six months has been a huge blow to tempeh chip makers like Sentot.With another 20 percent rise in the price of cooking oil in the last week, the 37-year-old Sentot is struggling to keep his business running.
Book Review: Culture Shock! Jakarta
By Barrie | December 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Most seasoned travellers will be aware of the term “culture shock“, which is an all-encompassing expression to cover the feeling of disorientation that often affects people thrust into new surroundings outside their own comfort zone explains Andrew Charles.
Travelling in Java
By Barrie | November 14th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
I recall on one of my numerous trips to Bali hearing a group of tourists at a restoran in discussion about visiting Java. One said it was too dangerous, another that Java must be bad because there are a lot of Muslims there, whilst another commented that it lacks the beauty, facilities and safety that [...]
From Jakarta to Surabaya on a ‘Bebek’ – Tim Hannigan
By Barrie | September 25th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
The engine of my motorbike strained as I headed through the last hairpins toward the summit of Puncak Pass. Behind me, yellow haze was creeping up from the direction of Jakarta; on either side wisps of mist were sliding over the tea gardens and ahead lay more than 1,000 kilometers of road.
Paragliding: Malang, East Java
By Barrie | September 6th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
For Malang lawyer Sunu Setyonugroho, who has a deep and irrational fear of heights, there’s only one cure. He goes halfway up Mount Banyak at Songgoriti, Batu, East Java. He stands 1,300 meters above sea level, quivering on the edge of a sheer drop, far above a lovely patchwork landscape of tilled fields and [...]
Mount Bromo: East Java
By Barrie | September 2nd, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Visiting Mount Bromo, East Java’s premier tourist attraction, is soon to get a little easier and more comfortable — though only because a banker found facilities a disgrace.
Petungsewu Wildlife Education Center: Malang, East Java
By Barrie | July 31st, 2007 | Add a Comment »
A simple slogan on a wooden sign greets anyone coming to Petungsewu Wildlife Education Center in Malang regency, East Java. The center’s project manager Sri Wahyuni said the slogan — Tak Kenal Maka Tak Sayang, which translates to if you don’t know about it you can’t love it — targets the younger generation, many of [...]
