Articles tagged ‘Travel’
AirAsia Introduces Baggage Handling Fee
By Barrie | May 1st, 2008 |
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Low-cost carrier AirAsia has introduced a checked baggage handing fee for all AirAsia flights from April 21 onwards as part of the company’s strategy to keep the airline’s basic fares low, which is its main priority. AirAsia said in a statement in Kuala Lumpur recently that there would be a charge per piece of checked [...]
BootsnAll Logue Travel Sites
By Barrie | March 21st, 2008 | Add a Comment »
The BootsnAll travel company is, without a doubt, the best source for travellers wishing to know anything about their intended destinations. Besides the very informative Travel Forum, you are able to book tickets, arrange insurance and a multitude of others connected with travel on this planet. BootsnAll also has a family of Logue sites of [...]
Snakes in Indonesia
By Barrie | March 20th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Mention the word ‘snake’, and generally 95% of people run for the hills!. This is probably the worst thing you could do as you will arouse the snake’s attention. As most bushwalkers will tell you, it’s better to stand still and let the reptile get on with his business and go past you. Of course [...]
Bali Travellers Warned on Dengue Fever Risk
By Barrie | March 18th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Western Australian’s are being urged to take precautions against mosquitoes when travelling to Bali following a sharp outbreak of Dengue fever among travellers returning from the popular holiday island. Acting Director of Communicable Disease Control Dr Gary Dowse said 54 WA travellers contracted the disease last year, three to four times the usual number. The [...]
First Aid Kits are a Necessity When Travelling
By Barrie | March 13th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
If I had a dollar for every time someone said to me “I don’t need a First Aid Kit, I’m on holiday. Besides, I’ve got some band-aids in my bag”. Whether it be your first or one-hundredth trip to Indonesia, it is really imperative to carry some kind of first Aid Kit, and, know how [...]
Contaminated Wells: Yogyakarta, Central Java
By Barrie | December 16th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Most travellers are aware of the importance of health when touring around. It is also important that you obtain a Hepatitis A & B vaccination even before you travel to your destination. Even though it is not a sure-fire prevention against diseases contracted by food handled with dirty hands, unsanitary conditions and unboiled water, it [...]
Foreign Embassies in Medan: Sumatra
By Barrie | December 10th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
It is always important to abide by the laws of the country you are travelling in, but, if you do find yourself in need of advice and assistance it is always comforting to know there is an embassy near you. Here are a few of the foreign embassies in Medan.
Village View by Media
By Barrie | November 30th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
Wherever we travel in Indonesia it is imperative to keep an open mind and an objective point of view and not judge people just because they are poorer and have less than perhaps you as a tourist. You will find this when you travel outside of the tourist islands and enter the interior of other [...]
Changing Money in Indonesia
By Barrie | November 27th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
On the larger islands across the archipelago money exchangers are widely available. In places like Bali and Lombok there seems to one on every corner or every fifteen steps!. However there are also just as many scam artists around. The decision to make whether or not to bring travellers cheques, cash or go crazy on [...]
Holidays in Indonesia 2008
By Barrie | November 25th, 2007 | Add a Comment »
If you are planning a trip to Indonesia in 2008 then it is handy to know when the public holidays are, especially at times like Nyepi in Bali when the whole island virtually shuts down and tourists are confined to their hotels or losmens. Idul Fitri is another holiday to make note of because during [...]
