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Visiting Sultan Palace of Yogyakarta

Here we have a town that is a center of art and education, offers some good traveling , shopping and has a wide range of tourist facilities. This destination is Yogyakarta namely. It is a bustling town of some 500,000 people and the most popular tourist destination on Java. Yogyakarta considered as a major tourist destination in Indonesia. It is the capital city of the province of Yogyakarta Special Region which is in the southern part of the Central Java province, Indonesia. It is one of five districts within the semi-autonomous province of Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta. Well, this special status is thanks to the Sultanate of Hamengkubuwono, which has ruled the area since 1749 and steered the state through difficult times of occupation and revolution. Sultan Palace in Yogyakarta is a kingdom that began through time to time. A long time ago, Surakarta or Solo was the capital of Mataram Kingdom before 1755. Later on treaty of Giyanti in 1755, Mataram was devided into two kingdom

The southern highway to Yogyakarta is full of big trucks and buses

  The southern highway to Yogyakarta is full of big trucks and buses Let's see what condition on traveling to Yogyakartha. If you decide to make it overland by car or motorcycle, you must know the condition of the roads, distances, time etc. If you are sure want to do this overland, there are some good traffic. However, travel to Yogyakarta by car or motorcycle means that you must ride on the back of trucks or bus. Yes, some people said that the fastest route is through the north coast highway (Jakarta-Pekalongan-Semarang-Yogyakarta). This route is not so scenic and full of big trucks and buses. Other route was through the southern highway (Jakarta-Bandung-Tasikmalaya-Wangon-Yogyakarta). It's longer but the view was nicer. But the condition is now different at all. This route is also full of big trucks and buses. It seems that so many trucks and buses move to the southern highway since Comal bridge incident. I don't know why exactly. Well, I think to take

Fantastic Year for Travel and Tourism in Indonesia

Indonesia has various and interesting travel destination s. Many kinds of mountains, beaches, natural attraction, historical and cultural sites, etc. Thus are what people around the world wants to visit to Indonesia. Million of tourists come just to relax and enjoy their sphere times for a moment. However, visiting Indonesia have boomed in the last several years. Indonesia even records fastest 2013 travel and tourism growth of G20 countries, a report said. Indonesia grew its economic contribution from Travel & Tourism by 8.4% in 2013, the largest growth of any G20 country. That is according to the latest research from The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), the global authority on the Travel & Tourism Industry. WTTC’s 2014 annual Economic Impact Report shows that Indonesia recorded double digit growth in international visitor spending (15.1%) and 7.2% economic growth in domestic tourism last year. David Scowsill, President and CEO of WTTC, says it

Pertamina halts fuel subsidy programme led to panic buying

Indonesia's policy about Pertamina halts fuel subsidy programme expected not to influence its travel market due to travel destination, as always, depends on transportation. Yet no fatal impact so far! Panic buying and long queues at petrol stations: Indonesia's state-owned Pertamina on Wednesday halted a week-old programme aimed at curtailing the use of subsidized fuel, after its implementation led to panic buying and long queues at petrol stations in Southeast Asia's largest economy. The former OPEC member is struggling to contain ballooning fuel subsidy costs, which have widened the current account deficit and left little room in the budget for president-elect Joko Widodo's much needed reforms. Widodo, who has made the energy subsidy problem his top priority, is meeting with outgoing president Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono later on Wednesday in the hope of reaching a deal to reduce fuel subsidies before the handover in October. Pertamina, the country's

Recommended Summer Destinations

Whenever you have your summer time , here are some suitable place to pass the time. Dont forget to prepare your camera and take interesting pictures during your journey as a live travel documentation of all time as Indonesia has a nature that should not be missed to be enjoyed. Misool, Raja Ampat, West Papua Tourists coming to Raja Ampat in West Papua always take pictures at Wayag, with its unique coral islands in the background. But not many realize that there is another paradise in the region that is even more beautiful, around a five-hour trip by speedboat from Sorong. Misool, in the southern part of Raja Ampat, offers such a spectacular view that you might think that it is unreal, especially during summer. At Yapap, there are structures of coral islands that look so random that you cannot even begin to imagine what created them. Some of the islands are like neatly cut stones, some are similar to temple structures, one has a shape like a dog's head and there is also one that

Bring Your Kids to The Most Save Destination

ilustrasi How you choose your best travel destination - the most save for your kids? Some known in minimum safety guaranty, especially for our kids. However, here we have some places recommended, based on an article written by Samantha Brown, an editor of site Travelfish. She mentioned that Southeast Asia has plenty of kid-friendly destinations, with loads of pretty but safe beaches, fun and unusual activities and lovely natural attractions. She selected a few favourites below, but plenty more are around. Almost anywhere you head in the region will be adaptable for kids, particularly if they're slightly older, and you'll find people, from your guesthouse or hotel staff to locals on the street, highly obliging when it comes to helping out with children. 1) Located off Thailand's west coast in the gorgeous Andaman sea, Ko Lanta's chief attraction for kids is its safe swimming. The beaches are postcard-perfect so Mum and Dad will be happy sipping t