Statuesque Stunner with a Penchant for Travel
A touch of heritage: Patricia explores some of Hong Kong's lesser-known spots, including a traditional cheongsam dress shop.Two years after her dazzling performance on Asia’s Next Top Model, model...
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Text by Hesti Setiarini, photo adapted from google, executive summary by darmansjahSaporosnow festivalheldsince 1949andvisited by abouttwomilliontourists from home andabroad.This yearwas held...
View ArticleSail Moyo Tambora back, with more appealing programs
The archipelagic and maritime country of Indonesia will once again take center stage when 144 yachts from 38 countries sail the Moyo Tambora route in Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), in the...
View ArticleWest Bali as nature-based ecotourism destination
Indonesia, the world’s largest archipelagic country, is making concerted efforts to develop its incredible ecotourism potential, with West Bali National Park (TNBB) serving as a pilot project.“As a...
View ArticleItaly
Grand design: Construction on Milan Cathedral in Piazza del Duomo, Milan, started in 1386 and went on for centuries, with finishing touches applied in 1965.ITALY, known for its glory and splendor, is...
View ArticleOsaka cultural wanderer
OsakaculturalwandererDown one of the metropolis cherry country, by Danie Satrio, executive summary by darmansjahWhen compared with the Tokyo, Osaka and Kansairesidents are generally much more casual...
View ArticleSearch WORLD HERITAGE
By Hendra N.S. executive summary by darmansjahI and my entourage arrived about four in the afternoon. At that time one of tour buses leaving the village Shirakawa-go, located in Gifu Prefecture. I...
View ArticleOSAKA Castle
OSAKACastleBy Renny Yaniar, executive summar by darmansjahOsaka Castle was founded by Toyotomi Hideyoshi, the Japanese military authorities the 16th century. He built the castle became the headquarters...
View ArticleTsunami Warning Hamaguchi
ByRadityaDjati, executivesummarybydarmansjahTravelingto thevillageHiromurainWakayama, Japan'swesterncoastas well asbringingknowledgeandawareness aboutnaturaldisaster response. Visitorscan experiencethe...
View ArticleMy house, fortress, and around the country Monument Bamboo Curtain
By Ambrose Harto, executive summary by darmansjahIt says "this trellis warped by Japanese soldiers who failed to break through" on a piece of paper in the window Diaolou Park Li, Kaiping, Jiangmen,...
View ArticleHeart Shikoku
HeartShikokuFar from the bustle of Tokyo, Shikoku Island offers wisdom traditions and hospitality unique to Japan, text by Don George, pictures taken from Google, executive summary by darmansjahI sat...
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THE NEXT DAY, I arrived at Okuiya Niju Kazurabashi, or the twin bridges. I walked down a hundred steps to the bridge are still visible spectral-tangle of vines stretching over the river rapids. Local...
View ArticleLife at the Top of the caldera
Lifeat the Top ofthe calderaShareauthortraveledVulkaninIcelandGlacieryagnhooks toBlack,heated controversy, and learningcoexist withLava.TextbyJonathanBTourtellot(is NationalGeographicFellow),...
View ArticlePlaying Ice in Summer
Playing Ice in SummerBy darmansjahWinter is interesting for those who live in a tropical country like Malaysia, Singapore, and Indonesia. Playing the snow, forming notable figures from the ice, or...
View ArticleBlack glacier
Arriving inICELAND, Iput the question tomyfriendslam, Ingibjor(Inga) andArniG.EliasdorttirSigurdsson, aroundtheEyjafjallajokullvolcanois moreactiveon the east side."Will Katlaerupts?"I donotwant to...
View ArticleISLANDS source of fire
WE GET TO the south side, where there are gaps that later gave rise to land just off the coast. We follow a line along the excavation through the confines of dust (tephra) on Heimaey, the main island...
View ArticleAmong Glaciers
UPHILL CONSTANTLY paved roads to agricultural areas in the south. From the top of a pick-up capacity of 4 people, we see the vegetation thinning, shrinking agricultural land, the land dried up, and the...
View ArticleDanger Power Plant
FAMOUS TOUR RIGHT at the north end zone of fracture is Myvatn, a lake known for its diversity of shallow water bird species (including 25 species of duck) and geological uniqueness: the fracture...
View ArticleEternal Flame in TOP SIX
KNOW NO TIME erupted, we stood inside the volcano. Giant boulder as high as nearly 40 m, hexagon-shaped, tiggi soared into the sky above us.This is the "Echo Cliffs," said Einarsson Hjorleifur, that...
View ArticleAmerica's 100 Best Adventures
Executive summary by darmansjahAlaskaComplete a NOLS SemesterExplore ANWRHeli-Ski the Chugach MountainsTree-Climb ChilkatFloat the Tatshenshini-Alsek RiverTrek Wrangell-St. Elias National Park &...
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