~~ Mount Rinjani - Lombok, Indonesia ~~

Indonesia is rich in natural beauty. Mountains, sea, paddy, everything shows the natural beauty of Indonesia. One of them is the Mount Rinjani. This mountain has an altitude of 3,726 meters above sea level. It is one of the options for climbers from both domestic and abroad. The story spread about its beauty makes climbers feel challenged to explore the mountain which is located in Lombok, West Nusa Tenggara – Indonesia.

If you spend the night here by camping, you can see the beauty of a star-studded sky. Moreover if you gaze at it while lying down outside the tent, covered with the sparkling stars, truly an unforgettable experience.

Climbing Mount Rinjani is one of tourist attraction being a mainstay in the area of ​​Mount Rinjani National Park. Mount Rinjani is the second most active volcano in Indonesia.

Mount Rinjani has a crater width about 10 km and there is a crater lake called Lake Segara Anak which has depth about 230 m. The water color is blue resembling the sea. The water that flows from this lake formed a beautiful waterfall and flows through a steep ravine. Many of the climbers were fishing in this lake because there are many carp and tilapia.

Mount Rinjani has received awards worldwide including the World Legacy Award for Destination Stewardship category of Conservation International and National Geographic Traveler in 2004, then in 2005 Mount Rinjani became the top three, Tourism for Tomorrow Award in the category Destination Award from the World Travel & Tourism Council, while in 2007 became the finalist of the Tourism for Tomorrow Award.

To reach Mount Rinjani, you can start from Mataram towards Sembalun, East Lombok within 2 hours. If you are from outside Lombok, you can go to Lombok by plane then go to Selong, East Lombok by car. From Selong, continue your journey to Pasar Air Mel and then to Sembalun to start climbing.

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Nasi Goreng (The fried rice) 

The fried rice is a food made of rice, stirred and fried in cooking oil or margarine, usually plus soy sauce, onion, garlic, tamarind, pepper, and other spices, such as eggs, chicken, and crackers.

The fried rice is also known as the national dish of Indonesia. Indonesia's national cuisine knows no boundaries of social class. Fried rice can be enjoyed simply on the roadside stalls, carts peddlers, up to the restaurant and the buffet table at a party.

In 2011, an Internet poll conducted by CNN International and attended by 35,000 people put Fried Rice in the second rank in the top 50 food best in the world after the rendang. In Indonesia, there are several variants of the typical fried rice like petai fried rice, Java fried rice, salted fish fried rice or fried rice with full spices resembling curry paste or curry.

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Cenderawasih Bay National Park.

Often the fish scales are only seen as waste and dumped. However, in the hands of Theodora de Lima, the waste is transformed into beautiful and valuable items to sell. Waste is turned into one of the icons of Moluccas, known to the world.

Moreover, many Moluccans in Netherlands also like to order that fish scales handicraft regularly.  

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The Island of Banda Neira is located in the Banda Island, East Indonesia. It is an area in Maluku that is rich in history, culture and natural beauty. The island is well known by the international community (tourists) from the story of the history that has made Banda Neira as the oldest tourist destination in Indonesia.

Walking in the streets of Banda Neira Indonesia will make you feel like walking on the streets of Europe because it presents you many Europe buildings that have ever built by the Dutch Government.

It in one of the islands in the Banda Islands that was in the exchange with the island of Manhattan in America between the United Kingdom and the Netherlands (during VOC). The Dutch preferred Banda to Manhattan because it was rich in spices (nutmeg and cloves are more expensive than gold at that time). Nutmeg jam is a typical food that is easily found in Banda Neira and hard to find elsewhere.

It has many natural attractions (underwater tourism can be done by snorkeling or diving to trekking to the mountain of Fire). If you read the reviews on the internet on a sightseeing trip to Banda, then you will find yourself why Banda has always been a favorite place in Maluku. Banda’s infrastructure have been ready for a long time to make the tourists left their hearts and always wanted to return to Banda. So if one day you are to Banda, do not be surprised if you always wanted to return.

There, we can visit the museum, traditional market, exile home Indonesia's first president, nutmeg plantations, snorkeling, Ganapus fire mountain climbing, enjoying the beautiful sea landscape and panoramic island.

To get to the Banda Islands, first you need to go to the island of Ambon as the provincial capital of Maluku by plane to the Pattimura airport, Ambon, Maluku. And then continue the flight to Banda Neira by small plane with the travel time of approximately 45 minutes.

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Batik is an Indonesian typical patterned fabric, handwritten with a traditional instrument called canting. Batik Papua is known for its bright colors. Whereas, batik in Indonesia is always synonymous with soft color and tend to be dark. However, this does not seem to apply to this unique Papua batik because the colors used oftenly are bright colors such as red, green, and yellow.

Most of this batik has typical motif such as panels, birds of paradise, Asmat tribe and the people of Papua. In addition, the fabric used also has a good quality. However, when compared with the batik in Indonesia in general, the price of batik from Papua tends to be more expensive.

Batik Papua is divided into two types of batik, the ordinary type and Prada type. Prada Batik is batik with gold stripes motif. The motives that are used are very diverse and distinctive. Meanwhile, ordinary batik is batik without gold stripes.

In terms of price, Prada Batik is more expensive than the ordinary ones because it uses silk fabric. The people of Papua sometimes make shantung fabric to create unique Papua batik. This fabric is similar to a tissue fabric, silk, and cotton.

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