Pacal Reservior/Temayang

It was the Dutch legacy reservoir that was built during 1933; the area of this reservoir is about 3.878 km with the depth 25 meters. Beside its main function to irrigate the agricultural field in Bojonegoro regency, it is also comfortable to visit. Nearby its beautiful scenery, here also provided the boat quay and fishing area, the reservoir tourist attraction of Pacal is located about 35 km south of Bojonegoro city by public transport or person's vehicle, then the visitors or tourists could arrive at this place easily.

Pacal Reservoir has 3,878-kilometer width and 25 km depth is the Dutch reservoir that built in 1933 and the water is accompanied with the nature panorama and the exciting teak forest. The tourism agenda of Pacal reservoir is held every October with the anniversary of Bojonegoro Regency. The ritual events are “Larung Sengkolo” and “Jasman Waranggono Tayub” to declared “Wisuda Waranggono Tayub”.

This Pacal Reservoir is also support with some facilities such as cottages, fishing arena, canoe, kiosk, etc. The development of Pacal reservoir is directed to transportation, accommodation, telecommunication and other tourism objects facilities. This tourism object is also suitable for fishing and canoeing.

Quoted from :http://www.eastjava.com/tourism/bojonegoro/wadukpacal.html

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Brass Industry

Brass (kuningan) handicrafts are located in Cindogo village, Tapen district, about 12 km east of Bondowoso - Situbondo. There are many brass handicrafts in this area; for example, it is used to make the colorful decorations for house equipments, ceremony equipments (like Bokor and Gayung) and it also used for various souvenirs.

The brass handicraft of Bondowoso is very famous in tourists. It has beautiful colors and do not easily fade. Those products are also offered to other countries. They have been distributed and exported to many foreign countries.

Visit Bondowoso tourism and get those kind of brass handicraft for your travel souvenirs or may be you want to having business with these products.

Quoted from :http://www.eastjava.com/tourism/bondowoso/brass-industry.html

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Rembangan Panorama

Rembangan, 12 km to the north of Jember, is a mountainous tourism object complete with swimming pool, hotel and the coffee agro tourism of the Rayap plantation. Because of the fresh air and beautiful scenery, this tourism object is called a resort destination. Upon swimming in the pool in early morning, visitors can enjoy the beautiful sunrise. The visitors are surrounded by blue skies, green plants, and singing birds as far as the eye can see. The specialty of Rembangan is ginger tea and cheese bananas.
There are readily served at seminars, workshops and conferences held at Rembangan. As they complete their visit, visitors should participate in the coffee tasting at Rayap plantation.
Visitors can reach Rembangan in 15 minutes from central Jember by public transportation, rental car or taxi.

Quoted from :http://www.eastjava.com/tourism/jember/rembangan.html

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Manggisan Waterfall

Manggisan waterfall, located 35 km to the southwest of Jember, has 54 m height and produces water at the rate of 198 liters per second. The clear and cool water splashing over the edge of a stone cliff into the river below makes this waterfall has spectacular natural sight. This one of Jember waterfalls is often visited by many people because its beautiful scenery around the waterfall. Some visitors can make camps around the waterfall area. The local people sometimes provide a good place for fishing around the waterfall area. All visitors who visit Manggisan waterfall will enjoy the beautiful scenery on the way to the waterfall.
To visit Manggisan waterfall visitors can hire a rental car and travel there, in approximately 30 minutes from the downtown of Jember.

http://www.eastjava.com/tourism/jember/manggisan.html

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Boranan Rice

Lamongan has been famous by its particular food like Soto or Wingko Babat, another traditional food which sometimes been forgotten is Boranan Rice. Boranan rice become favorite food for Lamongan inhabitant. This food is serve with banana's leaf which makes it more traditional, it also serve in many side dishes like soy bean cake or Tempe, Tofu, Fishes, Chicken, Rempeyek or chips and for sure, rice.

Boranan rice or 'Sego Boranan' is a traditional food from Lamongan, East Java. It is not very popular from other area, for Lamongan is the one that has this food. We can find this food around the traditional market in Lamongan. Boranan rice is consist of: rice, the sauce, the side dishes, rempeyek or chips. The sauce for this rice is very rich, the side dishes also in variant like meat, chicken, the innards, milk fish, scrambled egg, salty egg, tofu, soy bean cake, and the most expensive fish - the Sili fish.

Boranan rice is similar with Jamblang rice from Cirebon, West Java, which is serve by using teak leaf. the thing which makes Boranan rice become more particular is coming from the Sili fish and the chili sauce. Sili fish is taste sweet like a sardine fish, a smoke sardine.

quoted from : http://www.eastjava.com/tourism/lamongan/culinary_tour.html
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Semanggi

'Semanggi' is a traditional food from Surabaya- Indonesia. Semanggi means is Clover, and served as edible food. 'Semanggi' is served like 'Pecel', another traditional food in Indonesia, but simplified with bean sprouts plus the special peanut sauce; named as 'Sambel Pecel'. The different is this'Sambel Pecel' mixed with 'Ubi Jalar' -sweet potato-. So the theme for this food is: Spicy,but has taste of sweet sensation in it. The plate is very organic: Banana leaf, it's improved the taste much much better.
But the best is how to eat this food. You can't spooned it like everybody else in restaurant... you just spooned with Gigantous Cracker 'Krupuk Puli' and you must manage the cracker and the food wisely... or else you can buy another cracker....
Better eaten when on the side street , under the tree, and with your girl next to you!!! ^_^

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Pecel

Pecel is an Indonesian sauce based on peanuts. It is commonly served over boiled vegetables. It is similar to the sauce used in Gado-gado.

quoted from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pecel
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Nasi Goreng (Fried Rice) á la Indonesia OK!!

Throughout Indonesia you will find thousands of street side stalls with nasi goreng (fried rice). It makes an excellent breakfast, although it can be eaten any time of the day or night.
For one serving you will need a soup bowl's full of boiled white rice.

The basic ingredients are: onions, garlic, sweet soy sauce, chilly and strong chicken broth. A good alternative for chicken broth are beef or chicken cubes. According to taste you may add a handful of dried shrimps (ebi), or meat, fish, some leek or a combination of all.

Preparation: cut the onions and garlic and deep fry them in a wok together with the chili (either chili paste or crushed fresh chili peppers) and the other ingredients. Add the broth. When most of the broth has evaporated, add the rice, stir well and finally add some sweet soy sauce.
Serve in a deep plate with a fried egg and fried chicken. Decorate with slices of cucumber, tomato, and some salad leaves.

The best drinks to go with nasi goreng are tea or coffee. In summer ice tea is a good option.

quoted from : http://indonesia-ok.com/recipes.htm#semur
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Semur

A really easy and quick to prepare dish is semur. It is not spicy; chili being served on the side for those who like it hot.

Ingredients most often used are chicken, tofu (tahu) cut in approximately one inch cubes, sliced fermented bean curd (tempe), and rice vermicelli (so-on).
Vegetarians could substitute the chicken with a product like shiitake mushrooms or mock duck, which is based on tofu. It comes in a tin, made in China (both the artificial duck and the tin).

Use a wok to fry (either in butter or oil) one sliced onion, garlic according to taste, three or four cloves (cengkeh), one inch of cinnamon (kayu manis), a pinch of salt, pepper, one third tea spoon full of ground nutmeg (pala).
Then add the chicken or the vegetarian substitute and the slices of bean curd and let it all simmer until the chicken meat turns brownish.
Add water, three spoonfuls of sweet soy sauce (kecap manis) then the cubes of tofu and one cube of chicken broth. Let it simmer more until the chicken is well done. Continue to add water to keep the chicken under.

Next, dip or rinse rice vermicelli in hot water, then add it to the semur.

Semur is served with steamed white rice

quoted from : http://indonesia-ok.com/recipes.htm#semur
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Kopi Tubruk

The Indonesian way of drinking coffee, during any time of the day and with any meal differs a bit from the western way. If you like a strong and sweet coffee, try kopi tubruk.
You will need some very finely ground coffee, sugar, hot water and a tall glass, strong enough to withstand the heat.

Put a tablespoon of coffee in the glass. Add sugar according to taste and pour a bit of hot water on, like you would to prepare hot chocolate. Stir carefully and continue to gently add hot water. Cover the glass and leave the drink for a few minutes so that the coffee can slowly settle on the bottom of the glass.

Snacks to complement the coffee include fried banana (pisang goreng), fried fermented tofu (kripik tempe), steamed bread (kue mangkok or bolu kukus) or your favorite cakes or cookies.

quoted from : http://indonesia-ok.com/recipes.htm#semur
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Corn Fritters / Dadar Jagung

INGREDIENTS:

2 tsp ground coriander
1 tsp freshly ground pepper
6 shallots, peeled and chopped fine
3 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp salt
1 tbs sugar

Fritters:

2 1/2 c frozen or fresh corn, cut from the cob
1 tbs chives, finely chopped
1 egg, beaten
2 tbs flour
1 c canola oil for frying

PREPARATION:

To make the spice paste, combine all ingredients in a medium bowl. Set aside.
Grind corn kernels in a food processor or blender.
Scrape corn into a large mixing bowl and add chives, egg, flour, and spice paste. Mix with a wooden spoon or electric mixer to make a smooth, thick batter.
In a large, heavy frying pan, heat oil over medium-high heat. When a bit of batter dropped into the pan sizzles immediately, the oil is ready for frying. To make a fritter, use a large mixing spoon to carefully drop 2 tbsp. of batter into the pan. Fry fritter for 2 to 4 minutes, or until it turns golden brown. You may make up to four fritters at a time. When they are done, use a spatula to transfer them to a plate covered with a paper towel. Serve hot with sambal or Thai chili sauce.


quoted from : http://recipes-indonesian-food.blogspot.com/2008/07/corn-fritters-dadar-jagung.html
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Leopard on the Mountain Halimun Banten

The population of the leopard (Panthera pardus) in forest conservation Halimun Salak Mountain National Park area of Lebak, Banten province, now increased to 56 from the previous tail head 53.

Panthera pardus, is a member of the Felidae familia and the smallest of the four "Big Cats" in the Panthera the other three being the Lion, Tiger, and Jaguar. Once distributed across eastern and southern Asia and Africa, from Siberia to South of Africa, the leopard's range of distribution has decreased radically because of hunting and loss of habitat. It is now chiefly found in sub-Saharan Africa; there are also fragmented populations in Palistan, India, Sri lanka, Indochina(vietnam, Thailand, Laos, Burma, CambodiaMalaysia, Indonesia, and Ch. Because of its declining range and population, it is listed as a "Near Threatened".


The growing population of leopard is certainly quite encouraging because it turns out a leopard can still breed in the Mountain Halimun.

Their habitats scattered in Mount Endut, Mount Gede, Mount Bongkok, which is also the Halimun Salak Mountain National Park Area.





The habitats Leopard in Mount Halimun that now under protection of Taman Nasional Gunung Halimun Salak.







I hope that the government of Indonesia continues to try to protect these animals, in order not to become extinct.

by ramadhani

Enjoying The Exotic Agadez

The Exotic Mosque in Agadez

Colossal metallurgy in Agadez

The exotic desert in Agadez that you can enjoy

Africa Travel Guides:
Enjoying The Exoticism of The Historic City, Agadez

Hi, guys! after giving you a lot of information about getting travel in many islands of Bahamas islands. Now, we are trying to give you some tour references to Africa. the first exciting destinations of traveling in Africa is Niger. Niger is one of the exotic travel destinations in Africa. And the most exciting place in Niger is Agadez.

Agadez is the exotic city that was be founded in the 11th century. it is a historic city in Aïr region of Niger. In the past time, Agadez city was an important stop for caravans crossover the Saharan Desert for centuries. Many caravans and kafilahs stopped in this city for taking a rest while trading transactions.

Agadez was held by the Mali empire during part of the 14th century, captured by the Songhai empire in 1515, and dominated by Bornu in the 17th century. It remained a trade center until the late 19th century. During much of this time it was a center of Islamic learning and the seat of several sultanates before its capture by the French in 1900.

Gadez city is a center of Tuareg culture and likewise two Tuareg rebellions in recent years: 1990-1995 & 2007-present. The Tuareg people are the example Canaanites from the Bible. The meaning of Canaan is 'land of the purple people.' This unusual moniker is in reference to the bluish-purple vegetable dye the Tuareg use to color their clothing that afterward rubs soured onto their skin.

The Tuareg are renowned for their metal and leather workings.The region around Agadez is known for its impressive desert/mountain scenery. It is also the center of one of the largest uranium mining regions on Earth.

article source: http://wikitravel.org/en/Agadez

Enjoying The Exotic Agadez

The Exotic Mosque in Agadez

Colossal metallurgy in Agadez

The exotic desert in Agadez that you can enjoy

Africa Travel Guides:
Enjoying The Exoticism of The Historic City, Agadez

Hi, guys! after giving you a lot of information about getting travel in many islands of Bahamas islands. Now, we are trying to give you some tour references to Africa. the first exciting destinations of traveling in Africa is Niger. Niger is one of the exotic travel destinations in Africa. And the most exciting place in Niger is Agadez.

Agadez is the exotic city that was be founded in the 11th century. it is a historic city in Aïr region of Niger. In the past time, Agadez city was an important stop for caravans crossover the Saharan Desert for centuries. Many caravans and kafilahs stopped in this city for taking a rest while trading transactions.

Agadez was held by the Mali empire during part of the 14th century, captured by the Songhai empire in 1515, and dominated by Bornu in the 17th century. It remained a trade center until the late 19th century. During much of this time it was a center of Islamic learning and the seat of several sultanates before its capture by the French in 1900.

Gadez city is a center of Tuareg culture and likewise two Tuareg rebellions in recent years: 1990-1995 & 2007-present. The Tuareg people are the example Canaanites from the Bible. The meaning of Canaan is 'land of the purple people.' This unusual moniker is in reference to the bluish-purple vegetable dye the Tuareg use to color their clothing that afterward rubs soured onto their skin.

The Tuareg are renowned for their metal and leather workings.The region around Agadez is known for its impressive desert/mountain scenery. It is also the center of one of the largest uranium mining regions on Earth.

article source: http://wikitravel.org/en/Agadez

Exotic Islands of Bangka Belitung

Bangka–Belitung Islands is a province of Indonesia,that consist two main big islands, Bangka and Belitung, and several smaller ones that 470 islands lie east of the Sumatran mainland and northeast of South Sumatra province. The Bangka Strait separates Sumatra and Bangka, and the Gaspar Strait separates Bangka and Belitung.

The province was formerly part of South Sumatra, but became a separate province in 2000. In 2004 its population was 1,012,655. The capital is Kota Pangkal Pinang.

These islands are the largest producer of tin in Indonesia. They also produce white pepper. Many people call this island with Tin Paradise.


Bangka Belitung has many beaches and smaller islands which have attracted tourists from around the world. The most well known beaches are Matras, Parai, Tanjung Pesona, Batu Bedaun, Remodong, Pasir Padi, Tanjung Kelian, Rebo, and Telok Uber Beach.



by ramadhani

Brazil Travel Guide - Travel to Brazil

Brazil is the biggest country in South America. It borders every other country of the continent except Chile and Ecuador.

Brazil is very much a country of contrasts. When someone hears the word Brazil, one thinks of the great Amazon forest, fantastic beaches, great soccer players, Carnival time - and that's all. Well, Brazil, the most important country in South America, certainly has MUCH more to offer - warm people, great cities with everything from slums to high technology, a wide range of weather patterns, an awesome mixture of cultures and races - and much more!
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The most visited places in Brazil includes Fernando de Noronha Island, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo (the two bustling megacities of the south-east), the more relaxed city of Salvador in the northeast, or the old colonial towns of Ouro Preto and Olinda. For natural beauty, try a visit to Iguacu Falls. If you have the chance the best time to visit is Carnival.

There is nothing in the whole wide world like Carnival in Rio. Brasilia, the capital city of the country, is known by its great architecture. It is a planned city.

The most up-and-coming resort in Brazil is now the small friendly Praia de Pipa, in the NE of the country; serviced by international airports at Natal and Recife, this small town is popular with both Brazilians and foreign tourists. The laid back attitude of the open and friendly locals make this a welcome change to some of the more recognised but less safe and inviting destinations.

In Southern Brazil you can visit the state of Santa Catarina, which is visited every year by people who prefer not too crowded spots like major cities or places where all tourists go. Small beaches like Mariscal, Garopaba, Taquaras or Estaleiro beach are not too far away from medium size cities, so they provide all necessary structure, but at the same time still conserve their natural enchantments. Praia do Pinho (close to Balneario Camboriu - the most important touristic spot in southern Brazil) is the paradise for naturists as it is the first official nude beach in Brazil (http://www.praiadopinho.com.br). Many options of adventure activities such as rafting, diving, fishing, trekking are aso available in this beautiful region.

Brazil Travel Guide - Travel to Brazil

Brazil is the biggest country in South America. It borders every other country of the continent except Chile and Ecuador.

Brazil is very much a country of contrasts. When someone hears the word Brazil, one thinks of the great Amazon forest, fantastic beaches, great soccer players, Carnival time - and that's all. Well, Brazil, the most important country in South America, certainly has MUCH more to offer - warm people, great cities with everything from slums to high technology, a wide range of weather patterns, an awesome mixture of cultures and races - and much more!
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The most visited places in Brazil includes Fernando de Noronha Island, Rio de Janeiro and Sao Paulo (the two bustling megacities of the south-east), the more relaxed city of Salvador in the northeast, or the old colonial towns of Ouro Preto and Olinda. For natural beauty, try a visit to Iguacu Falls. If you have the chance the best time to visit is Carnival.

There is nothing in the whole wide world like Carnival in Rio. Brasilia, the capital city of the country, is known by its great architecture. It is a planned city.

The most up-and-coming resort in Brazil is now the small friendly Praia de Pipa, in the NE of the country; serviced by international airports at Natal and Recife, this small town is popular with both Brazilians and foreign tourists. The laid back attitude of the open and friendly locals make this a welcome change to some of the more recognised but less safe and inviting destinations.

In Southern Brazil you can visit the state of Santa Catarina, which is visited every year by people who prefer not too crowded spots like major cities or places where all tourists go. Small beaches like Mariscal, Garopaba, Taquaras or Estaleiro beach are not too far away from medium size cities, so they provide all necessary structure, but at the same time still conserve their natural enchantments. Praia do Pinho (close to Balneario Camboriu - the most important touristic spot in southern Brazil) is the paradise for naturists as it is the first official nude beach in Brazil (http://www.praiadopinho.com.br). Many options of adventure activities such as rafting, diving, fishing, trekking are aso available in this beautiful region.

Tour in Australia

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Tour in Australia

Australia: An island that is isolated from other lands, inhabited by the exotic Great Barrier Reef, crystal clear water, golden beaches, wide open spaces, flora and fauna, basalt plains studded with extinct volcanoes, rugged wilderness, scenic mountain ranges, extensive coastlines, surrounding tropical islands, vast rivers, and the oldest rainforest in the world and considered by many to be the most adventurous place on Earth. Whatever type of adventure your looking for, you will find it, here in Australia. Be sure to visit our "Tours and Vacations" page to find great Australia Tours and Australia Vacations.