Mount Sinabung Volcano Erupts Again

Sinabung Mountain located in the Karo district, North Sumatra erupted twice, overnight. Residents of 14 villages around the volcano were evacuated.

Previously, the community Sinabung did not expect the mountain will erupt as it gets information from officers Climatology Meteorology and Geophysics Agency (BMKG), that the mountain is still in a safe condition. But suddenly erupts.

Sinabung having an altitude of 2460 meters above sea level began to show its activity by removing the black smoke on Saturday (28 August 2010) yesterday morning.

Because dormant for hundreds of years, many analysts do not predict it, so impressed by a sudden eruption and the government is not ready. And I think the government is less concerned with the natural conditions in Indonesia,a lot happening around the mountain and forest logging activities that do not destroy nature ought to be imitated.

by ramadhani

Touring Around Umbria at Night

center of the exotic city to be visited

people enjoy the night in Umbria

Umbria Travel Guides :
Touring Around Umbria at Night

Travel to Umbria is very exciting. there are too many beautiful views there. Umbria is a little Italy with natural sight seeing. You will get more exciting views in Umbria when you around it at night. Umbria at night is very beautiful. you will fill like in the city that never you come there because of its absolutely beauty.

Touring to Umbria at night will give you some enlighten of traveling. there are many places that you can visit in Umbria at night. just look at the pictures, those are the absolute beauties of Umbria on the night. Umbria at night is silent but too exotic for your exciting travel. you should have no worry to get your holidays in Umbria.

Touring Around Umbria at Night

center of the exotic city to be visited

people enjoy the night in Umbria

Umbria Travel Guides :
Touring Around Umbria at Night

Travel to Umbria is very exciting. there are too many beautiful views there. Umbria is a little Italy with natural sight seeing. You will get more exciting views in Umbria when you around it at night. Umbria at night is very beautiful. you will fill like in the city that never you come there because of its absolutely beauty.

Touring to Umbria at night will give you some enlighten of traveling. there are many places that you can visit in Umbria at night. just look at the pictures, those are the absolute beauties of Umbria on the night. Umbria at night is silent but too exotic for your exciting travel. you should have no worry to get your holidays in Umbria.

Gamelan, A Musical Ensemble From Indonesia The Javanese Orchestra

Gamelan is the music created by the sound of gongs alloys, kenong and other Javanese musical instruments. The rhythm of the music that is soft and reflects the harmony of Javanese life will soon greet and soothe the soul so heard. Gamelan is surely not a foreign music. Its popularity has spread to various continents and has created a new blend of jazz-gamelan music, gave birth to the institution as a learning space and the expression of gamelan music, to produce famous gamelan musicians. Gamelan music instrument can now be enjoyed in many parts of the world, but Yogyakarta is the most appropriate place to enjoy the gamelan is it since you can enjoy the original version.

Developing gamelan in Yogyakarta is Javanese gamelan, a different form of gamelan Balinese gamelan or Sundanese gamelan. Javanese gamelan has a softer tone and slow, in contrast to the dynamic Balinese gamelan and Sundanese gamelan highly dominated lilting voice and flute. The difference is understandable, because Java has its own view of life expressed in the rhythm of gamelan music.

Javanese philosophy of life expressed in gamelan music is the harmony of physical and spiritual life, speak and act in harmony in order not to create an explosive expression and to manifest tolerance. Real form of music is the pull string fiddle that is, a balanced blend of sound kenong, saron drum and xylophone and gong sounds on every cover of a rhythm.

There is no definite history of gamelan. The development of gamelan music is expected since the emergence of rafters, fiddle, pat into the mouth, the friction on a thin rope or bamboo to familiar musical instruments from metal. Subsequent developments after named gamelan music was used to accompany the leather puppet show and dances. Later it became independent as the music itself and are equipped with voice sinden.

A set of gamelan consist of several instruments, including a set of similar musical instrument drum called drums, fiddle and zither, xylophone, gongs and bamboo flutes. The main components that make up the gamelan music instruments are bamboo, metal, and wood. Each instrument has its own function in gamelan music show, for example gong music played to close a long and gave the balance after the previous musical rhythm was decorated by gending.

Javanese gamelan is music with pentatonic melodies. A complete gamelan game consists of two rounds, namely slendro and pelog. Slendro has five tones per octave, ie 1 2 3 5 6 [C-D E + GA] with small differences in the interval. Pelog has seven tones per octave, ie 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 [C + D E-F # G # AB] with a large difference interval. Gamelan music compositions created by some rules, which consist of several rounds and pathet, limited by a gong and the melodies were created in a unit consisting of four tones.

You can see gamelan as an independent music performance or a dance or performing arts such as wayang kulit and ketoprak. As a performance, gamelan music is usually combined with the sound of the Javanese singers (male singers and female singers called wiraswara called waranggana or sinden). Gamelan music concert performance can be classical or contemporary gamelan. One form of contemporary gamelan music is jazz-gamelan music as a combination of pentatonic and diatonic melodies.

One of the places in Yogyakarta where you can see is the Kraton Yogyakarta gamelan performances. On Thursday at 10:00 to 12:00 p.m. gamelan as a music performance. Day Saturday at the same time as the accompaniment of gamelan music performed shadow puppet show, while on Sunday at the same time as the accompaniment of gamelan music performed traditional Javanese dance. To see the show, you can go to the Hall of Sri Maganti. Meanwhile, in order to see the old gamelan, you can go to another of the kingdom which lies further to the rear.

What to watch out for when on holiday Alone

Holidays alone could provide a different experience than a holiday with family or friends. Many of the benefits that can be on the bus while on vacation alone.

You will only travel when on vacation. Explore where you want and store the desired result.

Besides all the benefits that can be obtained from a vacation alone, there are also shortcomings while on holiday alone. To minimize these shortcomings, consider the following tips.

Tell your goals
Before leaving on vacation, always tell someone where your destination or at least one message containing your vacation destination on that day in a hotel room. This is a step in case something happens, so you can not go back to the hotel.

Note Clothes People Around
Think of the clothing of the people in your area on vacation. Show body parts like arms or the other could have been prohibited in the area. You can also ask the people about the standards prevailing in the area, so as not to violate that standard.

Save important Number
Accidents can not be avoided, therefore it is very important to keep important numbers, such as the local police station numbers. If you are traveling abroad, make sure your Indonesian embassy in the countries visited.

Saving money
As a woman, especially a higher risk of crime. Sometimes in certain areas there are bad people who abuse these terms.

Therefore you must be smart to save your money. Do not put your money in the wallet. Individual coins with a nominal money is bigger. Put your money in different pockets for things that are not desirable to anticipate. If you are forced to save money in the bra, first in sterile plastic to prevent the risk of breast wrap.

Passport and tickets
Such as money, a passport is a valuable asset abroad. So even with the return ticket, lost tickets can be a nightmare for you. Keep these two items with extra caution.

Valuables
Never leave valuables in your hotel room unless the room has a safe with a secret number that you can set. Although the hotel is very safe, but often for theft in a hotel room five star hotel though.

Better yet, you do not take valuables such as jewelry. After all, your vacation destination yet? Not going to a festival gala

Tong Heng Bak Kut Teh at Pekan Nanas, Johor.

Tong Heng Bak Kut Teh (N1°30.438' E103°30.737') is located in one Chinese Coffee Shop name 'Yoong Hee' along the main road of Pekan Nanas, Johor. (Next to the Pekan Nenas Police Station)

This Bak Kut Teh was recommended by one of the fellows Blogger - Ben. We had our breakfast here before the Tanjung Piai (Piai Cape) trip.

According to Ben, we Have to reach the shop before 11am. Because it will be Finish after that! So we started our journey from Permas Jaya around 9am and it took about an hour to reach the shop.

The environment of the shop

The shop wasn't crowded at that time, but the Bak Kut Teh gonna finish soon! Wah! So we quickly placed our order...which was included everything for 2 persons.

They served our meal about 10 minutes! Hmm...that was fast!

The boss busy preparing the Bak Kut Teh

Well, I can say the taste was above average. The pork served was gentle enough and so as other intestine...I'm satisfied with it. Thanks Ben!

The Bak Kut Teh serve in claypot

Tong Heng Bak Kut Teh at Pekan Nanas, Johor.

Tong Heng Bak Kut Teh (N1°30.438' E103°30.737') is located in one Chinese Coffee Shop name 'Yoong Hee' along the main road of Pekan Nanas, Johor. (Next to the Pekan Nenas Police Station)

This Bak Kut Teh was recommended by one of the fellows Blogger - Ben. We had our breakfast here before the Tanjung Piai (Piai Cape) trip.

According to Ben, we Have to reach the shop before 11am. Because it will be Finish after that! So we started our journey from Permas Jaya around 9am and it took about an hour to reach the shop.

The environment of the shop

The shop wasn't crowded at that time, but the Bak Kut Teh gonna finish soon! Wah! So we quickly placed our order...which was included everything for 2 persons.

They served our meal about 10 minutes! Hmm...that was fast!

The boss busy preparing the Bak Kut Teh

Well, I can say the taste was above average. The pork served was gentle enough and so as other intestine...I'm satisfied with it. Thanks Ben!

The Bak Kut Teh serve in claypot

New York City luxury hotels

class hotels are usually located in New York

New York City luxury hotels

class hotels are usually located in New York

cost-saving tips for your holiday

Usually during the holidays, many costs. Considering the cost of travel, accommodation, to by-by are often higher than the original budget.

Maturation of preparing for a vacation, will determine the cost of which will come during the holidays. Plan your holiday from distant days to save costs.

Rate
If you have a service on vacation, book a ticket from a distant day very favorable. This is because a lot of transportation providers that price promo for more than two months after departure.

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Better to travel at night. Usually the cost of travel is cheaper at night.

Avoid the weekend
When you leave or return from vacation. Rates trips on weekends are usually higher than rates on ordinary days.

To further cut costs, try for a vacation is not the "high season". The season usually occurs during the school holidays, religious holidays and New Year. Usually falls in June-July and November to December.

Accommodation Costs
Reserve the hotel by giving the sign is (deposit) from the distant days, the holiday cost cutting. Usually new room or villa accommodation increasing costs when demand began to rise, now approaching the day for holiday.

If you have family or friends on your holiday destination, then take advantage of their help by asking permission first. You can stay at home to cut costs on vacation. Moreover, the presence of family or friends, the much sightseeing recommendations.

Tour Package
If you're planning a vacation with family or friends, try to find a package, because it can cut travel costs, accommodation and living expenses while on vacation. Also, you need not bother to search for accommodation or looking for a place, because it is usually a package tour includes a walk to try to rides or games that are available there.

Great Snow Conditions Launch In Travell

Happy New Year -- and happy powder season across the snowbelt.

My friend Maja has been in St. Moritz, Switzerland, over the holidays. On Wednesday she wrote, "winter wonderland! ..snowing snowing snowing...." On Thursday she wrote, "December 31st, St. Moritz..and it's snowing like crazy! I wish all my friends a great New Years Eve bash!!!!!! To a fab 2010!" And yesterday, on New Year's Day, she wrote, "Happy New Year!!!!!! What a spectacular start! Love 1.1.2010! Fab Skiing! tons of powder, blue skies, GREAT fireworks ... evening another snow storm.... true winter wonderland.....I am feeling like a winter princess..... a great 2010 has begun! Happy New Year, cheers cheers cheers!" Thanks, Maja. I just wish St. Moritz had a current snow conditions picture on its website or that the site had a more straightforward to obtain to copy here and share with everyone.

My pal Nancy wrote from Maine, "Gotta Love This Snowstorm! It's great for the ski industry!" Hey Nancy, it's great for all of us who like to slide on snow. The photo at the right was taken at Sugarloaf, Maine, a happy fresh-snow scene repeated across New England. Vermont ski areas reported 3 to 9 inches of new snow, which in the Northeast is a major dump. Most Vermont areas were in the 2- to 5-inch category, but Mount Snow, in the southern part of the state reported 9 inches! If true, Mount Snow must had its own micro-weather system, because New Hampshire ski areas also welcomed 3 to 5 inches of new snow, and Jiminy Peak in northwestern Massachusetts reported just 1 inch.

But what of the Rockies? I went to Snowmass between Christmas and New Year, skiing on beautifully groomed snow on three cold, clear, wind-free days. It started snowing on the evening after day three, just as I was leaving. My son, Andrew, teaches skiing at Purgatory near Durango in southwestern Colorado. He tole me that they got about a foot in the days leading up to New Year, that conditions have been great there too, and that he, his ski school colleagues and their clients are eagerly awaiting their next powder day.

The biggest snows (and the best January deal) might just be at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The resort clocked in 19 inches of snow since Wednesday morning and is expecting huge storm that is forecast to hit the Tetons over the weekend, bringing another one to two feet of new snow. And the resort has an amazing January deal. The ‘Buy 2 Get 2’ airline offer from any departure city in the country, amounts to half-price fares on any airline for a group or family or four or more. Book before January 15 and travel by January 31. Combine that with lift/lodging packages starting at $81 per person, per night, and it's hardly worth staying home.

On the other side of the soaring Tetons from Jackson Hole, Grand Targhee has snared three feet of snow in the last three days. Th images are awesome, but I'm not skilled enough to download one and post it, so click here and be dazzled.

And if you don't ski, snowboard, cross-country ski, skate-ski (a dynamite exercise) or snowshoe, January is the time to do it. Learn a Snowsport Month features dynamite deals that generally include very affordable instruction, equipment and lift tickets or trail passes. Each participating ski resort or cross-country center sets its own program.

Great Snow Conditions Launch In Travell

Happy New Year -- and happy powder season across the snowbelt.

My friend Maja has been in St. Moritz, Switzerland, over the holidays. On Wednesday she wrote, "winter wonderland! ..snowing snowing snowing...." On Thursday she wrote, "December 31st, St. Moritz..and it's snowing like crazy! I wish all my friends a great New Years Eve bash!!!!!! To a fab 2010!" And yesterday, on New Year's Day, she wrote, "Happy New Year!!!!!! What a spectacular start! Love 1.1.2010! Fab Skiing! tons of powder, blue skies, GREAT fireworks ... evening another snow storm.... true winter wonderland.....I am feeling like a winter princess..... a great 2010 has begun! Happy New Year, cheers cheers cheers!" Thanks, Maja. I just wish St. Moritz had a current snow conditions picture on its website or that the site had a more straightforward to obtain to copy here and share with everyone.

My pal Nancy wrote from Maine, "Gotta Love This Snowstorm! It's great for the ski industry!" Hey Nancy, it's great for all of us who like to slide on snow. The photo at the right was taken at Sugarloaf, Maine, a happy fresh-snow scene repeated across New England. Vermont ski areas reported 3 to 9 inches of new snow, which in the Northeast is a major dump. Most Vermont areas were in the 2- to 5-inch category, but Mount Snow, in the southern part of the state reported 9 inches! If true, Mount Snow must had its own micro-weather system, because New Hampshire ski areas also welcomed 3 to 5 inches of new snow, and Jiminy Peak in northwestern Massachusetts reported just 1 inch.

But what of the Rockies? I went to Snowmass between Christmas and New Year, skiing on beautifully groomed snow on three cold, clear, wind-free days. It started snowing on the evening after day three, just as I was leaving. My son, Andrew, teaches skiing at Purgatory near Durango in southwestern Colorado. He tole me that they got about a foot in the days leading up to New Year, that conditions have been great there too, and that he, his ski school colleagues and their clients are eagerly awaiting their next powder day.

The biggest snows (and the best January deal) might just be at Jackson Hole, Wyoming. The resort clocked in 19 inches of snow since Wednesday morning and is expecting huge storm that is forecast to hit the Tetons over the weekend, bringing another one to two feet of new snow. And the resort has an amazing January deal. The ‘Buy 2 Get 2’ airline offer from any departure city in the country, amounts to half-price fares on any airline for a group or family or four or more. Book before January 15 and travel by January 31. Combine that with lift/lodging packages starting at $81 per person, per night, and it's hardly worth staying home.

On the other side of the soaring Tetons from Jackson Hole, Grand Targhee has snared three feet of snow in the last three days. Th images are awesome, but I'm not skilled enough to download one and post it, so click here and be dazzled.

And if you don't ski, snowboard, cross-country ski, skate-ski (a dynamite exercise) or snowshoe, January is the time to do it. Learn a Snowsport Month features dynamite deals that generally include very affordable instruction, equipment and lift tickets or trail passes. Each participating ski resort or cross-country center sets its own program.

3 benefits of holidays for your life

Holidays are not just for fun activities. A holiday will be much benefit to you. Here are the benefits you can get from a vacation:

1. Healthy
A study conducted at the National Heart, Lung & Blood Institute in Bethesda, Maryland. They say women who travel outside the city (two or more times in one year) is probably cardiovascular disease eight times smaller than those unavoidable.

Another study published by the journal Psychosomatic Medicine, said the women frequently recreation has a smaller waist circumference and low body mass index. Not stopping there, the study says that people who frequently vacations have a better quality of sleep.

2. Work better
Holidays, your job performance better weather in the office. With a high level of excitement and a fresh mind, the person will be better prepared to return to work.

3. More intimate
Women who vacation at least once a year, doubling the lead a happier household than those who do not vacation at all. This was announced by researchers at Marshfield Clinic Research Foundation in Wisconsin.

one of the best hotels

Hotel Mutiara is one of the best hotels in Bandung, West Java, Indonesia
Rooms Offering Price:
* Junior Suite: Rp. 814 000 / night
* Family room: Rp. 763 000 / night
* Executive Room: Rp. 671 000 / night
* Superior Room: Rp. 621 000 / night
* Standard Room: Rp. 488 000 / night
Room * Extra Bed: Rp. 2041.000 / night
* Room Driver: Rp. 122 000 / night
* Extra person: Rp. 153 000 / night.

Facilities:
Accommodation:
Leisure Living Room Living Room are all equipped with:
The process is controlled by individual temperature control, Clothes in the closet Small room, private bathroom with running hot & cold water, TV. Color with local and satellite channels, direct international calls, refrigerator, hairdryer Tools (on request), Cycle Electricity: 220/50.
Services & Facilities:
24-hour service, 24 hours Recipient Guest, Coolie haulier and the door supervisors, the Postal Service, Business Services, Computer Rental, Drying & Washing Services Apparel, Safety Deposit Box, drugstores, Vallet parking.
Hotel Facilities:
Four function rooms with different capacity: Bougenville, Catalya, Dahlia and Orchid rooms.
Tiara Café & Bar at the pool on the side:
24-hour service, Serving the European Food & Food Indonesia is best.
Pool:
A nice, bluish and bedsteads swimming Relax with a suntan.

restaurant in Lisbon

When I first arrive in a city after traveling for 20 hours — through 8 time zones — the last thing I want is haute cuisine. Tired, jet-lagged, and hungry, all I want is to walk into the neighborhood around my hotel and find a neighborhood restaurant with good, typical food that the locals eat.If you're staying in Lisbon, I highly recommend O Relicário. Literally around the corner from the Ritz

restaurant in Lisbon

When I first arrive in a city after traveling for 20 hours — through 8 time zones — the last thing I want is haute cuisine. Tired, jet-lagged, and hungry, all I want is to walk into the neighborhood around my hotel and find a neighborhood restaurant with good, typical food that the locals eat.If you're staying in Lisbon, I highly recommend O Relicário. Literally around the corner from the Ritz

Siam House Restaurant at Taman Molek, Johor Bahru.

The restaurant is just open not long ago, I got the info from the Malfreemaps.com Free GPS map. So we decided to try out for our Sunday lunch.

Siam House Restaurant (N1°31.372' E103°47.095') is located at Jalan Molek 1/30, Taman Molek. Opposite of Scotiabank Taman Molek, Johor Bahru.

The entrance and the interior design was Well decorated! Nice ambience!

I'm not really good in ordering the Thai foods, so the photos in the menu was making the judgement! Haha!
Our order as below...

Siam Pineapple Fried Rice

Red Curry Chicken

Steam Squid

Beef Thai Kuey Tiow (Rice noodle)

This...I forgot what's the name of it. But nice!

Siam House Restaurant at Taman Molek, Johor Bahru.

The restaurant is just open not long ago, I got the info from the Malfreemaps.com Free GPS map. So we decided to try out for our Sunday lunch.

Siam House Restaurant (N1°31.372' E103°47.095') is located at Jalan Molek 1/30, Taman Molek. Opposite of Scotiabank Taman Molek, Johor Bahru.

The entrance and the interior design was Well decorated! Nice ambience!

I'm not really good in ordering the Thai foods, so the photos in the menu was making the judgement! Haha!
Our order as below...

Siam Pineapple Fried Rice

Red Curry Chicken

Steam Squid

Beef Thai Kuey Tiow (Rice noodle)

This...I forgot what's the name of it. But nice!