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Monkeys Kingdom in Gunung Anyar Mangrove

April 14, 2010
By Brahmanto Anindito
Monkeys Kingdom in Gunung Anyar Mangrove

“Only few hours after the escape, that monkey’s carcass was hung on a tree branch. Its face was ruined, its limbs were tore apart, it was all messed up! That must be the act of the native monkeys here,” told Firman Arifin, the manager of Wisata Anyar Mangrove (WAM), Gunung Anyar, Surabaya.
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Sailing Through the Mangrove Forest in Wonorejo

March 25, 2010
By Brahmanto Anindito
Sailing Through the Mangrove Forest in Wonorejo

I never thought such place exists in Surabaya. It’s called Wonorejo Mangrove Forest Tour. This is one of Pamurbaya (Pantai Timur Surabaya a.k.a. East Coast Surabaya) ecotourism sectors, beside Gunung Anyar mangove conservation. You should not come there if you are not interested with ecology, especially with the nature life of the mangrove forest.
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Get Health in Purwodadi Botanical Garden

December 15, 2008
By Brahmanto Anindito
Get Health in Purwodadi Botanical Garden

By: Brahmanto Anindito Tranquil. I don’t know why this tourism site has been so tranquil. Maybe for reason that it was not eye catching at all. Or maybe there was no entertainment and game which could possibly attract the mob. So quiet. Luckily, that was exactly the situation I’d been searching for.
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Adorn Your Garden with These Monkeys

October 26, 2008
By Brahmanto Anindito
Adorn Your Garden with These Monkeys

By: Brahmanto Anindito At first glance, what did you see in picture beside? Maybe a line of monkeys. But they are not real monkeys. These are sort of plants from Sumatra which has a body texture like monkey’s fur. That’s why we call it Monkey Fur (or Bulu Monyet in Indonesian). Actually, more like...
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Bratang Flora Park, Surabaya’s Pollution Shield

September 25, 2008
By Brahmanto Anindito
Bratang Flora Park, Surabaya’s Pollution Shield

By: Brahmanto Anindito When we walk along the side of this 2.5 hectares park, nothing is special. Thing eye-catch for me was only the tall trees view, such view that will connect us to something chilly and peace, even the park is in the middle of city’s traffic (and pollution!). The Flora Park is...
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