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I Saw a Rainbow at Watu Ondo

October 19, 2009
By Brahmanto Anindito
I Saw a Rainbow at Watu Ondo

By Brahmanto Anindito The sky was so bright, as if it blessed us to go vacation. Iksan, Imey and I, we took our holiday. The destination was fixed. Mojokerto, East Java Province. There’s only two famous places at that regency: Trowulan or Pacet. Iksan had been at Trowulan, so we chose Pacet. Many interesting sites...
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11 Facts about Komodo National Park

July 16, 2009
By Brahmanto Anindito
11 Facts about Komodo National Park

By Brahmanto Anindito The Komodo National Park (Taman Nasional Komodo or TNK) is one of the 7 New Wonders of Nature’s nominees. And these are the 11 facts you probably didn’t know. TNK is populated by roughly 2,400 komodo dragons, the greatest lizard in the world. TNK comprises the islands of Rinca, Padar and Komodo. The Indonesian government...
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Whispering Sands of Bromo

March 10, 2009
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Whispering Sands of Bromo

By Boby Ferry Firmansyah Exhausted by rafting in Probolinggo, we headed to Cemara Indah hotel. We checked in for five rooms (I came here together with 12 buddies). Oh God, this drowsiness was so real. I fell down in the hotel room. But this wasn’t the end of journey. In few hours, we would continue...
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Journey of Turtle from East Java to Australia Reveals Oceanic Superhighway Mistery

February 4, 2009
By Brahmanto Anindito
Journey of Turtle from East Java to Australia Reveals Oceanic Superhighway Mistery

Meet Ana, a female green turtle. Her extraordinary journey from Indonesia into Australian waters is helping conservationists to track the migratory route of this species to the Kimberley-Pilbara coast, one of the few relatively pristine coastal areas left on Earth.
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Artificial Lake, Leisure Center in Bangkalan

January 15, 2009
By Ihsan Maulana
Artificial Lake, Leisure Center in Bangkalan

By: Ihsan Maulana If you, by any chance, go to Madura, visit TRK or Taman Rekreasi Kota (City Recreation Park) Bangkalan. The location is in center of the regency, one hundred meters to the east of Raya Stadion Bangkalan street. Had been built since 1999, say the TRK Bangkalan was an idle state land....
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