Posts Tagged ‘ East Lesser Sundas ’

Batik Today

Batik Today

On October 2, 2009, UNESCO designated Indonesian batik as a Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity. The education, science and cultural organization of United Nations insisted that Indonesia preserves their batik heritage. Of course! I can’t see otherwise.

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11 Facts about Komodo National Park

11 Facts about Komodo National Park

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...

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Sasando, When Melody-Bass-Rhythm Collide in Harmony

Sasando, When Melody-Bass-Rhythm Collide in Harmony

Once upon a time, there was a boy named Sangguana who lived in Rote Island. One day, he tended to savannah. Felt tired and asleep, he slept under a palmyra tree. That’s when the dream came. Sangguana dreamt that he played beautiful music with a unique instrument. The sound, the melody, was so enchanting.

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Seven World Heritages in Indonesia

The Borobudur Temple may out of the Seven World Wonders since long time ago, but Indonesia still has seven World Heritages. Seven world class sites. UNESCO has released the World Heritage Sites list, and some of them are in Indonesia. Here they are.

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Cruising to Indonesia

Cruising to Indonesia

By: Brahmanto Anindito Star Cruises, a cruise line centered in Hong Kong, has interested to open a new route that stop in Surabaya. According to Sammy Chan, Assistant Vice President Business Development of Star Cruises, the cruisers which may enter Surabaya are SuperStar Virgo (1,870 passengers capacity), SuperStar Libra (1,480 passengers capacity), SuperStar Aquarius...

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