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Shem MD is a young doctor who really has a passion for travel and food. He started his hobby of writing about travel and food when he graduated from medical school and became the founder of Travelfore.com. Through a blog created by him, he aspires to gather stories from people all over the world about their experiences in travel and food. He also was a true lover of the art of magic, musical instruments, and mind-blowing movies. And most importantly he is a big fan of Liverpool Football Club. The words often out of him were "Nomad is my middle name !" Shem MD also get Internet Marketing Fundamentals Practitioner Certification, Social Media Practitioner Certification, Content Marketing Practitioner Certification, Display Advertising Practitioner Certification from Marketmotive.com and a member of OMCP Organization. Shem MD also get Hootsuite Certified Professional and a Hootsuite Media Inc. Community Ambassador for Asia Pacific (ID) (Volunteer) Passionate in Digital Marketing, Internet Marketing, and Social Media. Specialties: Entrepreneurship, Business Building, Creative Strategy, Social Media Strategist, Travel and Food Blogging, General Medical Practitioner, Skin Care Business, Magic Props, and Concept Consultant.

The History of Noodle That Becomes Pasta in Italy

02/28/2015 Shem MD Leave a comment

Noodle is one of the most well-known foods that many countries have. The food made of the batter wheat flour in the very small roll, dried and cooked in the boiled water is one of the most popular foods in Asia. There are so many kinds of noodle in Asia, such as La mian noodle from china, Ramen noodle from Japan, Udon noodle from Japan, Soba noodle from Japan, Mee pok, He fen, pho noodle (Vietnam), soun, bihun that popular from Singapore, Idiyappam from India, Dotori Gusku from Korea, etc. Noodle developes as the most popular food around the world.

Udon noodles with chicken and vegetables — Udon noodles with Chicken and vegetables

The History of Noodle

The origin of noodle is still debatable. However, so many opinions point out that China is the first country to produce noodle in addition to any other countries in the Middle East, which also produced noodle. There are also the old notes, which prove that noodle was first made by Han Dynasty in China in 25-200. Then, it is found the oldest noodle has been 4000 years old in the middle of the 2005, in China.

Noodle is the symbol of long life according to Chinese. The form of the noodle, which is long and unbreakable, represents the hope for long life. Therefore, serving noodle in the special occasion like birthday party and new years is a must for many Chinese people.

Meanwhile, in Japan, noodle becomes the companion of drinking tea. The tradition of drinking tea becomes an art in Japan. Noodle becomes the most important food after the World War II ends. Noodle has become the substitute of the main food when the lack of food in Japan. That is why; noodle becomes so important food nowadays.

From Noodle to Pasta

So many people argue that noodle comes from Pasta, so that many opinions come up that Italy was the first country to produce noodle. However, so many historians believe that noodle comes from China. It was brought to Italy by Marco Polo that has visited China around 13th century and fell in love with the food. Then, Marco polo combines the Italian food with noodle. The opinion that noodle did not come from Italy is that noodle had not become the main food of Italian until the 17th and 18th century. On the development, noodle brought by Macro polo has turned into pasta.

Pasta comes from Italian language “Pasta Alimentare” that means batter food ingredients that refer to the kinds of food like noodle. Pasta is sold in the form of dry pasta. There are so many kinds of pasta, which range in form and size. The variations of pasta include spaghetti, fettuccine, penne, farfalle, etc. Pasta has developed in not only Europe, but also America, Asia, Africa and Australia.

Nowadays, pasta is served in many variations of food and becomes the favorite of many people. This food is sold in many big, high-class restaurants in many countries in the world. Noodle and pasta have the same derivation, but they have their own characteristics and variations.

Destinations, Editor's Picks, Indonesia

The Beauty of Bintan Island, Riau Archipelago

02/13/2015 Shem MD 1 Comment

Bintan is the biggest island in Riau Archipelago. It is located in the mouth of Malaka strain and one of the most beautiful islands in Indonesia that becomes the most favorite tourist destination object. The tropical climate in Bintan Island makes the perfection of the island. It also has many beaches that become the tourist destination objects located in the strategic places and exotic climate. Beside the beautiful natural view of Bintan Island, it is also well known of the culture of Melayu.

The culture, tradition and the beautiful scenery become the tourist’s attraction in this Riau Archipelago. All of them give the best experience when visiting the Bintan Island.

Tourist Destination Objects in Bintan Island

Bintan Island offers many interesting tourists destinations, which you can choose, such as Bintan Resort. It is the main destination for many tourists, who come from all over the world, as it offers beautiful scenery of the natural beaches with white sand. When you visit Bintan resort, you can do many things there, such as having the following things.

Culinary tour

When you visit Bintan Island, particularly Bintan resort, you can try so many traditional foods available there. The most popular traditional food here is seafood. You will find so many seafood restaurants in Riau Archipelago, where you can enjoy fresh seafood in the restaurants, which face the sea while you enjoy the sunset there. It must be the best experience ever that you will not miss.

There are so many foods, which become the most favorite options for people from Bintan Island. They include crab, fish and the special one is “Gong – gong” or pearl snail (Strombus Canarium) that can only be found in Bintan Archipelago. When you visit the Island, you can enjoy this meal while enjoying the beautiful scenery.

Activities

Bintan resort offers many five stars hotel with the best services and amenities, including the world class golf course that is designed by well-known international architect. You can enjoy playing golf with your friends or families there. It also offers many beaches and spas, where you can relax and escape from the routine. When you love to learn the culture, you can also visit some cultural heritage sites there.

Enjoying beauty of the sea is another activity to do. You can go diving or snorkeling; they give you the view of wonder under the sea. There are still so many activities, which you can do there, such as fishing, parasailing, and banana boating, windsurfing, etc.

City tour

Enjoying the city with the car that you can rent is the best idea to see the beautiful scenery of Bintan Island. City tour can also make you feel happy. You can rent the car or bus with a tour guide that can explain you about the tourist destinations that you and your group are going to visit.

Those are things, which you can do and see to spend your holiday in Bintan Island, Riau Archipelago. You can go there with a ferry ship or plane. When you visit there with the plane, you can go down in the Hang Nadim airport, Batam and then you continue your journey to Bintan Island with ferry.

Indonesia Fashion Week 2015

02/09/2015 Shem MD Leave a comment

Indonesia Fashion week is an annual international fashion that is held in Jakarta as a mode center of Indonesia. It is held as a form of appreciation toward many designers in Indonesia and the world. Many designers from all around Indonesia join the event to promote their works in order to be acknowledged by the world. They prepare the designs and the best fashion items that they have made in order to be able to compete with many designers from all over the world.

Indonesia Fashion Week event always chooses different themes every year. In the beginning, Indonesia Fashion Week event was held in 2012 in Jakarta Convention Center. It was very interesting and it successfully attracted many designers and fashion mode observers as well as fashion lovers to take part. They give appreciation toward Indonesian creation and traditional Indonesian cultures from different islands and ethnics from all around Indonesia.

What Makes Indonesia Fashion Week Different

The event also functions to show to the world that Indonesia is multicultural and multiethnic nation, which has so many best quality fashions that truly reflect the richness of culture. In this event, so many experienced and new designers can join and become more and more shinny in the world of fashion designing. This event can give the chance for many designers to discuss their ideas so that they can produce unique and creative creations.

Indonesia Fashion Week also aims to introduce new designers and Indonesian culture toward the world. As a national event with international class, Indonesian fashion week always successfully attracts the world’s attention and tells the world that Indonesian culture has its own characteristics compared to any other countries. One of fashion items, which always become the focus of attention, is batik, as it is an Indonesian world heritage. Many famous Indonesian designers, such as Anne Avantie, have focused in this traditional fabric and given special modern touches to produce both classical and contemporary designs.

Other Indonesian traditional fabrics include songket and tenun, which also offers different and classy look. Therefore, the fashion week is different from similar events held in other cities, such as Paris, New York, Milan, London and any other fashions cities.

The Look of Indonesia Fashion Week 2015

Indonesia Fashion Week 2015 will be held on February 26th until March 1st 2015 in Jakarta Convention Centre. This event will promote Indonesian traditional culture through its fashion, accessories and many more. This event will be covered with fashion shows, exhibitions, competitions, seminar and workshop. It aims to give new knowledge about the development of fashion in both Indonesia and other countries that might give some inspirations for many designers.

This event will be attended not only by Indonesian people but also by many people from other countries especially for those having the deal with fashion. There will be 32 fashion shows, 665 brands and more than 1920 items in this year’s event. Therefore, it proves that this event is very big and many people will be involved in this event. Many designers have prepared their best fashion designs and collections to be launch in Indonesia fashion week. It is expected that it will bring the success just like the previous events held in Jakarta.

Destinations, Editor's Picks, Travel Planning

10 Best Romantic Places to Visit on Valentine Day

02/08/2015 Shem MD 6 Comments

Valentine’s Day must be a special day for many couples in the world because it is the day, when people can celebrate their love. There are so many things to do on Valentine’s Day, such as having a romantic dinner or visiting romantic places. Talking about romantic places, there are so many places, which can be the destinations for couples who want to celebrate the special day.

If you think that you still have no idea of where to go to celebrate your valentine’s day with your spouse, here are 10 best romantic places in the world, which can be the destinations of your vacation

Paris
Paris is the best well-known romantic place in the world. You can enjoy your Valentine’s Day by enjoying the candle light dinner near the Eiffel Tower, walking in the Pont Neuf Bridge, sitting down near to the pond of Jardin du Luxembourg, walking at des Vosges, or visiting Louvre palace. Paris gives the beauty of romanticism for couples from all over the world.

Hawaii
This is one of the best places for people to spend their honeymoon, particularly for American. The beauty of the beach offers the best choice for couples. You can enjoy your Valentine’s Day at the beach, tropical forest, luxurious hotel rooms and any other interesting things that you can do there.

Cayo espanto Belize — Cayo Espanto Belize

Belize
Belize is an island located in the middle of coral reef. It can make you forget everything because the beaches can make you feel like as if they were yours. Beauty of the colorful fishes will give the beautiful view for you and your spouse. This place is very recommended to enjoy the valentine day.

Best Romantic Place — City Palace Jaipur

Jaipur, India
Do you think that you have an idea of enjoying the Valentine’s Day by riding the elephant together? This place must be the best choice if your answer is yes. You can do the city tour or sightseeing by riding an elephant to the Amber Fort city. This place also offers the beauty of pink color that you can enjoy. You can also walk together with your spouse in the Jaldhara Water Park; enjoy the beauty of Taj Rambagh Palace or visiting the Bazaar to buy various jewelries or costumes of belly dance.

Barcelona, Spain
Barcelona is the most beautiful city in Spain; it is well known for its romantic places. If you visit the city, do not forget to enjoy the air balloon with your spouse to see the beauty of the city in the height of 3000 feet. This must be the best romantic experience that you can enjoy with your spouse.

Kyoto, Japan
The city that is popular as its tradition is the best place that you can enjoy on the Valentine’s Day. There are so many romantic places, which you can visit, such as temples and palaces. Visiting the places with the view of the sakura flower will really make your valentine day very romantic.

Florence, Italy
Florence gives the best quality for couple, as it is believed to strengthen their relationship. There are so many things, which people can do there. For instance, you can visit Ponte Vecchio, walk in the Boboli Garden, enjoy the arts in Uffizi, and see the view of the Piazzale Michelengiolo.

Bruges, Belgium
Enjoying the nuance of ancient city in Bruges is the best way to escape from the crowd of urban areas. You can enjoy sight seeing on the narrow streets or enjoy the dinner in small cafes. All you get in this city is that you will feel like flashing back to the past. It is very romantic and beautiful.

Seychelles
The island, which is situated in the Indonesian Ocean, is actually located in the Africa and it belongs to one of the most romantic places in the world. The romantic nuance in this place can be the best option to enjoy the Valentine’s Day with your loved one.

Tahiti
The place with its serenity is located in the south pacific with the beautiful beach bungalows. It gives you chance to swim in the silent morning. You can also enjoy the sunset on the white sand of the beach and have nice conversation with your spouse.

Those are the best ten romantic places that you can visit on the Valentine’s Day. You can have your romantic and unforgettable moment with your loved one by visiting the most interesting places around the world.

Extraordinary Traveling Options in the Future

10/27/2014 Shem MD Leave a comment

Do you love traveling? Most people will answer YES. When the basis needs of people have been met, thn traveling is the next. With the increasing number of middle-income families throughout the world, the need for tourist also increases. For some people, travelling has become a need since it gives much refreshment of body and mind. They need travelling to relieve their mind and body from the stress after the busy days. Travelling has become a way for a family to enjoy the time together, a way of a couple to maintain the relationship, and even a way for a company to encourage the working spirit of the employees.

How Traveling Develops to Go Beyond the Earth

The tourism world keeps innovating to provide the tourists with different attractions and enjoyment. Simply visiting the beach or playing water sports have been a standard, which does not offer something special for the visitors. To meet the increasing demand for tourist, people start to vision something ordinary. Perhaps, in the future, people will go beyond the geographical boundary of earth to seek for another interesting spot in the moon or Mars, for instance. Is this possible?

Of course, the history has proven that Neil Armstrong had successfully reached the moon. That is why astronaut has always become a night dream of the children throughout the world. Reaching Mars and the moon for travelling purpose will be something possible with the technological innovation made by human being.

Right now, this possibly becomes a fairytale, which you tell to your kids. In the future, everything will be possible. In the past, travelling deep into the ocean was only a dream. Right now, it is much possible with the invention of submarine and other related facilities like Seawalker. This allows the travelers to enjoy the magnificent view below the seawater surface. They can play with the beautiful tiny fish and see the coral reefs.

Is travelling to the moon or Mars Possible?

Travelling to the moon will possibly be one of travelling package offered as the spaceship has been improved. You will be able to see the structure of the moon, experience in a spaceship with no gravity to pull you in, and fly away like having no weight in the spaceship. Travelling to moon will be unforgettable moment for you; what you see every night as moon has been headed in front of you.

Will you be able to travel to Mars? Well, that is quite possible since the spaceship has been improved in many ways. In the future, you will be able to travel to Mars with your family or friends when the innovation technology has successfully cut the light distance required to reach the planet. The structure of mars is different from earth. You will be able to learn the difference by travelling there. You will also be able to get the answer whether there are any living creatures in it or not.

People are always in common for having curiosity. It leads to learning, and learning leads to new invention. The invention makes people improve more. The improvement makes people understand more. However, it does not stop. People will be more curious and more. The world will always improve and travelling to other galaxy will be possible. Someday, whether you will witness it or not, it will happen.

Popular Coffee Cream Brulee by Country and The Way It Is Served

10/22/2014 Shem MD Leave a comment

Coffee has been known as favorite beverage since many years ago. In many countries, coffee is served in different ways. In Indonesia, for instance, coffee is most commonly served in black with the addition of white sugar. In some countries, coffee is served with cream or milk. If you are a coffee lover, you need to know many kinds of coffee served in some countries. If you want to have a trip someday, you can try each famous popular coffee in some countries. You will be able to experience the fantastic taste of coffee from many countries.

Coffee Served in Some Countries

Coffee is a good option to accompany you while sitting at the back patio after work. However, the way it is served in your country may be different from it is in another country. The following are some example:

Shangri-La serving up high tea the way the Brits intended

… the “Coco”, with a delicate coconut biscuit, kalamansi lime curd, topped with ginger and coriander-infused pineapple; and the “Café au Lait”, with vanilla mascarpone cream, a coffee cream brulee centre, white chocolate flakes and coffee soaked sponge.

The United States
In the United States, coffee cream brulee is the most famous one. It was first made by Chef Ramsay, a famous celebrity chef from America. This coffee is made from black coffee and cream. The cream is the quarter of the black coffee. Then it is shaken until thicken. After that, yolk and vanilla are added on top of it. Then it is heated using blowtorch until you see crust on the cup. This coffee is perfect for those who like to experience the new taste of coffee. You can eat the crust first and then drink the coffee inside.

Spain
The famous coffee in Spain is called Cafe Bombon. It is made from the combination of espresso and milk. It is modified version of the coffee from many countries like Indonesia, Thailand, Malaysia, and Vietnam.

Italy
Italy is famous for its cafe latte. This coffee is made from espresso and cream. The cream is the half of the espresso. Besides in Italy, the coffee is also famous in many countries around the world. Moreover, it has always been in the list of favorite beverages in exclusive coffee shops around the world.

Ireland
Ireland has been known for its Irish coffee. Actually, it is more like cocktail than coffee. This is a combination of thick black coffee, whiskey, cream, and brown sugar. This coffee is usually served with cinnamon and whipping cream and frequently served in cocktail glass because it is more like cocktail and ideal for cocktail party. The recipe is found by Joseph Sheridan, the head of chefs in one of famous restaurants in Ireland.

Indonesia
In Indonesia, there are many kinds of coffee, such as Sumatra coffee, Java coffee, Bali coffee, and Sulawesi coffee. Each coffee has its own unique flavor. Mostly, coffee in Indonesia is served in black with the addition of white sugar. Some are served with milk. Coffee in Indonesia has been famous and is exported to Japan and USA.

There are still many more coffees around the world. Coffee is not only about the beverage, but also about the culture of the people. You can learn the culture of a country by means of coffee drinking habit. Coffee has been a companion. Some people drink coffee because of personal preference, some other because of coffee drinking culture to socialize with others, and some others because of lifestyle.

Popular Food Festivals to Visit around the World

10/20/2014 Shem MD 1 Comment

Are you a kind of person who likes culinary world? Having a taste of many different kinds of meals is a fun. You will be able to notice the difference of every meal in each state or country. If you want to travel and taste the country’s food, it is better if you go to food festival. By having a direction to this kind of event, you can get the traditional food of each country easily.

Food Festivals around the World

There are many popular food festivals around the world. When visiting one of these countries, the culinary visit can be an interesting part of your travel package. The following are some of them:

The Taste
The Taste takes place in Paramount Studios. It is a three-day festival, sponsored by Los Angeles Times. You can eat any foods and any drinks for only $65. You will see local restaurants, bakeries, wineries, and many other culinary stalls here.

Hokikita Wildfoods festival
This food festival takes place in New Zealand’s South Island and usually takes place in March. The festival celebrates the weird side of food. For those who like to taste weird foods, this festival is a perfect option. You can taste the snails, worm milkshakes, flower wine and more.

La Tomatina
La Tomatina, which is held in Spain, is the biggest food fight in the world. Here, you are free to throw tomatoes to everyone. This is good to refresh your mind and relieve yourself from the stressful day. This event is usually on August.

Maine Lobster Fest
This food festival is held in New England town of Rockland. You can enjoy many variations of lobster served for meal. While eating lobster, you can also enjoy live music and carnival rides.

Melbourne Food and Wine Festival
In this festival, you will be able to taste many different kinds of food. In addition, you can meet celebrities and watch cooking demonstration directly.

Gilory Garlic Festival
This food festival is held in the United States, exactly California. This festival celebrates the garlic harvest. There are many kinds of foods made of garlic, including garlic ice cream, garlic pop corn, and garlic mussels.

Cayman Cookout
This is the biggest Caribbean culinary event. Located in Grand Cayman Island, this festival celebrates all fantastic flavors of meals in this island. You will see cooking demonstration outside. This is the best festival to enjoy great taste of Caribbeans food. While in this place, you can also have culinary tours of the island. It is going to be an amazing tour.

JFFF( Jakarta Fashion and Food Festival)
Located in Jakarta Indonesia, this festival is usually held in May to June. It will bring you the best foods from all over Indonesia. While enjoying the food, you can also enjoy the latest fashion trend performed on the runway. Some signature events are Kampoeng Tempo Doeloe, Wine and Cheese Expo, Jakarta Wine and Cheese Run, and Eat and Win.

There are still many more festivals, which you can visit around the world. You can choose to visit them based on your taste. The taste from all over the world will introduce you to the diversity of the culture and tastes.

BALINALE: The Ultimate Sense of Asia’s Film Industry

10/11/2014 Shem MD Leave a comment

Bali is a great place to enjoy the vacation. Bali offers many beautiful beaches and temple. Bali also offers great variety of water sports. For you who like adventure, Bali is a perfect place to visit. It is not only the beauty of the land offered in Bali. Bali is also famous for its BALINALE, the abbreviation of Bali International Film Festival. You can have a vacation while seeing the great film in this event.

The film festival event becomes another tourism attraction in the Land of God. It is a good way to promote the tourisms of Bali to the world. Bali has become the setting of a Hollywood movie that involves famous stars like Julia Roberts, and BINALE is another way to attract the attention of world’s class filmmakers.

Balinale: History and Concept

This annual event is held at the Beachwalk Mall, Kuta Beach, Bali from 12th to 18th October 2014. It was first held in 2007 by Bali Taksu Indonesia Foundation to appreciate the film workers. The films given award are from all genres: fiction, documentary, feature, and others. This year’s event focuses on “Women in Film” to give appreciation to women who contribute much in filmmaking process, including filmmakers, writers, producers, directors, and actors.

This event is not only representing film, but also representing some activities, such as Free Open Air Cinema, Daily Film Screenings, Demonstrations, Film Industry Forums, Opening Night Premiere, Awards Presentation, Children’s Charity Program and a series of Educational Workshops dedicated to improve the skills of young independent Indonesian filmmakers. The event also included seminars or workshop; so new comers in filming industry can ask for some advice from the seniors.

Participants are not only from Indonesia, but also from Oscar, BAFTA, and Cannes award winning filmmakers. It will help BALINALE to achieve its mission for global creativity. This is evident from the fact that the event has been affiliated with some awarding events like Motion Picture Association. Besides going to this event, you can also taste the delicious food of Bali. There are many choices of food, which you can have in Bali.

The 2014 Balinale Event and Indonesia’s Film Industry

The 2014 event of BALINALE will involve 59 films, which come from 18 countries from around the world. However, most of them are Asian films, since the event involved 23 Asian countries, 2 international movies and 3 world premieres. This shows a significant increase in the number of films, which are nominated for awards. Last year, the film-awarding event involved only 37 films. In the event, you will be able to watch new release movies.

The best Indonesian movies will also take part in the film festivals. They include 12 Menit: Kemenangan Untuk Selamanya, Bajaj Bajuri The Movie, and Slank Nggak Ada Matinya. More interestingly, some Indonesian films will also be listed in the Free Open Air Cinema. They include Onomastika, Garuda Superhero, Volcanic Rock Breakers of Batur, and Perjalanan. The board of jury has carefully selected the best movies throughout Asia and related movies based on the pre-specified standards without discriminating the origin of the movie.

The annual event will be a place to see the bets movies from various categories, like documentary film, short films, or event full movie. In addition, special review screening will be offered to introduce new movies for the public.

Cultural and Historical Heritage, Editor's Picks, Festivals, Indonesia

Pekalongan Batik Week for the Real Feel of Indonesia

10/09/2014 Shem MD Leave a comment

Batik is very famous around the world. Since it is stated as a cultural heritage from Indonesia, batik has been promoted in many events. Many clothing items and fashion accessories now are made from batik, such as clothes, trousers, skirt, dress, some crafts, and bag. Batik provides you with ethnical look of Indonesia. Now, Batik is not only a fabric pattern worn by the Javanese royal families. Instead, it has been a national intangible asset. Various batik motives are now available in many areas in Indonesia, from Java to Bali, Sumatra, and even Borneo Island.

Pekalongan Batik Week

If you are a batik lover, you can go to Pekalongan Batik Week, in which batik is displayed in an outstanding way. The objective of this event is to preserve Indonesia’s precious art of batik. Located in Pekalongan City, Central Java, the event is held at Jetayu Cultural Area and displaying various batik motives from different areas in Indonesia. This event was started on August 8th and it will finish on October 12th 2014.

The activities held in Pekalongan Batik Week included Indonesia Culinary Festival, Welcome Dinner, Nusantara Archipelago Batik Exhibition, Pekalongan Batik Carnival, Batik’s Motifs for Public Officials’ Uniforms Competition, Batik Lanterns Festival, Fashion Show, Batik on The Street Theatrical Performance, Pekalongan Great Sale, Art and Cultural Performances, National Batik Gathering, Exhibition Booths competition, and more.

You will see for about 140 booths at Jatayu Sport Center. Provincial government, cities and regencies, state owned enterprises and various private sectors participate in this event. It is a good event to visit for those who want to know the wealth of batik crafting in Indonesia or for those who are looking for the best and limited batik motives. If you like to have a business or want to run a garment store with Batik clothing and accessory items, this event can be a start to seek for a business partner.

Pekalongan Batik Week is not only about the exhibition of batik, but also culinary event. You will find delicious food the regencies around Central Java. The taste of Java will blow you away. You will taste sweet, spicy, and crunchy foods here.

How is Batik Pekalongan Different?

Pekalongan has been known as the centre of Batik. Batik pekalongan is famous for Batik Pesisir or Coastal Batik motif. It is different from Royal Batik of Solo and Yogyakarta. The Coastal Batik is mostly dominated by brown, yellow, black, and blue colors. This batik has a great chance to be explored more because it has unique features. so, what make Batik Pekalongan different? Batik Pekalongan got the influence of China and Netherland in colonial times. Even though it is more like batik Yogya or Solo batik, batik Pekalongan has more combination and variation of colors. Batik making skill has been an integral part of the community economic life in this regency.

Many people from other cities buy batik here to be sold again. You will find many accessories that go well with batik here. The shape is so unique so you can buy it as a gift to your family. Visiting a country means learning the culture. You will find many beautiful traditions in Pekalongan. Pekalongan Batik Week will give you experience that you will never forget. Get the feel of batik by going to this event in Indonesia. Your stay will be welcomed by many friendly people from Indonesia.

Editor's Picks, Indonesia, Theme and Amusement Park

Themed Park in Indonesia To Spend Your Long Weekend Holiday

09/25/2014 Shem MD 2 Comments

Holiday is something to wait for many people in Indonesia. Daily routine creates boredom of mind which needs to be refreshed. By being a working mom or working dad, there will be less family time. So, holiday is the way reunite the family and make the relation closer. When it comes to holiday, people will flood the city with cars, motorcycles and other vehicles to go to places they want. Even a traffic jam does not stop people to go to their destination. It is worth to do because long holiday does not come up often. Usually, people in Indonesia get long weekend holiday on Ied Mubarak, Christmas, and school holiday. It is always fun to have a vacation.

There are many tourism spots that you can find in Indonesia. There are beach, mountain, lake, themed park, waterfall, cave, and many more. One spot which is often visited by families is themed park. It gives one stop entertainment fun. With all the facilities included, people can have a pleasure time with their family. Besides, kids will love it so much with the theme given.

There are some famous themed park that you can visit in Indonesia for your upcoming holiday. They are:

1.Jungleland Bogor

It is said to be the biggest themed park in Indonesia. Located in Sentul City, Bogor, it covers an area of 35 ha. You can find 31 rides here for any age with their uniqueness. The location is strategic with vast parking area. It can take in 1000 cars, 3000 motorcycles, and 300 buses.
There is also a package for students, so they can get discount. For individual or group, there will be different price. So, you had better go there in group to get discount. But going individually is fine too since the price is reasonable.You can enjoy a great adventure here.

2.Dreamland Ancol

It is an amusement park located in capital city of Indonesia, Jakarta. It is a great amusement park for many people in Indonesia. You can see Sea World, Atlantis Water Adventure and Marina Beach and Fantasy World. So, for you who like to play in the water, this is the perfect place. Not only that, you can buy beautiful souveneers here.
There is Art Market inside Ancol which sells paintings, handicraft, key chains and other souveneer products. You can find something antique here. Moreover, you can see the artists in their work. You can enjoy an artist who does painting, wood-carvers who makes the sculpture, and many more. For you who like a play, you can enjoy theater performance in a local dialect. Dreamland Ancol is open from Monday to Saturday, from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.and Sunday, from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.

3.Bandung Trans Studio

Bandung Trans Studio is the biggest indoor themed park in Indonesia. It is located in Bandung, West Java and covers 4ha area. It has 20 exciting rides which are divided into three different zones: Studio Central Zone, The Lost City Zone, and Magic Corner Zone. Every zone has its own uniqueness. In the center of the place, you can see costume parade of characters in Hollywood. It is always fun to see.
One place that you should not miss when visiting Bandung Trans Studio is “Dunia Lain” or another world. It will give thrilling experience with many ghosts coming from the dark along the way.

There are still many more places that you can visit in Indonesia. While themed park is family best choice, you can have it for your long holiday. Choose one suits to you and your family!

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