Travelling

Lexiaguo.. An Amazing Place in China

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 15 May 2011 09:57:00 +0000

Southwest of Kunming in Yunnan
A place in south west of Kunming, capital city of Yunnan Province. Because of remoteness and lack of infra structure and lodging etc. This place is not listed in the tourist map of China.
The red land of the eastern river is a place where one almost can not find in China's tourist maps.
Even if there is, it has only a few words to introduce it.
It is located in the southwestern part KUNMING, 2600 ft. above sea level, a remote area. Because of its lack of infrastructure, transportation problem, inadequafe lodging facilities.
Even the people living there are not so aware or familiar with its existing beauty.
But for those who have seen the pictures of the Red Land, no one can resist being attracted to its beatiful scenery! Just like a painting of great magnificent landscape.
Because the soil contains such components oxidized Iron, etc kind of metallic mineralsafter a long period of oxidation, gradually added and mixed in the soil that produced this extra ordinary reddish brown soil.
Here in this place, mountains and hills, every inch of land are cultivated and planted to the maximum by the inhabitants, consequently causing unwanted damage to the place...erosion.
Just like Taiwan, how long could this magnificent phenomenon exist? We don't know that's why there is an advocacy of returning to forestry.

Dongchuan Red Land represents Yunnan mountain valley most attractive colors.

Excursion is the soul's relaxation and banquet.

Multicolor Waves... five, six kinds of color mountains look like multicolor waves, so magnificent.

Crops on the Red Land such as ; potatoes, oats, corn, oil flower, vegetables, different color crops so arranged, when looking from afat it seems like God painted them on a cloth so full of gorgeous color.

Each family was distributed with different size and shape of land, each has its own preference kinds of crops. That caused and produced this beautiful pieces of colors. During harvest time, the soil is shoveled up and makes this unusually red color.

I like the countryside farm's scenery

In September, white color oil flowers in bloom on the whole mountain, it is a pity they covered up the beautiful red color. The best time for sightseeing tour is middle of November.

The whole mountain is like covering with a beautiful colored cloth. How I wish to lie down enjoying the breeze and looking at the ever-changing clouds in the sky.

Early in the morning, donkey-ridden cart full of harvest transporting to the town, while a few of the children walking toward direction to school.

A melody kind of view.

Different seasons, different time, different sunlight, produce different kind of colors.

Just like a mixing colors plate so bright and aplendidi.

"Sunset is so beautiful but it is almost dark" The most dazzling color is before the sun sets.

Rare opportunity to see the burning clouds, I set up my camera and got it.

Bad temper donkey didi not want to work with the bull, such uncoordinated working force., This is the first time I saw such kind of farming method and wondered why.

The poorer farmer used horse to take the place of donkey, later I knew that since different kinds of animals had different temperaments, they were used together to control each other. If one of them refused to move, the other one would force it.

Good kid helping to harvest vegetables to bring home before sunset.

A town in Lexiaguo

Thanks for your patience... hope you enjoyed these pictures.. :)

Luxury Hotel in Singapore

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 08 Jul 2010 08:17:00 +0000

A new hotel just opened in Singapore. It is called the Marina Bay Sands Resort. This luxury hotel opened in 2010 and did cost more than 4 billion dollars to build. It is now the most expensive hotel in the world. An amazing pool of more than 400 feet tops the 3 towers of the hotel at 650 feet up.

Vacations in the Maldives

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 16 Apr 2010 04:59:00 +0000

An incredible place to have great vacations! The Maldives are made of more that 1000 islands, with only 200 of them being inhabited. So if you’re looking to spend your next vacations at the beach, the Maldives Islands might be the place to go! Oh, you’d better start saving money right now though, because it is very expensive…

Turnip Rock

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 15 Apr 2010 03:18:00 +0000

The place name is Turnip Rock..
That is a beautiful place in Canada...

The Monastery Built on a Volcanic Plug

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 08 May 2009 06:43:00 +0000

A volcanic plug. Take a look at this amazing place in Burma.

Taung Kalat, located in central Burma, thirty miles or so from the ancient city of Bagan towers above the earth like some sort of giant's sand castle. Atop it there is a Buddhist monastery which rests upon the precipitous volcanic plug.

Yes, that's right a volcanic plug. It sounds dangerous but at this stage in its life, Taung Kalat poses no threat. A volcanic plug (sometimes called a ‘neck') is formed when magma, on its way up through a vent on an active volcano, hardens inside the vent. While the volcano is active this could well lead to the mother of all explosions and it would, you have to admit, be a shame if this beautiful monastery was to be catapulted in to the stratosphere. However, the volcano is thought (perhaps we should say hoped) to be extinc

Teeth Chiseling

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sat, 18 Apr 2009 02:39:00 +0000

A tribe of people in Indonesia believe a woman is more beautiful if she has her teeth chiseled into sharp points.

Visit Indonesia..
The unique country....

Queued in Lake Toba

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 09:53:00 +0000

Below are the pictures when queuing on the road home from Lake Toba.
These are when the new year.
Ugh....

The Grave of The Sidabutar's King

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:21:00 +0000

The located of the grave is tomok. Grave along with the queen. Grave is red, but has begun to dim. The story that the red color comes from the blood of the enemy be painted on the grave .

Travel the end of the year

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 07:15:00 +0000

End of the year 2008, we went to the tuk-tuk. The beautiful scenery.

The ship in tuk-tuk

The hotel

Pandan Beach

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 31 Oct 2008 02:18:00 +0000

fig. pandan beach

A seaside resort with white sandy beaches where a fishing village can be found 11 km from Sibolga. Here the visitors can enjoy the magnificent view of the Indian Ocean and see fishermen in their sailing boats from the beach to the open sea. The restaurants offer us the grilled fresh fish just caught from the sea. Small souvenir shops selling seashells, corals, ring-stones, etc, are available here.

This is 10 Pre-Eminent Travel Destination of Indonesia

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 21 Oct 2008 03:45:00 +0000

The Government settles ten areas in Indonesia becoming purpose ( destination) tourism exceeds, to race development of national tourism that be able to vie with other state at the same time gives contribution earnings of public.

As are laid open by Departmental Director General Vice of Culture and Tourism, Wibowo, in Sungailiat, Bangka Sub-Province, weekend then, Stipulating ten areas this pre-eminent tourism destination is expected to push individual of area increases its(the performance in building and developing all travel potency it have.

Ten areas pre-eminent travel destination which is specified governmental is North Sulawesi, South Sulawesi, West Nusa Tenggara, East Nusa Tenggara, West Sumatra, North Sumatra, South Sumatra, Riau Archipelago, Kalimantan East and Papua Barat.

" Every year we give assessment to area which will be by be specified to become pre-eminent destination, by paying attention to various aspects that is nature potency, infrastructure and its(the public patterned thinking, " said Wibowo

Even Indonesia has 33 area travel destination who(which spread over by starts from province very West that is Nanggroe Aceh Darussalam that very East that is Papua Province, but only 16 area who(which exsiccant by 90 % domestic tourist and foreign countries.

The 16th travel destination is Bandung, Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Batam, Bali, Toba, Karakatau,Tana Toraja, Lombok island, Semarang, Java, Sumbar, Manado, Sangalaki, Komodo and Mussel. Out of the 16 area, governmental then settle 10 pre-eminent area.

Visit Indonesia.......
Source : kompas

Lau Biang with River Rafting

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 19 Oct 2008 07:46:00 +0000

fig. River Rafting in Lau Biang River

River Rafting in all day long can be performed by in Lau Biang river. Journey is started by from Hilarious Star countryside and during 8 hour arrives at Limang countryside. River flows through resident garden and non of mob rule which has never by in touching. A traveller often combines between river rafting with jeep safari will end in near by Barohok Hill Lawang during 3 day and back. This journey passes part of National Park Lauser Mount.

Simarjarunjung

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 05:49:00 +0000

Lying high up on the hillside, Simarjarunjung has a cool and refreshing climate. From here you can enjoy panoramic views up and beyond Lake Toba and watch the beautiful colours of a sunset. You can see the microwave station, Tao Isle, Samosir Island, the village of Tigaras and even Parapat, far in the distance. Simarjarunjung is located 40 km from Pematang Siantar.

Fig. Lake Toba view from Simarjarunjung

Gundaling Hill was Forgotten

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 17 Sep 2008 11:42:00 +0000

Fig1. From Gundaling Hill seems to be sinabung mount

Fig 2. Journey from Brastagi town

This hill grow by wood tree and flower which has by been recognized by since era colonization of Dutch which was by place of recreation for adolescent, family, the Foreign countries Tourists and tourist local. From hilltop seen panorama Sibayak Mount and Sinabung Mount, and Town Having Brastagi. From Brastagi to Hill Gundaling aparts 2 Km and to come to there one can uses big and pocket edition bus.

Maimun Palace and Green Princess...

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 11:03:00 +0000

fig. Maimun Palace

Maimun Palace, sometimes called as also Green Princess Palace, is palace highness of Deli Empire. This palace is predominated by yellow colour, colour highness of empire of Malay. Palace development completing at 25 August 1888 M, in power of Sultan Strong And Heroic Makmun al-Rasyid Alamsyah. Makmun Sultan is son eldest child Mahmud Perkasa Alam Sultan, founder Field town.

Since the year 1946, This palace dwelt in by the heirs Deli Sultanate. In certain time, in this palace be often performed [a] show of traditional music of Malay. Usualy, the show dihelat for the agenda of toning up wedding ceremony and activity of other happiness. Besides, twice in one year, Deli Sultan usualy performs [a] event of visit between palace big family. At every Thursday night, the sultan families performs [a] event of rawatib custom ( a kind of wiridan family).

To all visitor coming by to palace, they able to look around collection who exhibit by in meeting room, like photograph sultan family, ancient Dutch article of furniture, and various types arm. Here, also there is broken cannon owning separate legend. People Of Field calls this cannon with the title fag-end cannon.

Story of this fag-end cannon has bearing with Green Princess. Told, in Great East Empire, life a pretty princess, so called Putri Hijau. He called as that way, because its body transmits green colour. He has two brother, that is Unreal Yasid Bogey and Bogey. At one time, come Acheh King proposes marriage to Putri Hijau, but, this proposal to marry refused by second its brothers and sisters. Acheh King becomes angry, then groan Great East Empire. Acheh King successfully gives in Yasid Bogey. When Acheh army want to enter palace kidnaps Putri Hijau, sudden happened miracle, Cataclysmic unreal Bogey to become cannon and shoots at random without desisting. Because continuous to shoot off bullet towards Acheh army, then this cannon is broken by two. Its(the frontage is found by in Surbakti area, in Karo plateau, near by Kabanjahe. While backside is thrown by to Labuhan Deli, then moved to yard Maimun Palace.

Every day, This palace open generically, except if there are management of special ceremony.

Legend of The Happening of Toba Lake

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 05:59:00 +0000

fig. Toba Lake

At away back, life an orphan farmer young man in upstate Sumatra island. The area hardly runs dry. Suddenly, the young man lives by to farm and fish's fish. At one particular day he fish's a fish hardly by respects. Its(the colour golden yellows. So are it held by, the fish turns into a pretty putri. the Putri is woman which is cursed by impinging a prohibition. He will turn into conspecific of the first being to come into contact. Because of come into contact human, then he turns into a putri.

Fascinated by its beauty, then the farmer young man asks the putri to be the wife. the bargain is received on the promise that the young man will not tell its originally coming from young fisherman farmer promises the condition. After one year, the husband/wife spouse is grant from above a boy. He has ugly habit that is have never is fully filled. He eats all the foods.

At one particular child day eats all foods from its old fellow. The young man very sick over his(its says: " elementary descendant of fish! " The statement by itself opens secret from his wife. And it promise they have been impinged.

its(the Wife and child disappears occult. Soil;land;ground by ex- stepping they spurt wellspring. Water flowing by from the wellspring more and more big. And become a lake very by wide. The lake now so called Toba Lake

Flora in Bali

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 03 Sep 2008 07:30:00 +0000

fig. magnolia flower

I think everybody know Bali. The good travel in the world, isn't it? And what about the flora in Bali Island?

Just like common tropical islands, in Bali you will find a wide variety of plants by surprise. Huge banyan trees are everywhere in the villages by the Bale banjar or pavilion, or temples ground. Tamarind is also a typical Balinese tree mostly found in the north coast, as well as clove at the highlands. Meanwhile acacia, flame tree and mangrove can be found along the south coastlines. Craft and house use basketry's, a dozen species of coconut palms and varieties of bamboos are also everywhere across the island.

Flowers families are just as surprisingly as the variety of big plants. The most common are hibiscus, bougainvillea, jasmine, and water lilies. Magnolia, frangipani, and a variety of orchids are found in many front yards and gardens, along roads, and in temple grounds. In the day to day life flowers are routinely used as decorations in temples, on statues, as offerings for the gods, and during prayers. Dancers wear blossoms in their crowns, and flowers are worn behind the ear during ceremony sessions.

Source : balitourismboard

A Litle Island in Sumatra

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Sun, 31 Aug 2008 15:33:00 +0000

fig. Surfing in Lagundri Beach

One of Indonesia's most exotic destinations, Nias Island combines a great surfing break, the most beautiful of beaches and a culture older than history.

Nias has the size of but outside of the months of June and July it is a quiet place and great to relax. The most important places on the island are Gunung Sitoli in the north, and Teluk Dalam in the south. Teluk Dalam is close to Lagundri/Sorake which has the best beaches and surfing. Lagundri/Sorake is called the CITY SURF by tourist who ever visit Nias Island.

After the movement of Nias people from Gomo to others place, they were going to make a new settlement at the new area, and it might be close to their origin. One of the places they have reached is Teluk Dalam at the South of Nias Island. In the time of inventing the new life style and the growing population, the people of Nias made the community of life more advanced and more organized. Such as they built a village ruled by the land lord, the houses bigger, the construction stronger, more finely, and the new rules.

Source : world66

Lau Kawar And The Legend...

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 26 Aug 2008 10:53:00 +0000

Fig. Lau Kawar

The fact that it is laid on the high plains is also the reason to address this area as The legend of Lau Kawar (Kawar Lake) is one which is widely spread among the people of Karo regency, North Sumatra. This regency is 2, 127. 25 km2 wide and locates on the Bukit BarisanTanah Karo Simalem. Its climate is chilly with the temperature around 16 to 17 Celsius scale. The soil is fertile as well. Therefore, it is no wonder that this area is surrounded by beautiful views. One of those natural views is the Lau Kawar lake which is situated in Kuta Gugung village, Simpang Empat Sub-district, Tanah Karo Regency. The clear and calm water as well as the beautiful orchids in the surroundings make it even more beautiful.

The people believe that Lau Kawar lake was once a village entitled Kawar. It was a fertile area that its people depended their lives on farming. The land produced wonderful harvest though not even an amount of fertilizer or such kind was used to help the plants grew. However, there was once a disaster that turns the village into a lake. What did happen actually? The complete story is as follow.

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Village. Its people were mostly farmers, and the land did produce wonderful harvest. It is said that one day the harvest was doubled compared to the previous year. The barns were extremely full with rice that they Once upon a time, there was a very fertile land at the Karo Regency. It was known as the Kawar couldn`t store the whole harvest. For this reason, the people agreed to work together and have a selamatan by performing cultural ceremonies.

The selamatan day came at last. The village was decorated wonderfully. The people were all dressed up colorfully with various accessories here and there. The females were busy cooking many kinds of foods for the ceremony.

A performance of Gendang Guro-Guro Aron (name of dance party) was also held during the ceremony. This performance was a special art from the people of Karo. Certainly, all of the villagers attended this annual ceremony except an old woman who was paralyzed. Nevertheless, her son, daughter in law, and grandson were all at the ceremony.

The old woman lied on her bed alone. “I really want to be at the party but I cannot even stand on my feet”, sobbed the old woman in her deepest heart. She could only see the merry party from distance. The faint sound of the Gendang Guro-Guro refreshed her memory when she was still a teenage girl. The boys and girls would usually dance in pairs when the Gendang Guro-guro was performed in a party. It was a beautiful moment for her. No matter what, all was past. Nothing she could do but just to remember the days when she was still young. She was alone with no one talking to her. She would just cry and cry to relieve herself from such a burden in her days as an old woman. No one really cared about her. Everyone minded their own business, and she was abandoned like a trash.

The lunch time came and all of the people at the party gathered around the table for the foods that had been prepared. Many kinds of delicious meals were on the table: grilled lamb, pork, and chicken which were just finished being cooked. All of them enjoyed the foods happily, and they also laughed once a while. The cheer crowded atmosphere somehow made the old woman`s son and daughter in law forget about her. They completely forgot that the mother was alone in the house.

Contradictory to what was going on at the party, the old woman was starving in the house. She didn`t eat even a bite since morning. Being so hungry, she really hoped that either her son or her daughter in law would come and bring her something to eat. It`s been hours she spent waiting for someone coming with something to eat, yet she was still alone in the house: no one came as she expected.

“My goodness, I am so hungry. Why any of my family didn`t come to bring me something to eat?” sighed her with her body shivering for hunger. She forced herself up from the bed and searched for something to eat in the kitchen, but nothing, it was all in vain. It was that the daughter in law had planned not to cook that day, realizing that foods would be prepared in the feast.

The poor old woman powerlessly came back to her bed. She was so disappointed and sad that her tears dropped. She cried for her poor life. “Dear God, how could my children do this to me? How could they enjoy the party without even thinking about me? How could they be so cruel to me My God?” cried the poor old lady.

The lunch was over after several hours, and suddenly the man remembered about his mother. He rushed to his wife, “My wife! Have you brought some foods for mother?”

“Not yet” the wife responded.

“Wrap some of the foods for her then, and ask our son to take it home for mother” asked the husband.

“Alright”, said the woman while hurriedly wrapping the foods for the mother. After that, she asked her son to take the foods home for her as her husband told her previously, “My son, please take these foods for your grandmother”.

“I`ll do mother”, said the son and then he rushed to the house. He immediately handed the foods to his grandmother as soon as he reached the house and then he ran back quickly to the party.

The old woman was very happy for the foods. Finally, she got something to eat. She unwrapped the package happily and was so astonished for what she saw in it. She was so disappointed to find only leftovers: there were only some bones of beef and lamb which were almost without any meat to eat! “What is this! Do they think I am an animal? Why did they give me leftovers and bones!” moaned her furiously.

The mother stored complete grilled meat into the package in fact. However, the grandson ate the foods on his way to his grand mother that only bones were left. The old woman did know anything about this that she thought her son and daughter in law did it on purpose. She felt so disappointed and humiliated that she hardly held her tears to fall down. She then prayed to God to curse both her son and daughter in law.

“My God, they were sinful to me. I beg You to punish them!” said the woman in her prayer.

There was a very strong earthquake not even a minute when the woman completed her prayer. The sky was suddenly dark and cloudy, and there was a great thunder followed by heavy rain. The crowd in the party ran here and there in panic. There was no more laughter in the party, replaced by cries and shouts from every direction. No one could escape from the terrible disaster. The wealthy village was drowned in a short time and there was not even a single person survived.

The drowned village turned into a big crater several days later and it was flooded by water. The people in the surroundings later on call the it Lau Kawar. And this marked the origin of the Lau Kawar in Tanah Karo Regency , North Sumatra.
Source Thanks to : literature.melayuonline

Nias Island

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Fri, 22 Aug 2008 03:08:00 +0000

NIAS ISLAND

fig.1 Beach in Nias Island

fig.2 Surfers in Nias

fig.3 Surfers in Sorake Beach

Nias Island lies about 125 km of west Sumatra Island on the Indian Ocean. It is part of North Sumatra Province. The water surround the island is great for sea activities, such as surfing and scuba diving. The people also have curious culture, which will enrich visitor's heart. The island has some prehistoric remains, which built on megalithic Stone Age, and considered came from the oldest megalithic culture in Indonesia.

The local call their land as Tano Niha or "land of the People", while the people calls them selves as Ono Noha. Ethnically, the Niasers are involved in to the Ptoto-Malay ethnic who once ever get with the Asian Proto-mongoloid world. Niasers speak a kind of language related to Malagasy. Because of the similarity in languages, custom, body size of the Niasers with the Bataks on Sumatra mainland, it is possible that the Niasers have derived from the Bataks.

fig.4 Stone Jumping

Surfers will call this island "Paradise on Earth". Together with its beautiful white sandy beach, Lagundri Bay challenge surfers with spectacular waves. In the high season, the waves told to be as high as 3.5 meters. The waves of Sorake Beach on Lagundri Bay have ranked to be within the best ten waves of the world. It is true if some surfers referred of Sorake Beach waves as "the most notorious right-band reef breaks". There are events held for surfers, including the World Professionals Qualifying Series. Surfers are better being ready when your heart cannot leave this island after a visit.

Come to visit :)

Source : indonesia-tourism

Lingga's House in Tanah Karo

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Thu, 21 Aug 2008 10:09:00 +0000

Lingga's House

fig. Lingga's House

Lingga village was 15 km from Brastagi City, this is a unique Karo village where traditional houses are still well preserved and inhabited today. Five to six families live in each house and for a small donation will give you a tout of the house.

Tuk - Tuk

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Wed, 20 Aug 2008 03:15:00 +0000

fig. Tuk-Tuk or Tuk-Tuk Siadong in Samosir Island

The visitor also could visit Tuk Tuk to look for accommodation (inns and hotels), 42 km from Pangururan to Tuk Tuk or one-hour trip on car. Approximately 50 inns and hotels in various classes are available in Tuk Tuk. There are also several high-class hotels here. From the positive aspect, clearly tourism supported the local business. On the other hand, the physical development practical ignored principles of the business and town planning when businessmen rushes to built hotels, guesthouses, etc.

Entered Tuk Tuk is like visiting Legian or Sanur Bali in the early stage. With several shops displayed clothes and art objects, followed by cafes, discos and hotels. At night, a lot of rejoicing tourists (mostly domestic) surrounded campfire while playing the musical instrument and the typical Batak song.
Source : indonesia-tourism

Tongging...

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 10:47:00 +0000

Tongging is a small town in North Sumatra. Its call to fame is its strategic location in a valley on the northwest of Lake Toba. From the viewpoint in Tongging, visitors get the most spectacular view of Lake Toba.

fig1. Beautiful place. View from Tongging

fig2. Tongging city

Source : asiaexplorers

Sibayak Mountain in Tanah Karo

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Tue, 19 Aug 2008 02:12:00 +0000

Sibayak Mountain

Fig.1 Sibayak Mountain

Berastagi to Sibayak Mountain distance are only 7 Km, this is why the hikers choose this City, as the closest alternative to reach the mountain peak (2.094 meters from sea level). With the currently available infrastructure, the vehicles could reach close to the mountain peak that was known with its beauty nature. On the Peak of Sibayak Mountain, we could see a sulfuric crater lake with wide around 200 x 200 meters, with temperature 119.6 Celsius and the temperature of surrounding air is 21 Celsius. The other scenery of Sibayak mountain peak is Sinabung mountain peak (2.451 meters from sea level), located in the west.

Lau Debuk-Debuk

Fig.2 Lau Debuk-Debuk

Not just that, near Berastagi, on the side of Sibayak mountain peak we could find LauDebuk-Debuk Hot Water Springs. Located in Daulu and Semangat Gunung village, this hot water springs flowed with the temperature of 35 Celsius emerged through the lava cracks in the volcano slope that afterwards was accommodated in the bathing place ponds. The climbers usually use this hot water reservoir to release their fatigue from the trip. Now, there are also an electrical generator (power plant) on the hot spring upstream that had the temperature above 150 ° Celsius. The visitors could see a power plant, which produces electricity from geothermal vapors.
Notes : lau (karo language) = water

Source : indonesia-tourism

Bukit Lawang Bahorok, The Place of Orang Utan...

noreply@blogger.com (Unknown) — Mon, 18 Aug 2008 10:27:00 +0000

Fig. Orang Utan in Bukit Lawang. Save them...

Bahorok is the administrative unit that contains Bukit Lawang. Indonesians normally say Bahorok when they refer to Bukit Lawang. The area of Bahorok has many plantations like cocoa, palm oil, natural rubber, oranges, etc. Bukit Lawang started as an orangutan rehabilitation center, but quickly developed into a major tourist destination of North Sumatra. Without tourist there would not be much in Bukit Lawang. Tourists come to see orangutans, it is a convenient first stop for travels in Sumatera with lots of activities, nice nature, tourist adapted food, convenient accommodation, and friendly people. Here one can get adjusted to Sumatra before onward travels. Bukit Lawang and its many restaurants and accommodation are nicely located along the clear and clean Bahorok river on the outskirts of the huge national park, GunungLeuser. Besides seeing orangutans, Bukit Lawang has has a long range of other out-door activities. Bukit Lawang is easily accessible and has a huge selection of losmens, hotels and restaurants that make it a very lively and touristy place. On Sunday's it's particularly crowded as hundreds of Indonesians come to picnic along the river. It is perfect for relaxing in comfort and for families. It is easy to see orangutans, even if you are in a hurry.
There is also a tourist information services here and it can be worthwhile to visit it.
Source : sumateratourism