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Halal travel closer at home
Asia focus, Ismira Lutfia Tisnadibrata, Published on 20/07/2020
» Indonesia is gradually getting back to business with further relaxation of restrictions imposed to curb the coronavirus, but tour operators, notably those that organise Hajj trips and minor pilgrimages (umrah) to Saudi Arabia, remain closed.
Wonderful Indonesia Festival in Thailand 2019
Published on 08/10/2019
» BANGKOK – The Ministry of Tourism Indonesia in cooperation with the Embassy of the Republic of Indonesia will attract the youth of Thailand by presenting an intriguing festival which will be held at the Lifestyle Hall, 2nd floor of Siam Paragon Mall, Bangkok, Thailand, 11-13 October 2019. Themed “Find Your Adventure”, the festival will showcase Indonesia’s unique tourism destinations.
Ritual sacrifice draws crowds to Indonesia volcano
AFP, Published on 01/07/2018
» PROBOLINGGO, Indonesia: Thousands of locals and tourists climbed Mount Bromo early Sunday for a lavish religious ceremony that involves throwing ritual offerings into the smouldering crater of an active volcano in Indonesia's tribal hinterlands.
A clean start
Muse, Published on 13/08/2016
» 'I really like the skinhead haircut," said Aurapraphan Sudhinaraset, smilingly. "I'm not changing the style. It's liberating and comfortable. I shaved the head even before [having chemotherapy]."
The volcano trail
Asia focus, Published on 22/06/2015
» It was midnight at Juanda International Airport in Surabaya, the second largest city in Indonesia. Bramanti Dana Asmara — or Bram as we will come to know him — was among the dozens of local tour guides waiting for their clients to gather up their luggage.
The promise of sunrise
Life, Usnisa Sukhsvasti, Published on 01/12/2014
» There is something magical and mystical about sunrises and sunsets. Perhaps it's the transition from night to day, day to night, the passing of time, the impermanence of life, or of being reborn.
Thai eyes capture the world
B Magazine, Ezra Kyrill Erker, Published on 30/09/2012
» Tourists often come to the Kingdom armed with heavy camera gear and return home after a week or two with hundreds or thousands of photographs from one of the most photogenic countries on Earth. They are a common, accepted feature at many temples and sights. A similar, but less represented institution is the army of Thai photographers _ professionals, aspiring amateurs and snapshot tourists _ who now travel the world recording their impressions.