Wednesday, December 31, 2014

Being A Writter Traveler

Do you like to exploring nature's beauty? Try to not enjoy it visually only, you can also write your experience too.

Everything written will always remember, the same thing with your travelling experience. Imagine your journeys years ago will still remember in your mind. Isn't it fun? When you enjoy the splash of the wave in a beach, cold the mountain shivering your skin or maybe a culture's unique and others unnatural thing that have to be written.

Don't feel difficult how to write your own ideas, the main thing is your passion to make it. These are the tips how to write your unforgetable trip experience.

Watch your nearby unique. Try to see around when you exploring a new place, maybe you can find something new and different. When you found it then check the details. Imagine as you will describe it to another people.

Note them shortly. Maybe you will forget what you see or feel, to aware it, just bring your pencil & notebook. Wisnu Nugroho, a book editor of "Kisah Tujuh Penjuru" recomended a pencil than a pen, to avoid a jammed ink in your pen, pencil is your solution.

Don't forget to record. If you have write it down, one precious step is done. A pro-camera or a pocket sized, handycam or even camera on your cell-phone could be a good recording device. Photo or video will be a good record when you visit the place back after long time passed by.

Write it into an interesting contents. It's a pity if your memorable writings only saved in your computer disk. You can share it to others. In addition to share an interesting story, you can also help to promote some nature's beauty or culture of a region.


As written by Elisabeth Novina on kompas.com
Picture taken from misadventurewithandi.com

Sunday, December 28, 2014

Attracting Tourist, KAI Opens Tourism Route Ambarawa - Tuntang

Various efforts to attract tourist within christmas 2014 and new year 2015 long vacation have been done, one of them is by opening steam train tour package from Station Ambarawa of region Semarang to Station Tuntang. Surely, this program supported by PT. Kereta Api Indonesia (Indonesia Train Corporation)/ PT. KAI.

Manager of public relation of PT. KAI Daerah Operasional IV (Operational District IV) Semarang, Suprapto said that this tour is a trial to attract both local and foreign tourist to maximize their vacation's schedule. PT. KAI opens the route start from today (December 22, 2014) until January 5, 2015. "We regularly open three times a day, from Ambarawa to Tuntang." said Suprapto today.

That a week tour package open everyday in Station Ambarawa split in three sessions : at 09.00, 11.00 and 13.00, every trip could carry 150 seats. "Every ticket charged Rp. 50.000,- for a person. We hope this tour could cover poeple's wishes which want to feel train tour.".

But Rp. 50.000,- for the range from Ambarawa until Tuntang is too expensive. Moreover the distance between these two stations tend to be close. The ticket price should be reachable for most passenger.

"The ticket is too expensive for the trip from Ambarawa to Tuntang. Don't because on the name of heritage so that they can decised as they want." said Munir, a local tourist.

Munir asked the ticket for local society could be cheaper. He want the local tourist could also touring by reachable budget.


As written by Nazar Nurdin on kompas.com

The Museum of Don Antonio Blanco Achieved Award

The Blanco Renaissance Museum or well-known as Museum Don Antonio Blanco reached exclusive award, among of them is Bali Best Brand and Bali International Customer Satisfaction Award (BBB-BICSA) 2014 and also Travelers Choice Attraction Award 2014.

Mario Blanco, the successor of The Blanco Renaissance Museum in Ubud said that he glad and thankful although since from the beginning of its development, the museum didn't focused to achieve an award (kompas.com - December 27th, 2014).

The first award came from BBB-BICSA 2014, an event that held to appreciating thousand brands in Bali from the matter of industry, tourism, banking, school or academy and various products. The event which held last October in Bali was a cooperation between Bali Convex Nusa Dua with ASEAN Entrepreneur Center Bali and Indra Bekti Management Jakarta.

Mario said that all they (the museum) doing not for award only, but more to how they keep and save the heritage which fully  loaded with pure arts and culture.

Museum The Blanco Renaissance located in area Campuhan,  village Ubud  Gianyar   - Bali. This museum build by a legendary Spain- American painter, Don Antonio Blanco. He found Ubud as his inspirational source, after traveling from many place around the world. Even, after he passed away, his name still remembered because his sincere service to introducing Ubud to world wide through his beautiful paintings.

This museum have 300 collections of Antonio Blanco and more than 100 paintings are his personal artwork.

Mario hoped that the passion of local society to visit this museum will increase because the place like this have priceless value.

From : Kompas.com

Sunday, December 21, 2014

Hotels in Bali Start To Full-booked

New year's eve on Bali is always becoming a favourite destination. Most hotels are already full-booked as said by Marketing & Communication Manager Padma Resort Bali at Legian, Yohanes Hutahuruk. In hotel Padma Legianis already full-booked for new year's long vacation.

"From the middle of December (2014) to early January (2015) are full. Most hotels in Bali are full-booked. We usually struggling on November until early December, because visitors think these time close to the end of year." said Yohanes on a visit to the office of Kompas.com last December 18th, 2014.

He said, the biggest visitor which will spend their end of year on Padma Legian come from Australia. "Indeed, our market focusing to Australia. End of year 80% come from Australia and the rest come from various local visitor, and China, Europe also America." Yohanes explained.

The opposite, Bali will experiencing low visit level season on the middle of January until March. After that long period, it will be crowded again, moreover it is the summer time.

Padma Hotels & Resorts also planning to open a new hotel on Bali, there is Padma Ubud which will be located in the village Puhu, Ubud that will open on June 2015. Another locations in Bali are Tegalalang and Payangan,  both of them located in Gianyar.

As written on Kompas.com