Bali Indonesia Travel Blogs

This is my trip report to see Komodo Dragons in their habitat, the Komodo National Park. I have been to Komodo National Park many times… but I am still excited to go there again and again..

Actually our plan to explore two main islands of Komodo National Park, Rinca Island and Komodo Island. On the first day we will go to Rinca Island, next day to Komodo Island… But we changed it, after see Komodo dragons in Rinca we though it was enough and better explore villages and some places around Labuanbajo – Flores island.

Komodo Dragons Photos

It is not surprising that Bali is called the island of the thousand temples. Everywhere one sees a temple. There are so many temples that the Government does not bother to count them.

There are small temples, very small temples with only a very few shrines; there are large temples, very large temples with more than 50 shrines, such as the Temple of Besakih , the mother temple of Bali. There are even lonely shrines on the oddest places where one does not expect them at all.

Village or called Desa in Bahasa Indonesia, generally consists of smaller units, called the Banjar.

A Banjar usually has about 150 members at the most. People do not like a Banjar to be too large because it will become too difficult to rule or organize. If the membership is more than that, the banjar is divided into two smaller ones. As with the membership of a temple only married people can be members of a banjar or better said only married men are registered members of a banjar.

The wives are not registered, but they do come to the banjar to help every time there is something to do for them. The young boys form the: sekeha teruna”, youth club, and the young girls are organized into the “sekeha deha”, girl club. They are assigned work in the banjar fit to be done by young boys and girls, such as fetching water from a spring or well when there is a ceremony in the banjar that needs much water.

Hotel inspection report: Ubud Village Resort - Ubud Bali

Located at Pengosekan Street Ubud, this resort is a perfect hideaway for couple, honeymooners and groups. Surrounded by rice fields, this 8-acre property is a heaven for the eye.

The parking area is large enough and have easy access. The lobby, in my opinion, is a bit too dark and giving a “cold” and empty atmosphere. Maybe because there isn’t many colorful decoration on the wooden based lobby.

Flores island is one of main Lesser Sunda islands or Nusa Tenggara Islands - islands streached on east of Bali...

Is Flores attractive? The answer is absolutely YES...
If we have had 7 World Wonders, WTO should soon announces that there are 2 more, one is in  Flores and another one in Komodo islands.

This was my first time cruising on Mahakam river – East Kalimantan, event this is my first time cruising on the river, I never did it before on whole my life, so  I am very exited.

I have been to Balikpapan - East Kalimantan, several times, but did not have time for traveling around. I though it is the time, but I only have 2 days. Well it’s not really good. I will manage this time carefully.

Melasti is the ritual ceremony conducted by Balinese. This ritual usually held three day before Nyepi Day. Melasti ceremony has function as purification ceremony and take place on the beach. So, Hindus believer will be parade along street and bring the holy symbols to the beach.

Melasti ceremony held by all Hindu believers in their villages. Men, woman, children, adults even though the olders are also doing this ceremony. They wear the Balinese presses for men and woman. Women bring small offering made from young coconut leaves, flowers and incense.

Do you know Balinese has no family names, but they have complicated system in naming because of the caste system.

Generally speaking there are four groups of people in Bali. The three upper groups are called “Triwangsa” i.e the Brahmin, the Ksatriya and the Wesya caste. In India these groups are called “triwarna”, the three colors.

Bali Island lies East of Java between 8 and 9 degrees South of the Equator. Avery narrow strait, called the strait of Bali, joins the Indian (Indonesia) ocean and the Java sea, separating Bali from Java; it is the Indian Ocean on the world map but the Indonesian Ocean on the map of Indonesia.

Bali’s total area is slightly more than 5000 square kilometers or slightly more than 2000 square miles and according to the last census Bali’s population is a little more than three million five hundred thousand people.