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 [planetmole.org] Lombok Island’s Mount Rinjani National Park may well join UNESCO’s World Heritage List next year because of the incredible symmetry the park provides between nature and local culture.
To be included on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization’s world heritage list the national park must meet at least one of 10 selection criteria and be of outstanding universal value, says UNESCO’s official website.
The national park’s head M. Arief Tongkagie said Wednesday he had submitted a proposal to UNESCO because of the park’s outstanding natural panorama and the surrounding local residents’ commitment to preserving the area’s local culture. |
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 The people in Indonesia will be able to see a total lunar eclipse on Tuesday, August 28, 2007. The Boscha observatory will conduct a joint monitoring and observation of the total lunar eclipse along with of the Bandung Institute of Technology`s Astronomy Department.
“Unlike the previous lunar eclipse, the upcoming lunar eclipse would be total, as the entire moon will pass the earth`s shadow,” said M. Taufik, Head of the Boscha Observatory in Lembang district, as contacted by Antara News from Bandung on Monday. |
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 [lomboktimes.com]After Success with Bali International Triathlon, now Triathlon come in Lombok. The first Lombok Triathlon has been scheduled for Sunday 28th October one of the toughest courses expected of a triathlon in Asia. The venue will be Sheraton Senggigi Resort, 15 minutes from the capital of Mataram.
The Race
The triathlon is a long distance race consisting of a 1.8km swim, a 55km Bike ride finishing with a 12km run. It will begin at 7 a.m. on Sunday 28th October, on the beach in Senggigi, with the first finisher expected by around 10 a.m. and the last to come in on their knees around 1p.m. If you are still standing, the awards dinner will be held the same day at 6p.m.
The Course
There are very few roads on this pristine, untouched island. The road chosen for the 55km cycle represents one of the toughest bike courses in South East Asia. It is incredibly hilly (steeper than Phuket) with lots of rapid, sharp climbs through the lush green Monkey Forest and features breath-taking views over the Indian Ocean. Together with a 1.8km swim and a fast 12km run, the Lombok International Triathlon will be sure to challenge even the most hard-core triathletes. |
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 “This is surfing paradise,” I thought as I flicked easily off a wave, which seemed to be descending into the setting sun.
The Mentawai Islands of Indonesia are considered to be one of Surfing's ultimate travel destinations. The islands enormous exposure towards the southern Indian Ocean provides these paradise islands with awesome consistent quality waves and conditions. There are great waves in this area all year round. The most ideal time for surfing is from late March to early November, when the Indian Ocean is an ultra-active, groundswell-producing machine.
The Siberut Island lies 100 kilometers off the west coast of Sumatra. Its inhabitants, the Mentawai, came here 3000 years ago and developed their own distinct culture and society, preserved from the outside world until after the Second World War. Today, the Indonesian government, bowing to commercial pressures, has introduced transmigrational settlements to the area. |
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 [indonesia-tourism.com] Four women from South Canterbury recently went to the tourist mecca of Bali. While they took in some of the usual attractions and one did learn to surf, they also took time out to take a look at the other side of life, including Dharma Jati orphanage. Reporter Stu Piddington talked to some of them, including Timaru photographer Jeanna McDonald who supplied the photographs.
“The Road Less Travelled” is a company with a difference run by St Andrews Anah Aikman. As the name suggests, Anah acts as a guide to look behind the scenes of a tourist destination.
She has spent considerable time in Bali and took a group of four women of diverse ages to show them more than what’s inside the glossy brochures. |
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