Sunday, November 16, 2014

Sea Walk at Bali Island

The Seawalker is an experience walking underwater, rather than swimming, diving or snorkeling. As a safe and exciting underwater adventure, it is a unique diving system providing an opportunity to observe the underwater world up to a depth of 15 feet without certification, and without getting your hair wet. The equipment to use is a special "astronaut helmet" which is really heavy about 32 KG on the ground. It is so heavy that one be put on to us while we have to be part in the water so we could bear it’s the weight that become only 5 KG in underwater.

prepare to dive at Puri Santrian Bali

Thursday, September 25, 2014

Museum Angkut+ - A Classic Cars Heaven

Museum Angkut+ is a transportation museum located beneath the Panderman hills in Batu, Malang – East Java.  This museum is around 4 hectares wide and housed various collections of vehicles from different periods of time along with its development through times.  The museum displays its collections with setting backgrounds of cities, famous movie legends and other exotic buildings, it is divided into several zones, such as Jakarta in the old days, Hollywood, Europe and America.

Museum Angkut+ Batu Town Malang

Monday, August 18, 2014

Ngong Ping Village and Tian Tan Buddha

Ngong Ping village is actually an artificial village at a highland in the western part of Lantau Island, Hong Kong. This amazing cultural themed village was architecturally designed and landscaped to reflect the cultural and spiritual integrity of the Ngong Ping area. Set over a 1.5 hectare site, the village is basically a retail park dressed up as a tourist attraction including Walking with the Buddha, the Monkey's Tale Theatre and Ngong Ping Tea House. A youth hostel is located near the monastery.

The Tian Tan Buddha Ngong Ping Village Hongkong


Sunday, August 17, 2014

The Ladies Market at Tung Choi Street - Mongkok - Hongkong

The Ladies Street at Mongkok in Kowloon is an extremely vibrant place to shop that is crowded and bustling. It's definitely a must visit place while in Hongkong!  It occupies southern section  of Tung Choi Street that is a street situated between Boundary Street and Dundas Street in Mong Kok, Kowloon, Hong Kong.

Tung Choi street area - Mongkok

Saturday, August 16, 2014

Luo Hu Commerical City - its a shoppers paradise!

Luo Hu Mall - Shenzhen
It is a shoppers paradise!. 

Luo Hu Commerical City or Lo Wu Shopping Plaza is right on the border with Hong Kong and the shopping mall is almost there as you exit border control.

It's a market full with everything you need and a good place to go.  This complex is big, full of fake stuffs but the quality is fine with affordable prices. You have to bargain if you want the best price. It sells a wide range of items, including belts, sunglasses, watches, handbags, purses, clothes, shoes, audio-visual products, souvenirs, curtains, DVDs, etc. The mall also includes a number of restaurants and shops that offer services, such as massages and dental work.

Luo Hu Commercial City Shenzhen

Sunday, May 18, 2014

Hong Kong Avenue of the Stars

The Avenue of Stars (Chinese: 星光大道), modelled on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, is located along the Victoria Harbour waterfront in Tsim Sha Tsui, Hong Kong. It honours celebrities of the Hong Kong film industry. It is one of the hottest tourist spots in Hong Kong and located in an easily accessible section along the Tsim Sha Tsui waterfront Promenade next to the southern end of Salisbury Garden.

the Avenue of stars of Hongkong
Starting from the Tsim Sha Tsui Star Ferry Pier, you can enjoy a relaxing walk on the waterfront, passing by the Avenue of stars. Don't think that this is an Avenue only for tourists, the nice sea wind, the romantic street lamps, long and clean walking gallery with excellent Victoria Harbour view makes this avenue an ideal place to walk with.

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Splendid China - Shenzhen

Splendid China Folk Village is a theme park including Splendid China Miniature Park and China Folk Culture Village, located in the Shenzhen Special Economic Zone, People's Republic of China. The park's theme reflects the history, culture, art, ancient architecture, customs and habits of 56 nationalities in China.  It is one of the world's largest scenery parks in the amount of scenarios reproduced.

splendid China - Shenzhen
This park is near by the Windows of The World. It focuses on the Chinese culture and traditional elements while Windows of the world park focuses on the world culture with full of western elements.

Monday, May 5, 2014

Windows of the World of Shenzhen - the People's Republic of China.

Shenzhen Windows of the World is a fantastic replica park located in the western part of the city of Shenzhen in the People's Republic of China. Here you can see vivid replicas of the world's wonders, historical heritages and famous scenic sites. The entire masterpiece is built at ratios of 1:1, 1:5 or 1:15.

Windows of the world Shen Zhen
It has about 130 reproductions of some of the most famous tourist attractions in the world squeezed into 48 hectares (118 acres). The 108 meter (354 ft) tall Eiffel Tower dominates the skyline and the sight of the Pyramids and the Taj Mahal all in proximity to each other are all part of the appeal of this theme park.

Wednesday, February 12, 2014

New Pasar Mayestik, fabrics marketplace at Jakarta

If you have been at Jakarta around the 70’s, you should know this famous Pasar Mayestik. It is located at Kebayoran Baru neighborhood in South Jakarta , the new suburb of Jakarta at that time that housed for a upper class citizens. This market catered good quality fabrics with reasonable price and also there were professional tailors ready to fashion your fabrics into a suit, dresses, Kebaya, office suits, bed cover, etc. However, like others traditional market in Jakarta, this place was slum, dirty and unorganized.

Sunday, January 12, 2014

Enjoy the fresh air at The Bogor Botanical Gardens

The Bogor Botanical Gardens located in the middle of Bogor town, it is truly the heart of this city. The gardens founded 1817 were very old and yet very well maintained. It covers more than 80 hectares and contents an impressive collection of various plants and incredible trees from all over Indonesia. Many trees have grown into incredible height, some with a root system reaching high over ground creating a true feeling of walking around in the rain forest.

General Map of Bogor Botanic Gardens
The many ancient trees, canopies of vines and flowers and sheer abundance of exotic tropical plants gave you a sense of sanctuary. With all the water features and landscaping adding to the scenic stroll throughout the grounds, it was hard not to want to take a picture of everything you saw. The bamboo garden was wonderful, here and there you would find benches to sit down and contemplate the beauty of the garden.