Pages

For Criticize and Suggestion, E-mail : exploreindonesiablog@yahoo.com or write it @ C-BOX
Showing posts with label Kalimantan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Kalimantan. Show all posts

19 October 2009

Sebatik Island - The Excitable Place

Sebatik Island is an island in the north-east of Borneo. The island is administratively divided into two parts . Northern portion is a region of Sabah, Malaysia and the southern part of Indonesian territory that is part of the province of East Kalimantan, Indonesia.
Sebatik is one place where a great battle between the forces of Indonesia and Malaysia during the "Confrontation".To the west of this island is the island of Nunukan, while across the north there Tawau City, which was already in the state of Sabah, Malaysia.



But now , there was not any confrontation there. Sebatik is a peaceful place. To go there you can go by boat, From Samarinda it will eat 2 hour .

16 October 2009

Ambalat Island - The Hidden Oil



Ambalat is vast sea block covers 15,235 square kilometers located in the Celebes Sea and Makassar Strait or near the extension of land border between Sabah, Malaysia, and East Kalimantan, Indonesia. The naming of the sea blocks is based on the interests and properties of sea exploration beneath the ocean, particularly in the oil fields. It does not block all the sea is rich in crude oil.

15 October 2009

Banjarmasin - City of thousand rivers

Banjarmasin is one of the city and the capital of South Kalimantan province, Indonesia. Banjarmasin City Martapura split by the river and tidal influenced by the Java sea, which affect the drainage of the city and provide special characteristics of public life, especially the use of the river as one of the water transport infrastructure, tourism, fisheries .

Sightseeing is often regarded as a fantastic attraction, Banjarmasin like Venice in the Eastern world, because they have the potential of river tourism. However different the two cities and natural cultural background. In Banjarmasin still mostly found along the river floating houses called lanting house, which is always shaky play wave.



Regional and Health is a type of settlement is along the river (waterfront village) which has several tourist attractions, either in the form of nature tourism, cultural tourism and cultural tourism. Lives of people close to the river of life as a floating market, the riverside village with its traditional architecture.
various traditional boats with various loads are attractions for tourists, and even expected to be developed as tourist villages which can form images in the promotion of tourism in South Kalimantan. Still in the same region tourists can also visit Tuan Guru Mosque and Masjid Tuan Guru, Kembang island, islands and island Bakut Surprise. In the craft and Health have also carved to ornament the house of Banjar.

Vote Us

EI chat!

Create a Meebo Chat Room

Comment Box

Online

Translate now

What Time Is It ?

Indonesian Traditional Songs