Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Vacations, Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta Vacation Reviews, Tourism Guide

It had been my fervent wish to one day visit the great temple of Borobodur, the 9th century,biggest Buddhist shrine in the world, with scenes of the journey of the enlightenment of Gautama Buddha carved on the walls made of volcanic stones. During Oriental Philo classes in the university, the story of Prince Siddhartha, the sphere of desire, sphere of formlessness, the state of nirvana, were topics that amazed me most and since then it had been my ardent desire to one day walk around the grea...

    this mangkunegaran palace is one of two palaces situated in the region of surakarta or solo, and one among five surviving palaces in java. this hereditary principality was established in 1757 by mas said later used the royal title 'k.g.p.a.a mangkunegoro I'. the palace it self was rebuilt by thomas karsten working together with prince mangkunegaran VII, between 1917 and 1920. nowdays this palace is led by the mangkunegoro IX who’s divorced from sukmawati, the daughter of ...

Our destination today is the famous Borobudur Temple. As we all know, it is the biggest Buddhist temple in Indonesia (or even the world!) that once had been included as 7 wonders of the world.   An hour driving in a very busy road was a bit frustrating for me. However, beautiful views along the way helped to keep me alert and bubbly.   We basically walked around to every corner of the temple and sometimes making uuuuuhh or aaahhhh sounds enjoying a million dollar view from the ...

A fresh morning in Semarang, after a good night rest from a long drive from Jakarta-Wonosobo-Semarang. We headed Tanjung Emas harbour in northern Semarang to catch a boat which will bring us to Karimunjawa Islands. Rp 110.000 each for a one way business class ticket of Kartini-1 boat. 9 am sharp, we started sailing the water of Java sea. Not much to see, since I got so sleepy and passed out! Some friends told me, they often see dolphins jumping in front of our eyes! 12.30 pm. Karimunjawa Is...