November 20, 2008
TANAH TORAJA
Why do people choose Toraja land as a destination? We have spoken to many travelers, while in Sulawesi (Celebes) and they all seemed to say the same things. They had arrived in Sulawesi (Celebes) and the study of Toraja land, either because they had heard such wonderful things from friends or relatives who had been there or who had previously visited themselves. What people seem to be the best friends were the people, culture and beauty of the virgin in the majority of Sulawesi.
Toraja runs along the coast about 130 kilometers from Makasar or Ujung Pandang. After the entry of Tanah Toraja enter a majestic landscape with giant gray, granites and stones and blue mountains at a distance after passing the market village of Mebali. Will form a sharp contrast with the green living in fertility, rain-fed terraces and read the rusted of tropical laterite soil. This is Tanah Toraja, one of the most beautiful areas of Indonesia.
Tanah Toraja has a specific and unique funeral ceremony is called Rambu Solo. In Tanah Toraja, dead body is not buried, but that is put into Tongkonan several times, maybe even more than ten years until the family has enough money to held the ceremony. After the ceremony, the corpse was carried to the cave or on the wall of the mountain. The skulls show us that the body is not buried but just put on the stone or earth, or put at the funeral hole.The festival season begins when the last rice has been harvested, usually in late June or July and lasts until September.
ourist who wants to stay in the heart of the city has many options as there are large number of hotels available. Or if you had an adventurous soul, you can sleep in villages along the way.
Bemo is the best way to get to know the locals, besides chartered vehicles (jeeps and minibuses), with or without a driver. While in the village you can take a stroll to move.
Take a side trip to Rantepao Kete, a traditional village with excellent handicraft shops. Behind the village on a hill is a mass grave with the monitoring of LifeSize statues oldest coffins
Visit Batu Tumonga Plateu; it means stone that facing to the sky. From here can be seen many volcanic stones comes up in between padi fields. And, several giant stones cave became a graveyard. The points of view is quite impressive. The huge Tanah Toraja [Toraja land] looks so lush and green. Like a mosaic of modulating the tone of the green
Palawan is an excellent visit to a village Tongkonan, or a place of burial pululando even with the celebrations and festivals.
Most times, you can not eat at those places, however, appear more warung and restaurants along the road. You can also bring their own food and drinks.
There is a souvenir shop where you can buy anything specific Tanah Toraja. There are clothes, bags, wallets and other handicrafts.
Visitor are expected to adhere to the customs and dress to keep a current mode, such as cigarettes or coffee when Tongkonan.
1. As the roads are not always paved, it is necessary to use a jeep or walking, even when the weather is good (between May and October).
2. Watch your head every time you go to Tongkonan inside, Toraja The traditional house.
3. Enrekang, Makala and Toraja Higland are surrounded by stunning cliffs of volcanic rock. Do not miss it, and just stop taking the picture for a while and not reg
November 8, 2008
Cheap Flights: How to Find Them and are They Worth It?
2 comments Posted by ... at Saturday, November 08, 2008Low-cost airlines have not been running successfully for almost two decades. However, the success of each low-cost airline, there are ten to go out of business. So how do the operators of cheap flights make their money? Low-cost airlines make their money on routes where there is little or no competition. Therefore, if you're looking for cheap flights, especially if you want to just go out and a new destination for a weekend, you would do well to check routes where there are a lot of competition among airlines.
Sometimes an airline opened a route in direct competition with another airline. When this is the case, a price war occurs when both airlines actually be losing money on the route. You can be fairly sure that you get a good deal on cheap flights, if this is the case.
Cheap flights from low-cost airline or booking agent?
Cheap flights are usually available from the websites of low cost airlines do not. Agencies often feature cheap flights as well. However, the low-cost carriers tend to discourage the outsourcing of flight data for the reserve officers, who often operate on commission. You may feel that you're getting a good dose of an agent, but the cheap flight might be even cheaper flight on the plane's own website.
Allow the Web site do the job in Search of Cheap Flights
Other sites - aggregators - holds great performance for the consumer experience. These websites trawling for special offers and good deals on flights from various airlines and other sources. These sites do not normally work on commission but rely instead on advertising and deals with hotels and car rental companies to pay for your site. The software used to collate the data and the process may not always work - even human error can result in an inability to detect a large amount of which has just been announced by an airline.
What if only "Show up at the airport?
There is nothing to stop simply show up at the airport and ask about any last-minute offers on cheap flights. But this involves a risk as the airline staff may consider that a captive audience with little choice but to take the flight. Anecdotal evidence has shown that travelers can receive a quote for cheap flights to check on the staff and cheaper tickets for the same flight over the Internet after going online and do a quick check through a computer terminal at the airport!
Reduce the costs of their cheap flight
They are not punitive measures in place to cover the cost of fuel and other surcharges incurred by the airlines. Excess baggage, therefore, cost money. If you are going into a weekend, a bag overnight to be his only luggage, if possible. Typical of luggage may include a verification office. You should carefully consider all the extra add-ons that can be performed by an airline before booking a cheap flight.
While there are no hard and fast ways to get cheap flights, exploring all its options is a sure way to get the best deal possible.
Sometimes an airline opened a route in direct competition with another airline. When this is the case, a price war occurs when both airlines actually be losing money on the route. You can be fairly sure that you get a good deal on cheap flights, if this is the case.
Cheap flights from low-cost airline or booking agent?
Cheap flights are usually available from the websites of low cost airlines do not. Agencies often feature cheap flights as well. However, the low-cost carriers tend to discourage the outsourcing of flight data for the reserve officers, who often operate on commission. You may feel that you're getting a good dose of an agent, but the cheap flight might be even cheaper flight on the plane's own website.
Allow the Web site do the job in Search of Cheap Flights
Other sites - aggregators - holds great performance for the consumer experience. These websites trawling for special offers and good deals on flights from various airlines and other sources. These sites do not normally work on commission but rely instead on advertising and deals with hotels and car rental companies to pay for your site. The software used to collate the data and the process may not always work - even human error can result in an inability to detect a large amount of which has just been announced by an airline.
What if only "Show up at the airport?
There is nothing to stop simply show up at the airport and ask about any last-minute offers on cheap flights. But this involves a risk as the airline staff may consider that a captive audience with little choice but to take the flight. Anecdotal evidence has shown that travelers can receive a quote for cheap flights to check on the staff and cheaper tickets for the same flight over the Internet after going online and do a quick check through a computer terminal at the airport!
Reduce the costs of their cheap flight
They are not punitive measures in place to cover the cost of fuel and other surcharges incurred by the airlines. Excess baggage, therefore, cost money. If you are going into a weekend, a bag overnight to be his only luggage, if possible. Typical of luggage may include a verification office. You should carefully consider all the extra add-ons that can be performed by an airline before booking a cheap flight.
While there are no hard and fast ways to get cheap flights, exploring all its options is a sure way to get the best deal possible.
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