Love Island Travel

Almost 20 years ago, in 1994, the author of bestseller Terry Pratchett first met Kusasi alpha male in the tropical forests of Tanjung Puting, Borneo. As Terry shared his thoughts with Dr. Birute Galdikas about his encounter with this giant orangutan in the recent documentary, Facing Extinction , she tenderly nodded, "He has done all an impact on you. "

Kusasi in fact, with his persistent gaze and large cheek pads made such an impact that despite rare form of Alzheimer Pratchett, he traveled through the moss and slippery ditches peat to find him. But Kusasi was not to be found, and his proud successor Tom was discovered, relaxing in the sun. Dr. Galdikas explained why there about ten years, "Tom realized Kusasi's arm was broken ... they fought and of course Tom did so much damage to him Kusasi was just lying there when we rescued him. "

reign as king of Kusasi Camp Leakey (the famous research station orangutan) was over he had lived since childhood. both his parents were killed for their meat and was wary of humans. After reaching the camp, he escaped from the care of Dr. Galdikas and remarkably survived himself.

Dr. Galdikas first made camp in Tanjung Puting in 1971 after being selected for research by famed paleontologist Dr. Leakey. The trio of women called "Leakey angels" were Dian Fossey who studied gorillas, Jane Goodall, who studied chimpanzees and Birute Galdikas who settled in the rainforests of Borneo. Over the years, she has worked tirelessly to protect orangutans and has collaborated on projects with influential figures including Morgan Freeman and Julia Roberts, who met Kusasi during the filming of In the Wild 1998.

now aged 60, Dr. Galdikas is full of mystery and I remember the first time I met him in 2011 when I accepted as a communications officer for his NGOs - Orangutan Foundation International (OFI). It was about ten o'clock at night, when two other volunteers and I got a call to visit Dr. Galdikas. With torches, we checked his garden path for snakes in the shadows of the durian trees. Having lived in Borneo for over forty years, Dr. Galdikas was very "Indonesian" in the sense that she had an attitude very "fluid" and relaxed about the time! Waiting in his living room, we talked with her husband Pak Bohap who smoked kretek cigarettes.

Finally Dr. Galdikas has opened two large doors and invited us into his private back room. We went through his desk in a large room filled with Dayak objects she had collected over the years, as well as a photograph of a young Pak Bohap. His home life was breathing and I felt very nervous stroke. But Dr. Galdikas relaxed us with his endless stories and describes his first adventures in the rainforest

but a passion drove him -. Orangutans - and during my tenure with OFI, a health center in Pangkalan Bun held about 330 orphans in need of rehabilitation. As there was a policy of "never turn an animal away 'increasingly victims of deforestation were tributary - put strains on the crowded center. Many were orphans whose mothers were killed, often on plantations. BIF and volunteers raised funds to build 35 more sleeping pregnant for orphans and funds were also raised to purchase forestland - where 32 rehabilitated orangutans were released this year. Unfortunately, some of the greatest men were too strong and dangerous for the liberation of the day in the forest and were placed on a waiting list to be released into the wild. Meanwhile, OFI hopes to raise funds to build larger enclosures and buy more release sites.

In nature, a child will receive constant care of his mother for six years before it can survive independently, so each orphan care center was allocated a surrogate mother who taught orangutan skills to ensure a successful rehabilitation; but not all cases was successful and orphans did not survive the trauma of losing their mother and their forest home. Because of the influx of orphans, I helped veterinarians at the clinic by powering rich slurry nutrients orangutans underweight and I bonded with Berman - a female orangutan who grumpy, once fired a burst from my hand

orangutans charismatic coaxed deeper into the forest and in the Camp Leakey I met Pak Umar smoking a pipe carved by hand. Dayak great storyteller, he explained that one night, while sleeping in the lodge of the guard, he was awakened and dragged out of bed by Kusasi who dropped out and casually strolled away . It was not a fair contest - male orangutans may have the strength of eight men. After this incident, Pak Umar was no doubt - Kusasi was definitely the boss

However, I sympathize with Pratchett and the connection he felt with Kusasi, since I often think Berman. Pratchett has never seen Kusasi again and I contacted some of the guards at Tanjung Puting for more. The good news is that they still hear his "long calls" - are deep bellows emitted by males. However, Androw, a ranger patrol said, "Kusasi was not seen at the camp and also to the power of location. In fact, many people assume that Tom enlargens its territory Kusasi is pushed far from the camp. once we did a patrol north of the camp, to post 17, Crocodile Lake and Lake Batang, but there was still no sign of Kusasi. "

However, determination of Kusasi I hope, is a metaphor for the fate of the species facing extinction. The major problem for orangutans is habitat loss caused by the pressures of Sawit , or palm oil plantations. Thank you to the work strenuous ecologists like Dr. Galdikas, small pockets of forest are protected and the fighting spirit of the last orangutans can find refuge. As explained by Dr. Galdikas, "Kusasi joined this caste of wandering nomads men who have lost their dominance and men can walk the forest for years. He will not give up. It will not simply abandon"

Additional Information

Documentary :.
Terry Pratchett Facing extinction
Julia Robert of in wild

Books
Reflections of Eden by Dr. Galdikas

Website:
Orangutan Foundation International: www .orangutan .org

Travelling an Indonesian island that are not in the guide books and hardly mentioned on Wikipedia in search of waves is always an adventure. Earlier this year, a friend and I had a few hot tips from a few trusted friends and the luxury of a week to visit an island off an island, off the island in search of perfect waves to us. It was a full mouth-to-mouth, roll-the-dice kind of trip, but with the swell forecast looking promising that we knew were vague, so that the first piece of the puzzle was in place. The passage of a steaming volcano crater in Sumatra on our small prop plane flying to the island as the sun rose was a sign that we were certainly going in nature.

Upon arrival, the first thing was sort of accommodation and transport. There were many losmen (budget accommodation) and newly built air-conditioned bungalows available, so that part was easy. All kinds of bikes were available for hire, but we expected to find local on the island who had a motorcycle with surfboard racks on it. This is not the professionally finished racks you see in Bali; these were a crude form of rack made by a backyard welder with barely enough space for your feet when a map was made and there was no bungee cord to keep the Board of administration in the rack, or foam to keep the sides of damage. The racks were strictly surfboard on the metal, but after a few strategically placed towels and a small screwdriver adjustment for foot space, and we were moving out, headed to the beach with the pedal to the metal.

be a newly developed island roads were rutted and went even to dirt at a time. Bridges had fragmentary platforms through a bad diversion meant going to the sea. Farm animals roamed freely on the beach road, we spotted a black monkey, countless deer, cows and buffalo, which, though very natural, is to proceed with caution if you hit one by accident. They say more than 0 people die per year by coconuts that fall on the head and on the island there was no question of scarcity that this could be true with the amount of coconut trees strongly fructification that arose everywhere like weeds amid a dense green background. It was the tropical paradise at its rawest, and the air was as fresh as you can imagine.

The coastal road was one-way parallel to the beach and there were signs of waves everywhere. Not every wave looked amazing, but there were clear breaks working with not a soul in the region. When we got to the beach we were looking for, there were already about surfers. News does not travel in this small world and the wave had been found in recent years, but it is obvious that the cat was not totally out of the bag with only about six enjoying overhead to double overhead (6-10ft) waves crashing left and right of a perfect peak in glassy smooth conditions. Everyone had big smiles on their faces, everyone sharing the waves and happy for the turn of another surfer, totally opposed to the ambience of Bali and other Indonesian crowded waves.

The story goes that this wave was formed by the earthquake in 04 that pushed the coral reefs of almost two meters in some areas, the creation of this wave and also the deadly tsunami that swept parts Sumatra, Thailand and more in the process. Legend has it that the villagers on this island were informed by their ancestors when there is a terrible earthquake and the reef is dry and wild animals start going, running for high ground because the big wave arrives. And that's what they did, and although the coast was destroyed, nobody died in the tsunami in 04. Some good has come of it, with this wave being created, where it never existed when the reef was deeper, although tens of thousands of lives lost elsewhere nothing to take lightly.

Day One was on top and with the sun pushing pink, orange and yellow in the sky, the only thing missing was a cold Bintang. Yes, these outer islands strict Muslim, beer and all alcohol is seriously illegal, and you can not just cruise down to catch a Circle K and because there is no circle or Ks all mini-marts, nor do any of warung sell alcohol, except for the kind you can not drink. The island has been promoting healthy living.

The second day saw more exploration. Waves to ourselves, waves with anyone, waves in the middle of nowhere; good waves in this too. After basic pancakes and coffee in our air-conditioned bungalow (OK, we're not roughing many) we charge the card and remove. Past the buffalo, before the children waving shout "Bonjour Monsieur" Groundhog Day has never been good; days melted into days and no phone signal meant no contact and no email, and no one feel the urge to go to a local SIM card to communicate more. The only indication that the time was moved our growing sunburn and timing to reception where fortunately we asked what day it was. Finally, it was time to go and we had to say goodbye. The people do not have a surf shop on the island, so we gave what we could; boardshorts, t-shirts, hats, stickers. Surfboards we kept because they were magical, as a local surfer on the island had a good board

When he started, the trip was completed. waves captured, the mission is complete, time to go home. You always say that you come back to a special place you visited and in my experience it is always 50-50. That's why you need to live each moment to the fullest and take lots of pictures because you never know, it might not be the same the next time you visit.

Transjakarta Bus

This year marks the 10th anniversary of the Transjakarta busway means a public transport system plagued by financial scams. Even before the start of the project, the funds allocated for the busway were diverted to buy the labeled material to the Canadian Transportation City. This included laptops falsely price Rp.50 million each and walkie-talkies to Rp.8 million per unit.

Fast forward in the slow lane until 2014 and has changed little. Buses sold for the equivalent of rp.1 billion ($ 86.300) each in China have been purchased for the busway in Jakarta marked price Rp.3 billion. Some of the bus of the Chinese company Ankai broke down within days and were found to contain defective and rusted parts. The officials in the past have said that the buses have a life expectancy of seven years. Outages are not uncommon. There have even been some fires on buses.

The busway network now covers more than 170 km and carries nearly 400,000 passengers each day. With tickets priced at Rp.3,500 (Rp.2,500 and 5:00 to 7:00), the annual ticket sales can be estimated conservatively to Rp.420 billion. The Transjakarta Management Body operated in 2013 with a budget of Rp.1.3 trillion, which Rp.886 billion were provided by the regional budget Jakarta.

The funds allocated for maintenance and cleaning teams do not seem to be put to good use. The busway operates 12 halls, with fleets that vary greatly in quality. Stop Among the worst are the gray rattletraps plying Corridor 6, which crosses Kuningan, connecting Ragunan and Dukuh ATAS 2. Seats are broken, the door hinges and joints are missing, there are holes in some floors, and broken doors "automatic" are bound with wire and plastic.

The ticketing system is supposed to be fully automated so that all users can use electronic tickets. In January 2013, several banks have started selling durable electronic tickets, which are "exploited" to turnstiles and can be completed with credit. A non-governmental organization called the Citizen's Coalition for transport demand management has led the push for electronic ticketing, warning that the manual ticket sales could be prone to manipulation and misuse of the product.

Most of the tickets are still sold and manually printed on paper that is not conducive to the environment. On entering a terminal busway or shelter, commuters queuing to buy tickets measuring 15cm by 7.5cm. A ticket stub is then ripped off and preserved with Tourniquet agent, which typically uses an e-ticket to exploit every suburb by a single turnstile. The great rest of the ticket instantly becomes garbage that buses have no ticket inspectors. The ticket size could be reduced by half or more, if Transjakarta wanted to save money and paper. ATMs could also be introduced.

environmental policies Transjakarta are exposed to Harmoni, one of its busiest terminals. There the bus guards throw their daily food packaging and other plastic waste in an adjacent channel and on the road. Harmoni is the same terminal where the guards were recently accused of assaulting a woman who had fainted on a bus.

Some ticket vendors are subject to slow to give change. A suburban Rp.5,000 hands on and is immediately given a ticket, while the Rp.1,500 change can take much longer to materialize and is sometimes placed almost out of reach, as if hoping that he will be left behind. Still, it's nothing compared to the huge margins of the cost of the "new" bus. The case was reported by an NGO to the Commission for the eradication of corruption, which is yet to launch an investigation. The city administration confirmed that there were irregularities, but referred the case to the Supreme Audit Agency. Jakarta Deputy Governor Basuki 'Ahok' Purnama suggested Transjakarta should in future purchase bus made by European companies such as Mercedes Benz and Scania.

Corruption aside, one of the main problems facing the busway is that its lanes are often encroached on and stuck by motorists. Police in late 2013 began to apply fines of Rp.500,000 for motorcycles and rp.1 million cars in the corridors of busway. Since then, the current application was random. The police recently launched a website - http://www.tertiblantas.com - where people can upload photos of vehicles transgress busway lanes. Supposedly the drivers will then be summoned and fined

Despite the criticism, the busway is great -. When it works. Managers must just learn to have buses running at frequencies of five minutes, rather than having five buses traveling one immediately after the other, then a gap of 15 minutes before the next bus.

Dial Phone

My dear old granny was a spritely 97 years and 7 months exactly when she decided she had had enough and planned for the long sleep last month. It must have been amazing for her to attend all the amazing advances in technology that have become commonplace during his life. The horseless carriage, the flying machine, radio, telephone, television, jet planes, rockets, space travel and just about every other major progress all became accepted in everyday life, while was alive. She is also the introduction of the fax machine, the mobile phone and the internet, but by then it was already too old to be bothered with such nonsense of a new kind. She believed in the past that writing a letter was much more personal and more valuable than sending an email could ever be, and she was the last person I could reach ONLY by phone or mail .

Some days my children asked me to sit and watch something called The Elders Talk on YouTube. These videos show the elderly being exposed to new technologies while cameras recorded their reactions. I must admit that watching people with gray hair and thick glasses mix their dentures while playing Flappy Bird was hilarious and my kids thought it was funnier to watch me play the stupid game later, while giving them a crash course in ancient curse. I think the grandmother of my grandmother would have entertainment of a similar nature if it had been invited to operate a horseless carriage between high speed sticks.

After The React seniors We watched an episode of children React, a YouTube program in which five to 13 children are exposed to the old technology. In this episode, they were introduced to an old telephone line. The program just put down in front of them and asked them what they thought. Younger had no idea. Some of the older said they had seen them in old movies. None of them knew tones or busy signals. When they learned to "compose" a number there was a lot to chew kiddy language and curse their fingers slipped out of holes. "This will take a long time," one of them. When asked to send a text message with it, most of them he gave a serious test. Even teenagers have tried. When told that there were no text messages at the time, one of them said, "So how you..ohh, it was called" (Google [1945031!] elders React and " children talk ).

the standard is now to avoid talking to people as much as possible. Even older of we prefer to send messages by BB, WhatsApp, Viber, Skype or Facebook and we'll send an email to someone before we consider actually call them. the problem is most phone networks no longer provide not good for this requirement, so often we can not get through and we return to messaging. When messages are delayed, we sometimes get a "yes" in response to a question that we expected a "no" for and confusion reign. Then we get into arguments with people we love because we say things in the hastily typed messages that take the wrong way. How many times have you been asked why you're angry text message when you're not? This is mainly a boy / girl issue, but it happens with friends and colleagues too. Smileys and emoticons were invented to set the tone for our written words and body language change, but they failed.

We kid ourselves that we use text messages because it is easier and faster, but if you think about it for most of us typing the words is more difficult and time to tell them. The truth is, we avoid talking to people and our lives are worse. When we call we have to go through the pesky jokes like "How are you?" Before you get to the point. In the text, we do not need to do it and I think it is damaging relationships and erosion of social skills, especially among young people who have never known any other - even if they do not avoid anything, they are just what we have taught them

make a rule; if. message you type is more than ten words long, call the person Better yet, use only three words. "Can you talk?" I believe it will greatly enhance and simplify your life

It's too late for children, though .. It's like the grandmother of my grandmother trying to tell her that she must send a telegram instead of using the phone. RIP Nan.

One does not intend to live 97 years, but in doing so it is impossible not to consider how it was done, and besides, what is contributed to the improvement of others during this life. Herawati Diah has been described as the embodiment of Indonesian women. Personally, she sees honor the traditional customs and modern spirit. This perspective leads the proud nationalism, when as a journalist, Herawati reported on Indonesia's struggle for independence, and as the wife of an ambassador, it increased its culture abroad, and that the leadership, she stood in the streets with women, urging them to find a strong voice. Reference moments in his life shaped his vision and his battleships not for his book An endless journey :. Reflections of an Indonesian journalist

Gracious, ready, warm and welcoming, it encourages anyone who met him over the years to say hello to rallies. And people do. Thoughtful and yet alive, remembers Herawati details and to consult the welfare of others. Perhaps it was born decorum of diplomacy, but more likely, it is his innate curiosity and concern for the world.

Herawati Diah

Born in 1917 in a higher class priyayi family, Herawati received a privileged education. While other intellectuals went to colonial homelands in the Netherlands or Western Europe for school, his mother insisted her daughter study in Japan and America. "My independent spirit was encouraged by my mother's spirit strong," Herawati said. She boarded with an American family to learn English and two years later, she attended Barnard College at Columbia University in New York. The seeds took root journalism, and his career began.

As the first Indonesian woman to graduate from an American university, Herawati came home a star with his choice of jobs even movie offers, but it also returned to a homeland on the brink of the war. She became a freelance writer for United Press International, but the position was cut short when Japan bombed Pearl Harbor. With a command of English, Herawati was pressed into service as an advertiser in Indonesia Radio Hosokyoku during the Japanese occupation. New insipid was propaganda, but the work has led to the meeting with his life partner, B. M. Diah, who worked on Asia Raya .

"It was beautiful," she said with a mischievous smile. They married in 1942 and had three children. In August 1945, the declaration of independence and freed Indonesia " merdeka "or" freedom "became the greeting on the street. He also became the banner on the B. M. newspaper founded. Its mission was to enrich the understanding of Indonesians.

"Journalism requires a love of work, but there are also tasks that require attention to our conscience," she wrote in her memoirs. Six months before the 1955 Asia-Africa Conference in Bandung, she founded the Indonesia Observer , only English newspaper in the country for over a decade, providing a global report to the struggle of his people.

an endless journey - Reflections of an Indonesian journalist

In 1959, BM Diah received a bid ambassador in Czechoslovakia, and later Hungary, Thailand and Britain. Herawati packed cultural treasures of their house to bring Indonesia into the world, even as their diplomatic trip Herawati introduced to kings, queens, presidents and statesmen. She left the company reports on Indonesia, and began work to represent it abroad with his integrity and intellect. Herawati noted as a journalist, she was a free spirit, but as a diplomat now, it should always be polite.

His memories of meeting famous personalities are animated. She knew all Indonesian presidents, Queen Elizabeth, Franklin D. Roosevelt and Henry Kissinger. He asked about Communist China. Herawati times viewed Ghandi on Indonesia's struggle for freedom, and he said. "When you really believe it will be successful, then it will surely succeed"

BM became Minister Information in 1968, and their links with the global leadership continued. Seeing historic preservation abroad led Herawati to keep the culture of his homeland. She took her case to Paris and Borobudur was declared site UNESCO World Heritage Site. the woman foundations have also established vanguard, as Indonesian cultural partners to protect the treasures and textiles, the Association and other Indonesian women, who raised the political consciousness in women. she never lost her nose for news, pushing the concerns of women in the 190s "They represent half the world's population," she wrote, "only business of a minority . "She always reached out to work with yayasan to educate young children.

If requested on that emulated Herawati, she said: "Anyone who can make our country free," the development of equality in education, wealth and opportunities She traveled. constantly over the decades, still the champion of Indonesia and seeking to protect and improve it. Yet his self-deprecating way, she says about her memory, "no, if you please consider this book as a recording events in which I am involved. "Yes, involved and motivated by a deep love of the country.

Finally, its secrets to a long life is not secret at all, but the wisdom of the ages: Be strong, eat healthy but not too-live and sleep well without worries

Clean Up Day Jakarta 2014

As you may know, the second annual Jakarta Clean Up Day is around the corner and will take place on October 19 ^e this year. The citizens of Jakarta will lead the Indonesian tradition of gotong royong picking up garbage and cleaning of Jakarta together in an attempt to educate people about the harmful effects of litter, and in turn create a socket awareness of the importance of recycling.

Clean up Day Jakarta is an annual event, which is supported by the proper motion of the city "Aksi Jakarta Bersih ', with Slank ambassadors also include cleaning October 19 ^e . Regarding the support of the governor and Ahok Slank is taken Clean Up Day Jakarta a highly anticipated event.

the campaign will be conducted by volunteers, there will be an expected 3,000-4,000 this year, picking up trash and separation in recyclable bags and non-recyclable as they clean. volunteers are people in schools and businesses. All cleaning activities will start at 7am on several sites throughout the city. These sites are designated by volunteers and approved by the team Clean Up day Jakarta.

PT. Adaro update Jakarta Clean Up 2013

Rubbish day will be separated into bags of recyclables and non-recyclable and recyclable materials will be made by Santa Fe Relocators Jakarta Project green in East Jakarta. Project Green Jakarta is a recycling collection system in place by the children of foundation streets, KDM, offering a solution to the problem of waste in Jakarta, while benefiting from work to support the development of street children in independent young adults, educated and skilled.

directly after gotong royong activities, there will be a cleaning after event for volunteers, sponsors and affiliates Clean up Day Jakarta.

What do you expect? Participate in awareness to keep the capital clean! To volunteer and for more information, please visit or email www.cleanupjakartaday.org cleanupjktday@indonesiaexpat.biz.

Sailling Ombak Putih on through the Spice Islands

The great arc of the Indonesian archipelago begins north of the island of Sumatra and south curves and east to that it reaches the northern part of the Australian continent. This arc of islands is defined by a string of active volcanoes, Sumatra, Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa, Flores and Banda, which burst like the Indian Ocean plate is subducted beneath the Asian continental plate. Further east, the island arc is pushed north of the Australian continent, which was tirelessly running north from the Antarctic separated there 45 million years. The continuous collision of the Australian continent and the Pacific Ocean plate pushed the Papuan mountains to a height of 5000 meters above sea level, where a tropical glacier is still only four degrees south of the equator. The huge Pacific plate moves westwards, pushing the island arc on itself and rafting segments Papua hundred kilometers to the west.

Our journey on Ombak Putih , two classic ones Bugis Pinisi begins in Ambon where we sailed all night for Banda nutmeg islands. Here we are at the eastern extension of the island arc before it is cut by the westward extension of Papua. The Banda Islands are a volcanic crater remains with the newest volcano Gunung Api formed at its center. Some tectonic shift in continental and oceanic plates occurred in 1988, causing Gunung Api to burst, sending huge clouds of volcanic ash high into the atmosphere and molten lava flowing along its sides and in the sea. These black lava flows are still visible as we sail into the port city of Banda Neira sheltered.

Gunung Api in the Banda Islands

Eastern Indonesia is a unique part of the surface of the Earth, because it is where four tectonic plates earth - the Indian ocean, Asia, the Australian continent and the Pacific ocean - are colliding with each other. There are three million years in the Molucca Sea, these powerful forces merged together volcanic island arcs, the bottom sediments and coral reefs to create new land, forming the island of Halmahera unusual shape. A subduction zone then formed along the west side of Halmahera causing a series of volcanic eruptions in the sea.

Our journey continues north and we are now sailing along the narrow strait between the great Patinti island Halmahera four fingers and a chain of volcanic peaks off, going up to the sea before us. This trip is one of the most beautiful in all of Indonesia and make it even more spectacular, we are accompanied by a school of dolphins welcoming us by immersing the crystal clear waters off our ship. By midmorning, the great Bacan Island back in our wake and the island of Kayoa expected. Here, we stop to do what few others have done and our group swimming across the equator. Soon the island of Mach is in sight, with wisps of cloud starting to build around its volcanic peak. Mach was once the most prolific producer of cloves in all the spices and marine islands described how, with the wind in their faces, they could smell his spicy scent sweet far at sea.

the island is characterized by a central volcano, which has been violated by a large crack on the northeast side, which clearly shows the crack caused by an eruption earlier. The same tectonic event that performs Banda in 1988 also caused the volcano to erupt explosively Mach and 15,000 islanders were evacuated some being permanently resettled on the main island of Halmahera.

The eruption of a volcano on the island of Mach 1988

on Ombak Putih landed our group and guide land to a village on Mach and we walk along a coastal path for an hour or until the next village. Walking through cassava plantations, corn, cloves, nutmeg and coconut, a particular flower attracts my attention. In my research online to identify the flower, I discovered an unusually named plant called Clitoria ternatea . This generic name was given by the botanist Breyne in 1678 to describe an exotic plant found growing as a vine on the island of Ternate.

Because of its similarity to a human body part, it was often used in traditional medicine to treat sexual diseases and also as an aphrodisiac. The Portuguese were the first Europeans to reach Ternate, called "criqua Fula" or creative flower, as in human creation. North Maluku extract, exotic cultivar is now cultivated throughout the tropical and sub-tropical world. Commonly known as the blue-pea, butterfly pea or pea cordovan, it is often grown as an ornamental -and you can have in your own garden.

Our final destination is the twin islands of Ternate and Tidore, which for a millennium was the center of clove trade and the port of Ternate, we can look back on volcanoes and our journey along spice islands.

next expedition Ombak Putih to the Spice Islands is from October 8-19. Please contact Sea Trek Sailing Adventures for details.

In brief:

Location : The Moluccas are on the Halmahera plate. They are located east of Sulawesi, west of New Guinea and north and east of Timor. The larger islands and island groups include Ambon, Aru, Halmahera, Ternate, Tidore and Seram

population :. All the Moluccas islands have a population of about 2 million people. It is the least populated province in Indonesia. Ambonese-Malay is spoken in most parts of Maluku, with different dialects and deep roots in Portuguese

Y :. Ambon and Ternate are the hub of air in the region. Sultan Babullah airport in Ternate and Ambon Pattimura the airport are served by Lion Air, Batavia Air, Garuda Indonesia Airlines and Sriwijaya Air daily

Things to do :. Banda islands is popular for its views breathtaking snorkeling and diving excursions, as is the case for most of the Moluccas. Great beaches are in abundance in the Moluccas, and it is a mountainous area, so walking is a great activity to enjoy. Good eating and drinking with a range of seafood products in the islands, and try the famous rujak in Ambon

Local Transport :. On the islands, transportation is provided by bus, minibus ( bemo ), taxi or chartered cars. Bicycles and rickshaws are available to small islands. For island hopping, ferries and boats are your best paris.