Indonesia
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Monday, 7 May 2012 | Views [1307]
Indonesia, an exotic destination with a long and
fascinating history, brimming with adventure, loaded with destinations to lure
the traveller and simultaneously potentially one of the most dangerous places for
Westerners. Some of the most high-... Read more >
Tags: asia, indonesia, travel-safety, travel-terrorism
Thursday, 26 Apr 2012 | Views [382]
Tourists are still on edge in coastal areas of Thailand and Indonesia after a recent 8.6 quake triggered a short-lived tsunami alert. Following this, a group of smaller after-shocks continue to pepper the South East Asian region. Echoes of the monumental ... Read more >
Tags: asia, indonesia, thailand, travel-alert
Tuesday, 20 Mar 2012 | Views [1586]
Security in south Bali has been tightened, especially around the tourist hot spot of Kuta, following the killing of 5 suspected terrorists by Indonesian security forces. The 5 men were killed in Sunday night raids carried out by Indonesia's Department ... Read more >
Tags: asia, bali, indonesia, travel-alert, travel-terror
Friday, 16 Mar 2012 | Photo Gallery
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Friday, 16 Mar 2012 | Views [1261]
(UPDATE: MARCH 19. Balinese anti-terror police conducted raids over the weekend which reports say have thwarted an attack planned for the night before Nyepi - Balinese New Year. According to News.com.au , sources within Bali police said the terrorists ... Read more >
Tags: bali, festivals, indonesia, travel-alert, travel-legal, travel-tips
Sunday, 27 Nov 2011 | Views [1720] | Comments [1]
Crime can be a major
problem throughout Indonesia, though it is most serious in large cities like
Kuta on Bali or Jakarta and Yogyakarta on Java. While terrorist activities or major natural
disasters happen once a year or so, there are entire ... Read more >
Tags: asia, crime, indonesia, travel-crime, travel-safety
Monday, 30 May 2011 | Views [2705] | Comments [1]
Indonesia is a
huge, mysterious archipelago of disparate islands and cultures. It is
impossible to summarise. With over 238 million people, it is the 4 th
most populous nation on earth. Travel opportunities are many and various.
Sparkling seas ... Read more >
Tags: 5 things, adventure, asia, coffee, indonesia, ocean, southeast asia, tea, travel, wildlife
Tuesday, 12 Apr 2011 | Views [1667]
In the past few years, Indonesia
has seen more than its fair share of natural disasters. From volcanic eruptions
to tsunamis to earthquakes and more, it would seem that the forces of nature
have it in for this beautiful tourist haven.
Indonesia ... Read more >
Tags: asia, disaster, indonesia, travel-safety-tips
Saturday, 26 Feb 2011 | Views [1551]
One of the most
popular travel locations in Indonesia, Bali is known as the Island of the Gods.
The beaches, world-class diving, club scene and resorts, as well as the unique
cultural experience of an island largely untouched by development, make ... Read more >
Tags: bali, indonesia, travel-safety
Saturday, 12 Feb 2011 | Views [2323]
By and
large, Indonesians are very friendly people, always willing to strike up a
conversation and interested in connecting with foreigners. This can seem
extreme to some travellers, particularly for those from Western cities where
just looking ... Read more >
Tags: asia, customs, etiquette, indonesia, travel-tips
Friday, 28 Jan 2011 | Views [2534] | Comments [2]
Less than a year after that unpronounceable
Icelandic volcano caused chaos by spewing an ash cloud that grounded thousands
of flights, we’re casting a wary eye skyward as two large eruptions disrupt
flights in Asia.
Up In The Air
... Read more >
Tags: bali, indonesia, japan, travel-alert, volcano
Wednesday, 19 Jan 2011 | Views [1485]
The Australian Department of Foreign
Affairs has issued a warning for travellers to reconsider Bali as a
destination, after a small number
of Australians returned home from the Kuta region of Bali with Legionnaires’ disease .
DFAT ... Read more >
Tags: bali, dfat, legionnaires’ disease, sickness, travel-alert
Thursday, 28 Oct 2010 | Views [3479] | Video
What are the best things to do when a tsunami strikes? How can you prepare for a tsunami? In light of recent events, we take a look at tsunami safety, and give you six useful tips to help you prepare and survive. Surviving a tsunami
... Read more >
Tags: travel-safety-tips, tsunami, worldwide
Thursday, 28 Oct 2010 | Views [1606] | Comments [1] | Video
Indonesia has been hit with a triple-whammy
of natural disasters – an earthquake, a tsunami and a volcanic eruption - that
has claimed hundreds of lives and left thousands more homeless or with
shattered lives.
Earthquake
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7.... Read more >
Tags: asia, indonesia, sumatra, travel-alert, travel-safety-tip, tsunami, volcano
Monday, 20 Sep 2010 | Views [3542]
Tourists to the Indonesian island of Bali are being warned to stay away from dogs, cats and monkeys because of a rabies epidemic. Since the outbreak began in 2008 more than 100 people (all locals) have died of the disease. Although all survived, ... Read more >
Tags: bali, rabies, travel-alert, travel-health
Friday, 2 Oct 2009 | Views [1663]
Padang, a town on the Indonesian island of Sumatra was struck by an earthquake measuring 7.6-magnitude on Tuesday 30th September at 5.16pm local time. The quake was felt as far away as Jakarta which is situated 200km to the north. A Tsunami alert was ... Read more >
Tags: am-i-covered-if, earthquake, indonesia, natural disaster, travel-alert
