Tips to enjoy 10 long weekends in Indonesia in 2015

 

The year 2015 will be an exciting one for travel buffs with many of the public holidays falling on appropriate weekdays, creating plenty of long-weekend opportunities to enjoy.

In fact, 2015 will have five public holidays that will fall on either Friday or Monday, creating five three-day long weekends. There are also five more public holidays that will happen on either Tuesday or Thursday, creating opportunities for four-day long weekends, should you decide to take a leave of absence on the bridge day.

We have four other public holidays: three of them will fall on weekends and the other one – Islamic New Year – will be on Wednesday.

In Indonesia, it is rare for people to take a leave of absence of more than a week from work. Most jobs only allow their employees an average of 14 days of leave per year, which most Indonesians save for emergency occasions. This is why long weekends are popular amongst locals, who use them as a time for recreation.

Garuda Indonesia is Now 5 Star Airline

   
Garuda Indonesia was officially declared a five-star airline by Skytrax on Thursday in London along with other prominent carriers such as Singapore Airlines, Cathay Pacific Airways, Qatar Airways, Asiana Airlines, All Nippon Airways and Hainan Airlines.

Skytrax is a global airline review and ranking consultant that conducts annual surveys in 410 airports worldwide

Garuda Indonesia Opens Beijing - Denpasar Route

 
Garuda Indonesia officially inaugurated its new Beijing-Denpasar route on Tuesday as part of efforts to strengthen its flight network, especially in the Asia-Pacific region.

At the ceremony at Ngurah RaiInternational Airport, Garuda Indonesia president director Arif Wibowo said that China was now one of the most important markets for the airline, with tourist potential reaching up to 100 million people.

How to Enjoy Rainy Season in Bali

 
Most of the area of Bali is composed of lowland surrounded by sand and sea, it is famous for its forests and tropical climate. Temperature is 15 ~ 20 ℃ of lowland, and upland's temperature in the range of 30 ~ 32 ℃. Kintamani, Bedugul and Besakih are highland part of Bali and is not wide enough than lowland part of Bali.
Bali also other places in Indonesia is made up of two seasons. On April-September is dry season, from October to March is the rainy season. Dry season generally, each day in the sunny, very suitable to relax on white beaches and black sand beaches of Bali while enjoying the sun. On the other hand rainy season, generally well to enjoy the adventure because the wind is strong in the humid, visited Bali countryside with cool atmosphere and stay in villas for honeymoon, is the perfect place to enjoy a vacation.

Rainfall prediction from the end of 2014 towards 2015 of climatology and geophysics Denpasar Ⅲ district based on the official information of the Japan Meteorological Agency, is generally announced that normal state. However, the beginning of the rainy season, 1-2 weeks than the basic, or 10-20 days will be slow. Bali has been hit by a heat wave at the turn of the season over the rainy season from dry season. Bali southern sea surface temperature has become high. This gave an effect on the east or southeast of the dry wind. This will have been caused to raise the temperature of Bali. Similar heat wave phenomenon, according to Mr. Suardana, also occurred in the area of west Nusa Tenggara and East Nusa Tenggara district. Factor of the east or southeast of the dry wind, when the rainy season cause fluctuations in Bali he says. Rainy season starts forecast was in November, but it is likely to postpone until December.
This means that, although gave an impact on the change of moist westerly, the nature of the rain is average year street. However, Bedugul, Tabanan northern, central Bali, such as Negara is already raining.
Southeast of the wind I am suppressing the occurrence of rain clouds to increase the temperature of the atmosphere. At the same time, the sun is located in southern Bali. In other areas, such as Java, we are affected by the westerly hasten the rain. Temperature that has been recorded in Denpasar to represent Bali is Celsius 36 ℃. At 34 ℃ from the average 33, the current temperature of course more than average year.
It can do in Bali during the rainy  season like today, was developed by the Bali government and people,visited ancient village to learn about Balinese culture, studying life of Balinese people , you can either would you like to touch the spirit of hospitality of direct countryside of Bali citizen.

Tips " Diving" for Beginner

 
SEE the natural beauty under the sea is the main attraction for some people. Moreover, Indonesia is an archipelago which has a wide variety of underwater life, such as coral reefs, fish, and others.

Riyanni Djangkaru, observer of nature conservation and a host of travel program, explain, how to dive for beginners. The main thing to consider is safety.

Riyanni add, if you want to dive did not have to know how to swim. But, according to him, it returned again to the choice of each person.

"My advice you should still be able to swim first. Minimal accustomed in the water. You should comfortable on the water in order conjunction to the safety," he said.

For those who are not fluent or can not swim, preferably a few days before the dive, first get used to adjust swim in the pool, so do not be surprised when swimming.

Not only that, any activity related to nature have to be careful, and identify the physical condition yourself. So as to take preventive action. If something happens, can be addressed immediately.

"In the diving is also no requirement related to a certain weight. How she is skinny or fat, it does not matter, unless he's certain diseases