Pekanbaru Tourist Attractions: 12 Top Places to Visit
Planning to visit Pekanbaru? Check out our Pekanbaru Travel Guide video and see top most Tourist Attractions in Pekanbaru.
Top Places to visit in Pekanbaru (Indonesia):
An-Nur Grand Mosque, HS Soeman Library, Mall Ciputra Seraya, Muara Takus, Alam Mayang, Ar-Rahman Mosque, Trans Metro Pekanbaru, Air Mertua Waterfall, Boombara Waterpark, Batu Dinding Waterfalls, Tri Dharma Dewi Sakti Temple, Rumah Singgah Tuan Kadi
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How to travel Sumatra, Indonesia travel guide
This is the first episode of The Creative Globetrotter series: 'How to Travel'. In this episode it is part 1 of Indonesia: How to travel: Sumatra. Tips, tricks and travelguide how to travel the Northern part of Sumatra. Any comments or you want to contact check:
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Volunteering in Indonesia. Teaching English at school in Dumai, Sumatra island.
Volunteering in Indonesia was not in our plan in the beginning. We came from Melacca (Malaysia) to Dumai (Indonesia, Sumatra island) by ferry. As usually we did not pre-book a hotel or hostel as improvising is cheaper most of the time.
Local motorbike drivers offered to take us to the bus station to Bukittingi, but the ticket price was to high for us. Actually it was not a real bus station where they took us. It was a travel agency with one bus. Those guys just wanted to earn commissions for taking us there.
We decided to have lunch first and search for a solution later. It was the right choice. Soon one local English teacher came with his wife. He had a private English school in Dumai, Indonesia and offered us a room in his place for a couple of hours of help at school. All we had to do was talking was students and helping to improve their English skills. Of course we said yes and it was a good decision. Teaching English at school sounded like a nice experience.
Later teacher's wife told Kamile, that her husband's friend saw us in the street and called him. That is why he came like out of nowhere with his proposal.
When we came to his place the teacher showed us his album of travelers contacts who we volunteering at his school before us. A HUGE album. What a good school we thought.
In the evening for three lessons we were teaching English students of various ages. The last class was the most interesting as too Dumai school teachers came to practice English. In return we got a nice accommodation and the next morning teacher gave us some tips how to about hitchhiking in Indonesia, etc. He even payed for the local bus ticket to go out of the city easier.
We definitely recommend you Volunteering in Indonesia. Especially if you are planning to come to Dumai. If you are interested in teaching English at school in Dumai (Sumatra island) you can always contact the teacher who helped us. You can find his contacts in our traveling diary:
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9 Examples of Taboos in Indonesia
Taboo is forbidden or deemed inappropriate to do. Some may have received it, but some may not be able to accept it yet.
And there are also some people who do not know the taboo culture around it. Taboons are usually closely related to the norm of decency.
A taboo culture, attitude, or action can vary. Not infrequently, some countries have extreme and odd taboo things. If you visit Indonesia, be sure to learn what is taboo in this country.
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Wonderful Indonesia #5 - Riau Islands
The Riau Islands (Indonesian: Kepulauan Riau) is a province of Indonesia. It comprises a total of 1,796 islands lying between the Malacca Strait, the Karimata Strait and the South China Sea. The province is located on one of the world's busiest shipping lanes, sharing water borders with Singapore, Malaysia, and Vietnam. Originally part of the province of Riau, the Riau Islands became Indonesia's third-youngest province in September 2002. The capital is Tanjung Pinang and the largest city is Batam.
The native inhabitant of the Riau Islands, called Orang Laut, formed the backbone of most Malay kingdoms from Srivijaya to the Johor Sultanate for the control of trade routes going through the Malacca Strait. After the fall of Malacca in 1511, the Riau islands became the centre of political power of the mighty Sultanate of Johor-Riau, based on Bintan Island, and were for long considered the centre of Malay culture.
Administrative divisions
1. Batam City
2. Tanjung Pinang City
3. Bintan Regency
4. Karimun Regency
5. Anambas Islands Regency
6. Natuna Regency
7. Lingga Regency
So, what are you waiting for? Visit West Riau Islands :)
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12 Most Fascinating Man-Made Islands
From Tokyo's Disneyland an incredible tourist attraction to the man-made islands w/ beautiful beaches & resorts perfect to visit
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6. Ile Aux Cygnes
This smalls artificial island is located on the River Seine in Paris and was created in 1827 in order to protect the port of Grenelle. Ile aux cygnes translates to the Island of Swans. It’s uninhabited for the most part except for this replica of Lady Liberty that stands about 70 feet tall, facing the direction of her much larger sister in New York City. It was originally facing the direction of the Eiffel Tower but ...
5. Nanhai Pearl Island
This artificial island located off the coast of Holiday beach in China is currently under construction and will be an enormous tourist attraction with hotels, shipyard, cruiseships and a theme park. It currently has one bridge that connects it to the mainland of Hainan China. China has become notorious lately with their construction of artificial islands. They caused some controversy when they began constructing many islands and then militarizing them and turning them into airbase fortresses of the China Sea, which we’ll get into more later. But this one here is supposed to be for touristic purposes. Construction began in April 2016 and consists of a round, crescent shaped body, and somewhat seems like a response to Dubai’s artificial islands.
4. Islands of Uros
The Uros people of Peru live very simple lives on floating artificial islands. These islands are actually made of reeds that grow on the edges of Lake Titicaca. These reeds are harvested, bundled tightly and small settlements are built on top of them.The Uros are very mysterious people and legend has it that they have black blood and have seemingly magical tolerance to cold weather. The purpose of the island settlements were originally for defensive purposes and if they came into threats from invading tribes they could simply move their homes on this islands. Each island houses anywhere from 2-10 families depending on the size. Local residents enjoy a variety of different resources that Lake titicaca provides which include, a large variety of fish, birds such as flamingos and even graze cattle on their islands. Simply fascinating.
3. Palm Jumeirah
How would you feel about living on an extremely large man made island in the Persian Gulf? Sounds like it could be intriguing. These also belong to the flamboyant United Arab Emirates. But instead of taking the shape of the world, these cluster of islands are shaped like a palm tree and are much utilized than it’s neighboring chain of islands. The palm tree consists of a trunk that acts like a bridge to the mainland with 16 fronds and a surrounding crescent shaped island. This is the home the to luxurious Palm Atlantis Hotel which began construction in 2001. This adds an extra 40 miles to Dubai’s coastline and was built with over 7 million tons of stone. They kept the nearby ecosystem in mind and used natural rock to encourage natural reef creation by the sea life.
2. Thilafushi Maldives
The Maldives are known for being an excellent resort country in the middle of the indian ocean. Its beautiful beaches are flocked to by millions of tourists each year. One of its least popular islands, however, isn’t really natural. The thilafushi island is built on top of reclaimed coral reefs in 1992 not to house a 5 star resort, but to house the garbage left by tourists and locals alike. It was built as a landfill and given the nickname garbage island. In 2005, it’s estimated that 31000 truckloads of garbage were transported to this island each year and it continues to grow each year at the rate of 365,000 square feet a day! The BBC even described the waste on the island was apocalyptic.
1.Chinese War Islands
In recent years, it’s been China’s goal to beef up their military presence especially in the South China Sea where these islands are located. Their building islands here on international waters at an exponential rate at there seems to be no end in sight. The US navy and rival Asian counterparts dispute these practices as being aggressive and unnecessary. This is part of their plan to build dominance as a commercial and military power and no one wants to tell them to stop. This guarantees that tension in this area will continue to rise especially as Vietnam, Australia and the Philippines don’t appreciate this one bit. Just because it’s called the China Sea, doesn’t make it theirs! It’s a crucial trade route with more than 5 trillion dollars worth of international shipping each year, in which China has no historical ties with. If something isn’t done about these islands soon, it could very well lead to world war 3.
Bass Strait Ferry
The Bukom island is currently the site of the Shell oil refinery and plants for the manufacture of chemicals. Shell's association with the island dates back to 1891, when the company used the island to store kerosene. Shell is currently extending its facilities on the island.
The island can be reached by ferry from the Pasir Panjang ferry terminal. The access to the island is restricted. Visitors need to have a security pass which will only be issued for personnel working on the island. The security checks are very tight and no unauthorized person is allowed to enter the island. The ferry service is operated by Tian San Shipping. The ferry is free of charge.