Ancient Chinese travel chronicles refer to a place in the most southerly part of Sumatra called “Lampung” or “place of southerly winds”. The province is gene-rally flat with the highest mountains of Gunung Pesagi, Tanggamas, Seminiung, Sekincau and Raya all being dormant volcanoes. Bandar Lampung, the Provincial capital, was formerly two separate towns, Tanjungkarang and the port of Teluk Betung, which after the infamous eruption of Krakatau were both completely covered in volcanic ash. In the course of development, however this town have merged together to become one single city.
Places of Interest: Krakatau Island/ Krakatau Mountain
Krakatau is an inhabited island and located on the southern part of the Bay of Lampung. Krakatau is reachable in three hours by boat from Canti, a fishing village near Kalianda, South Lampung. Anak Krakatau (Child of Krakatau) is still growing, first emerging from the sea in early 1928, 45 years after the legendary eruption in 1883.
Krakatau Island is currently among three destination in Indonesia that has been qualified in the New 7 Wonders of Nature campaign held by the New 7 Wonders Foundation (two other candidates is Lake Toba and and Komodo National Park).
There are many beautiful places in Sawahlunto, Sijunjung, the regency of West Sumatera.
1. Graveyard
In the Sawahlunto City was gotten the National War Cemetery Prof. M.Yamin, SH in the Talawi Subdistrict and M.Yamin was Birth Talawi in the Sawahlunto City.
2. Museum
The building of Peninggalan Netherlands that still was beautiful and is now being occupied by BRI that was located in the Remaja Market and was established in 1917. At this time the Government of the Sawahlunto Melestarikan City as the Sawahlunto City museum.
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Think of Tenerife and you can imagine on a beautiful sandy beach with an ice cold tropical drinks in hand. Until recent years, a perfect holiday island was just something many people dream. Thank you for mass tourism and popular holiday packages, getaways island become an annual event for millions of people.
Cruise companies and airlines have made efforts to make travel more accessible. Company offers low-cost flights from several regions of Europe in the Canary Islands, the Balearic Islands and in other regions of Spain. Budget travel agencies often in partnership with low-cost carriers build their holidays at affordable prices for their customers.
The Canary Islands are of volcanic origin and is composed of many islands. One of the most popular holiday islands Tenerife. Millions of visitors each year in Tenerife for the night, beaches and family fun. With a wide range of sports events, restaurants, resorts and theme parks, Tenerife offers something for everyone.
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