Toa Bitombang Old Village is one of the oldest villages in Indonesia. The village is unique because of the natural topography with bumpy surface. The house on stilts in the village and the topography makes the houses should have 12 – 13 meters poles to refute the back of the house (kitchen) and lower poles in front of the house. There are around 6 houses that have the same shape with 12 – 13 meters poles hi ...

Sengkang is the capital city of Wajo, regency in South Sulawesi and located about 250 kilometers from Makassar. Besides popular with Tempe Lake and its floating village named Salotangah, Sengkang also known as heaven of sutera (silk) weaving industry in eastern Indonesia. One of the most popular silk industries that easy to be visited in Sengkang is in Sempange Village, about 5 kilometers from the center of ...

Parangloe is the name of a waterfall located in Gowa with a very neat stone structure. Parangloe is one of the most amazing and beautiful waterfall in South Sulawesi. The waterfall has 30 meters high and it has a very great shape, it seems like a human construction but it was God creation! Many people said that Parangloe Waterfall is the most amazing and beautiful waterfall that ever exists in South Sulawes ...

Tempe Lake is the icon of Sengkang, the capital of Wajo, a regency in South Sulawesi. Although there’s no correspond of that name with tempeh - Javanese food, Lake Tempe is known as producer of the biggest freshwater fish species in the world. This 13,000 acres lake is also one of Indonesia's tectonic lake where in the continent of Asia and Australia plates. Another thing that makes Tempe Lake unique and in ...

Lakkang is a delta or many people call it an island that is located in the middle of Makassar, it is flanked by Tallo and Pampang River. It isn’t an island in the middle of sea, but river. It’s not a popular place to visit when you’re in Makassar; there isn’t romantic sunset, beautiful white-sand beach, or even a snorkling spot. So what makes it special? We’ll tell you how historical this place in the past! ...

Tana Beru in South Sulawesi might be the only one place in the world which still produces traditional ship until today. When all of traditional ships industries in the world aren’t exist anymore because they aren’t able to compete with modern ships which evolve day by day, Phinisi – name of the ship they produce -  successfully become one of the most luxury wood ship in the world. Buginese is a rate which k ...

Pulau Sempu or Sempu Island is a small island located in the south of East Java. It is an island with a beautiful sea lagoon Segara Anakan inside, turquoise seawater, and white sand. Sempu Island is in Malang region and takes 3 hours driving to the harbor near the island, Sendang Biru. Rent a boat for 15 minutes trip from Sendang Biru to the island’s bay, and don’t forget to arrange your return time with th ...

Living in Makassar means there’re two nearest places around that city to enjoy your weekend, which one you feel more interested. Visit Malino if you need fresh air from mountains village, or pack your sunglasses then go to Bira. Because it is dry season now and I (Jenny) love beach so much, we chose the second one. Here we go!!! Welcome weekend! Bira Beach, also known as Bira Cape, is a place where you can ...

Karst Maros, a not-so-common black stones area. We know it as Karst. Taken from Yugoslavian/Slovenian, krst/krast’, which an area in border between Yugoslavia and North Italy, near Trieste. Karst is an earth’s surface which high cretaceous rocks with caves, small hills, and sometimes, underground river. It is also known as a stone forest or a stone tower (Menara Batu) as a local people said. One day on Wedn ...