Superfood Expo: the Largest Culinary Exhibition in Yogyakarta

15 Mei 2012 – Bantul, Jogjatrip.com - The largest culinary exhibition is coming in the next few days in Yogyakarta, precisely on May 16 to 20, 2012, held at Jogja Expo Center (JEC), located at Jl. Janti, Bantul, Special Region of Yogyakarta (DIY), Indonesia. The Superfood Expo is intended to display the ingredients, typical foods and beverages, as well as cooking equipment from many areas, especially Yogyakarta. However, other areas are also not going to miss such a rare event, such as from Jakarta, Semarang, Solo, and Surabaya, to promote their products. The Superfood Expo is an annual event initia   Read More...

A Mirror of Metta and Karuna in Siddhartha

08 Mei 2012 – Magelang, Jogjatrip.com - Thousands of Buddhists celebrated Vesak Day or also known as "Buddha’s birthday," an annual festival that commemorates the birth and enlightenment of Buddha and his entry into Nirvana, located in Mendut temple, Mungkid, Magelang, on Sunday (6/5). The commemoration was begun at 10.34 pm marked with the beating gong three times by Monk Wongsin Labhiko Mahathera and continued with meditation. During meditation, Phra Wongsin Labhiko (Thai Monk) or also known as Bhante Wongsin delivered his enlightening entitled "Improving Metta and Karuna" (Love and Compassi   Read More...

Sri Sultan HB X Officially Opens Diorama of Vredeburg Museum

12 April 2012 – Yogyakarta, Jogjatrip.com - Vredeburg Museum is one of the museums located inside the former Dutch-made fort built in 1765. Inside the Vredeburg fortress, visitors can find several dioramas that store the history of the establishment of the Republic of Indonesia. On several days before, the revitalization was done to support the function of the museum as an entertainment as well as an educational media. The revitalization was completed which marked with the inauguration by the Governor of Yogyakarta, Sri Sultan Hamengkubuwono X, on Wednesday, April 04, 2012. In the museum inauguration, Sri Sul   Read More...

Serayu Park Becomes an Icon of Tourism in Banjarnegara

12 April 2012 – Banjarnegara, Jogjatrip.com – Banjarnegara, a regency in the southwestern part of Central Java province in Indonesia, which is currently famous with tourism objects in Dieng and Seruling Mas Zoo will add more tourism site which called Serayu Park. Occupying a land area of ​​approximately 1 acre in area of Prima Mandiri Housing Complex, St. Seruling Mas, the park will serves as an icon of tourism in Banjarnegara. "The Banjarnegara people are hungry with the entertainment and recreation places, therefore with the presence of Serayu Park, hope they will not go away from their ho   Read More...

The 60 Arts Groups will Show at the Palace Theatre

12 April 2012 – Yogyakarta, Jogjatrip.com - Tens of thousands of Yogyakarta people confirmed to be present in Pahargyan Pengetan one Century of Sultan Bamengku Buwono IX at the Palace Theatre on Thursday (12/4). The 60 arts groups will perform various performances, including reading poems by several poets in which one of them is Iman Budhi Santosa enclosed with musical performances of Kyai Kanjeng led by Emha Ainun Nadjib. In the event that will be held from morning until night, Imam Santosa Budhi will read a poem entitled "Pada suatu hari Rabu Manis pagi di Pagelaran Keraton Yogyakarta” (On a Wednesda   Read More...

Balai Melayu Museum Hotel, Tourism Culture is in Your Hotel

27 Februari 2012 – Facilities and amenities are the main things of our consideration in deciding to stop in one of resting places. Without any doubt, these two things of course will be given by every resting place in order to maintain its image and satisfaction for the guests. However, one thing very rarely done by the resort owner is to give another impression, for an example, the impression of culture and education, rather than merely as a convenient resting place and has full of facilities. Here is the impression we offer. Balai Melayu Museum Hotel offers not just a resort, but also the science of Ma   Read More...

A Mirror of the Reality of Life inside ‘Tubil, Kisah Nyata’,

11 Nopember 2011 – Yogya, Jogjatrip.com - As one of the literatures, Tubil is not an image of social life without relating to the real story. Tubil is a reflection of life intertwined by historical and biographical facts. It revolves with a smooth-spoken language style to create an intimacy understanding with the reader. "The author chooses the straight story line, an alphabetic sequential and coherent style", said Sugihastuti, the lecturer of FIB-UGM and a humanist Indra Tranggono, in the book review, which entitled Tubil, Kisah Nyata (Tubil, True Story) by Stefano Makawangkel, located in Karta Library, on Tue   Read More...

The Event ‘Pelangi Budaya Bumi Merapi’ in Candibinangun

11 Nopember 2011 – Sleman, Jogjtrip.com - Sleman Regency will hold a cultural tourism event that is packed in one event "Pelangi Budaya Bumi Merapi" (The Rainbow Culture of Mount Merapi), which will be held together with the event of Sleman Arts Festival on Saturday and Sunday (19 and 20, 2011) located in Candibinangun field, Pakem, Sleman Regency. It is intended by holding this event for two days the social will be more awake to consider their potential of arts, cultures, and object tourisms. However, the more important is an effort to revitalize and internalize the real potential of culture in society. "It is   Read More...

Riding the Drim Boat at Bleberan Village

08 September 2011 – Gunungkidul, Jogjatrip.com – Have you ever ride on the drim boat ex oil bin? If you have never done that, come to Bleberan village, Playen, Gunungkidul. The boat will take you to see a waterfall called ‘Si gethuk’ or ‘Si Slempret’ which its destination is only 1 Kilometer and about 15 minutes spent time from Bleberan village through Oya River. Drim boat is equipped with Jenset engine and propellers. Unfortunately the boat cannot carry more than 6 people. “Usually the boat won’t run if overloading", said Wasit, the navigator of Drim boat, who met Jogja   Read More...

Jogja Java Carnival Being Tourism Icon of Yogyakarta

08 September 2011 – Yogya, Jogjatrip.com - Jogja Java Carnival (JJC), which is the culmination of Yogyakarta Anniversary celebration, held every October 7 is expected to be a night carnival party that can be used as the tourism icon of Yogyakarta. In 2011, the city of Yogyakarta, will be in 255 years old, and the Carnival ​​will be held more festive and less distinct than the previous years. On Friday (19/8), The Mayor of Yogyakarta, Herry Zudianto said that JJC is expected to be last long full of various festival parades which are the series of public participation. This might become an icon of tour   Read More...