Tips to Make Travel Itinerary

Hearing the word vacation everyone will eagerly not to mention the children, young and old. Even if you can, go on vacation every weekend as a means of refreshment and recognize Indonesia's natural wealth.

But in fact our vacation time is limited by budget and time. For that we need tips for your holiday to the maximum at the weekend.

Some things you need to consider are as follows:

1. Identify areas that will go through the questions first.

2. Identify all the tourist attractions located in the area.

3. Prioritize attractions that you will visit. If you love the beach, the beach looking for first, and the remaining time available for the other attractions.

4. Check again the places that will tour you will go with a friend or a local person who you know. Or with a travel agent who will arrange your trip.

5. Once everything fits, then you create the route. Make a direct route first and then if there's time leftover to sights with different routes. This is to maximize the number of attractions that you will visit without reducing the quality of the visit.

6. Find out where to eat breakfast, lunch or dinner prophecy along the route you are going through, because not all regions there is a restaurant or other condition that is lawful or not for Muslims.

Try to follow the steps above, surely you all will get a quality vacation.

Build Excitement by Outdoor Sports

Protect and improve the mental health of outdoor activities.

 A recent study published in the American Chemical Society's Environmental Science & Technology expressed simply by taking 5 minutes to 'green exercise', able to provide benefits to our mental health.

Jules Pretty and Jo Barton of the Interdisciplinary Centre for Environment and Society and Department of Biological Sciences at the University of Essex in Colchester, England, describes green exercise is physical activities that we do outdoors, like walking in the park, working in the garden or hiking outdoors.

In a previous study demonstrated outside activities can reduce the risk of mental illness and improve self-esteem. But the research has not provided certainty how much time should we spend in the outdoors to get the benefit.

Outdoor activities Farsightedness Reduce Risk in Children

CHILDREN who spend less time outdoors are more likely to suffer from nearsightedness than those who spend more time on indoor activities.

The research, conducted by Dr Anthony Khawaja of the University of Cambridge, found an association between outdoor time and myopia.

The study of more than 10,000 children found that each hour spent outdoors in a week reduces the risk of nearsightedness as much as 2 percent.

While children with myopia tend to spend an average of a 3.7 percent lower than the child's normal vision.

Not yet known exactly why outdoor activity can reduce the risk of nearsightedness. However estimated, outdoor activities make children familiar with the sight distance. With outdoor play, less time spent on the child to perform activities that require near vision, such as reading, Web-surfing or gaming.

He concluded that the more often children playing outdoors will lower the risk exposure of eye disorders nearsightedness (myopia). Based on the results of his studies, he also concluded that outdoor play will reduce the risk even cure nearsightedness.

Sources: Url: http://www.suaramerdeka.com/v1/index.php/read/sehat/2012/01/26/708/Kegiatan-Outdoor-Kurangi-Resiko-Rabun-Jauh-pada-Anak-

Finding a Little Piece of Nirvana in Kalimantan

The trip to Indonesia’s pristine rainforests of Kalimantan is just as rewarding as the destination. (JG Photo/Nadia Bintoro)

You haven’t really visited Kalimantan until you’ve visited its rainforests. But the question for most tourists is, how?

While the third-largest island in the world is filled with exuberant tropical rainforests, many of them are remote and not easily accessible from major cities. The ones that can be reached tend to be wildly overgrown with no guided paths. For the casual tourist, this makes seeing the island’s greatest treasures a logistical nightmare.

That’s where Loksado comes in. The tiny village, situated about 171 kilometers from South Kalimantan’s capital Banjarmasin, has become a meeting point for those wanting to explore the wilds of Kalimantan without getting lost in the wilderness.

Located at the foot of the Meratus mountain range, Loksado is home to the native Dayak Meratus tribe. Unfamiliar to many Indonesians, Loksado is gaining an international reputation as the best base for trekking into the lush rainforests of South Kalimantan.

I came to Loksado with a group of 20 people. Fueled by our desire to experience real jungle life, we squeezed ourselves into four minibuses and ventured off on a 17-hour ride on the bumpy highway from Balikpapan, East Kalimantan.

The road was full of holes and sharp turns, a far cry from the smooth toll roads of Jakarta. You’ll need a strong stomach not to get car sick on this roller coaster ride.

If your time is limited and you’d prefer to get right down to business, several airlines fly directly to Banjarmasin. From there, you can continue by car (Rp 30,000, or $3.25, for three hours) and then by angkot, or public minivan, for another hour for just Rp 10,000.

Mount Batur Caldera Beautiful, Amazing!

Until 1926, Batur is an affluent village located at the foot of Mount Batur. So, the beauty of what is found there?

If you enter into the list Batur your destination in Bali towards the end of the year 2011, certainly will not be disappointed. Batur have tourism potential and a very interesting panorama, such as Mount Batur and Lake Batur.

Not to mention the cool air during the day and cold at night makes this place much visited by tourists.

If you stand in Penelokan (the Balinese language means "the place to see ') located in the Village area Kedisan, Kintamani, you can enjoy the natural scenery of the tourist area is the most strategic location.