Thoughts Between Islands
In a Stanford at Sea program, Bryant Irawan is sailing with 29 other students from Tahiti to Hawaii. Snorkeling, scuba diving, and researching are just only some of the activities occupying his time besides helping…
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IM Swiss Tour 2015 # 5 ; Glacier Express
Trees were painted white, hills huddled together under a coat of pale fur; winter had simultaneously taken all of the color out of the world and given it a new spectrum. Too bad I couldn’t…
IM Swiss Tour 2015 # 4 : Como & Bellagio
Coming into this trip, I always held the stereotypical image of Switzerland and never could have imagined how influential the surrounding countries could have had on Switzerland. The biggest trademark of Switzerland I saw retained…
IM Swiss Tour 2015 : Schilthorn and Lugano
Snow-capped mountains and rolling green hills are what usually come to mind when it comes to Switzerland, so a spy action film complete with super villains and Bond girls aren’t what one expects to be…
IM Swiss Tour 2015 : Mt. Tittlis and Interlaken
Recalling my experiences in the cold and knocking out into a deep sleep in the middle of a McDonalds, I piled on as much layers as I could walk in. The fact that we were…
IM Swiss Tour 2015 Part 1
Day 1: Zurich and Lucerne The first thing that I usually gauge any destination on is that first initial step out of the airport. Past the gift shops, the welcoming committees, and the people holding…
Australia Berupaya Selamatkan Terumbu Karang Great Barrier Reef
GREAT BARRIER REEF, AUSTRALIA— Reporter VOA Luke Hunt mengunjungi Great Barrier Reef sebagai bagian dari program kunjungan media internasional yang diselenggarakan pemerintah Australia. Dalam bulan-bulan ke depan, Perserikatan Bangsa-bangsa dan pemerintah Australia akan saling berhadapan…
Kini, 19 Negara Bebas Visa Masuk ke RI
4 negara tambahan yang akan bebas visa: China, Korsel, Rusia & Jepang Guna menambah devisa negara dari kunjungan wisatawan, pemerintah dalam waktu dekat akan memberikan aturan bebas visa bagi turis asal China, Korea Selatan (Korsel),…
IM Austria Prague 2014 Tour # 10
Prague # 2 Gastro pubs line the streets under lantern lights. A group of American college students studying abroad naturally insert themselves within the locals. The nightlife of Prague is given a boost with the…
IM Austria Prague 2014 Tour : Prague # 1
Attached with a piece of scotch tape on my wall is a postcard given to me by a friend. The postcard was a picture of a town square in the afternoon, with a clock tower…
IM Austria Prague 2014 Tour ; Innsbruck
Innsbruck has what I would think to be all of the charming aspects of Austria. There are the storybook buildings, the cafes in the middle of town markets, and a rich history of art and…
IM Austria Prague 2014 Tour : Hallstatt
There are places so beautiful in the world you can’t help but share them with others. But then there are places so magical that you never want to tell people about it, because you risk…
IM Austria Prague 2014 Tour : Salzburg
Getting off the high of our Sound of Music Tour, we continued to explore other musically enchanting sites in Salzburg. If it wasn’t made obvious enough by the souvenir shops hawking Mozart shirts and trinkets,…
Tidak boleh pakai baju hijau di Laut Selatan, mitos atau fakta?
Ratu Kidul dan Nyi Roro Kidul kerap disangkutpautkan dengan hilangnya sejumlah orang yang berenang di Laut Kidul. Mitos menyebut mereka yang berenang menggunakan baju berwarna hijau akan ditarik Nyi Roro Kidul sebab warna itu kesenangannya.…
Sulawesi Utara, Pintu untuk Kuasai Dunia
LAUTAN masa lalu adalah Mediterania. Lautan masa kini adalah Atlantik. Lautan masa depan adalah Pasifik. Demikian dikatakan Gubernur Sulawesi Utara Sinyo Harry Sarundajang dalam diskusi bersama harian Kompas dan Pemerintah Provinsi Sulawesi Utara di…
IM Austria Prague 2014 : Sound of Music Tour
The Sound of Music played on a constant loop through the “timeless” medium of VHS tapes was my childhood. That was my “High school Musical.” I loved the tomboyish nature of Sister Maria and…
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