Indonesia’s RENDANG and NASI GORENG Crowned ‘World’s Most Delicious Foods’
The authentic taste of West Sumatra gained worldwide recognition, as Rendang, a beef dish simmered in coconut milk and spices, the signature dish of Padang in West Sumatra was crowned ‘World’s Most Delicious Food’ on “Your pick: World's 50 most delicious foods”, the list issued by cnngo.com on September 7th, 2011. Placed second after Rendang is Indonesia’s equally popular dish, - and one of the favorite dishes of Barrack Obama, President of the United States - namely Nasi Goreng or fried rice. While Satay, another staple Indonesian dish of charcoal grilled skewered meat or chicken cubes, also stood proud at No. 14.
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Focus on: Exploring Solo in Central Java
My trip to the Central Java town came out of the blue. I was tempted by a friend’s stories about her hometown and she even provided me with a list of must-see places and where to find great food.
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More Information on Bali Sarbagita Bus System Including a Route Map
From a variety of sources, Balidiscovery.com has endeavored to collect additional information on the new Sarbagita Bus System that commenced operations in mid August 2011.
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Kuta Karnival IX Returns to Bali October 14-16, 2011
Adopting a theme of “Light up the World” and reflecting the organizing committee’s view that these are the golden days for tourism, the Kuta Karnival IX is set for October 14-16, 2011 and will open in front of the Pura Segera in Kuta with a colossal cek dance and an opening dinner attended by officials, Kuta business people and members of the media.
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Jalan Kemayoran Connecting Kuta to Bali Airport Closed Until March 2012
Road Access to Bali’s Ngurah Rai International Airport has been altered during the course of the ongoing expansion of the airport’s international terminal.
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Yogyakarta to hold Royal Wedding in October
If London had its Royal Wedding earlier this year in April, this October the Palace of Yogyakarta Hadiningrat will be the setting for Java’s own grand royal wedding between Princess Gusti Raden Ajeng Nur Astuti Wijareni, youngest daughter of the Sultan of Yogyakarta, and Achmad Ubaidillah. Scheduled to take place on 18 October 2011, the date chosen for this memorable occasion has been carefully determined through ancient and sophisticated Javanese calendar calculations based on the dates of birth of both the bride and the groom.
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World youths to promote environment in Bandung
Some 1,300 children and youths aged 15 to 25 years from 120 countries will gather in the West Java city of Bandung to plant trees, create a world city forest and come up with ideas on sustainable development.
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