BBC's List of 50 Places to Visit Before You Die

Here, I would like to declare myself as a traveler. Last night, I came through the list of 50 places to visit before you die according to BBC. Honestly, the places in the list are the places I have wanted to go in my whole life. I have been to some of them and they are awesome and have different uniqueness.

Why do I love traveling?

Well, why NOT??? I think all people should love traveling since you can see so many different cultures in the world (the ones that you can accept or can't), how great God has created humans and earth, and most importantly you can try to understand the way different people from different places around the world think.

Anyway, I would try to group these 50 awesome places according to their geographical locations.

~~~~~ North America ~~~~~

1. The Grand Canyon, USA

3. Florida, USA

7. Las Vegas, USA
I went to Las Vegas in summer 2008. Now, I got to see why people call Las Vegas as "Sin City".

9. New York, USA
I went to New York in December 2006 with a couple of friends. I didn't quite have a good impression of the city. For me, it's a bit dirty and dark.

11. Canadian Rockies, Canada

15. Niagara Falls, USA / Canada

23. Yosemite National Park, USA

28. Alaska, USA

36. San Francisco, USA
I have been here a couple times, May 2006 and August 2008. I have a friend who lives in San Francisco. What a romantic city with hills.....


~~~~~ Central America ~~~~~

13. Chichen Itza , Mexico

43. Barbados, Barbados


~~~~~ South America ~~~~~

14. Machu Picchu, Peru

26. Iguassu Falls, Argentina / Brazil

31. Rio de Janeiro - Brazil

33. Galapagos Islands, Ecuador

47. Angel Falls - Venezuela


~~~~~ Europe ~~~~~

18. Venice, Italy

27. Paris, France

35. Rome, Italy

37. Barcelona, Spain

44. Iceland

46. Zermatt, Switzerland


~~~~~ Africa ~~~~~

5. Cape Town, South Africa

17. The Pyramids, Egypt

21. Victoria Falls, Zimbabwe

32. Masai Mara, Kenya

34. Luxor, Egypt

40. La Digue, Seychelles

48. Abu Simbel - Egypt


~~~~~ Middle East ~~~~~

16. Petra, Jordan

38. Dubai, United Emirates Arab


~~~~~ South Asia ~~~~~

6. Golden Temple, India

10. Taj Mahal, India

19. The Maldives, Maldives

30. Himalayas, Nepal

41. Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka


~~~~~ East and Central Asia ~~~~~

20. Great Wall of China, China

22. Hong Kong, Hong Kong
I went to Hong Kong in summer 2007 with my younger brother, a cousin, and my uncle. I had a great shopping experience in Hong kong. I also went to macau, China. It only take one hour or so to go to macau from Hong Kong by ferry. Macau is the Las Vegas of Asia, casinos are everywhere.

45. Terracotta Army, China


~~~~~ South East Asia ~~~~~

29. Angkor Wat - Cambodia

39. Singapore, Singapore
I have been here a couple times since it is closed to my home country, indonesia.

42. Bangkok, Thailand
I have been to Bangkok and Pattaya in Thailand. Bangkok is the cworst city in the world for traffic.

49. Bali, Indonesia
Indonesia is my home country. it would be ashamed if I have never been to Bali. I have been to Bali a couple times. I can't remember what year, probably in December 1999. I spent New year's Eve of 2000 in Bali.


~~~~~ Australia and New Zealand ~~~~~

2. Great Barrier Reef, Australia

4. South Island, New Zealand

8. Sydney, Australia

12. Uluru, Australia

25. Auckland - New Zealand


~~~~~ Micronesia ~~~~~

24. Hawaii, USA

50. Bora Bora, French Polynesia

My 2009 San Francisco and San Jose Trip Part 2

Buying Chocolate gifts from the famous Ghirardelli

Afterall, Indonesian food is still d BEST..... mie tek tek

Food Market at Fisherman's Wharf...... hmm, good seafood!!!

Pier 39, Pisherman's Wharf

Attending my bestfriend's graduation. However, I don't have the photos with me and him at the moment :(

It was raining :( ..... However, maybe thanks to the rain we can the Golden Gate Bridge clearly with no fogs

The Land of Coconut

Having coconut beside the beach is one of the best things to do in life......

Nyum!!!! Young coconut is one of the best delicacies....

More of Pulau Kramat, Sumbawa, Indonesia

Rich kinds of Reefs along the way to the Island of Pulau Kramat, Sumbawa, Indonesia

Arriving at Pulau Kramat (Note: my maid and the boat driver in the picture)

The beach of Pulau Kramat, Sumbawa, Indonesia

The water is very very clear........ What an amazing feeling to be there!!!! :)

@ Pulau Kramat, Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Broken Pier in Pulau Kramat, Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia

Pulau Kramat, Sumbawa, Indonesia

Amazing, clean, untouched, mesmerizing, peaceful beach of Pulau Kramat, Sumbawa, Nusa Tenggara Barat, NTB, Indonesia

In order to get here, I had to drive for about one and half hour to a small resort-like place and take a boat for about 20 minutes to this island.

According to the boat rider, the island is inhabited and the government prohibits any part of the land to be sold to anybody other than the natives there.

Interesting Facts about Indonesia

Fact #1:

Indonesia is the fourth most populous country in the world (237 million people).

Fact #2:

Indonesia is made up of 17,508 islands. About 6000 of them are inhabited by people.

Fact #3:

Being located in the tropical zone, Indonesia only has two seasons of the year, dry and rainy season.

Fact #4:

Almost 50% of the Indonesian population live on US$2 a day.

Fact #5:

Indonesia has the world's largest population of Muslims.

Fact #6:

The largest islands of Indonesia are: Java, Sumatra, New Guinea, Sulawesi, and Kalimantan.

Fact #7:

Indonesia is also known as the world’s 16th largest country based on the total land area in Indonesia.

Fact #8:

Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia remains to be the 11th largest city in the world and is also densely populated.

Fact #9:

Of the ten largest islands found in the world, Indonesia boasts of three that belong to its list: Sumatra, Kalimantan (Borneo), and Papua.

Fact #10:

Sumatra is the sixth largest island in the whole world and also the 5th highest island in the world.

I Introduce Indonesia to You

Many people know Bali more than they do about Indonesia. In fact, Bali is only a tiny part of the country that has more than 13,466 islands. If you can imagine Bali as a heaven on earth, I am pretty sure you'll find other parts of Indonesia even more breathtaking. Since you probably know a lot about Bali, I wanna share about Indonesia instead. Here are some basic information that you should know about Indonesia.

Official Name: Republic of Indonesia
Capital City: Jakarta
Official Language: Indonesian / Bahasa
Population: 237,556,363 (2010 Census)
Currency: Rupiah (IDR)
Time Zone: Various (UTC+7 to UTC+9)
Drives on the: Left
Most Famous Island: Bali
Number of Provinces: 33 (as of 2011)
Major Religion: Muslims (86.1%)