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Sudah tahu kan lomba nulis #GetStranded berhadiah jalan-jalan gratis di tempat-tempat eksotis di Indonesia? Terima kasih banyak atas partisipasi teman-teman semua. Ternyata ada ratusan tulisan yang masuk sampe bingung milihnya. Setelah diskusi sama tim @telkomselflash, akhirnya tanggal 6 Juni 2014 sudah diumumkan pemenangnya.

Ini dia nih yang beruntung bisa jalan-jalan gratis bareng satu orang temannya:

1. Eji Belula –> Dapat hadiah gratis ke Rammang-Rammang, Sulawesi Selatan. Selain itu ia akan ke Goa Leang-Leang, Bantimurung, Tanjung Bira, Pulau Kambing, Air Terjun Parangloe, dan mencicipi kuliner khas di Makassar.
Twitter: @ejiebelula #Celebes #GetStranded

2. Satya W. Sidabutar –> Dapat hadiah gratis ke Pantai Ora, Maluku. Selain itu ia akan keliling kota Ambon melihat Patung Pattimura dan Gong Perdamaian, snorkeling di sekitar Ora, ke Pulau Tengah dan Pulau Tujuh, trekking di Sawai, ke Pulau Pompo.
Twitter: @satsatwinnie #Maluku #GetStranded

3. Eureka P. Sari –> Dapat hadiah gratis ke Bukit Bangkirai, Kalimantan Timur. Selain itu ia akan ke desa wisata Pampang, keliling Samarinda untuk melihat Islamic Center dan Air Terjun Tanah Merah, ke penangkaran buaya di Balikpapan dan hutan lindung Sungai Wein.
Twitter: @eurekadotdid #Borneo #GetStranded

4. Dea Sihotang –> Dapat hadiah gratis ke Bukittinggi, Sumatera Barat. Selain itu ia akan ke Ngarai Sianok, Istana Bung Hatta, Lembah Arau, Danau Singkarak, Pulau Sikuai, ke Padang untuk mengunjungi Pantai Malin Kundang, Jembatan Siti Nurbaya dan makamnya.
Twitter: @deasihotang #Andalas #GetStranded

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Indonesia emang nggak ada matinya dijelajahi! Tahu kan kalo menurut saya, dari segi alam dan budaya, Indonesia adalah yang terkeren di dunia?

Ini ada 4 contoh tempat keren di Indonesia yang bisa kamu datangi:
1. Bukittinggi, Sumatra Barat – kota berhawa sejuk ini terkenal dengan Jam Gadang, Ngarai Sianok, Lubang Japang dan benteng Fort de Kock. Belum lagi kuliner lokalnya yang lezat, termasuk Keripik Sanjai!
2. Bukit Bangkirai, Kalimantan Timur – kawasan wisata hutan hujan tropis terletak 1,5 jam dari Balikpapan. Kita bisa berjalan di atas Canopy Bridge yang menghubungkan antar pepohonan setinggi 30 meter!
3. Rammang-Ramang, Sulawesi Selatan – kawasan batu karst yang terbentuk sejak ribuan tahun yang lalu ini sangat spektakuler, membentang seluas 4.750 hektar dan dikelilingi oleh sawah dan perbukitan.
4. Pantai Ora, Maluku – pantai terpencil di Pulau Seram ini memiliki pantai yang indah dan dikelilingi perbukitan hijau. Bisa trekking di hutannya dan snorkeling di antara terumbu karang lautnya yang keren!

Kabar gembiranya, kamu bisa mengunjungi tempat-tempat tersebut dengan GRATIS! Tiket pesawat, akomodasi dan makan termasuk lho!

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by Trinity

Trinity is Indonesia’s leading travel blogger and writer. Four volumes of “The Naked Traveler” have been published to date, and have quickly become Indonesia’s best-selling travel book. Her books tell of her adventures around the world in compilations of thoughtful, entertaining and often hysterical short stories. Through her blog, books, and appearances, Trinity has inspired a young generation of Indonesians to expand their horizons through travel. For the first time in English, this compilation focuses on Trinity’s adventures in and around Indonesia, providing travelers to the region an indispensable insight into the culture and sights of this multi-faceted archipelago.

(preview from page 51-53)
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From what you see of it on TV, the Komodo is truly terrifying – I will never erase the image of a goat being swallowed whole in a single huge gulp. For a whole month before we left, Yasmin, Jana and I (none of us spring chickens) were busy developing our komodo evasion techniques in case we were suddenly charged. Apparently, a komodo that is approximately three metres long and weighs 70kg (on an empty stomach) can run at 20km/h, climb trees, and swim underwater!
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When the boat arrived in Komodo Island, a World Heritage Site, we were given a briefing by the guide. “There are 2,500 komodos in the park. Komodos like to eat meat, including human meat.”
One westerner was less than excited. “Can I just stay in the boat?”
But there was no backing out now. All the foreign tourists who had spent the boat ride wearing as little as possible were suddenly transformed into Indiana Jones attire, complete with hats, khaki shirts, pants and trekking boots. Of course, that left us three looking like total dorks. All we were worried about was making sure we had put on enough insect repellent.
And the dorkiness continued when the Komodo National Park ranger asked, “Who wants to go for a short trek?”
All three of us put our hands up at the same time.
“Medium trek?”
No response.
“Long trek?”
At this point the remaining 23 sets of hands shot up into the air. Damn westerners! It wasn’t all bad though as the three of us were given our own guide while the rest of the group shared the remaining two. Aside from not really wanting to go trekking, we were also glad we would not have to try to keep up with their long-legged strides.
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