Indonesia 8e印度尼西亚

StretchyourhandthroughancientstonelatticeworktotouchtheluckyBuddhasatopJava’smajesticBorobudur。Drinkwiththedead（anddon’tsliponbuffaloblood！）atanelaborateandriotousTorajanfuneral。Sniffouttheinfamousdurianorscalysalakatalocalfruitmarket。StepasideasagiantKomododragonswaggersbywiththeconfidenceonly100kgoftop-of-the-food-chainlizardcanexude。Elevenauthors，morethan300daysofin-countryresearch，73ferrytrips，197detailedmaps，205bowlsofnasigoreng。Includesin-depthinformationonvolcanotrekking，surfing，diving，orang-utanwatchingandthebestadventures。Contentupdateddaily:visitlonelyplanet。comforup-to-the-minutereviews，updatesandtravelersuggestions。作者简介：NealBedford：Nealputindonesiaonhisauthoringwishlist，thinkingitwadastaggeringlyexoticplaceofjungleandbeaches，Asiancultureandtemples。Littledidheknowthatbyacceptingthejavagigonindonesia8he’sgetallthisandmore，includingburstingcities，manicstreets，thickbussmoke，crazybecak（bicycle-rickshaw）drivers，evencrazierbusdrivers，fieryvolcanoesandenougheicefor，well，indonesia。Beforeheknewithewasthrivinginthemagicofjavaandwonderingwhysofewpeopleevervisittheplace。Assoonashegetsthetime，he’llbebacktotakeanotherbiteofthedurianandexploretherestofthislife-changingcountry。MarkElliott：Sincehisfirsttripin1987，Markhasvisitedvirtuallyeverycornerofindonesia，withtripsrangingfromrelaxingholidaysinblissfulbalitoleech-infesteduprivertrekswithKalimantanDayaks。He’sjammedontheharmonicainend-of-Ramadanfestivitiesaboardapelniliner，survivedanappallinglystorm-batteredseacrossinginaBugisfishingboatandescapedfromasolohotelshortlybeforeitwasburntdownbyanti-Soehartorioters。Markremainsfacinatedbyindonesia’ssmorgasbordofculturesandconsiderstheMalukuspiceislandstobeamongthegreatestundiscoveredtravelgemsinAsia。NickRay：ALondonerofsorts，Nickcomesfromwatford，thesortoftownthatmakesyouwanttotravel。Soonaftercompletingadegreeinhistoryandpolitics，hebeganroamingaroundindonesia，boardingbad，badbusesformorethantwodaysatatimetotravelbetweenplaceslikepadangandjakarta。Needlesstosay，heapplaudsthearrivalofbudgetairlinesinthecountry。InthiseditionhecoveredtheirregularcontoursofSulawesi，aplacehefellforwhenworkinginTanaTorajaontheBBCseriesAroundtheWorldin80Treasures。HecurrentlylivesinPhnomPenh，Cambodiaandhascontributedtomorethan20LonelyPlanettitles。RyanVerBerkmoes：RyanfirstvisitedBaliin1993。Onhisvisitssincehehasexploredalmosteverycorneroftheisland-alongwithsidetripstoNusaLembongan，NusaPenidaandLombok，JustwhenhethinksBaliholdsnomoresurprises，heroundsacornerandisstruck，forexample，bythefabulousvistasfromMunduk。Afrequentvisitor，he’sattimesamazedthathissocialcalendarisevenfulleronislandthanoffit。MostofthetimehelivesinPortland，Oregon，whereitrainsasoftenasitdoesonBali’stropicalpeaksbutrarelygetsashot。