Lake Toba (or Danau Toba in Indonesian) is a lake and supervolcano, 100 kilometres long and 30 kilometres wide, and 505 metres at its deepest point. Toba is Located in the middle of the northern part of Sumatra  with a surface elevation of about 900 metres. It is the largest volcanic lake in the world.

Tarsiers are primates of the genus Tarsius, in the family Tarsiidae, which is itself the lone extant family within the infraorder Tarsiiformes. Although the group was once more widespread, all the species living today are found in the islands of Southeast Asia.

Tapirs inhabit jungle and forest regions of South America, Central America, and Southeast Asia. There are four species of Tapirs: the Brazilian tapir, the Malayan tapir (which we find in Indonesia), Baird's tapir and the Mountain tapir. All four species of tapir are classified as endangered or vulnerable. Their closest relatives are the other odd-toed ungulates, including horses and rhinoceroses.

The following is a quick explanation of how to start creating your own blogs to share with your family, friends and the rest of the world.

Register

To submit items you first need to register by clicking "Create an account". Fill in the fields marked as required (*) as well as the optional fields if you like. You may also give a description of yourself; where you come from, where you live and so on. An e-mail with activation link will be sent to the adress you entered. You need to click this link before youre account is activated and you can login.

Start creating blogs

You may now start creating your blogs! Click "Add new Item" on your user menu.

A new window will open (add screenshot here):

Quick howto:

1. Title: Give a title to your blog, this will be the heading
2. Title Alias: You don't need to input anything here
3. Tags: Short keyword(s) used to sort and find similar blogs
4. Published: Set this to "No", you are not allowed to publish by default
5. Featured: Don't use
6. Category: Choose the Category you want your blog to belong to, currently only "Travel Blogs" can be chosen
7. Content: This is the area where you create your blog. Type in the text or paste it in. You can separate your introduction text and full text by clicking the "Readmore" button.
8. Image: Here you may add an image to show at the start of your blog (don't need to have an image, but looking much nicer...). Upload your image by clicking "Browse". Please don't upload huge images! Add a caption to tell something about the image.
9. Image gallery: This is a nice feature! Upload and showcase your images as an Image Gallery! Simply create a ZIP file with your images related to the blog (please keep the size and number reasonable) and select it in the browser.
10. Video: As with images you may upload your own video (keep size reasonable) or link to a video you like on the internet, for example from YouTube.
11. Extra Fields: These are optional fields with information that will appear beneath your blog (you must select category first)
12. Attachments: Self-explaining?

When you are satisfied press the "Save" button.

Don't worry if you get a warning that you are not allowed to publish. You're blog is saved ok anyway. A moderator will now accept and publish your blog as soon as possible. We reserve the right to change the Category and correct bad spelling if necessary.

You may at any time edit your own blogs! It will then be set to "Unpublished" and needs to be accepted again by a moderator.

The Portuguese discovered Timor in 1512 and soon settled, while traders from the Netherlands first arrived in 1613. After many years of rivalry the two nations made a series of agreements which established the boundaries of Timor, the latest in 1914. The western part became Dutch Timor, while the eastern part remained Portuguese Timor.

With this article we will try to give some background information about the safety situation in Indonesia, but it must be up to you to decide if it is safe enough to visit the country. Be aware that the situation changes frequently, so make sure you have the latest and most reliable information before you make up your mind. But don't get too intimidated by what is written in the western press, most of Indonesia is safe with very friendly people, as you soon will discover when you go there.

The local currency in Indonesia is called rupiah. Notes commonly used is 500, 1.000, 5.000, 10.000, 20.000, 50.000 and 100.000 Rupiah. Coin values are 50, 100, 500 and 1.000 rupiah. It is not allowed to bring more than 50.000Rp out of the country. One of the small everyday problems you will encounter is to have enough of the smaller values.

Below is a list of Indonesian Embassies and Consulates abroad. The list is not 100% complete, if you find that data is missing, wrong or out of date please inform us. Before you go to Indonesia you should check your passport expiry date. Indonesia require passports to be valid for six months following the date of arrival. New regulations have implemented one month tourist Visa's for most countries, which for some nationalities may be obtained on arrival.

Most embassies in Indonesia are located in Jakarta, while several nations have consular representatives in Bali as well as in some of the major cities in Indonesia. Some countries deal with Indonesia from an embassy in a third country. This is a list of foreign embassies and consulates to Indonesia. The list below is not 100% complete, if you find that data is missing, wrong or out of date please inform us.

To fully enjoy living in a country like Indonesia you need the ability to quickly adapt. Many people will on their first visit to Asia experience a cultural shock, absolutely everything is different. A cultural shock is not just a way of speech, it can be quite real for most of us moving to a new country. It will not appear right after the move as many may believe, for the first 1-2 months everything will look new, exciting and charming.