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Travel Information of Indonesia Indonesia Country and Travel Information Climate || Visas || Customs || Transport || Currency || Tipping || Clothing Office hours || Food || Shopping || Culture || Public holidays Tourist Destinations || Map of Indonesia Introduction The Republic of Indonesia is the world's largest archipelago and is the fifth most populous country, with 17,700 islands streching 5,120 kms (3,200 miles) between Australia and the Asian mainland. Population and Language 200 million people are distributed throughout 27 provinces. However, 55% of these people are concentrated on Java, Bali and Madura, on only 7% of the total area. Climate A tropical country, with humidity ranging from 69% - 95%, there are two seasons: Dry Season, from May to October and Wet Season, from November to April. It should be noted that occasional showers do occur during the dry season; similarly, during the "rainy" season it is more likely that heavy tropical down-pours are interspersed with sunshine. Average temperatures range f rom 68 to 86 or 20 to 30C . Passport and Visas Visitors must arrive in Indonesia with passports valid for at least six months after arrival and with onward or return tickets. Visas are not required for nationals of: Australia, Austria, Belgium, Brunei, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Greece, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Netherlands, Norway, Philippines, New Zealand, Singapore,South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, United Kingdom, United States of America and West Germany. A non-extendable tourist pass for citizens of these is issued for a maximum of 60 days with entry and departure through: Airports: Medan, Batam, Pekanbaru, Padang, Jakarta, Bali, Manado, Ambon, Biak,Ku pang, Pontianak, Balikpapan and Surabaya; Seaports: Medan, Batam, Jakarta, Surabaya, Semarang, Riau, Bali, Manado, and Ambon. Through other ports, a visa is required. Nationals of countries not listed above can obtain 30-day tourist visas from any Indonesian embassy or consulate abroad. Health Certificates International certificates for smallpox and cholera are not required and yellow fever vaccination are necessary only for visitors coming from infected areas. Customs Each adult is permitted to bring, on entry, a maximum of two litres of alcoholic beverages, 200 cigarettes or 50 cigars or 100 grams of tobacco and a reasonable quantity of perfume. Photographic equipment and typewriters must be declared and are admitted provided they are taken out on departure. Prohibited from entry are the following items: narcotics, arms and ammunition, TV sets, radio and radio casette recorders, pornography, fresh fruit, printed matters in Chinese characters and Chinese medicine. All movie films and video casettes will have to be deposited for review by the Film Censor Board. There is no restriction on import and export of foreign currencies and travellers cheque; however, import or export Indonesia currency exceeding Rp 50,000,- is prohibited. Airport Tax Airport tax levied on passengers for international travel is Rp 17,000,-. While for travel within Indonesia it varies from one region to another with an average of Rp 3,500,- for each departure. Top Transportation An airconditioned airport-hotel shuttle service, operates frequently scheduled trips to/from major hotels to coincide with flights from Jakarta's international airport at a cost of approx Rp 4,000,per person. Taxis at a higher rate, are also available with metered taxis operating only in Jakarta, Surabaya, Bandung, Semarang and Solo. Elsewhere, other forms of transportation, which required setting the fare in advance, include minicars for two passengers, "bemos" or small buses covering regular routes and "becaks" powered by human energy. Trains operate in Java and parts of Sumatra. Garuda Indonesia has an extensive networkof dailyflights toallcitiesinthe 27 provinces. These flights are supplemented by domestic air services on Merpati, Nusantara, Mandala and Bouraq . Currency The local currency is the Rupiah. Foreign currencies, either banknotes or travellers cheques, are easily exchangedatbanks and moneychangers in major tourist destinations. Credit cards are accepted at most hotels and restaurants in main cities. It is advisable to carry sufficient amounts of Rupiah when travelling to smaller towns or outer provinces. Tipping Major hotels add a 10% service charge to bills. Where it is not included a tip of between 5% to 10% of the bill would be appropriate if service is satisfactory. Airport poterage is Rp 500,- for a small bag and Rp 1,000,- if weighing more than 20 kg. Tipping taxi and hire-car drivers is not mandatory, but Rp 500,would be sufficient for a taxi driver, but more for a hire-car driver. Clothing Dress is generally informal in Indonesia. Light fabrics are recommendeddue to the warm, humid climate. For men, a jacket and tie is considered appropriate when making officials calls or non formal occasions. Or, follow local custom by wearing a long-sleeve batik shirt. It is recommended to bring a sweater or light jacket for travel to mountain areas. Shorts and beachwear are not considered appropriate except at sports facilities and on the beaches, and never appropriate for visits to temples, mosques and other places of worship. Top Office Hours Government offices: Monday - Thursday 8 am to 3 pm Friday 8 am to 11.30 am Saturday Saturday 8 am to 2 pm Business offices Monday - Friday 8 or 9 am to 4 or 5 pm Some offices are open half day on Saturday. Banks: Monday - Friday 8 am to 3 pm Food The main staple food of the majority of the population is rice. Coconut milk and hot chili peppers are popular cooking ingredients nationwide. Tastes range from very spicy dishes of meat; fish and vegetables to those that are quite sweet. The most popular dishes are "nasi goreng" (fried rice) which is otten served for breakfast, lunch or dinner, "satay" barbequed meat or chicken on skewers and "gado-gado", a vegetable salad with a pean ut sauce.All are most compatible with internationaltastes. Inthemaintouristcenters and cities, restaurants catering to international visitors are many, from fine continental grill rooms to Japanese specialty restaurants. Chinese restaurants are found in all towns throughout Indonesia. Tropical and subtropical fruits are available yearround. Bottled drinking water can be purchased everywhere. Shopping Many of Indonesia's main cities have department stores, supermarkets and large shopping complexes, open generally from 9 am to 8 pm, where fixed prices prevail. In local markets and small shops bargaining is the rule. Time Indonesia streches across three time zones:Western Indonesia (Sumatra, Java, West and Cen tral Kalimantan) + 7 GMTCentral Indonesia (Bali, South and East Kalimantan, Sula wesi, Nusa Teng gara) + 8 GMTEast Indonesia (Maluku and Irian Jaya) , +9 GMT Electricity Most hotels use 220 volts 50 cycles and two-pronged plugs. However it is not uncommon to find some hotels using 110 volts, particularly in the provinces. Check before using an appliance. Some hotels supply adaptors on request. Communication Long distance calls within Indonesia may be made by direct dialing through International Direct Dial (IDD) in major cities or through operator-assisted calls. Telex and fax services are readily available in major hotels and larger cities. Top Culture and Traditions Indonesians are a very friendly and polite people. Handshaking is customary, for both men and women, on introduction and greeting, smiling is a national characteristics. The population is predominantly Moslem. Nevertheless, Christianity, Hinduism, Buddhism, Confucianism and other religions are freely practiced. Traditional customs form a major part of family and community life. The use of the left hand to give or receive is considered ill-mannered. Likewise crooking your finger to call someone is impolite. Public Holidays January 1 New Year Feb 20, 21 Idul Fitri Festival March 21 Seclusion Day / Saba New Year April 5 Good Friday April 28 Idul Adha Great Day May 16 Ascention day of Christ May 19 Hijriah New Year June 2 Waisak Day July 28 Maulid of Prophet Mumammad August 17 National Independence Day Dec 8 Isra Miraj of Prophet Muhammad December 25 Christmas Day Top Asia Travel || Indonesia Hotel and Resorts

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FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">FONT color=#000000>17 October 2005/FONT>/A>/SPAN>/B>/P>P class=MsoNormal style="MARGIN: 0cm 0cm 0pt; TEXT-ALIGN: center" align=center>B style="mso-bidi-font-weight: normal">SPAN lang=EN-GB style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Arial Narrow'; mso-bidi-font-size: 10.0pt; mso-ansi-language: EN-GB">/SPAN>/B>/P>UL>/FONT>/A>/DIV>/LI>/UL>/TD>/TR>/TBODY>/TABLE>TD>/TD>P align=left>P>img src="images/uploads/Thumbnail Annual report 2004.jpg" alt="" width="84" height="118"> br>STRONG>FONT color=#cc0000 size=1>'ETC Annual Report 2004 A href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/2005/">FONT color=#cc0000 size=1>Interactive/FONT>/A> / A href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/resources/uploads/ETCReport_2004.pdf">FONT color=#cc0000 size=1>pdf for printing/FONT>/A>FONT color=#cc0000>FONT size=1>/FONT>/FONT>/P>STRONG>FONT color=#cc0000 size=1>/FONT>/STRONG>P>IMG style="WIDTH: 135px; HEIGHT: 33px" height=90 alt="" src="images/uploads/Harmonise2.png" width=305> A href="resources/uploads/DRY PILOT Aug 05.pdf">FONT face="arial, helvetica, sans-serif" color=#333333 size=1>Data Exchange: Give us your opinion/FONT>/A>/P>P align=left>P>A href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=31&ac=5">P align=left>IMG src="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules/htmlarea/upload/1109239339.jpg" border=1>a href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=31&ac=5">br>STRONG>FONT color=#cc0000 size=1> 'City Tourism & Culture: The European Experience'/FONT>/STRONG> /P>P align=left> FONT color=#660099>/P>li>a href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=31&ac=5">STRONG>FONT color=#000000 size=2>ETC Research Newsletter No.2/2005/FONT>/STRONG>/a>P align=left> /P>/li>P align=left> /P>P align=left> /P> /ul>ul>div class="rightpanel">STRONG>FONT color=#660099 size=3>STATISTICS/div> li>a href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=168&ac=7">STRONG>FONT color=#000000 size=2>Your one-stop source of statistics about European tourism/STRONG>/li>P align=left> /P>FONT color=#660099>li>a href="http://tourmis.wu-wien.ac.at/index_e.html">STRONG>FONT color=#000000 size=2>TourMIS online/STRONG>FONT color=#660099>/li>P align=left>/P>P>IMG height=35src="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules/htmlarea/upload/1093862082.gif" width=140 align=absMiddle border=0>/p>li>a href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=100&ac=5">STRONG>FONT color=#000000 size=2>Tourism Trends for Europe/STRONG>/a>STRONG>FONT color=#000000 size=1>- outlines the major trends affecting tourism to and within Europe to the year 2007 and beyond/STRONG>/li>/ul> ul>div class="rightpanel">STRONG>FONT color=#660099 size=3>TOURISM IN THE EU/div>li>a href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=165&ac=12">STRONG>FONT color=#000000 size=2>Edited links about tourism issues in the European Union/STRONG>/a>/li>/ul> ul>div class="rightpanel">STRONG>FONT color=#660099 size=3>NEW MEDIA REVIEW/div>P>IMG src="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules/htmlarea/upload/1109086271.jpg" align=absMiddle border=0> /P>li>a href="http://www.etcnewmedia.com/review/">STRONG>FONT color=#000000 size=2>Use of New Media on a country by country basis/STRONG>/a>/li>/ul> /div>div id="cettime">23:48 28th December 2005 (CET)/div>br>div id="search">form name="searchform" action="modules.php?name=Search" method="post">Search input type="text" name="query" value="Enter query" size="15"> input type="submit" value="GO">/form>/div>div id="leftblock">/div>div id="content">div id="breadcrumb"> > a href="modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&cat=Home">Home/a>/div>table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="">tr>td>table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="1" cellpadding="0" bgcolor="">tr bgcolor="#ffffff">td>font class="title">Welcome to the European Travel Commission/font>br>br>A href="http://www.etc-corporate.org/modules.php?name=Content&pa=showpage&pid=138">FONT color=#0000ff size=1>U>Version franaise/U>/FONT>/A>FONT color=#0000ff>/FONT> br>p align="justify">P>FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The European Travel Commission (ETC) is a non-profit making organisation with its headquarters in Brussels. Its members are the 33 National Tourism Organisations (NTOs) of Europe, whose role is to market and promote tourism to Europe in general, and to their individual countries in particular. /FONT>/P>P>FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">This is ETC's corporate website, which is aimed at industry, government and educational personnel interested in tourism to Europe. Visitors seeking travel-specific information and ideas are directed to ETC's consumer-oriented site: /FONT>A href="http://www.visiteurope.com/">FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif" color=#006699>www.visiteurope.com/FONT>/A>/P>P>FONT face="Verdana, Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif">The National Tourist Offices (NTOs) of 34 countries who are members of ETC contribute to its activities and funding. 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Hotel Travel

MySQL Users Conference Co-presented by O'Reilly Media, Inc. and MySQL AB Home Submit a Proposal Why Attend Registration Speakers Tutorials Sessions Events At-a-Glance BOFs Wiki Stay Informed Exhibitors Sponsors Hotel/Travel See & Do Media Center MySQL AB O'Reilly Hotel and Travel Information Hotel Info | Room Sharing | Travel Assistance | Rental Cars | Airline Tickets Hotel Information The MySQL Users Conference 2005 will be held at The Westin Santa Clara, located in the heart of Silicon Valley. Just off of US Highway 101, The Westin Santa Clara is convenient to the Silicon Valley and the greater Bay Area. The San Jose, San Francisco, and Oakland International Airports are located within minimal driving distance. For those who like to combine business with pleasure, The Westin Santa Clara is a treat, located within walking distance of Paramount's Great America theme park and a 72-par championship golf course. Looking to make a splash? Jump into the Westin's oversized pool or soak up some rays on the 5,000-square-foot pool deck. However you like to relax, The Westin Santa Clara will make you feel right at home. Make your hotel reservations by phone, call: 1-888-627-8405 or call the hotel directly at (408) 986-0700. The cutoff date for room reservations is: March 14, 2005 . Rate Guest Room: $154.00 In order to receive the discounted room rate, you must identify yourself as attending the "MySQL Users Conference 2005" Reservations received after the extended cutoff date of March 14, 2005 will be honored on a space-available basis at the prevailing rate of the hotel. All rates are single or double occupancy. All room rates listed above do not include a 9.5% local & state tax (subject to change without notice). Please provide 24 hours' notice when cancelling your reservations to avoid deposit forfeiture or penalties. Hotel Address The Westin Santa Clara 5101 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 Phone: (408) 986-0700 Due to the overwhelming popularity of MySQL Users Conference, the room block at the Westin Santa Clara is currently sold out. The following is a partial list of alternate hotels in Santa Clara, close to the Westin Santa Clara. Santa Clara Marriott 2700 Mission Blvd Santa Clara, CA 95054 Phone: 408-988-1500 Santa Clara Hilton 4949 Great America Parkway Santa Clara, CA 95054 Phone: 408-330-0001 O'Reilly Media, Inc. and MySQL AB have no affiliation with these hotels. Getting There Airport Shuttle Services From Oakland, San Francisco, or San Jose Airports SuperShuttle Phone: 800-258-3826 VIP Airport Shuttle Phone: (408) 885-1800 Driving Directions From San Jose Int'l Airport Start out going Northwest on Airport Blvd. towards Terminal C. Turn right onto Airport Pkwy. Turn left onto Guadalupe Pkwy. Take the US-101 N ramp towards San Francisco. Merge onto US-101 N. Take the Great America Pkwy. Exit towards Bowers Avenue. Keep right at the fork in the ramp. Merge onto Great American Pkwy. Approx. 5 miles) From San Francisco Int'l Airport Take US Highway 101 South towards San Jose. Take the CA-237 East exit towards Alviso/Milpitas. Take the Great America Parkway exit towards Lafayette Street. Turn right onto Great American Parkway. (Approx. 31 miles) From Oakland Int'l Airport Start out going Northeast on Airport Drive towards Neil Armstrong Way by turning left. Turn right onto 98th Ave. Merge onto I-880 South towards San Jose. Take the Milpitas/Alviso Rd. exit towards CA-237/Calaveras Blvd. Merge onto CA-237 W. Take the Great America Pkwy ramp towards Lafayette Street. Turn left onto Great America Pkwy. (Approx. 33 miles) Parking Self Parking: Free Self-parking in the hotel parking lot or connecting convention center lot is free. Valet Parking: $5 Per Day, $11 Overnight Please Note: Parking fees are approximate and completely subject to change without notice. Room Sharing If you are looking to save money on your housing costs, you may wish to room-share. We have set up a room-share mailing list to facilitate finding a suitable roommate. Please visit the Room Sharing page to submit your information and be added to the mailing list. The list will be updated and broadcast weekly. Travel Assistance The official O'Reilly conference travel planner offers one-stop shopping for your air travel and other travel needs in connection with your attendance at an O'Reilly conference. Vivian V. Russell Travel Services 182 Farmers Lane, Suite 102 Santa Rosa, CA 95405 Phone: (707) 525-0550 Fax: (707) 525-0560 Email: International Attendees Please visit www.unitedstatesvisas.gov for important information about international travel to the United States. 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