Silent Day in Bali, A Balinese Way to Celebrate New Years in Paradise

Hari Raya Nyepi or Nyepi Day is a very unique tradition in Bali. Nyepi means deserted. Balinese New Year is also called the Saka New Year based on the lunar calendar. Nyepi Day is the Balinese New Year celebrations, which is unique and only in Bali. The Balinese do reflection to improve their lives. Bali quiet atmosphere, without the noise of motor vehicles, without lights and electricity, then Bali was deserted and save energy during the day.

Deserted road on Nyepi in Bali. Image: mydestination.com

Bali, a small island located between Java and Lombok Island, famous for its unique traditions and culture. There is one of the unique traditions that are when the Balinese Hindu Balinese celebrate the Balinese New Year, Nyepi Day or Hari Raya Nyepi. 

This tradition has been going on for hundreds of years, only in Bali. In 2014, this unique tradition, Nyepi Day, will fall on March 9, 2016 starting from 06:00 AM till 06:00 AM on March 22, 2015. To honor this moment of silent, as a tourist you would have to stay in the hotel, and you can enjoy the cozy atmosphere. If you want to feel the atmosphere of this desolate new year, for example, you are brooding about your life for the future, meditation or yoga. You can choose a hotel or villa that provides yoga classes or yoga exercises. You will get a quieter life after enjoying the atmosphere of Nyepi Day in Bali, at this island of paradise.

In this Saka New Year, every year once the Hindus in Bali will halt all activities. Residents of Bali for one day cease all their activities, deserted highways, airports, seaports and transportation services are also not active. All of the businesses, schools and government activities also stopped on this holy day. You only hear the sound of your heart, the birds singing, the sky is blue and the peace of the universe.

The meaning of Nyepi Day

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World Class spa in Bali

Holiday in Bali and enjoy one of the world's best spa in paradise

Spa and unique body treatment in Bali. Image: blog.getbalivillas.com

Bali is not only a haven to enjoy the beauty of nature and traditional art or unique culture. Now, the island is also famous as a destination for world-class try different treatments. 

Bali is a fantastic place for the world's best spa and body treatments on the island is not just relying on services and prescription ingredients or spa or massage oil for the body, but also because of the atmosphere which is had been created by the owners of the spa that combines natural beauty, architectural Bali and various elements of the unique Balinese culture.

Bali is a a romantic island, and you can feel the romantic atmosphere in a variety of resorts, villas or hotels which is pampered with ocean or the beauty of the valley and the hills, the sound of the river, even your great opportunity to enjoy the sunset.

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Taj Mahal is a monument of love

Princess Diana in front of the Taj Mahal in February 1992. Image: birminghammail.co.uk

If you are on vacation to India, apart from a visit to Kashmir, then you should not forget to visit the Taj Mahal, a monument of love. 


 This beautiful monument is built by the Emperor Shah Jahan between 1632 and 1648 as a mausoleum for his second wife Mumtaz Mahal, who sadly died in 1631, giving birth to their 14th child. In her dying breath, Mumtaz Mahal urged Shah Jahan to build a mausoleum for her, more beautiful than any the world had ever seen.

Taj Mahal is one of the Seven Wonders of the modern world and an enduring Indian icon.

Taj Mahal is the finest existing example of Mughal architecture. It combines intricate Persian, Turkish, Indian and Islamic styles to devastating effect and seems to appear as immaculate today as when it was first constructed.  

Inside the Great Moghul and his wife are buried side by side and the interior walls and floors are decorated with flowered mosaics, black marble and semi precious stones. Taj Mahal is one of the world's 'must see' sites. Let's go to India and holiday in Taj Mahal.

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More about the uniqueness of Bali

Tari Barong, a famous dance in Bali. Image: pesonadewata.com

Holiday in Bali has given memorable and unique experiences to millions of people. Bali is where the Gods and Goddess live, so you will find the last paradise in this exotic island.

The art, custom and culture of Bali are unique. People say that the Balinese people have reached self-content. It is not an exaggeration that when a

Balinese is asked what heaven is like, he would say, just like Bali, without the worries of mundane life. They want to live in Bali, to be cremated in Bali when they die, and to reincarnate in Bali.

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The trail of Barack Obama in Kogelo, a presidential safari in Kenya

Barack Obama enjoy his heritage tour in, Kogelo. Image: holidaykenyasafaris.com

Adventure in Kenya

If you have frequent flights to many countries beautiful and historic cities with many modern amenities. 

Maybe you also do shopping in a variety of other interesting cities, it may be time to travel to places that are more challenging as diving in Raja Ampat in Papua, climbing Mount Everest or perhaps do a safari or mountain climbing in Kenya, Africa. You can get a tremendous experience on the continent that is believed to be the origin of the human race.

If you have an adventurous spirit and want to feel the authenticity of the African wilderness, then you can join a special tour, trail of Barack Obama in his father's homeland in Kogelo, Kenya by choosing a special package "Presidential Heritage Safari". This is a very unique safari for adventurous travelers who want to discover Obama’s Kenyan roots as well as enjoy Africa's greatest wild animals such as: leopard, lion, elephant, buffalo and so on.

On the Obama Trail safari  in Kenya you will get to meet the president's grandmother Sarah Onyango Obama and his uncle Said Obama who still live Kenya. You can also learn the tales of the Luo community, a Nilotic tribe in Kenya from where Obama senior hails from. This holiday is combines the best of African wildlife safari and an encounter with Obama's ancestry in the west of Kenya.

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Fantastic Holiday in South Africa

The majestic view of Table Mountain. Image: tandatula.com

Africa is the continent where challenged to adventure and leisure, for example the famous safari in Kenya since before the First World War. 

African charm can also be found in the land of Nelson Mandela, the liberator and Nobel laureate, is a superb holiday in South Africa.   

             If you are an admirer of the hero’s humanity, then you can visit the tomb of Nelson Mandela to pay homage to him who has inspired love and peace to the world.

There are about 10 very interesting tourist attractions in South Africa which include:

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Budapest, a beautiful and historic city

Championed first by the Ottomans, Budapest's famed thermal baths include the sprawling, baroque Széchenyi Baths in City Park  Image: travel.nationalgeographic.com

The best place for holiday  is not just Paris, New York, Bali or a safari in Kenya, Africa. You need to glance at a beautiful and historic town in Hungary, the Budapest. 

The city earned the nickname as the "Paris of the East". The city offers a slightly different atmosphere than any other city in Europe. Let's holiday in Budapest.

Budapest has many historical relics and cultural acculturation of the countries around it, so you'll find the city's buildings shape resembles the French and Austrian architecture.

Combined the two cities

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