Belitung Island - my hometown

Belitung Island is a very beautiful small island in Indonesia.

It is surrounded by very good beaches; The beaches were Tanjung Tinggi, Burung Mandi, Tanjung Kelayang, Pulau Lengkuas, Tanjung Binga, Pantai Punai, Membalong

Lengkuas Island

Small Island in Belitung. There's an old light house in this island. It was built by Dutch long time ago but it's still good. people can climb up there enjoy the island from top.

From the top of the light house

Inside the Light house

A Big Lamp

Another Beaches

Tanjung Pendam beach

Tanjung Kelayang

Tanjung Tinggi

In Belitung Island, we can travel by small boats from island to island

Bangka Belitung province is located 107° 52' 29" East Latitude and 2° 52' 58" South

Top 10 Luxury Islands!

1. Maui, Hawaii

2. Bora Bora, French Polynesia

3. Saint Barts, Caribbean

4. Bermuda

5. Republic of Seychelles

6. Santorini, Greek

7. Cannes Beach, France

8. Anguilla, Caribbean

9. Island of Cozumel, Mexico

10. Cape Town, South Africa

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Amazing Pillars Island of Staffa

Staffa from the Old Norse for stave or pillar island, is an island of the Inner Hebrides in Argyll and Bute, Scotland. The Vikings gave it this name as its columnar basalt reminded them of their houses, which were built from vertically placed tree-logs. Staffa lies about 10 kilometers west of the Isle of Mull. The area is 33 hectares and the highest point is 42 meters above sea level. About similar nature pattern to Giants Causeway in North Ireland, Staffa Pillars is really amazing!

The island came to prominence in the late 18th century after a visit by Sir Joseph Banks. He and his fellow travelers extolled the natural beauty of the basalt columns in general and of the island’s main sea cavern which Banks re-named ‘Fingal’s Cave’. Their visit was followed by that of many other prominent personalities throughout the next two centuries, including Queen Victoria and Felix Mendelssohn. The latter’s Hebrides Overture brought further fame to the island, which was by then uninhabited. It is now in the care of the National Trust for Scotland. See it yourself. Pretty amazing eh?

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