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12 Publisher PUBLISHER www.garuda-indonesia.com September 2016 Kelok 9 West Sumatra, Indonesia VISINDO Cover Kelok 9 by Afriandi / Getty Images Once a treacherous road connecting two provinces, Kelok Sembilan (Nine Curves) in Payakumbuh, West Sumatra, has been recently upgraded with safe and modern flyovers and viaducts. Jalan yang menghubungkan dua provinsi, Kelok Sembilan, di Payakumbuh Sumatera Barat kini telah diremajakan dengan dibangunnya jembatan layang. 4 Salam Garuda Indonesia M. Arif Wibowo, President & CEO of PT Garuda Indonesia (Persero) Tbk., personally welcomes you. 36 Explore Travel Trends The chicest locations; the most stylish events; our ultimate hit-list for the in-the-know traveller. 84 Travel Guilin Be inspired and envelop yourself in the magical, dreamlike landscapes of Guilin in southwest China. 98 Travel Wakatobi A UNESCO World Heritage Site in the heart of the Coral Triangle, Wakatobi is a diver’s paradise. GAR Sep16 00 Cover Colours Choosen.indd 1 Welcome to Colours Welcome on board! Our travel itinerary this month kicks off in the dreamlike landscapes of Guilin in China’s southwest. Here mythical emerald humped hills, dotted with long spindly trees, seemingly rise from the Li River, creating an improbable backdrop straight from the scrolls of ancient Chinese tales. Even more natural inspiration can be found on the world’s fourth-largest jungle island: Sumatra. Halfway along its verdantly forested length (yet within a stone’s throw of Padang city), we pay a visit to Rimba Ecolodge, a unique sustainable tourism initiative working to tackle regional problems on a local level. In style. Elsewhere in Indonesia's archipelago, we make a diver’s pilgrimage to Wakatobi, a UNESCO World Heritage Site in the heart of the Coral Triangle. On the last leg of our adventures this month we fly long-haul to Europe to explore Copenhagen, one of the world’s happiest cities according to numerous international surveys. The good news is we’re pretty sure you can acquire a touch of that well-being just holidaying there. Selamat datang dalam penerbangan kami! Jadwal perjalan an kami bulan ini diawali dengan menikmati keindahan panorama alam, bak negeri khayalan, di Guilin, sebelah barat daya Tiongkok. Lanskap yang berbukit dengan pepohonan yang tinggi ramping, bak muncul begitu saja dari Li River, tampak seperti suasana pada dongeng-dongeng Tiongkok kuno. Keindahan pesona alam juga dapat dijelajahi lebih jauh lagi pada hutan terbesar keempat di dunia, Sumatera. Di tengah hutan nan rimbun (dan tak jauh dari Kota Padang), kami mengunjungi Rimba Ecolodge, sebuah bentuk pariwisata ekologi yang mencoba mengatasi permasalahan di tingkat lokal. Dengan manis. Sementara di sudut Nusantara lainnya, kami mencoba menyelam di Wakatobi, Situs Warisan Dunia UNESCO di tengah Segitiga Terumbu Karang. Persinggahan terakhir kami dalam petualangan di bulan ini adalah Eropa, di mana kami menempuh penerbangan yang cukup panjang untuk mencapai Copenhagen, salah satu kota paling berbahagia menurut survei internasional. Kami yakin, Anda pun bisa ikut merasa berbahagia hanya dengan berlibur ke sana. 8/24/16 7:48 PM EDITORIAL BOARD Benny S. Butarbutar Selfie Dewiyanti PUBLISHER PT Visindo Agensi Tama / Agency Fish DIRECTOR Herawati Saragih ASSISTANT TO THE EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR Dwi Supratina EDITOR Obed Napitupulu ASSISTANT & COMMISSIONING EDITORS Agung Pramudyo Vikaria Lestari Lala Amalia PT Visindo Agensi Tama UOB Plaza – Thamrin Nine, 31st Floor Jl. MH. 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