Surfing Indonesia / written and edited by Leonard and Lorca Lueras ; chief photographer, Jason Childs ; with editorial and photographic contributions by Bernie Baker [and nineteen others].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Lueras, Leonard, author.

Lueras, Lorca, author, editor.

Contributor:

Childs, Jason, photographer.

Baker, Bernie, editor, photographer.

Series:

Periplus action guides.

Periplus action guides

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Surfing--Indonesia--Guidebooks.

Surfing.

Indonesia--Guidebooks.

Indonesia.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (611 p.)

Edition:

Revised third edition.

Distribution:

Jakarta : Distributed by Java Books Indonesia, [2002]

North Clarendon, Vermont : Distributed by Tuttle Pub., [2002]

Place of Publication:

[Hong Kong] : Periplus, [2002]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Indonesia is well-known to surfers the world over as ""The Last Frontier"" of their sport. Indeed, except for Hawaii, where the ancient Polynesian sport of surfing orignated and was refined, no other maritime nation on Earth is so rich in challenges for accomplished waveriders. Periplus' team of renowned authors-photographers-surfers takes you on a safari that is the stuff of dreams?from the huge island of Sumatra in the west and on east through Java, Bali, Lombok, Sumbawa and Indonesia's ""Far East.""More than 120 action-pumped photographsInsightful essays by surfers for sur

Contents:

Cover; Copyright; Contents; Introduction; Surfing In Indonesia The World's Most Perfect Waves; Map - Bali; Bali; Introducing Bali The Take-off Point; Kuta Making ""The Scene""; Map - Kuta; FEATURE Bali's First Surfers; The West Coast Out Of Town And Up the Coast; FEATURE Hot Wired and Homegrown; Map - The Bukit; The Bukit Bali Comes of Age; FEATURE Surfers As Eco-Tourists; Sanur and Due East Sleepy, But Perfect; Map - Sanur; Offshore Bali A Wrecked Ship and ""Lacerations""; Map - Nusa Lembongan; FEATURE Indo Surfing's Cosmic Connection; Java

Introducing Java The World's Greatest Tropical IslandMap - Java; East Java, Grajagan Awesome Perfection, For Serious Surfers Only; Map - G-Land; FEATURE G-Land On My Mind, Surf Camp Notes; West Java, Wild West Java Wild Animals and Places, Even Wilder Waves; Map - West Java; West Java, Pelabuhan Ratu Performance Waves For City Boys; Map - Pelabuhan Ratu; West Java, Ujung Genteng Tubes, Turtles and Elevator Drops; West Java, Jakarta to Panaitan A Journey to Surfing Nirvana; Map - Panaitan Island; FEATURE Central Java: Indo Surfing's ""Missing Link""; Sumatra

Introducing Sumatra Surfing's Newest ""Last Frontier""Nias A ""Surf City"" On Stilts; Map - Nias; FEATURE Paradise Found, Paradise ""Lost""?; The Mentawai Islands ""Secret"", ""Sacred"" and Surfed; Nusa Tenggara; Nusa Tenggara Surfing in ""The Stone Age""; Map - Lombok; Lombok What Bali Used To Be; West Lombok The World's Most Perfect Left?; South Lombok Paradise Beaches and ""The Other Kuta""; Snake-like Sumbawa The Suck, The Scar and The Yo-Yo; Map - Sumbawa and Komodo; Megalithic Sumba Prehistoric Surfing Circumstances; Map - Sumba; Indo's Far East Featuring Local ""Boardriders""

Indo Surf Gallery Surf ArtPracticalities; Indo Surf Practicalities; Travel Advisories for Surfers; What to Expect; What to Bring Along; Additional Items; Indo Water Hazards; Indonesian Surfspeak; Surf Glossary; Indo Surf Directory; Surf Camps/Tours; Surf Shops; Other Surfing Services; Indonesia At A Glance; Know Before You Go; Travel Advisory; What To Bring Along; Climate; Time Zones; Money and Banking; Tax Service and Tipping; Office Hours; Mail; Telephone and Fax; Electricity; Tourist Information; Etiquette; Security; Health; Mosquito-borne Diseases; Accommodation; Indonesian Addresses

Food and DrinkIndonesian Language Primer; Bali; Travel Advisory; Kuta & Legian; Sanur; The Nusa Islands; West Java; Travel Advisory; Pelabuhan Ratu; Carita; Ujung Kulon National Park; Sumatra; Travel Advisory; Medan; Padang; Bukittinggi; Sibolga; Nias Island; Lombok; Travel Advisory; To The Gilis; Ampenen, Mataram, Cakranegara; Sengiggi Beach; The Gilis; Kuta Beach; Gili Nanggu; Labuhan Lombok; Ekas; Sumbawa; Travel Advisory; Sumbawa Besar; Taliwang; Bima; Dompu; Sape; West Sumbawa; Gili Meno; Hu'u; Sumba; Travel Advisory; Far East; Travel Advisory; Contributors; Acknowledgements; Index

Back Cover

Notes:

Map on lining paper.

Includes indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-4629-0937-X