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      Halmahera is the largest island of the Moluccas Islands group, belonging to North Maluku Province. It is a mixed Muslim and Christian community and is largely mountainous and sparsely populated, featuring idyllic beaches and some good walking. Halmahera island lies just to the east of Ternate, the archipelago’s capital and the main gateway to the large island. Its main appeal is  the remoteness and often stunning, quiet beaches around the coast. Many of these beaches feature spectacular corals reefs not far offshore with a staggering amount of life on them. Mount Mamuya is a 930-meter active volcano provides good views and trekking. Mount Mamuya can often be seen emitting lava and ash. The Halmahera island capital, Tobelo, is worthy of a few hours. It located on the east coast and has a nice setting high over the water. Out to the east of Tobelo are the popular islands of Tagalaya and Tolonuu. Halmahera island doesn’t have any sizeable airports, with most air t

     Tidore Islands are a small group of islands of the larger North Maluku island chain in eastern Indonesia. They are a string of volcanic cones off the west coast of Halmahera Island dominated by the main Tidore Island. The main island has all the appeal, with its 1,730m Kiematabu Peak, dense jungle and striking coastline. The capital of the Tidore Islands, Tidore, lies on the east  coast and features a fun Sunday market. The small but popular town of Soasio is just south of here. A road goes around most of the island and connects with Ternate at the northern end by bridge. The Kiematabu Volcano is Tidore’s main prize and lies down in the south of the island. Sabale Caldera is in the north and also has a couple of cones where there is also some decent walking. Tidore is also surrounded by several pretty islands, most notably to the north and south. Boats can be chartered from Tidore or Soasio and visitors can go island-hopping. Ternate lies to the north

      Makanan kobong disebut karena makanan yang dimasak atau diolah, dulunya adalah benar-benar dari hasil kebun sendiri. Kata 'kebun' mengalami asimilasi sedemikian rupa, sehingga terucap oleh masyarakat sekitar, menjadi 'kobong'. Jadi, Makanan Kobong sama saja dengan makanan kebun. Berpuluh tahun lalu, nasi adalah makanan langka bagi masyarakat Maluku Utara bermukim di daerah pegunungan yang berbatasan langsung dengan laut. Pekerjaan mereka terbagi dua bagian. Bagi mereka yang tinggal di sekitar pantai, tentu akan menjadi nelayan. Dan bagi mereka yang tinggal di daerah pegunungan, berkebun adalah pekerjaan yang biasa diakukan. Jika kalian berkunjung ke daerah Maluku Utara, sebut saja Makanan Kobong pada rumah makan yang bertebaran di sana, maka jika bahannya tersedia, tidak butuh waktu lama untuk memasak makanan komplit tersebut. Kenapa dikatakan komplit? Yuk, sekalian saya beri tahu apa bahan – bahannya, dan bagaimana mereka memasaknya. *Makanan Pokok