Considered as one of Indonesia\'s historical and cultural epicenters, Jogjakarta is the place to be for any would be culture-vulture. The home of the famed Borobudur and Prambanan temples, this city which is steeped in Javanese traditions, is also the home of the Yogyakarta Sultanate. The long stretch of Malioboro street is a shoppers haven, offering everything you want from traditional handcrafted items, beautiful handmade batiks, to memorable trinkets of your trip to an ancient city.
Pangkalpinang is the largest city on the island of Bangka and is also the provincial capital of Bangka-Belitung. Once a major tin producing center for Indonesia, this port city is slowly being recognized as a must visit tourist destination, for its beautiful unspoiled beaches and tidy laid out city. Some must see locations when in Pangkalpinang include Museum Timah, which tells the history of Bangka\'s tin mining history, the many Chinese temples located around the city and Pasir Padi Beach.