Inside FORT AMSTERDAM | With The Maluku Tourism Office 🇮🇩

Today, I am checking out Fort Amsterdam in Ambon. It's been on my list of places that I really wanted to check out in Ambon. The difficult part has just been finding a way to get out there because it's pretty far from the center of town where I'm staying. Luckily, I was able to meet the right people in my hotel, a group from the Maluku Tourist Office, and they were able to meet me and give me an incredible tour of the fort. Fort Amsterdam is one of the first forts built in the Maluku Islands, it's been renovated over the years though. It was such a great experience. Especially because I got to meet the fort keeper who has been on the job for 38 years! He has so much knowledge of the fort and I was lucky enough to have him there and pick his brain. Before heading to the fort though, I met up with the group for lunch at a Padang restaurant.
I want to give a special thanks to the Maluku Tourist Office for meeting me and giving me this opportunity. It was such a pleasure meeting all of you. And another special thanks to Ai for translating everything for me!
There will be a part 2 of this video where they take me to the oldest mosque and church ever built in Indonesia, so stay tuned for that....
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[@NickKTravel]

Thank you to the Maluku Tourism Office for providing this amazing experience! I had a wonderful time 😁 In the next video, we will visit the old church and mosque... stay tuned for that!

[@aaadin7257]

Very very worth journey as always Opened my eyes and directly slapped me

[@anugrah1921]

Nick just for context 15K Rupiah at the time is worth much more than today due to inflation and the monetary crisis of 98'

[@NickKTravel]

@@anugrah1921 true, my friend was telling me his mom used to give him 100 rupiah as a kid and he would buy candy and drinks with it

[@aaadin7257]

Before the 1997 crisis,indomie goreng or indomie rebus here in jakarta or near is only 250 or 350 rupiah,from depok to south jakarta is only 300 rupiah, 1 $ is about 2000 rupiah

[@faith0814]

Ingat banget waktu kecil disuruh beli beras di warung 1kg harganya cuma 700rupiah sekarang 1kg 15ribu..

[@rio1711]

Indonesian tourism ministry should get you a deal to explore all destinations over the country and promote it.. Because you have done it better than them so far..

[@ilhamMrizki]

hahaha saya juga merasa begitu mas, sepertinya nya turis lebih memberikan impact besar dengan ekplorasi destinasi mereka di indonesia. jujur saya malah dapet pengalaman jalan-jalan indonesia dari para bule ketimbang orang Indonesia nya sendiri.

[@aan.channel]

Kan belum lama ini Kementerian Pariwisata kerjasama sama The Lost Boys & Rufio buat jd ambassadors. Salut atas inisiatif Dinas Pariwisata Maluku utk kolaborasi dengan Nick.

[@dvc2229]

I hope so... But if it was too influenced by the government. We might only see the good but not the bad and the ugly of the place since everyplace always have the good, bad, and the ugly story about it

[@giannishen]

The fort is usually a building to protect the locals. It has a symbolic meaning of safety. I didn't expect it to be a warehouse! Great to hear the old story of Fort Amsterdam, really thanks to the king who decided to help the Portuguese! Thanks also to the Maluku Tourist Office, Ali, the fort keeper for helping, and of course Nick for sharing! 👍😃🙌

[@NickKTravel]

You're welcome, thanks for watching right, I'm sure it looks completely different from when it was originally built in the 1500s though. I think the fort was later built by the Dutch in the 1600s

[@brainly5392]

Nick masih di Ambon kah

[@giannishen]

@@NickKTravel Thanks to you too, the pleasure is mine！ Regardless of when and who built it, it's a great historicalremain！ You did a really great job, thanks again！👍😄👏

[@olieolie2964]

I can't believe, i'm learning my Indonesian culture & history from you Nick K. also did not know Ambon have really nice beaches & historic places. What a wonderful experience there, I'm looking forward to visit Ambon. Terima kasih Nick!

[@MichelleHalfMoonBay]

so glad you got to share this with us. thanks again Nick! what an amazing experience and history🙌. Also a big shout out to the Maluku tourism team for their hospitality.

[@NickKTravel]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@Pelita890]

Orang maluku selalu ramah dan sangat menghargai orang - orang yang berkunjung ke maluku

[@tigornomics]

In 1984, IDR 15,000 were equivalent to USD 15, I believe that was still underpaid back then, but maybe just enough if you were super tight with budget, single man with free housing, and partially sourcing food from the nature. Thanks God, he is now officially a civil servant, so he deserves monthly pension when he retire.

[@udafirman29]

In 1986, 1 US dollar = 1,664 Rupiah. If his salary was 15,000 Rupiah per month in 1986, that would be about 9 US dollars at that time. But Ambon in 1986, 100 rupiahs could buy meatballs and 50 rupiahs could buy yellow rice.

[@SharonLekahena]

Mantap uda 👍

[@metalextras]

Thanks Ambon Tourism office and pleasant vlog Nick, prolly after these "blip years", most tourism board in every touristy province in Indonesia would like to help you better, rather than sitting at their office on their day job. The building cannot speaks for itself, however having a guide will helps us build the imaginative time travelling experience...

[@avionugrohoomar]

Hope you always meet the right people and the right times. Enjoy the Indonesia history & food in your trips. Terimakasih

[@brandalldigerimis]

Dinas Pariwisata nya gercep, mantabbb🔥🔥🙌

[@muhammadkasimaldinata4614]

Nik i like your all vidio ,the study culture ,history,tradisional,indonesia food,and INDONESIA smart people and you study in bahasa indonesia step by step agin , i am suport you and subcribe good luck nik

[@yuanzhang4893]

我也很喜欢nik的视频，我来Indonesia有3个月了，作者的视频我也都看了，也已经订阅

[@imugibyam]

Great, Nick. We hope you will have more upcoming collaboration or cooperation with tourism boards/officials in the near future. Indonesia should promote more in the social medias, especially with overseas KZbinrs. Bless you.

[@PrinceImpossible]

WOW! 🤝 You are SO authentic and humble. The way you tell things.. I only can imagine how your schoolkids must ADORE(D) you.... I could not imagine being all alone and travelling, so you a such a HERO to me. ❤

[@mimibahar79]

Hai Nick.. are u still in Ambon, if yes trial this restaurant " es pisang ijo pemuda", u should try es pisang ijo and mix with es kacang merah... very delicius dessert, if you like coffee u must try Sibu - Sibu kopi... the best coffe shop in ambon, in this place u can try some ambon snack like, pisang goreng, gogos and kopi kenari which very good taste. And u must go too my Village named LILIBOOI, to see "Pantai Batu Kapal"... this is the best beach in Maluku near Ambon

[@NickKTravel]

thanks for the recommendations! unfortunately I'm not in Ambon anymore

[@riverleigh3251]

Great video Nick and well done to the Maluku Tourism Office for their hospitality, if I ever get a chance I will visit

[@seffanyamaudinia9736]

Nice video Nick...waiting for the next👍👍

[@johannfer7073]

Definitely love this Ambon series 🙏❤️💯

[@sallyovo721]

The different of nasi campur and nasi Padang are, nasi campur ( rice, vegetables, fish, egg) and nasi Padang there are special sauce and we always call It randang sauce.

[@babanglayn3934]

hi sir you can visit in Assilulu you visit the Amsterdam fort at HILA HILA to the back of seith village seith Negeri 5 Negeri 5 ureng village After the village of Ureng, behind the village of Assilulu, it has an exotic island with lots of beautiful scenery

[@febbykaihatu5481]

Nice video Nick👍🏻 Breadfruit cannot be eaten raw like jackfruit, but must be fried. Ambonese people like to eat fried breadfruit with chili sauce or also with brown sugar

[@choievaana5166]

Hahaha sukun kluweh nangka cempedak dan durian adalah buah yang membingungkan jika anda tidak mengendus nya. Indonesia terlalu banyak varian hanya untuk sesuatu yang bentuknya hampir sama meskipun itu tidak persis. BENAR-BENAR pengalaman lucu saat dari Jawa Timur bawa kluweh yang di kira durian saat di sensor di bandara. Mereka benar-benar membongkar dan membelah nya untuk memastikan itu bukan durian. Bahkan klan kita sendiri beberapa tidak tahu apalagi klan asing. By percuma anda muroh muntuk menjelaskan. Percayalah biarkan mereka melihat dan memeriksanya itu Damai untuk kedua belah pihak Menangis bukan berarti bersedih Tertawa bukan berarti bahagia

[@johne.p.massey6188]

Nick K, this was an awsome vlog today. You really met the right people. Thanks for sharing this with us homebound folks. It's like we were there with you.

[@ceritakudijerman-erwinchan3561]

Wow Thank you so much Nick for taking us in to this amazing journey. You looks great with traditional Dance Costume. Danke 🙏

[@viralinside4957]

Finally you came to Fort Amsterdam. I write about you and tagged you on insta about 3 month ago and suggest you to come to some forts in Banda and Makassar. In case you notice 😃

[@malukunederland9440]

Wow, another educational vlog from you about the history of Ambon 🙏💯❤️ something I didn't know and a place I've never been 💯😍‼️❤️

[@TheJadefire]

The different between "nasi padang" and " Nasi campur" is : "Nasi campur" is the way you mixed all the food, actually its an Indonesian way, in Java its often called "nasi rames" but in many place they dont have named on it that just usual way of Indonesian eat meal, mixed it all up "nasi Padang is originated from Padang in west Sumatra known as their unique flavour, you mixed the rice or not it still called nasi Padang anyway.

[@yuninugroho9920]

Terima kasih Nick luar biasa 👍👍👍 selalu menunggu Vidio" selanjutnya 🥰

[@latifbudiarto3003]

Wow.,such a good day eventhough cloudy and rain when you visited in there at the moment. Nice vlog and great information though,watching your vlog this time. Thanks for sharing Nick Sensei 👍🏻

[@homegirl85]

Finallyyyyyyy..yayyy 36 min video🤭

[@NickKTravel]

a long one for ya!

[@asephidayat8949]

Thanks nick your journey incredible history of maluku

[@voltalocos]

Very informative as usual Nick! Very well documented. You captured the important part of the history there in Ambon. 🙌

[@NickKTravel]

Thanks a ton!

[@shahranajirandi1766]

Wow what a great collab great job by tourism organization of Maluku

[@maldinijones6572]

Again n again i got alots of knowledge...thx nick for the videos

[@cokipardede3380]

Kwkwk ..

[@maven9867]

easily the best video you've ever uploaded of your journey in Indonesia

[@astotoh]

thanks man i learn lot of history about my country

[@ratnawathi5383]

Wonderful...amazing video, i saw the sea, its good view. I like it.

[@taybaemerald9884]

Very good content, Maluku government should open more and give the students and people or some office or organization to travel/visit around their own province and historical places or tourist spots to boost the economy of people around there. Bagi dinas pariwisata di sana sebaiknya bekerja sama dengan sekolah atau kantor2 setempat memberi dorongan pada mereka untuk mengunjungi tempat2 bersejarah atau tempat wisata dengan harga terjangkau agar sejarah dan ekonomi setempat terjaga karena banyak tempat wisata,daerah yg kalo dibersihkan akan mengundang banyak pengunjung dan bisnis kecil/penjual makanan souvenirs atau lainnya bisa berkembang. yang natural saja tapi bersih dan tentunya menjaga keselamatan. All the best Maluku. Oh ya Nick from there you can go to NTT ; Timor island and around ,not Timor Leste because it's already separate from Indonesia but you still can visit it if you want. You go to Kupang there's Benteng/fortress from colonial times which is now Army base or you go to cave in TTU or TTS or go to Halelulik or just visit but it's long journey there's some history but it's to far for you. Maybe you go to Kupang and then go to Sumba ,Rote,Alor, Sumbawa oh man that's a lot huh 😅. Well wait for your next video

[@rismariswana7685]

People wrote journals for all the adventures and journeys they did back then. Nowadays...you just need to watch KZbin to learn most everything what happens all around the world. Thank you so much Nick for sharing these amazing journeys. Open up.my eyes so wide..learning so much from your stories. Tetap semangat and stay healthy ✌

[@anniefabbre3661]

I enjoy watching your KZbin channel 👌🇮🇩

[@Umm_Hamzah_El-Shalehah]

That's a very amazing history story. I don't even know that as an Indonesian 😀. Thanks for sharing Nick. And thanks to the local people who helped Nick to explore Indonesia history in Ambon. Very interesting!! 👍

[@Bolajeruktv]

Finally, saya beljar sejarah kembali setelahbeberapa tahun di sekolah . Thx nick for Learning .

[@ingridharsyntha]

Awesome! J’adore!

[@kennykrisnanto1126]

damn nick you are so lucky.. and thanks a lot for promoting our histories and culture everything..

[@eltwe1112]

yeah u should go to Sumatera, go to Padang, Medan or maybe "Bengkulu (The only province that still has bitter memories of colonization by the British for 140 years and also has the longest beach in Indonesia)

[@aguskenthosanglerkoplaxs4317]

That the beauty of indonesia brow...... You see your self the wonder of indonesia ......damn you so lucy brow...... Next the babda island and you will see lot of more historic buliding brow...... Belive me because i already been there and i only cant tell and say WOW.... to you

[@davidtansen]

waw almost 100K 👍👍👍 Go… Go… 100K ✊✊✊✊

[@lowie7]

So cool, I just watched this with my parents. We were there together with our family who lives on Ambon, many years ago. Brings up good memories and it’s nice to see that it’s still in good condition.😌 I see that even the stairs hasn’t been changed lol😁 Thanks Nick, because of your vids we kinda feel like we are back there again, truly enjoying your vids😍🙌😊✨ Blessings from Holland!

[@NickKTravel]

glad you enjoyed it 😁

[@indij5313]

Hello nick terimah kasih telah mengunjungi kota kami😍

[@andiwandi8724]

Wow good job nick!! South Sulawesi has fort ROTTERDAM

[@shaneblackwell58]

Great work.

[@kikiinaya5986]

Hi Nick,love this video. Next time try the traditional outfits on you yeah. Take care Nick 😊

[@nitasrisetianingsih3224]

Nice ..! Thank you Nick for amazing view there north Ambon. Where should you travel to next ? ✌️

[@fahrulrozi6662]

Tsunami yg disebabkan dari pulau Lombok, Gn Tambora 1815. Kalau tak salah memang menyebabkan tsunami di Ambon.

[@73dlb]

Sumbawa ?

[@esd251]

Nick, you should visit Makassar. They have well maintained and bigger 17th. Century fort there. It has also been restored but most buildings are actually still original. Look it up, fort Rotterdam Makassar.

[@romanfearless1443]

Beautiful view 💞💞💞💞💞😍😍😍😍

[@HoliSoedradjat]

Very nice place to visit... my suggestion, next is Palangkaraya 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻

[@popiekalangie8624]

If walls could talk, really wanna hear how people from old days experienced thing. Good video Nick !

[@raymondlianto9882]

Pretty cool historic fort in Ambon.

[@movie68clip94]

20:54 the breadfruit/sukun that you drink coffe with your friends in bogor, the jackfruit/nangka in Bali, it's different

[@agusti_zainal0445]

Tual Bandanaira Benteng Belgica 👍👍☕☕

[@hennyhenny5318]

Yeahhhh maybe one day you should go to Padang, there are many interesting and beautiful places in there Nick 🤩🤩

[@NickKTravel]

Definitely!! its on my list

[@nurprimahidayah4620]

Interesting!

[@MamaMina168]

Terimakasih karena sudah memperkenalkan maluku tanah kelahiranku..dan terimakasih juga karena telah bersedia meluangkan waktu untuk datang ke jazirah tepatx didesa hila kaitetu.semoga sukses selalu...

[@MalukuOriginal]

great nasi padang, right Nick? nice video

[@FREDWALKERINDO]

Mantap saya mendapatkan pelajaran sejarah yang menarik

[@heruhurrahh47]

Always meet good people everywhere you going...

[@ericaapriana9467]

Yeaah, you should go to Sumatra, Nick!

[@gargantang6789]

Sungguh ok kolaborasi bersama dinas pariwisata Good Nick

[@pcdsunda4794]

*Saya orang Indonesia, belum pernah datang kesana. Kamu beruntung Nick...!, Semoga kamu selalu diberikan kesehatan...!*

[@ashtondequeljoe9063]

Thnx Nick for visiting my mothersland. Come to Holland there is a big community of Moluccans descendants of soldiers in the dutch army during the second ww. Very tasty food here to

[@adentrusno4825]

Terharu liat mr nick banyak belajar tentang Indonesia sangat indah kalah sama anak2 muda sekarang suka main hp

[@inuyashasilver3867]

Anda sangat cerdas mengetahui sedikit sejarah tentang Indonesia Terimakasih

[@mbahkarto5137]

Semangat...

[@ericholle4391]

Thank u Nick

[@stk.plantation2912]

Mantap sejarah

[@mamagembrot3257]

Indah sekali kota Ambon manise 🐽🐨☺✌✌✌✌

[@athomft]

damn that view from the top

[@yudharomadhona9413]

Selamat sore nick 👍🤙

[@sartikayunita4935]

It seems like nasi campur you talked about is the one from Bali (there are other regions that also use the term "nasi campur") that has pork in it. Nasi campur and nasi padang are very different actually. Nasi Padang restaurant is more indonesia-wide anyway, you can find it at almost all region all around Indonesia.

[@pankipan8370]

Kalau bisa tuan nick buat vidio tentang mengambil rempah-rempah di hutan maluku ambon

[@muhsaleh632]

ALHAMDULILLAH.di sinilah keberuntungan INDONESIA.adanya media yutube.sampai yutuber ASING mau ke INDONESIA.dan meyebarkan content tentang bagaimana Alamya,tradisinya,kulinernya,dan keramah tamahanya warga INDONESIA.marilah kita sama.- menjaga jangan sampai tercoreng nama Negara kita di mata org luar negeri.kita harus menjaganya setiap wisatawan yg berada di negeri kita yg tercinta ini,biar dia kenang sampai akhir khayatnya betapa indah dan baiknya warga INDONESIA.

[@tigornomics]

As a Sumatran, food is second most important after religion, and Padang / Minang cuisine is among one of the best in the world, it sums up rich ingredients, efforts, and cultures into the food.

[@rumpukcell2090]

salut untuk deskripsi video nya bagus dalam bahasa indonesia

[@JandonGames]

Girl from Padang restaurant selfie with MacGyver :-) MacGyver is a famous TV series on RCTI back in 1990's.

[@rebelronin3132]

Rp 15.000 in 1986, chief. Can’t be directly converted into today’s rate. If I’m not mistaken in 86 US$ 1 is around Rp 1.300-1.600..still not a big sum..also we should also consider the PPP.

[@duniabaru5035]

Ya nick. Harus ke padang, sumatra barat. Banyak juga hal hal perjuangan kemerdekaan indonesia dan ada juga batu malin kundang. Di bukit tinggi juga tempat wakil presiden soekarno yaitu moh. Hatta. Banyak monumen bersejarah di bukit tinggi, sumatra barat.

[@KarkoKuliner]

Nasi padang.. so delicious..👍

[@NickKTravel]

ohh ok. yeah they put a lot of different sauces on the rice with the padang

[@OnStages]

Several years ago, a big human slavery found in a remote island in Maluku province. The slavery was run by a Thailand's company. Are you interest to find out?

[@bobyyxxx2926]

Ayok main ke wisata pantai PALAKA di jezirah leihitu tepatnya di NEGERI WAKAL

[@kinohara774]

just to make sure. minyak kayu putih aka eucalyptus oil is not for drinks. it's rubbing oil.

[@arari9]

Yea go to Medan, full of eatery and street foods, get the good ones with the price 😀

[@acilokey5497]

Ditunggu video nya di ke kei island maluku tenggara Nick

[@enysurya2003]

Where is the role of the ministry of tourism n creative economy ? They should be able to accompany Nick durung his exploration in Indonesia. They can explain various things related to the place that Nick is visiting such as regional demographi cs, residents, historical places, special foods, culture, n others. For Nick, just suggestion, before starting exploration in Indonesia, you should contact the ministry of tourism n creative economy so they can help you more optimally

[@Pelasonanuruko]

Hi Nick, maybe there is someone in AMBON who can find you with Opa Rudi fofid he is a very knowledgeable person in the history of the Portuguese, Dutch, Arabic and Chinese people who came to Ambon in search of spices, hope you meet him at AMBON

[@agusrianto3572]

nick you👍👍👍

[@yami_garasu]

cloves & nutmegs, protected by high walls, cannons. it was definitely a serious business 😂

[@sepre818]

nick kamu harus berkunjung ke luwuk - sulawesi tengah. itu benar2 surga nya pantai

[@UC5kym7PU5p4gqtCGShcXhFA]

I hope you go to West Sumatra next, don't look at big cities, try to look in remote places

[@kuyang2127]

my birth place #bandaneira

[@potretrifky7142]

Mr.Nick next travel to kalimantan selatan please