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The Big Durian
The shortest bus journey of the trip turns out to be one of the worst. We are leaving Bukittinggi, bound for Jakarta - the capital of Indonesia. We have to make a serious decision here - travel to Jakarta by bus or fly? The bus journey is, by all accounts, one of the worst. Not only is it a continuation of the rough highway we travelled on to …
And so it begins...
Well, we made it to Indonesia! Only took us 17 hours in the air, 3 in the dismal Taipei airport, 1 excruciating long hour in the immigration line and to top it off, another hour spent in a "taxi" with a lying, cheating and sneaky driver, who decided three quarters into our drive to pull over at a Shell station and demand more money form us to pay …
Busy, Smoggy, Noisey and No Footpaths
Before I begin, I have not taken any photo's in Jakarta except for one outside the airport departures lounge as we were warned to be careful in the city so didn't bring the camera, so I will make this entry short(ish).
We arrived in Jakarta late on the 28th, so stayed in the plush airport hotel (£35 a night) way above budget, but it was …
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A relaxing day.
My first full day in Jakarta proved to be a relaxing one. Fletcher left for his course at 8am and had to take the only adapter with him. Determined to buy another one and to do a bit of shopping I set out at 9am heading for the two large shopping malls that he had told me were behind the hotel.
It was already steamy but very hazy so the large tower buildings loomed out of the mist. Walked along a very narrow and ...
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- Free High-Speed Internet
- Free parking
TravelPod Member ReviewsBangka Bed And Breakfast Jakarta
“ Home away from Home ”
Reviewed May 18, 2012
OK, Jakarta is a huge, unfathomable city, difficult to negotiate with no real central focus and nightmarish traffic. We randomly picked the Bangka via Hostelbookers and turned up late in the evening after a negotiating a dystopian traffic jam from the airport. What a relief to find the B&B was more than we could have hoped for. A beautiful house in a quiet leafy suburb, close to the expat zone but a million miles from the chaos. The staff, Rico and Rini, are incredibly friendly and helpful and the owner, Mr Rama is The Man. Rooms are quiet, cool and comfortable, the place has good wifi and places to relax and the complimentary breakfast is well laid out every morning. Highlight of our four day stay was the personal guided tour by Rama. He knows and loves his city, speaks perfect English and took us around the place in an air-coned car with a good driver. We went everywhere, the best bit being the old docks where we went on board a big wooden trading schooner that was loading stuff for Sulwesi, quite the experience. We left Jakarta with a new. improved opinion of the place and at least three new friends. Hope to return one day. Top place.
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