Yogyakarta, Indonesia Travel Blogs

... place during my time here, dangit. It was a peaceful place to spend an hour or two however, and a good introduction to Yogyakarta's general relaxed vibe. I also made an Instant-Friend(tm) here who after volunteering his guide services onto me, despite my ...

A travel blog entry by sirrocko711
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... . Awesome. I sat for a while listening to the performance and nibbling on some coconut fried chicken, then disembarked for the Internet cafe where I killed the rest of the night. Nightlife in Yogyakarta ("Jogja") isn't terribly wild, so I didn't miss much.

A travel blog entry by sirrocko711
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June 18 What an amazing adventure I had this evening...unexpected as they usually are.  Yogyakarta, (promounced joeg-ja-karta), which is a city in Java, has a bird market right in the middle of town, near the Sultan's palace.  I thought I'd ...

A travel blog entry by rawhideone
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... pass on the offer for our possibly last chance of such luxury for a very long time. A... On the April 5th Indonesia will be holding their first ever free presidential elections, and campaigning is pretty well under way here. It's pretty hard ...

A travel blog entry by ad_n_caz
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... sides of the volcano. Finally reached the village two and half hours after leaving the summit. Had some breakfast and returned to Yogyakarta in the mini-van. When I arrived back in Yogyakarta, went straight to the train station and booked a ticket to ...

A travel blog entry by christosp
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Jakarta was crap, and I was tired. Really tired. I hadn't had more than 4 hours sleep since arriving in Sabah the week before, and the amount of miles I had covered was exhausting. It's much more tiring sitting in a bus all day than you'd think. I had ...

A travel blog entry by zee
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... places so I can keep writing vaguely interesting entries. I hope you don't mind. To start this week I found myself in Yogyakarta, a major city in south central Java with a population of 2 or 3 million. It's considered the arts and learning capital of ...

A travel blog entry by technotrekker
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... journeys now. When I get home I'll be catching buses and trains everywhere, who needs a car! When I arrived at Yogyakarta train station I walked the short distance to Jalan Sosrowijayan or Sosro for short. Sosro is where all the cheap accommodation in ...

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Yogyakarta is pronounced Jogjakarta, and that's how it's spelled in Indonesia.  I have no idea why we spell it with a Y.  It's also the cultural capital of Java, and an excellent jumping off point for Borobudur.  Our excursions in Yogya ...

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... spectacular on top, we also had fun with the locals again. Now I dont really understand why people dont travel through Indonesia, maybe the bomb in Bali has effected this, but at the temple was us and another two western looking blokes and heaps of ...

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Now that I am in Lombock, I have a hard time remembering all the things i have done and seen along the way. Let's backtrack to Yogya. In Yogya, i wnt to see a sarong collection that includes more than 3000 sarongs from Java and the Yogya area. Some of ...

A travel blog entry by grizzly
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... that my boyfriend/husband has to work in Malaysia and that I don't so I took the time to travel for 2 months across Indonesia. It works and can keep the guys off my back. I also watched devoted Moslems fulfilling their 5 times a day prayer obligations ...

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We decided to take the train to Yogya which would pretty much take us the whole day and the scenery on the way was stunning once again - flying past volcanoes, rice paddies and small villages! Most amusing watching 2 little boys having a gunfight over the ...

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... with the public bus which was also quite comfortable with AC (3,000IR each way = 30 cents!!) Prambanan is only 17 km NE of Yogyakarta.  The entrance to the site is a somewhat short walk from the bus stop and entrance fee is 11$ US. They give us the ...

Borobudur pix

After a short stop in Jakarta my time in Indonesia started out proper in Yogyakarta (aka Jogja). This was the ancient capital and also a stronghold during the many times of turmoil during the 20th century and so is an important city for Indonesians. ...

Lot z Jakarty do Yogya trwa godzine. O 7:00 miejscowe lotnisko wita nas wilgocia i ukropem. Odbieramy bagaze i zaczynamy przeprawe z taksiarzami. W koncu ustalamy cene na 50k IDR i jedziemy szukac hotelu. Okazuje sie to nielatwym, bo to piatek i pelno ...

... clean, cool and efficient (if you travel first class that is!) But at 8 pound for the two of us - it wasn't a hard decision. Yogyakarta is a busy, polluted city and all the sites could be seen easily in a day. We stayed for 5, but took day trips ...

... to meet Stu, a guy I briefly met in Jakarta, he too had plans for leaving tommorow for Gunung Bromo, the natural wonder of indonesia, so we said we should get there via public transport the next day. After my internet session I met several of Stu's new ...

Rented a moto for 50,000 rp today.  Manual was 30,000, but I splurged for the simplicity of a motorized bicycle. Surf was wild--warning signs "Unsafe to Swim" everywhere.  I know my friend Randy Dominic will call this little Honda a "scooter"-- ...

... just to have a wonder and maybe learn something, become cultured (yeah right!). Here I met Carlos (from Chile) and Rolly (from Indonesia), both spoke good english and invited me to join them to go to the large market. So I said yes. After walking around ...

... is a crunchy white fruit that isn't too sweet. My braces and I hacked away at that one like good little soldiers. Well, I'm in Yogyakarta, so I'd better go do something about it. PS: it's official, I love my mom better than I love any of you, because ...

... to Surabaya.  We arrived at the bus station, and were greeted by a man who tried to sell us on the direct transport to Yogyakarta.  We said no, no, no, no, but he just didnt stop.  We had been offered this several times already, and declined ...

... . Flew to Surabaya-- I have nothing good to say about the Puri Kencana Hotel or its staff.  Train next morning to Yogyakarta was very comfortable--traveled 386  kilometers for 140,000 rp. Stayed in the Setia Kawan last night.  A/C, ...

haben 2 aussergewoehnlich interessante tage auf dem weniger touristischen java verbracht. fliegen in 2,5h wieder nach bali wo wir noch mitten in der nacht von einem fahrer der tauchschule waterworxx in padang bai abgeholt werden. wahrscheinlich kommen ...

February 22-25, 2009:  Yogyakarta, Java, Indonesia Charms and Pitfalls of a Large Javanese City I arrived on my overnight bus in Yogyakarta on Feb 22 and made my way by motorbike taxi to my guesthouse, the Jaya Losmen, on Gang II in ...

Yogyakarta

... it home.Some of the stuff was really good but when you know your getting hassled you just dont want to buy anything! Yogyakarta a much nicer place after the hassle and heat of Jakarta,much more relaxed with everything easy to reach by foot and all ...

... thief as he was removing his hand from Jay's pocket, and after a small scuffle, the pickpocketer slunk away. Yogyakarta, affectionately known as Jogja, is actually slightly better known for its cultural offerings than its thieves. The city served ...

... the bird only exists in Masakambing Island, an island in the middle of Java Sea. Then, did the bird exist in Yogyakarta? No body has succeeded in revealing the mystery. You can discover many more things in Prambanan. You can see relief of Wiracarita ...