Jakarta
Travel Blogs from Jakarta, Indonesia
Dzien 8 Pozegnanie z Sumatra
... mieli pare gratow do nadania. Zupelnie podobnie jak przy promie pasazerskim tylko nie bylo motorow. Lot trwa 2h 10min. Jakarta wita nas tym samym klimatem jakim pozegnalo nas Medan. Nie mamy zadnego hotelu zarezerwowanego. W Lonely Planet napisane jest, ...
Welcome to Jakarta Baby!
... came in the late 16th Century and began a trading association with Europe that was to dictate the history of Jakarta, and Indonesia as a nation, for nearly 350 years. Under the aggresive leadership of Jan Pieterzoon Coen, the Dutch East India Company ...
Jaksa!
We like Indonesia! We only stayed one night in there but was a long one! 24 hours bars, internet shops and of course mini marts. The plan was to stay a couple of days, but we bumped into this bamboo hut/travel agency and we asked information. 3 hours ...
Jakarta!
... of this enormous city from the top of it - and checked out the northern end of the city, Kota, which was once the hub of Dutch trade in Indonesia. We passed through som very poor and very rich areas, what a huge difference right next to each ...
Fun, fun, fun...Kidzania here I come
... nbsp;were going to Kidzania, and they even asked me to come along! So at 10.00, we drove to Pacific Place Jakarta, the mall where Kidzania was. Kidzania is like a city made for kids, if you were wondering what it is. Kids can ...
Jakarta: die Millionenstadt
... ein totaler Fan vom hupen und hat auf Grund dessen sehr viel gehupt; meistens ohne Grund. Als erstes waren wir beim Taman Mini Indonesia Indah: Taman Mini Indonesia Indah ist ein Themenpark im Südosten Jakartas nahe Kampung Rambutan, Indonesien. Der 100 ...
We flew in for a perm
... rack, especially MY Telecaster. Oh, and I need a job. Anyone? Hello? We are currently in the hub of Indonesia - Jakarta - a hyper-tech metropolistic sprawl of miasmatic hedonism and $7+ cocktails. 100 malls stand triumphant in chanting "Prada, Gucci, ...
Quick shop-stop i hovedstadslarm
... by, Makassar, for her at strande i lufthavnen i en haandful timer, for at kunne tage et fly videre til Indonesiens hovedstad; Jakarta. Vi blev taget rigtig godt imod af Lenas (cs'er) mor og fik tildelt en tiltraengt seng og et lakkert maaltid ...
Ancol, Jakarta Bay City
... must always be supervised by adults. The poolside restaurant is popular for its variety of local dishes. Dream World Indonesia own Disneyland where you can discover a cultural journey through Indonesia and many other countries. With the accent on ...
Goodbye Asia
... cheese and chocolate sprinkles on top and then got a local tuk tuk to the bus station. An hour later we were at Jakarta International Airport and sat eating donuts until check in. An hour before the flight was scheduled the check in gate opened. We ...
Days 101-102 - Jakarta, Java
... volcanic ridge that has some of the largest and most active volcanoes in the world. The main language spoken is Bahasa Indonesia, although there are many derivatives. The currency is the Rupiah, £1=16,000Rp, which makes conversion pretty interesting! We ...
Visa trouble in Jakarta
... dat 4 keer zo groot is als belgie maar waar wel 130 miljoen menskes wonen) druk druk druk dus. Desde Bangkok teniamos vuelo a Jakarta-Indonesia sobre las seis.... Llegamos cerca de las diez de la noche y lo primero que nos encontramos es una senyal, ...
Out of the frying pan and into the fire
17 hours of bussing, and here we are in lovely Jakarta, the biggest city in Indonesia. It was a long, long way. We had an alright time in Yogya. One of the days we took one long scooter ride one day to Borobodur, an eigth century ...
Jakarta, Indonesia
... found out that it was the last day of Ramadan (Idul Fitri) and it was obvious that this was a special day in Indonesia. There were people everywhere, riding on top of buses, praying in mosques, and blaring prayers everywhere. Our taxi driver told ...
Wow, Indonesia took some effort! I need a holiday!
... to see a DJ Tiesto concert followed by waving a sad goodbye to Catherine, travelling buddy extrodinaire and very special friend. Jakarta was not nearly as manageable without her calming influence... so I left as soon as I could and struggled to finally ...
A stitch in time...
... , I wasn’t expecting to find myself in a TV studio with the two most famous/most attractive/best paid actors in Indonesia shooting a mobile phone ad. It was a hive of activity with camera men, make up artists and costume adjusters running around ...
Twin towers, Port shitson and Batik adventures
... type houses and green rice fields, the views were stunning and it's quite mountainous here. I've completely fallen in love with Indonesia, you do get bugged quite a bit but the people are friendly and the country is just so luscious and beautiful. Our ...
No volcano dust gonna stop us now
A very quick update as we arrived safely. The previous 2 days Emirates had not flown from Dubai to Jakarta because of worries about the Merapi ash so the flight was rammed. It is odd that Dubai has to fly its housekeepers, maids & cleaners half way ...
Mister he mistertransport transport ???!! ...
"Mister, he mister....transport, transport ???!!" De typische armgebaren erbij moeten ons duidelijk maken dat hij bedoelt dat hij ons wilt vervoeren naar punt B. Wij blijven ons verbazen over de harde huid van deze jongens (Oost Indisch doof?). Ook al ...
the big durian
... , sure its a big city and nothing amazing but its something new to check out for my last few days. Ready to leave Indonesia. So i'm pretty ready to push on Indonesia has been interesting i have been really amazed that outside of bali how few tourists ...
Todo tranqui por Bali / All well in Bali
... Hello All! Just a quick note to let you know that we just heard of the 6.2 earthquake on the island of Java in Indonesia and fortunately nothing was felt/effected here in Bali. Everything continues to be amazing, and we send lots of love to all!! ...
Jakarta-- The Big Durian
... A/C in the same room. Free breakfast and daily maid service too. Outstanding value. So for 5 days in Jakarta, I am taking a vacation from traveling. No sightseeing, no wanderings of cultural interest, just sweating out the food ...
Better than the rap
... whiners), so I will spare you, except for one observation of cultural duality. I was in coach on Singapore Airlines from Singapore-Jakarta yesterday and sat next to a monk in a saffron colored robe. He was reading some Buddhist text in what I am ...
Jakarta, no she went herself
... visited a dutch quater and got interview and asked to have our photos taken by school children whilst being really hot. So Jakarta not a place I can recommend on any level unless your looking for a fight. Our next destination of Yogja would prove to ...
First Impressions
... - where the main cliental are long term travelers, but they get short stays such as mine from time to time. I knew this place (Indonesia) was cheap, but didn't quite understand the extent... for 1,000,000 rupiah ($100) I have my own room with shower, ...
Our last day in Asia
... over the city. Underneath the monument was a little museum, which was just a series of diaramas showing the history of Indonesia based on the formula of "Indonesia is cool. Holland is not." Very similar to the ones in Vietnam, but substituting ...
Jakarta Kemayoran
... ; De komende dagen valt mij overigens op dat mobiel telefoonverkeer hier heel populair is. Ik laat me vertellen dat de gemiddelde Indonesi''r minimaal 2 of soms wel 3 telefoons heeft. Eentje voor elke provider om de kosten te drukken. Het kan prepaid, of ...
Indonesia culinary, street food
... differentiated by the ingredients in them, such as soto ayam (chicken) and soto kambing (mutton). There are many sotos in Indonesia, as different regions and ethnicities have their own ways of preparing the cuisine, such as soto Madura (from East ...
Jakarta Day 105 (2nd September)
... the very nice lady I was speaking to on the bus offered me a lift to the place where all the backpackers where staying in Jakarta. I trusted the lady as she seemed quite well off and no need to take advantage of me, so her and her kind husband dropped me ...
