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Why I hate most of Indonesia

Posted by salemk

... or bartering, dickering & haggling. I will answer your question. Yes I do know "this don't happen in Indonesia only". 4) My words about Thailand are "seamed much less interested in ripping me off & more interested in helping ...

Why I hate most of Indonesia

Posted by salemk

... more interested in helping in any way they could. But this topic was for me to vent about most of the indonesia I saw. Denpasar Kubu Kuta Kotabangun Labuhanbajo Lombok Malay Archipelago Pulau Derawan = Great place. Loved it here. Mancong Pulau Terawangan ...

Padang Bus Scam?

Posted by rheinard

... tourist destination, all you have to do to enjoy your visit to Indonesia is information how to deal with problems: scammers, corruption, touts, hawkers etc. Yeah, Indonesia needs improvements. Pease do not generalize your unfortunate incidents. Cheer.

Padang Bus Scam?

Posted by wandering_man

... tell them to get away from us. It ruined that island. ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- I spent four months in Indonesia, two months in Lombok, one in Bali, and one in Java. Salemk had a ...

Visa for Indonesia

Posted by danstravelworld

Hello everyone, I am travelling through Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao, Thailand Malaysia, Singapore on route to Indonesia. I want to get a 60 day visa, but this only lasts for 90 days after issue? I will have been away 5-6 months before I get to Indonsia, ...

Visa for Indonesia

Posted by ianj68

Hello everyone, I am travelling through Vietnam, Cambodia, Lao, Thailand Malaysia, Singapore on route to Indonesia. I want to get a 60 day visa, but this only lasts for 90 days after issue? I will have been away 5-6 months before I get to Indonsia, so ...

Why I hate most of Indonesia

Posted by salemk

... get ripped off just laugh it off and if you dont like the hassle don't travel because thats the way it is. Indonesia is a beautiful and diverse country worthy of praise and I think everyone should go. My locations were posted earlier in this thread. ...

Why I hate most of Indonesia

Posted by martymellway

... country and see the sights. So next time you get ripped off just laugh it off and if you dont like the hassle don't travel because thats the way it is. Indonesia is a beautiful and diverse country worthy of praise and I think everyone should go.

The little known or visited magical island of Derawan

Posted by salemk

... ? Derawan was the best. It has a very friendly atmosphere and a less touristy feeling then any other island I been on in Indonesia. Everyones faces light up when you say hello to them especially the children. There is something magical about Derawan and I ...

Hikes, Landmarks, things to see...

Posted by yafnaf

... Mt. Bromo and I am going to do that, but so far thats the only hike I have really been sold on. I am going to be in Indonesia for about a month in August/September. If anyone has experience traveling through Indonesia any suggestions are welcome. Thanks.

PELNI

Posted by yafnaf

... a couple of things about the Pelni boats in Indonesia and that its the cheapest way to get around the different islands of Indonesia. Has anyone traveled by pelni (or any other boat company for that matter) in Indonesia? What was your experience, how much ...

surfing sumatra

Posted by worm75

... since I'd been to indonesia - about 5 years, and previous to that - I'd spent 3 seperate trips travelling throughout indonesia - to many islands including Bali, Nusa Lemboggan, Lombok, Sumbawa, Sumba and also Java. Each time was an adventure and ...

Before you went to Borobudur and Prambanan.

Posted by jooolia

... yaya. I am study about heritage sites for those two places right now. So, I was wondering before you went to Indonesia Borobudr and Pambanan, where your information comes from was. Were you used the wikitravel or other web site to search your information ...

Beautiful Indonesia

Posted by starlagurl

Thanks Ima. I'm moving this to the Indonesia forum, so that it helps people going to Indonesia.

Looking for rental house in Palangkaraya (central kalimantan) january 25 until february 20.

Posted by starlagurl

Hmmm, hard question! Do you have to stay in Palangkaraya? You can get 91 results if you search HomeAway for Indonesia:

Why I hate most of Indonesia

Posted by introducinlyric

... ;t like it there thats cool move on.... there's no need to generalize and make sweeping statements such as "why i hate indonesia so much......." having a rant is fine and all, we all have our likes and dislikes but its how one goes about ...

Why I hate most of Indonesia

Posted by kur4m4

... Indonesia and it seems to me that althou you try to keep it polite it is getting a bit agressive... I have never been to indonesia so I can't comment on either opinions, Wayfarer was just giving his opinion of the country, every one is entitled to one ...

Why I hate most of Indonesia

Posted by travelmonster

This is one of the main reasons I will never go back to Indonesia. 1) 99% of indonesians are out to scam & rip you off. I think I found 2 people that were not trying to take my money in some way. One scam I came across was being asked to pay ...

Why I hate most of Indonesia

Posted by sianeth

... understand where you're coming from on most of these things, but A ) I don't think they're unique to Indonesia, and B ) Sometimes you just have to laugh about things, otherwise you'll end up crying, or being royally hacked off, in your ...

Why I hate most of Indonesia

Posted by salemk

This is some of the main reasons I will never go back to Indonesia. 1) 99% of indonesians I encountered are out to scam & rip you off. I think I found 2 people that were not trying to take my money in some way. One scam I came across was being asked ...

Padang Bus Scam?

Posted by salemk

This is one of the main reasons I will never go back to Indonesia. 99% of indonesians are out to scam & rip you off. I think I found 2 people that were not trying to take my money in some way. The bag scam I came across was being asked to pay extra ...

alcohol poisonings indonesia

Posted by elgordo

... . The homebrewed rice wine 'arak' had been contaminated with methanol, and around 25 people have so far died in indonesia.(June 09) I am surprised that there are no comments from travellers or warnings about this, it seems not to be well publicised ...

Hikes, Landmarks, things to see...

Posted by starlagurl

Did you read the other forum posts yet? Indonesia is a pretty spread out place, so there's a lot to pick from. I'd probably pick one or two and I think Mt. Bromo is a good start. Try this search:

Learning Bahasa Indonesia

Posted by evericho

Yup...yup...I'm in line with you, Amazing Grace!! I have finished Bahasa Indonesia problems for National Examination two days ago (coz I am student of Senior High School) and, as downright as, I'm not sure that I can get good value, like 9 ...

Adventuring Trip

Posted by dirgantara

I still want to add some command on my last reply was about "Traditional Market". In Indonesia, we have several kind of Traditional Market (it also the same in other countries), there are Fish Market which is located close to the traditional ...

Info on hidden Indonesia, Sumba...

Posted by cboyum

... brother and I have been spending a lot of time in Sumba Indonesia. It is a fantastic island way of the beaten path of Indonesia. Anyway, there is a camping adventure opening up there for a great price right on the north coast. It is all inclusive and ...

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