Mercure Convention Centre Jakarta

The lengths we'll go to for a free night's accomodation!

Arriving at the international terminal in Jakarta late at night, our flight to Jogyakarta was not due to leave from a different terminal until 6 am. We ended up joining with Cornelia, Chris (a Canadian), Darius and Lydia (two Poles living in Holland - who were amazed that Martyn had been to their hometown of Lodz, pronounced Wodge) in sharing a taxi at 1 am for the 4 minutes journey to the new terminal 3 ...

... akan berkeliling desa pada malam hari sambil membawa kentongan dan sekaligus disuguhi dengan paket-paket menarik lainnya Buah TanganAnda dapat membeli souvenir atau cinderamata khas di Gift Shop / hasil pertanian setempat (seperti salak, ubi, beras, dll)yang terdapat di dalam lokasi. Tips * Jika Anda mengikuti acara tour Poelang Kampoeng, ada baiknya Anda membawa baju ganti dan perlengkapan pribadi lainnya mengingat tour ini dapat dilaksanakan ...

... truly appreciate it as a sign of respect for their country, and you will be rewarded with acts of reciprocal hospitality. #9. Always keep your right hand clean. #10. Always carry toilet paper with you when you leave your domicile (you'll thank me for this one). #11. Cellphones can't call the USA (for the most part.) The few that can cost a fortune. Learn ...

... ad una tortura medievale. Serve anche per ridere del nome della strada che stiamo percorrendo: Trans-Sumatra Highway. Se questa e' una highway, io sono Luke Skywalker. Ma se era una battuta, devo fare i complimenti a chi ha scelto il nome: solo un genio della comicita' poteva arrivare a tanto. Piu' in generale serve tanto senso dell'umorismo perche', dando un'occhiata agli anni recenti, non sai mai cosa puo' capitarti in questo Paese: la noia non e' contemplata e la catastrofe e ...

... the fried/baked banana desert drenched in sugary sauce + pineapple cuts :) We continued our road trip after 1 hour lunch break & went to Pelabuhan Ratu ("Queen's Port") Town, an important town, before reaching Ujung Genteng. Unexpectedly & fortunately, we ended up taking a wrong turn, which still led us to Pel. Ratu but via alternative road. The road is mostly on the ridge of the hills, where we could see beautiful rows of oil palm trees, rubber ...

... Bit of an effort all for nothing. No worries though he dragged me back into town, just around the corner from where I met him, to another hotel. God it was like having my mother there. He had to do everything for me, in the worry that the language barrier would leave me sleeping on the streets or something. Strangely enough this has been the only hotel in Sumatra that has charged me a 5000Rp 'services charge'. Hmmm Coincidence? Or something more sinister? We met up later for ...

... di Hotel Ibis, awal. Waktu check-in sepatutnya pukul dua, nasib baik ada bilik yang sudah boleh masuk. Hotel ini agak terkebelakang, dibayangi kompleks-kompleks shopping di jalan besar yang sedang banjir tadi. Jalan hotel ini sendiri pun ada bah menyebabkan orang ramai menyengseng kain & seluar untuk melaluinya.

... niemand dat heeft gezien! Zondag zijn we een paleis gaan bezoeken en een antiek markt waar dus ook geen reet aan was, dan maar weer terug en wachten op ons feest voor die avond. Peter had zich te goed ingesmeerd, hij was echt nog witter dan de creme (hi is dermatoloog) en een paraplu voor de zon, wat ookal een attractie was voor de lokale bevolking. We hadden allemaal (behalve Peter want die kwam de avond daarvoor uit amsterdam) een traditioneel ...

... cell like rooms every time we come in or out. The shared bathrooms are absolutely disgusting. I tend to break out in laughter everytime I go in them just because of their ridiculous state. On a very postive not however, the bar is 15 feet from the front door. Sean and I spent a night in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia and then flew into Jakarta a couple nights ago. We arrived at 11:30pm and dropped our bags in the hostel and ...

... left for our 6-day trek, we hurried out of Coconut Island, our main house in Bukit Lawan. "We're only rushing," Karen said, "because I know how long we'll have to wait at Felix's house." We lugged our backpacks through the rice paddies to the main road, where we waited for a bus. "Do they come on a set schedule?" I asked Karen. "Nah," she said. "It's just random." As we waited, several buses went the other way, school children piled on top ...