Park Lane Jakarta

... driving seemed to be much more civilized than Hanoi too (bikers were wearing helmets and there was hardly any honking on the road). Our hotel, Park Lane, turned out to be the best value for money stay we had so far. It was so nice to be treated by very ...

... 't get off the ferry 'till 11ish. Buggar, this Island's riddled with 'Hey Misters' disease too. I make a beeline for the Jakarta - Merak toll road entrance but as i'm riding towards the booths, there's dudes up ahead signaling me to turn around. Nothing ...

We woke up to a very nice buffet breakfast at our hotel. Again, this hotel (Park Lane) is turning out to be one of the best value for dollar hotels Eugine and I have ever encountered. After a huge breakfast, we took a taxi to go to United Airlines ticket ...

... very strange about us for refusing. No comment! Do you think we've changed much since we've been travelling? Heading for Jakarta involved another train journey, this time for 12 hours and was out of the question, so we booked a flight on Lion ...

... is Anyer, Carita (where we ended up going), close to Labuan (the District center). It is about 130 km or so directly west of Jakarta - almost 80 km by the Toll Road. The last 50 km took us about 2-2.5 hours because it passes crowded towns, 2 way roads ...

... of Tropical Park Zoo Safari and Botanic Garden inside of Tropical Park Amusement Park (Wonderful World) inside of Tropical Park International School Training Schools for local children (free of coast) Orphanage for 200 children (free of ...

... to behold.  Pretty much everybody has a stonking great big 4x4 which does nothing to help Jakarta’s traffic problems, which they will park literally anywhere – pavements (sometimes two abreast, which then means pedestrians have to pit ...

... . (Call ends) (Agent rings me 30 minutes later) Agent - We have your bag, it should be with you in  in Jakarta very soon. Brian  - Awesome, I am in Singapore.  - The conversation goes on from there and continues to be frustrating, but ...

... . Pas keluar, mereka bilang "Thank you", kita bales "Goodbye" soalnya memang gak bakal balik lagi kesitu, kan harus balik Jakarta malamnya. Balik ke hotel, nyempetin dulu buat bersih-bersih, ganti baju, leha-lehe, nonton TV kabel, browsing, dan tepat jam ...

... the 2 hour flight to Jakarta.  The Air Asia plane was very clean and the flight was enjoyable.  Upon landing in Jakarta, we had about 4 hours before our flight to Denpasar, Bali departed.  We decided once again to invest in executive lounge ...

... time. If only because Doha was such an undesirable locale, the traffic was minimal compared to cities like New Delhi or Jakarta. Sitting through three red light cycles was standard during the busy hours, but the city was small enough to navigate ...

... definately not an easy place to get ones head around. Hot, steamy and smelly with endless traffic and therefore ridiculously polluted Jakarta was the starting point for our travels through Indonesia. It's not really what you'd call a "tourist city" but ...

... got off; this was a place I would have to see another trip. We lifted off again and soon were flying over the metropolis of Jakarta, vast in the distance. This town has to be 15 million people or more, I saw from the air a large business district, ...

... After a nice dinner of local fish and ouzo, and investigating the small world connections we had with Mariam (she went to Jakarta International school, where my uncle taught and cousins went, so we have to investigate those connections some more.) In the ...

... , has a good fan base in the Super 14 competition. One amazing fact is that the West Australian capital is actually closer to Jakarta than it is to its own national capital of Canberra but there is a lot of nothing between the two Aussie centres, ...

... 11 for pot noodles and crisps to go with the peanut butter sandwiches I made at breakfast and stored under the aircon!!  Well, look after the pennies and all that, and maybe we’ll be able to afford an airport beer before our flight to ...

... and we should all go together, "in a convoy".  They were a friendly bunch and looked after us and a French guy that had just arrived that day very well.   Early next morning we headed off to Jakarta airport for our flight to Kuching on ...

... a couple of days relaxing and swimming in the refreshingly cool waters of the lake. We have booked our flight from Medan to Jakarta in a couple of days, and hope that the craziness of Java combined with the festivities marking the end of Ramadan will not ...

... finally am at the end of the world!  Anywhere else is literally thousands of miles away and the capital city of Jakarta, Indonesia is closer than Australia's own Canberra!  Even Singapore and Bandar Seri Bagawan are nearer.  The Chamber of ...