Jakarta Travel Blogs - Page 9

Despite the reduction in tourists, traffic jams are still a daily pain in the a**. good thing i wasnt travelling much this time round, having chosen a nice niche to cozy up. nevertheless, i did make some trips. i went to taman anggrek and also to a couple of "unnamed" malls selling pirated dvds.and…

10 pm - finish idol competition 10 pm - 11 pm: stixx - first beer and a little dance for warming up:) 11 pm - 02 am: clouds nine - menara jamsostek - second and third beers... 02 am - till the club closed: CJ, Mulia Hotels... very crowded and last long glass of beer! 03 30 - 07 am: early breakf…

Travels of Livia and I around South East Asia,and what accidently included China and Hong Kong as well (we were due to fly to Bangkok during the December riots, thus the airport was closed and got diverted to Hong Kong...) NB: The title is a mix of our surnames

celebrating relationship between Indonesia and Japan. I saw some Japanese culture like taiko, omikoshi, dances, and traditional games.

Hier is het reisschema.

Jakarta Indonesia may be one of the most misunderstood cities in South East Asia.  From the sound of the travel advisories from every western nation, travelers to Indonesia face daily risks from terrorists and criminals.  Often called the largest muslim country in the world, Jakarta does …

Flew to Jakarta to avoid long bus journey and stayed 1 night in the Jalan Jaksa area, whcih was probably the worst night and then we headed to our 5 star hotel - The Gran Mahakam and spent two days shopping, chilling and enjoying the high life before the long flight home!

Since we're visiting Singapore (again) for Coldplay's Viva La Vida tour, but I titled the blog with Strawberry Swing cos it seems picturing more about this trip than Viva La Vida... "I remember we were walking up to strawberry swing I can't wait 'til the morning Wouldn't wanna change a thing People moving all the time Inside a perfect straight line Don't you wanna curve away It's such it's such a perfect day It's such a perfect day.."

Brilliant island

We flew to Jakarta with Air Asia from Kuching and stayed at the Hotel Ibis somewhere near the centre of this sprawling city.  It was beyond our normal budget but we had arrived late from the airport and after being unable to make a reservation over the phone at one of two backpacker hostels we…

We take a taxi into Jakarta where we will look for a place for me to stay. She directs the taxi driver to Jalan Jaksa, the main backpacker street in Jakarta. The first place we check is called Jackser - It's like a pub at the front but out the back there are many small rooms, all very basic. They w…

Early 2007 saw me visiting the Kelenteng Toa Se Biao in Glodok, Jakarta for the first time ever to see the Chinese New Year Celebration. It was amazing, with many people worshipping, lighting the candles, and the barongsay dance performance etc. Quite a feast for the senses! I simply got so am…

Supposedly Jakarta is the most dangerous city in SE Asia.  Even though it is not a major tourist attraction I was interested to see how it compared to South American cities in terms of "danger".  I only left myself one day to explore the notoriously chaotic capital.  Unfortunately …

Went to Jakarta to visite Regula, who worked for the swiss embassy. After spending some days in the very crouded Jakarta. I went Yogyakarta (Borobudur Temple!) and Bali.

2009 with Ina