Surakarta Travel Blogs

At last the holiday comes. This end of the year my family plans to go to Yogyakarta. Since we didn't get the train tickets, so we will drive there ;-) Hope everything is okay [I cross my finger] The result: it was an unforgettable experience because of several things.... One of them was driving the car with broken brake!!!

    this mangkunegaran palace is one of two palaces situated in the region of surakarta or solo, and one among five surviving palaces in java. this hereditary principality was established in 1757 by mas said later used the royal title 'k.g.p.a.a mangkunegoro I'. the palace it self wa…

    sekaten is an annual event held by the kraton (kingdom) of surakarta. this event is being held to (initially) commemorate the birth of prophet muhammad. but the ritual its self is rather a sincritism to hinduism and some local beliefs. during the procession some tumpeng (rice…

OK the 'princess without the tiara' part is just there becoz i seriously dont know wot to put there.haha yes typicalArghhhh Surakarta is not part of Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta....or is it now?I will still insist its part of Central Java, aniwaeOh yea...this entry has nothing to do with food....*the…

Surakarta (formal name), or usually called Solo is about 1 hour flying away from Jakarta, the capital city of Indonesia. We went there (me and my husband) because we have a house there and one of the day we were looking for furniture to fill up our apartment in Jakarta. In Solo, the price is about …

Surakarta a.k.a Solo, a nice little town neighbored to Jogjakarta. Who knows what you'll find in there?

What a great country:) but in 2months we saw and experienced a lot, bad and good:) but unfortunaly we didn't manage to go to Borneo and Sulawezi... its so big that archipelago:)

The last time I was in Indonesia was 8 years ago. I came back just to show my girlfriend and best friends the country I was raised in. I saw Indonesia with other eyes, with tourist’s eyes. I was confronted with the social and economic problems and the intolerance of the radical movement. But I also was confronted with the beauty of this country and the kindness of it’s people. Indonesia, I wish you the best!

i've finally managed to escape the oh-so-fascinating world of hedge fund finance, and am now decadently indulging my long-suppressed wanderlust with 15 months on the road and around the world... *note: apart from the odd review (generally of something not found in your standard guide book), this is really more just a map of my travels than a proper blog, but if you want more information on anywhere i`ve been or what i`ve been up to, send me a message and i`ll see if i can rustle something up.

Destination 1. Kraton Surakarta, Solo, Central java, Indonesia 2. Prambanan Temple, Prambanan, Jogjakarta, Indonesia 3. Borobudur Temple, Magelang, Central java, Indonesia 4. Congot Beach, Purworejo 5. Malioboro, Jogjakarta, Indonesia 6. House of Sampoerna, Surabaya, East java, Indonesia 7. Cirebon, West Java, Indonesia