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Jakartans   Jakarta

Jakartans, Jakarta

 11 Reviews  shopping...at Block M batek crafts and others well..i went there to attend a close friends' wedding ceremony which was very much done in traditional ways of royal jawa style....(raden). It is very... 

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Taman Mini Indonesia Indah   Jakarta

Taman Mini Indonesia Indah, Jakarta

 7 Reviews  not miss a visit to the Taman Mini Indonesia Indah (Miniature Indonesia Park) and Ancol. Make sure, if you can travel by car, drive through 'Central Jakarta' area. Also try to plan a day trip to the... 

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Thamrin Street   Jakarta

Thamrin Street, Jakarta

 4 Reviews  Exploring the three main roads in the downtown to see Jakarta in modern side. Their names are; Jalan Jenderal Sudirman, Jalan Mohammad Husni Thamrin and Jalan Gatot Subroto. Many new skycrapers as... 

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National Monument (Monas)   Jakarta

National Monument (Monas), Jakarta

 5 Reviews  The national monument, built in the middle of the new Jakarta city, deserves a visit for at least 2 reasons, the great view you can have from the top and because I guess the area around the monument... 

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Bogor/Puncak   Jakarta

Bogor/Puncak, Jakarta

 2 Reviews  Bogors hub houses the huge botanical gardens, world famous as KEBUN RAYA. It is still a major centre for botanical research. A visit is a must to enjoy the more than 15.000 species of trees and... 

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Old Jakarta   Jakarta

Old Jakarta, Jakarta

 1 Review  Exploring Menteng, Kota and Pasar Baru to feel the old Jakarta. Many old buildings are located on these districts. Nassaukerk, Kunstkringgebouw, Bouwploeg and Vrijmetselaarsloge in Menteng. Then... 

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Istiqlal Mosque   Jakarta

Istiqlal Mosque, Jakarta

 2 Reviews  The main Mosque and the not far catholic church seen from the top of the national monument.The view from the top of the monument was not that great if i think to the long que to enter, I guess going... 

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Museums   Jakarta

Museums, Jakarta

 2 Reviews  See the battleship at the New President's Museum. 'KRI HARIMAU' launched to support Irian Jaya freedom mission in 1962. . I'm use to living near one of the largest Naval bases, Eleventh Naval... 

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Taman Impian Jaya Ancol   Jakarta

Taman Impian Jaya Ancol, Jakarta

 2 Reviews  Hi mate, Welcome to Jakarta and believe me you will get a lot of fun.If you're looking for a cheap good hotel,you can book hotel Bintang Griya wisata > the room rates include continental breakfast... 

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Wayang

by black_mimi99

Wayang (puppet) known since pre-history. Wayang is the Indonesian traditional arts, especially developed in Java and Bali. Wayang show has been considered by UNESCO on November 7, 2003, as a work of astonishing cultural stories in narrative and a wonderful heritage, very valuable. Masterpiece of Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.There are Wayang versions played by people in costume, which is known as the Wayang Wong, and there is also a collection of puppet plays Wayang puppeteer. Wayang plays is such a mastermind Wayang Kulit or Wayang Golek show. Stories told in the wayang performance usually comes from Mahabharata and Ramayana.

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Food

by suhazlina

Once reach here in Bandung must drink is their TEH BOTOL and try their manggo juice (worth trying). And make sure buy their AMANDA BROWNIE BAKAR wont regret trust me. Shopping at the factory outlets. Make sure go to Jalan Dago and don't miss rumah mode. Other tips must try eat at kampung daun or sapu lidi cafe.

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get arround the Jakarta City

by putri_jogja

Hi,U can stay in Central Jakarta (near Sarinah Mall). There r plenty hotel such as Ibis.Jakarta is big city. Only mall and mall.. but u can go to one area. We call it old town. If u like doing photograph, i suggest you to go there. Take bus Transjakarta (Busway) to Kota (end of station). Then take a walk to the old town. you can hire taxi bicycle to go around the old town. I dunno for sure the cost. Maybe 20,000 - 30,000 IDR. Juz bargain it. Transport for taking around Jakarta, u can take bus transjakarta (busway) coz it is connected to many area around jakarta. Or take taxi. Plz take Blue Bird Taxi (name of taxi) but be carefull, many taxi with blue color but not Blue Bird taxi.

Bali alcohol shortage!!!!!!

by team_bush

I know !!!! ..... Can you believe it ?????The indonesian government has recently raised the luxury goods tax on alcohol to 30%. When we visited Bali last week, we found many places to be running low or out of stock of many spirit brands. This has not affected local brands like "Bintang" etc. Our hotel, the Intercontinental was actually trying to source it from elsewhere, as local distributors were not stocking certain brands anymore. Needless to say, we still had an amazing holiday, and made do with what was available.

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Ride from Jogja to Dieng Plateau

by bkarjee

If you are a nature lover, I would rather suggest spending a full day and stopping overnight at Dieng (although the stay options at Dieng are very limited and very basic). Please have a look at my Dieng page in VT. Dieng is a beautiful place and is a 3 hrs drive from Jogja, if u drive leisurely. There are lot of things to see in Dieng. There are active craters that you can see from a very close distance (quite scary), geysers, ancient Hindu Temple ruins etc. If time permits and if you are enthusiastic, you can trek to a sunrise point early in the morning. This is near one village, which is the highest village in Java. The potato plantations, clouds, lakes are beautiful. The drive from wonosobo to Dieng Pleateau is so beautiful, I spent almost 2-3 hrs to cover this short stretch. The landscape is very very beautiful and weather is quite cold. We used to stop very often, click photographs...

The Holidays in Indonesia

by pangtidor

Like most of the countries in the world, the weekend in Indonesia will be on Saturday and Sunday. Indonesia’s national days will be on August 17 (Independence Day) and it will be public holiday. Some national days like Sumpah Pemuda (October 28) and National Heroes’ Day (November 10) are not considered as public holiday, but national ceremony will be held all over the countries at schools, government offices, and national heroes’ cemetery complex. During those days, you may expect some traffic (from the officers’ parade on the street) or delay on bureaucracy. The moslem holidays are Eid Fitr (Idul Fitri), Eid Adha (Idul Adha), Hijri New Year (Tahun Baru Hijriah), the birthday of Prophet Mohammed (Maulid Nabi), and Isra’a-Mi’raj. The dates will vary year by year, depend on the lunar calendar and they will be public holiday. You may see some unique festivals in some areas on those dates....

A cultural experience

by Deng249

If I have to choose only ONE place in Indonesia, then it just had to be Bali. Simply an awesome place...Can't get enough of its culture, people, art and craft. The things I miss about Indonesia would be the food, culture and music...The most unforgetable thing that I had encountered was to go on a bajai (a local transport, like a tuk tuk)...

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THE CLIMATE

by pangtidor

As it lies along the equator, Indonesia has a tropical climate, with two seasons : dry season (February to August) and rainy season (September to January). The sunshine is expected almost throughout the year, a good choice for the winter getaway. The rainy season which is happened from September to January may ruin your travel plan. The heaviest rainfall will be in December and January. Floods and landslides used to happen in Java and Sulawesi. A large number of volcanoes and earth plates contribute a higher rate of earthquake, especially in Sumatra, Sulawesi, Java and South East area islands. Average humidity is 70 %.

THE EMERGENCY NUMBERS

by pangtidor

There is no one emergency dial numbers for emergency in Indonesia. Every department will have their own numbers. It will be free of cost, even from the public telephone. Police 110, ambulance/emergency medical service 118, and fire department 113. For asking the telephone directory by the names or institutions, you can call 108. It is not free and the telephone directory will be covering the local area only. If you want to ask the information in other area, you have to dial the area code first before the 108. See my other tip too : How to call to/from Indonesia.

HOW TO CALL TO/FROM INDONESIA

by pangtidor

No matter how much you love travel, the loved ones at home will be still in your heart and mind during the travel time. Telephone call is one of the ways to communicate with them. As usual, telephone call from the mobile phone will be much more expensive than the one from the land line. Furthermore, the call from the hotel will be 2-3 times more expensive than the normal cost. Look for the sign WARTEL or WARUNG TELKOM, they have the good deal for calling. Some will be opened for 24 hours, with the sign BUKA 24 JAM. You have to call the operator first (must do for the collect call) but in some WARTELs, you can call directly by dialing 001 or 008 first then country code-area code-telephone number. Ask help from the WARTEL attendants. For calling from the hotels, the guidance will be given to you. Getting a call from your home country/other countries will be the same like other countries....

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A: Motorcycle may cost you around 30-50k + 10k for the petrol. Say 50k on average for both basic accommodation will be around 100k-150k 30k-50k for the food so 300k... 

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