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Indonesia What to Pack

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Not so much in the bagpack - but very much time!

by ullfri49

It is maybe not so easy to give an advice for a packing list, it relates to much 1. of the way wher you want to go and 2. where you want to stay and 3. the region 4.....and so on. But my experience of some travels is: Make ready your baggage so as you may think you will need it- - and than reduce it consequently (consequently!) at exact to 1/2 of weight! Clothing should reduce at first in the baggage- in special if you have the border of 20 KILO flight baggage.My experience is you can summer clothing of good quality easy buy in Indonesia- if you arrive in Jkt, go to Sarinah or an other mall.Dont forget kemeja batik! The main medical should be with you- but not more the first aid I think.If you in Jakarta, greater citys or and near developed areas, can easy go to a "RS" (Rumah Sakit) and or/at "Apotek" in every city. My experience (unfortunately) - take two (or better more than two!)...

Money

by pangaeatours

One of the most important things to bring to Indonesia is good money especially if you do not want to use your credit cards. What do i mean by good money? I am from the USA but it is probably the same for all countries. Go to your bank weeks before leaving on your trip and ask for the best $100 bills they have. They need to be very new (not more than 5 years old) with no rips, or writing. They need to be as perfect as possible if you want to get the best exchange rate. $20's dont get as good a rate as $100. You may need to go back to your bank again when they get in the new shipment of bills. It can be very difficult outside of Bali and Jakarta to exchange small or bad currency. For sure you will get a very bad rate. I have been denied exchanging money that was small and old. I even ironed the money but they would not take it. It is also a hassle to walk around looking for banks that...

Recycle and Re-use

by lindyz

When Tracy and I travel, we tend to pack a bit differently to most people. For the months before we leave, we start putting aside old clothes that we will take away, wear and then throw or give to the people that clean our room usually. We feel we are doing our bit by recycling our stuff. About 3/4 of the clothes we take to a country stays there, making more room to buy new stuff. We dont like to do a lot of washing of clothes, while on holidays, so this packing method works well for us!!!

Summer all year round

by aubrey_88

Be considerate about the local customs, ladies should always wear blouses with sleeves (except when you are in Bali where you can wear shorts, tanktops and your fav beach wear) Don't forget the sunblock..

NO NEED FOR WINTER CLOTHING

by Onedragon

I ALWAYS LIKE TO PACK LIGHT...SO WITH A PLACE LIKE JAKARTA ONE DOES NOT HAVE TO BE LOADED DOWN WITH HEAVY CLOTHING TO KEEP ONESELF WARM !!! THAT IS SUPER!!!! GOOD IDEA TO TAKE SOME COMFORTABLE AND STURDY SHOES WHILE WALKING ON SOME OF THE BRICK AND COBBLE LIKE STREETS THAT ARE IN JAKARTA... I TOOK 3 MEMORY CARDS AND THREE BATTERIES.... IF THERE ARE SNACKS IN YOUR ROOM.... .TAKE THEM WITH YOU ON YOUR JOURNEY!!!! : ) A SMLE !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Buy your own sheets and clothes in Indonesia!

by kilat

Bring your own sheets (or special anti-mosquito-sheet) when you want to sleep in cheap hotels. It is not always as clean as you like to have it. You can also buy a cotton "sarung" in Indonesia (a kind of long skirt), and use it as a sheet. A sarung (for women) is 1,80 - 2 meter long and 1,15 wide. It is very cheap, about 30.000-50.000 Rp. Don't buy a sarung for men, a "kain batu", its to small!If you like silk: in 2008 I payed 200.000 Rp. for a silk sarung. That's about 15 euro. Ask for "sutra" in a fabricstore ("toko kain"). You will only need a pair of thong sandals, and maybe socks for in the airplane. The locals wair thong sandals also. It is good when it is warm and it is also good when it rains a lot, because your feet will dry quicker and shoes will get wet.Don't bring a lot of clothes, you can buy it there (very cheap), and every hotel (even a small and cheap one) can do your...

hospitals

by kilat

** If you have to go to a hospital, choose a private one ("Rumah Sakit Swasta"), and call your health-assurance for information about the hospital. ** If it is not available you can go to a public hospital ("Rumah Sakit Umum"), but the quality is less good. Expect that everything is a bit older and patients sometimes also have to lay at the corridors. But if you come for only a diagnose and medicines, a Rumah Sakit Umum is very, very cheap and the doctors examinate good. ** Most of the times, there is also a drugstore.** If there is no hospital at all in the area, go to a "Puskesmas". This is only a healthcentre; there are no doctors, but special trained nurses. They will sent you to a hospital if necessary.** If you have to be admited in a hospital, you must know that the patient usually also will be taken care of by the family. And you have to pay the bill before you may leave the...

medicines

by kilat

** Some medicines are forbidden to import and export in Indonesia. Call the Indonesian Embassy in your country for information. For injections or medicines which are on the druglist (sleepingpills / transquilizers for example), you might need a letter from a specialist registered by your local Ministry of Health, Foreign Secretary and the Indonesian Embassy. ** In Indonesia you can get the death-penalty for drugdelicts.** Wash your hands frequently to prevent deseases. It is handy to bring desinfectant for your hands.

charge all your gadgets with only one socket

by kilat

In most hotelrooms is only one socket available to charge your batteries. So if you both have a camera, a mobile phone, a phototracker, MP3-player, GPS, shaver, electric toothbrush or what ever... you will have problems to charge everything. And you loose control, but that is normal in Indonesia ;-)What to bring? a splitter for more plugs, and maybe even a extension cord (because the socket can be at a difficult reachable location for your gadgets. Sometimes there is no electricity for a short time. If that happened early in the morning, your batteries might not have been charged completely.

WOMEN TRAVELLERS

by pangtidor

Tampons are not generally used by the local people, so it could be difficult for you to find one especially when you are going to travel in some remote areas or as the backpackers. It would be the same if you are used to use specific cosmetics or other toiletries. Bring the good sunscreen for your face, the sun is not friendly in Indonesia. You will never find any napkin machines in any toilets in Indonesia like in other countries, even for the toilet paper most of the times. Bring bras if you are going to wear the tight tops. The local people are not used to see the tight tops without the bras. You can not enter some sacred places when you are on the period too. Whenever you go out, bring mineral water, a pack of tissue/kleenex, hand sanitizer, and umbrella if you can not tolerate the heat.

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