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Taman Impian Jaya Ancol Jakarta
28 Reviews Ancol is a nice place, well maintained and offer variety of entertainment, when I go to Ancol it's always to find nice place to eat!! In Ancol you can find variety of restaurants. My favorite one is...
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Volcano Bandung
9 Reviews Visited Bandung in early March 2008. The weather in this town is cooling which sits about 700m above sea level. Went on a day trip to Gunung Tangkuban Perahu(also known as the Mountain of the...
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Beaches Bali
26 Reviews Located just south of Denpassar Airport and a short Taxi ride is Kuta Beach..I arrived at my accomodation..and after the flight and settling things at the hotel, I was ready for some relaxing time at...
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Shopping/Malls Jakarta
16 Reviews It is in FX Mall Sudirman Street, Senayan area. We slide down in transparent whirling tunnel from 7th floor to 1st floor, I never try this but it's worth to try, it takes only about 12 second. During...
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Hot Springs Bandung
7 Reviews It's actually a resort...u can choose to stay here or just take a one day trip since it's also at the same area as Tangkuban Parahu. There's a few ponds here where u can swim or just dip in your...
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Parks Bali
14 Reviews Garuda Wisnu Kencana Cultural Park is a great place for a night out at a restaurant with terrific views. But make sure you get there well before dark so you can have a good walk around. There is an...
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Old Batavia (Kota) Jakarta
29 Reviews Batavia is the old center of Dutch Jakarta. It is in a rather pitiful state as many of the historic buildings are crumbling in front of your very eyes. The desire to annihilate everything related to...
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Shopping Bandung
10 Reviews upstairs there's a books shop. it's smaller than normal bookshop but the collection is not bad. mostly fiction. most of the books are indonesian. the price is the same as in other bookshop i think but...
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Temples Bali
18 Reviews The Holy Springs of Tirta Empul were founded in the ninth century. The springs are believed to have magical powers. As such they are an important centre for ceremonies and prayer. There are bathing...
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Thousand Islands Jakarta
11 Reviews Pulau Macan in the Thousand Island chain is a gem. The scene is totally mellow geared towards conscious fun. Snorkeling trips on living reefs, paddle out to their deserted island, get a traditional...
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Kawah Putih Bandung
7 Reviews On the way to the White Crater (Kawah PUtih) you will pass by Ciwidey, a strawberry town. More or less like Cameron Highland in Malaysia. Pluck your own strawberry here... it is about rp35,000 per kg....
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Sunset Bali
11 Reviews Firstly I have to say Ayana Resort is one truely beautiful resort and walking through the resort you can just start to imagine how beautiful the rock bar is. The bar is built on a rock on the side of...
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National Monument (Monas) Jakarta
28 Reviews This is very nice tour for a good weather day. From the top of the Monas, the "Monumen Nasional"- you can see a round up view of Jakarta -maybe at good weather you can see the coastline of the Java...
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Art Deco Bandung
9 Reviews I have just finished my small research about old streets and buildings in Bandung. I found that Bandung is one of the richest collection of Art Deco buildings in the world. The Dutch started to build...
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Water Palace Bali
3 Reviews Taman Tirta Gangga water palace is a place of beautiful gardans and serene water-scapes. Located in the village of Tirta Gangga high on a hill overlooking amazing terraced rice fields, Taman Tirtta...
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Taman Mini Indonesia Indah Jakarta
34 Reviews Mini Indonesia park is a skansen type creature with the major difference that instead of putting together an ensemble of old buildings relocated from their original place for the sake of preservation,...
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Gunung Tangkuban Parahu Bandung
6 Reviews Visit Tengkuban Perahu located at Lembang abt 45 mins drive from Bandung city. Enterance abt RP10,000. In this area u'll find the famous Kawah Ratu and Kawah Domas. BEWARE: Salesman selling necklace...
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Monkey Forest Bali
7 Reviews We couldn't decide how to spend a day in Ubud, having an indulgent massage, or going for a healthy walk in the countryside, or maybe just a tasty lunch in an outdoor setting? Then we found the...
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Central Jakarta Jakarta
51 Reviews The "Jalan Thamrin" in Jakarta is one of the main streets and so the architecture goes higher and higher to the clouds! On of central points - is the Bunderan HI -here in rainy weather from taxi -...
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Parks Bandung
7 Reviews Juanda Forest Park or Dago Pakar. The official name is Taman Hutan Raya ir. H. Juanda. It is a forest park, serves as a water reservoir for the city. There are some interesting parks for children or...
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Day Trip Bali
10 Reviews Living and working in Bali, it's easy to get into a routine which is not so very different from living elsewhere. Sometimes I forget why I am here, and that's when I take a day out, trying to visit...
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Museums Jakarta
37 Reviews Jakarta has many museums to be explored. Unlike many museums in other countries I have visited that provide audio guide or tour guide to explain exhibits and stories, museums in Jakarta are...
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Kampung Daun Bandung
2 Reviews Kampung Daun is located up higher from Bandung downtown. It's an eating place designed as a 'kampung' or small village beside a stream. You can choose to sit in one of the booths for 'lesehan' where...
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Markets Bali
4 Reviews After a visit to Pura Ulun Danu Bratan, stop off at Candikuning market for some fresh food and gifts. The market is very much a 'tourist' market but with a few bargaining skills, you can pick up some...
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Sunda Kelapa Jakarta
29 Reviews A simple wooden boat able to navigate the sea of the Indian Ocean which is known to have large waves. Bugis fishermen in Makassar, South Sulawesi, large seas using a wooden boat called Phinisi...
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When you are visiting Yogyakarta, you definately have to do a roundtour through the centre of Yogya. Here you can find a lot of beautiful buildings, who originates from the Dutch period in the past. At the picture, you can see the Old Post Office, which is situated at the Jalan Malboro.
Climbing the Bromo-vulcano at the eastside of Java.The active Bromo volcano stands at 2,328m and is one of the most popular natural sights on Java. For many visitors to Indonesia, the trip to Bromo is their most memorable experience. Seeing the sun bathe the crater in golden light, picking out the gulleys and ruts in the almost lunar landscape. Sipping sweet Kopi manis after a 3:30 in the morning start, and feeling the warmth of the sun on your face as the day begins. But like most good things, there are those who are disappointed. In particular, you may find yourself surrounded by literally hunderds of other tourists. Or it's to cloudy so you can't see the sunrise quite well.
Visit the coastal town of AMED.If you like quiet and natural and beach and snorkeling, scuba etc then you'll like Amed. The beach is a long arc with gorgeous sunsets and a volcanoe as an imposing view that makes you go WOW!The beach is black sand and maybe because of this or maybe because it's a fair trip from the tourist centre of Kuta it is is no way touristy but has tourist facilities for the few who do stay.I've been told its a good place to get your dive certificate.
This cafe is at the back of the monkey forest and is easily missed. It's a tree house type construction and has a narrow swing bridge to a look out from the top floor. We sat and had a beer on the top floor on a swing seat with a view of the forest. It was looovely!
See Bali Art. The best collection of all things cultural is in Ubud which doesn't need any intro as everyone knows Ubud. I wasn't such a big fan of it but I haven't talked to many who share my opinion so from all accounts MUST GO SEE! It has culture without being too touristy although it is definately more touristy than the other places we saw in Bali. If you are looking for shopping/ Art/ Dancing/ nightlife then Ubud has it all in easy to get to distance.
Take a ferry to Nusa Lembongan for a few days.for photos see chapter on Nusa LembongganSee the locals harvesting their seaweed crops every evening as the sun sets and the tide goes out. The bay is shallow and as a result is covered in beds of seaweed. Its a truly unique opportunity to witness the hive of activity in such a gorgeous location.
Try to get away from the tourist spots and get to some of the everday (and night) markets where real life goes on. Bima on the Island of Simbawa was excellent for this. And the people LOVED to have their pictures taken!
One of my mates is a photojournalist from Austria. We ended up planning activities around his photo shoots, which were grand because we covered just about every inch of Bali and Lambok. The temples were my personal favourites. Like I said before, Bali is magical, and the temples are such a part of these peoples lives, you couldn't help taking that spirituality home with you! Even if yer 'reality' only allowed you to stay that peaceful for a few days after!
Wood carving - I just love those wonderful crafts - while walking the one main street in Ubud town, you get to feast your eyes at numerous shops with beautiful local wood work. We instead went to Mas, which is a huge wood-carvers village about 1/2 hour ride from Ubud. Over here, you get to see the carvers at work, some demonstrations as well, and also lots of showrooms eyeing out on tourist to take them home. They packaged to goods well with lots of bubbles wrap and have them packed nicely in a box with strings to hold them up. We bought a pair of seated Balinese wedding couple - they are awesome!!! And then at the airport we saw a different type of wedding couple - we were told that was Javanese coupled - so I just had to add on to it. Other lovely wood work to buy are of wildlife such as eagles and also the Balinese religuos icon, the komodo dragons and also images of Buddhas etc.
Visit the volcanoes of Mount Agung and Mount Batur (pictured left) and the adjoining Lake Batur.Mount Batur is still an active volcano while Mount Agung last erupted in 1964 devastating nearby towns and villages.
8 Reviews and 841 Opinions MY WIFE AND I STAYED IN THE SHERATON LAGUNA FOR THREE WEEKS IN JULY 2006. THE HOTEL HAS JUST GONE...
Hotel Mulia Senayan Jakarta
15 Reviews and 403 Opinions My family was planning to have a new year's eve here in Hotel Mulia, so we went there and I've once...
The Phoenix Hotel Yogyakarta Yogyakarta
4 Reviews and 564 Opinions I had a fantastic stay in the old colonial Phoenix Hotel. It's a beautiful building and the staff...
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Q: Hello Folks, I am going to Indonesia and want an idea as to what is a realistic daily budget, a little further...
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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