Yogyakarta Special Region Tourist Traps

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"friend" can be a shop "bringing" can be "guiding

by kilat

If you are in the neaberhood of a touristic location, there will be a lot of people who will try to earn some money. Don't get angry, they need it to survive, and you are rich compared to them. If someone is offering you something ("what do you want to see, I will bring you" / "come and meet my mother"), expect it is something what will cost you money. A visit to a "friend" ("teman") is often a visit to a shop of a friend. Walking with you to a place, means the man would like to be your guide, and he expects a tip afterwards. As soon as possible, say you don't need a guide and don't want to go to a shop. They expect you to pay for their time, the longer, the more you have to pay. So, thank them very much and say you don't need him anymore or that you are tired or like to be alone. Say you want to consider with your friend, do that for a little while and say you have to go back to your...

BECAK OFFER for Rp. 3000 all around

by Lieliana

Well, Becak is the traditional handicapped here. When you walk around Yogyakarta, they will offer you to around the 'Yogyakarta' for just Rp. 3.000,- (not even USD 1 :)While actually, after they finished taking you around they will ask more more money for goind around :) Before you go around, make sure which area they are going to take you, for going around to Tourism area like Keraton, Malioboro, Kota Gede and Batik Factory, you can give about Rp. 25.000 to Rp. 30.000,-Of couse, you can add more if you want, :)Just a little tip for you

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