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5 Reviews and 665 Opinions I usually don't spend money into luxury accommodation, but The Phoenix Hotel in Yogyakarta was...
5 Reviews and 176 Opinions We have stayed here for three nights, the room, staff and service were very good. The front desk...
8 Reviews and 239 Opinions We booked our room at the Sheraton Mustika Yogyakarta before we left home. We were able to get a...
theo1006 Says: The beach at Bantul, due south of Yogyakarta, is bare and hot. At Parangtritis, to the east, the black sand beach meets the limestone cliffs known as...
theo1006 Says: Water has always been and still is a scarce commodity in the limestone hills of Gunungkidul regency. Although most villages now are connected with some...
theo1006 Says: Wediombo is our favourite among the Gunungkidul beaches, for several reasons. It is the largest bay between Parangtritis and Pacitan. Being far from Yogyakarta...
theo1006 Says: Chinese kill for it: birds' nests soup. We once had some at a wedding dinner, and did not find the taste that special. Yet the main ingredient fetches a high...
theo1006 Says: We drove the road from Baron to Parangtritis, about 40 km, in part recently improved. At one point we spotted a turnoff to Gesing beach. We asked a bystander...
Goa Cerme - an underground river adventure
theo1006 Says: Arriving at the parking of Cerme cave, we asked the warden what was special about it. It is of historic interest, he said; the nine founders of Islam on Java...
Goa Langse - cave of the south sea queen
theo1006 Says: Goa Langse is a famous cave near Parangtritis, located at sea level below a 100 m high vertical cliff. The cave is sacred, because it is believed to be the...
theo1006 Says: You see them everywhere in Daerah Istimewa Yogyakarta on porches and walls: stylised lotus buds. They are a motif typical of the former Yogyakarta...
theo1006 Says: We happened to pass by while exploring the byroads of Gunungkidul regency, Suaka Margasatwa Paliyan. What wildlife to expect in a young teak forest?We walked to...
theo1006 Says: Siung beach is a stretch of sand in a small bay. As elsewhere along the Gunungkidul coast the sand borders a limestone shelf that falls dry at low tide.Measured...
theo1006 Says: Krakal beach is much longer than Baron and Kukup beaches. We think it is the most scenic, and the most interesting for seeing local people at work. At low tide...
Kampoeng Baron: Best bet in Baron area
theo1006 Says: We drove form Baron to Indrayanti beaches looking for an acceptable place to stay. Any acommodation at Baron Bay and Krakal beach is very run-down, Kukup beach...
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