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 Indonesia travel tales
Our customers share their travelling experiences in Indonesia.
Read about first hand stories on travel tips and guides, events, entertainment,shopping, food, business and transportation.
Also, you might want to read our
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| J Cheang |
13 June 2004 |
Stayed at Green Garden Hotel - Bali, Indonesia.
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We walked around Kuta town, did a lot of shopping for wood carvings, some sarongs, which were very cheap. Found a restaurant called Kunyit Bali, in front of Santika Beach Hotel in Kuta, which served delicious Balinese food. We also chartered a van to take us to Kintamani, Mt. Batur, Ubud, and along the way, lots of vendors selling wood carvings, handicrafts, which were very much cheaper compared to Kuta. As we are from Malaysia, the sun, sea and surf did not interest us much since we have plenty of that back home, but the shopping did!
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| S Ganason |
13 June 2004 |
Stayed at Le Meridien Jakarta - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Shopping centres nearby worth a visit are Plaza Indonesia and Plaza Senayan. Every Saturday night Metro TV (a local TV station) does a live show from a cafe at Plaza Indonesia and it is worth seeing...
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| W Suraji |
12 June 2004 |
Stayed at Ibis Kemayoran - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Be sure to visit places like Taman Mini - great cultural revelation. Do also spend a full-day at Dunia Fantasi especially if you have kids. They'll love it there. For the shopaholics, don't leave Jakarta without stepping out to Mangga Dua Mall. It is great for the computer freaks as well. If you have the time, head on to Bogor and then up to Puncak. Don't forget to visit the Taman Safari there. Great outdoors for the whole family.
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| R Schafer |
09 June 2004 |
Stayed at Park Lane Jakarta, The - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Recommended restaurants are: Paprika - wine bar, Hazara's - Indian, Stix - steaks, Porto Venezia - Italian, and Koi Gallery - Mixed.
Best souvenir shopping at Pasaraya Grande. Most interesting shopping at Jalan Surabaya.
Jakarta is an interesting city with lots of energy. It has lots to offer but often takes some looking to find.
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| D Bolton |
28 May 2004 |
Stayed at Inna Garuda - Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Jogja was great. Don't miss the Ramayana Ballet, quite spectacular. Prambanam and Borobodur temples were sensational. If you really like the time to look around these places rather than being rushed by a limited tour schedule, book a taxi for the day. Of course you'll need to bargain, but we got a car and driver (albeit with almost no english) for 400,000 rupiah for the day (and no doubt you could get it cheaper too) and for this we toured to Borobodur for as long as we wanted, the village of Kaliurang for views of Mt Merapi (although it was raining the walk through the rainforest there was beautiful - so didn't see the volcano) and Prambanam is also very beautiful and worth a good look. Also hire a guide at both temples - only 40,000 rupiah and worth the money - very informative.
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| R Barichello |
24 May 2004 |
Stayed at Aryaduta Jakarta, Hotel - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Jakarta is a fascinating city but allow lots of time for car travel due to the bad congestion that applies pretty much all the working day plus Friday evenings. Take Blue Bird taxis as often as you can to avoid surprise rip-offs, junky cars and obnoxious drivers. Too many good restaurants to list.
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| J Jiang |
24 May 2004 |
Stayed at Melasti Beach Resort - Bali, Indonesia.
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No need to eat at the hotel restaurant, as there are a few nice restaurants near the hotel. The shops near the hotel tend to be cheaper than the ones near Kuta. When take a taxi in Bali, always use meter, and try to take blue (light and navy color) color taxi, Blue Bird is a good company. Japanese food is a good value in Bali, as they are cheaper than anywhere else. Of course, you should always try the chicken satay:) if you are taking a one day tour to nearby island, try to ask for the sailing boat. When shopping always bargain, they tend to ask one third of the price. You can find good silver jewelry, sarong, swim suit, housing ware and other good stuff.
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| S Kim |
21 May 2004 |
Stayed at Melasti Beach Bungalows - Bali, Indonesia.
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We really enjoyed Ubud. Less people, great shopping, more relaxing and the accommodations seem much nicer and better priced. I highly recommend a place called Tegal Sari.
If you like to surf and want a great resort, I recommend Uluwatu Resort. It was conveniently in walking distance to the surf site and the Surfing Village on your walk down is great.
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| W Van der sluis |
20 May 2004 |
Stayed at Hyatt Regency Yogyakarta - Yogyakarta, Indonesia.
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Yokya is a very busy town with good Indonesian culture. The Borobudur should be visited early in the morning cause of the heat. Gadjah Wong is the very best restaurant in town. Take a cab and do go there.
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| C Crowe |
10 May 2004 |
Stayed at Alila Manggis - Bali, Indonesia.
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We hired a car and driver for a day's touring and travelled around East Bali, through the beautiful, lush paddy fields, stopping off at Tirthaganga Water Palace, up to the volcano and lake Kintamani and finishing for dinner and a performance of Balinese dancing in Ubud. Although this involves a fair amount of time in the car it is a good excursion for anyone with a relatively limited time in the area.
We also went diving on the wreck about an hour's drive north from the hotel. The dive is excellent with plenty to see, with the added advantage of being fairly shallow, so inexperienced divers can also give it a try. The rest of our long weekend in Bali was just spent enjoying the hotel, it's fantastic ambience and it's facilities.
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