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Anonymous Fri 23 Oct 2015 12:30:20 No.1044629 View Reply Report Delete

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Hello, anyone have experience traveling in Indonesia? I will be flying into Jakarta for 20 days in January. I wanted to spend a few days in Jakarta at least and explore the city. The Jakarta surrounding area too like Bogor and Bandung.

I was thinking of taking a train to Yogyakarta to see the temples and exploring more of Java.

Does anyone recommend anything I must do/see while there? Or any other destinations?

Also, from your experience how safe is Jakarta and other places in Indonesia for a solo traveler. I have read its overall a safe place, but petty crime is common.

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Anonymous Fri 23 Oct 2015 13:28:21 No.1044642 Report Delete

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>>1044629
I was in Indonesia last week. Me and my friends got kidnapped by ISIS sympathizer groups and got transported to an ISIS compound. We all got beheaded while being taped for their new video release!
I'm a ghost girl btw

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Anonymous Fri 23 Oct 2015 13:32:11 No.1044644 Report Delete

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>>1044642
Think of all the wear and tear you could have saved on your fingers by not typing that... what a waste.

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Anonymous Fri 23 Oct 2015 13:57:45 No.1044652 Report Delete

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It's my favorite country.
Went twice so far.
2 years ago for 10 months in total.
This August I revisited for a trip across Sumatra
>9 living in Jakarta, with trips to Lampung, Yogja
>1 month doing the Bali, Lombok, Gili T thing.
Recommendations:
>Definitely go to Yogja for Borobudhur & Prambanan
>Climb a Volcano, I went to Krakatau & Prambanan
>Go to Pangandaran for Green Canyon, canyoning there was so awesome I did it twice in those 9 months.
>Near Bogor is Puncak, hilly area with a natural park, paragliding and the like.
>Mount Bromo is touristy but great to see.

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Anonymous Fri 23 Oct 2015 14:09:37 No.1044654 Report Delete

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>>1044652
Thanks for the recommendations. Yogja is definitely on the top of my list. Trying to decide if I am better off exploring Java during my stay or heading east to Bali or Lombok for some of my stay.

How is safety for a lone bule traveling around Indonesia like that?

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Anonymous Fri 23 Oct 2015 14:18:49 No.1044657 Report Delete

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>>1044654
I never felt unsafe, just watch your wallet/phone in public transport like anywhere else in the world and take care of your belongings. People in general are very friendly in Indonesia and positively discriminating towards white people.
Don't forget to Tinder whilst in Jakarta.
Couchsurfing Jakarta is also very welcoming on Bule, they'll take you out for beers.
As for Bali & Lombok, they are so different from Java it's like another country.

I'm already thinking to come back to Indonesia in December next year for Flores and Komodo this time.

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Anonymous Sat 24 Oct 2015 00:47:52 No.1044777 Report Delete

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>>1044657
>Don't forget to Tinder whilst in Jakarta.
Could you talk more about this?

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Anonymous Sat 24 Oct 2015 00:58:35 No.1044779 Report Delete

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>>1044644
>creative writing has no benefits

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Anonymous Sat 24 Oct 2015 01:16:50 No.1044781 Report Delete

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When i was in Indonesian u went through the gili (small) islands. 2 are super rich ppl and honeymoon. The other is with the locals and it has a 10/10 cheap resort. Keep in mind absolutely no cars and motorcycles. Also if u really wanna experience some of Indonesia, i went on an amazing boat cruise through the islands of Indonesia. Cabin or on the deck. I recommend the deck by far. The boat stops every day at a different island for swimming or exploring. Places like komodo island.
That is a good trip to Indonesia.

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Anonymous Sat 24 Oct 2015 03:07:52 No.1044794 Report Delete

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>>1044629
Currently living in Bandung. It's p nice. Food is cheaper and better than anywhere else in the country but people are not used to foreigners so they tend to look at you a bit too intensively. The city is OK for a short stay but there's not that much to see. You'll want to head to the countryside (Lembang).

Went to Jogja (Yogyakarta) by train. Would definitely recommend! Loved it so much we're planning to go there by foot, trekking along the way. Jogja itself is a nice city for tourists: people are more open, they speak more English, etc. I was a bit disappointed by the monuments but by all mean you should still give it a go. We went to see the sunrise over Borobudur but it was too cloudy to be really interesting. If you like history, there's a nice museum in the ancient Dutch fort.

Otherwise, people are nice and polite. Nothing to fear. Maybe just driving by yourself on the roads if you're not used to that kind of traffic.

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Anonymous Sat 24 Oct 2015 13:07:21 No.1044874 Report Delete

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>>1044777
I live in jakarta right now first you must going to Monas (National Monument) then going to Old jakarta city (Kota tua) And the largest indonesia miniature park TMII (Taman mini) there places it's cheap and safe

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Anonymous Sat 24 Oct 2015 14:05:40 No.1044882 Report Delete

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>all these isis shills

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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 10:38:09 No.1045556 Report Delete

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>>1044882
I am an Indonesian and I live in Jogja, I could highly recommend you to come here and see for yourself how beautiful Jogja is. All those bullshit about ISIS is nowhere to be found here. I could even take you to meet local girls who are willing to walk around with foreigners like you

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Anonymous Tue 27 Oct 2015 12:04:15 No.1045581 Report Delete

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>>1044777
Tinder, you know the dating app.
That is, if you want to meet chicks easily.

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 02:35:15 No.1045798 Report Delete

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>>1045556

Do Indonesians hate Chinese people or does it not matter? What about Koreans and Japanese?

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 02:47:41 No.1045799 Report Delete

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>>1045556
Where do I buy drugs in this country?

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:08:37 No.1045915 Report Delete

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Anyone been to Sulawesi?

I'm prolly going there next january and I would appreciate comments on it.

My plan so far is to go to Tana Toraja and Togian Islands. As I am considering staying there over a month, I'd like to hear suggestions on other nice spots as well ... I like hiking and diving.

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 14:57:04 No.1045934 Report Delete

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Expect shit food wherever you go. Crispy, meatless, fried chicken bones and plain white rice gets tiring fast.

The exception is Bandung, which has vibrant food. Go to the nighttime food market while you're there and try a little bit of everything.

Jakarta sucks big dick. Get to Bandung and go to Kawah Putih, Kawah Domas, and the Dago Pakur jungle walk. Definitely spend some time in Yogya. See Parambanan, but more importantly, see Borobudur (and see it from INSIDE the site, at sunrise).

Might post pictures tomorrow if anyone's interested.

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Anonymous Wed 28 Oct 2015 16:33:41 No.1045971 Report Delete

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>>1045934

Seconding this.

I was in Jakarta visiting family. It fucking sucked. Not much to do or see around there.

Went to Bandung and it was a lot more livelier. Stayed at Padma Hotel, which is like at the top of the hill. Pretty fucking nice 5 star-ish hotel with a lovely breakfast and tea time.

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 07:15:41 No.1046136 Report Delete

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>>1045799
Go to a apotek
or ask andrew chan and myurun sukurman

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 07:22:06 No.1046137 Report Delete

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Food court in jakarta
which menu do I choose from?

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 07:36:16 No.1046143 Report Delete

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>>1045915
I went to Bunaken for diving, pretty cool walls.
There's also the Lembeh strait nearby with interesting micro species & muck diving (haven't been myself).

Depending how much time you have you should dive at Wakatobi, I heard it's more impressive than Bunaken but it's a quite far to get there.

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 07:56:52 No.1046148 Report Delete

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When in jkta , visit the kalijodo district for vibrant night life and friendly locals

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 14:27:51 No.1046245 Report Delete

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>>1046143
thanks!

I've heard and read about Bunaken before, but that wakatobi was new to me and seems really interesting .. I'll have to look into it more thoroughly

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Anonymous Thu 29 Oct 2015 21:44:56 No.1046336 Report Delete

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>>1044629
Did 20 days in Indo few months back. Jakarta isn't too interesting, a bunch of fun to be had in Yogyakarta for a few days. TBH enjoyed the Gillis and Lombok the most.

Indo is relatively safe, though as it's a muslim country outside of Bali/Gillis it's not really set up for partying as the rest of SEA is.

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Anonymous Fri 30 Oct 2015 00:54:12 No.1046376 Report Delete

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>>1046136
What is that?

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Anonymous Fri 30 Oct 2015 13:34:42 No.1046528 Report Delete

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>>1045798
Well, as long as u speak fluent english they won't really give a shit, just remember never be the first one to bring up your etnichity if you are chinese

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