Articles tagged ‘Things to Do’
Book Review:The Jakarta Good Food Guide 2008-2009
By Barrie | April 24th, 2008 |
Add a Comment »
If you want to read just one book about food in Jakarta, make it The Jakarta Good Food Guide (JGFG). This is an indispensable guide for foodies and travelers looking for a taste of something different in Jakarta. Laksmi Pamuntjak is an independent reviewer who has deliberately avoided invitations of all sorts. I spent about [...]
Carriage Museum: Yogyakarta, Central Java
By Barrie | April 22nd, 2008 | Add a Comment »
“Come, come … please. You see Museum Kereta (carriage museum),” were the words of a guide at Yogyakarta’s Kraton (palace). He was most insistent that the visitor to the Kraton also came to the nearby Museum Kereta. The walk to the museum is not far and visitors may benefit from the shade created by the [...]
Garuda Indonesia to Fly Jakarta to Pontianak
By Barrie | April 20th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
In what is seen as a boost to tourism in Kalimantan, Garuda Indonesia will fly from Jakarta to Pontianak three times a day to cater to rising demand for air services. Currently, Garuda serves the route once per day. Garuda had filed an application to the operator of Supadio Airport in Pontianak for an increase [...]
Indonesians in Focus: Wimar Witoelar
By Barrie | April 16th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
In Indonesia, the media should be cautious when covering four topics — suku, agama, ras, antar golongan (ethnicity, religion, race and the relationship between groups), better known as the acronym SARA — to avoid any legal consequences. But in a new talk show on ANTV, guests must refrain from talking about weight, or else the [...]
Buffalo Races: Sumbawa, West Nusa Tenggara
By Barrie | April 14th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Buffalo races take place all over Indonesia and their forms vary from place to place. Whereas buffalo races in Bali are done on an oval track, with riders in carts, the buffalo races I witnessed in Sumbawa were quite different. In Sumbawa, the buffalo were more in their natural environment — a muddy field. You [...]
World Rally Championship Event in 2010: Sulawesi
By Barrie | April 13th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Countryside roads and sugarcane plantations in Indonesia’s South Sulawesi province will host a World Rally Championship (WRC) event in 2010. The world auto sports governing body FIA has sent an advisor to inspect the location and give necessary inputs to local organizers, major national newspaper Kompas reported. FIA official Piero Sodano arrived in the province [...]
Riverboarding: Bandung, West Java
By Barrie | April 13th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
It was cloudy in Bantar Caringin village, Saguling, Rajamandala, West Bandung regency, last Sunday and Citarum River was flowing with greater force due to an early morning downpour. A group of people gathered on the bank of the tributary — which is regularly used for rafting practice — where they discussed the best spot from [...]
Garuda to Organize `Discover Indonesia`
By Barrie | April 11th, 2008 | 2 Comments »
The Indonesian consulate general in Sydney and national flag carrier Garuda Indonesia will jointly organize a tourism promotion event called “Discover Indonesia” for Australian tourism operators and mass media. Intended to support the Visit Indonesia 2008 program, the promotional event would be held for two weeks starting late July 2008. Representatives of 20 Australian travel [...]
Batavia Ontel Bicycle Community: Jakarta, West Java
By Barrie | April 10th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
Every Sunday morning, members of the Batavia Ontel Bicycle Community (KOBA) gather at Hotel Indonesia traffic circle to talk, display their bicycles and remind Jakartans of their city’s history. While teems of youths and families choose to spend their Sunday mornings relaxing under trees at National Monument park further north, bicycle enthusiasts have slowly begun [...]
Locking Up the Knickers: Malang, East Java
By Barrie | April 9th, 2008 | Add a Comment »
News from the popular resort area surrounding Malang in nearby East Java, is just too bizarre not to share. Detik.com reports that the municipal government in the East Java resort area of Batu are preparing to “clamp down” on suspected prostitution practices taking place at many of the area’s panti pijat or traditional massage parlors. [...]
