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#84536 - 18 Aug 08 01:47
first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
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Registered: 28 Apr 08
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hey I return... I am still going to be looking to meet some actors such as harry Capri. We have made progress in meeting our heroes.
On our visit we have some questions
1) is there something that is a must see in Indonesia that isn't too far from Jakarta? We are interested in wildlife etc
2) is it wise for us to get a guide?
3) how easy and cheap is it to island hop?
4) what jabs are needed for westerners?
You are all stars! In advance!
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#84573 - 18 Aug 08 20:28
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
[Re: Dilli]
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Registered: 28 Apr 08
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thanks Dilli,
im suprised there are no jabs to be had, is there no malaria in that part of the world? I guess not really.
What would we expect to see on the Tamam Safari?
The shits i can deal with.... just about!
I guess we want to experience the wildlife, maybe see some nice beaches and maybe an orang pendec!
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#84579 - 18 Aug 08 23:02
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
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Registered: 10 Jun 08
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LMAO, I'm a bit offended, I'm only 4'11".
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#84597 - 19 Aug 08 06:44
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
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Pujangga Besar
Registered: 09 Oct 05
Posts: 7576
Loc: Jakarta
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LMAO, I'm a bit offended, I'm only 4'11". do you live in the jungle and make monkey noises?
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#84598 - 19 Aug 08 06:49
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
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Registered: 26 Feb 06
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#84605 - 19 Aug 08 08:55
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
[Re: Dilli]
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Pujangga
Registered: 14 Sep 06
Posts: 2116
Loc: Jakarta
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Well having just come back from a weekend in Pelabuhan Ratu I can recommend that if you have a spare couple of nights. It's about a 4 hour drive from Jakarta (less if you have light traffic) and is a good break from the smog of Jakarta. There are a few nice places up that way ..I will dig out the numbers for them and post them here later. In terms of wild life you have a bat cave where you can watch thousands of bats fly out at sunset and if you drive about 40 mins then you can see turtles. There is a great seafood market there where you can buy whatever you fancy and then take the seafood to any of the restaurants and get them to cook it for you (usual price is 15.000 per kilo)
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#84613 - 19 Aug 08 09:48
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
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Pujangga
Registered: 14 Sep 06
Posts: 2116
Loc: Jakarta
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how do you get there kuku ???
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#84616 - 19 Aug 08 10:17
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
[Re: chewwyUK]
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Pujangga Besar
Registered: 08 Nov 06
Posts: 3703
Loc: jakarta
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Nice beach trip ay Chew?? Lovely, Now I have wheels again I can burn back down to PR again of a weekend.
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#84617 - 19 Aug 08 10:34
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
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Registered: 14 Sep 06
Posts: 2116
Loc: Jakarta
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Yup -- very relaxing weekend indeed. I shall get a few pics of the new hotel thats going up. Great outside bar / restaurant area and rooms right on the beach. 350K for a normal room and 750K for a suit room. While the suit wasn't finished it should make for a nice experience as it will have a big private terrace with a hot tub overlooking the beach.
Merc + beach + hot-tub = knicker dropper
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#84619 - 19 Aug 08 10:38
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
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Pooh Bah
Registered: 26 Feb 06
Posts: 10582
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Merc + beach + hot-tub = knicker dropper You forgot the Rophonyl which would be essential in RH's case!
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#84622 - 19 Aug 08 10:44
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
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Pujangga Besar
Registered: 08 Nov 06
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Nice equation Chewton. A sure fire winner.
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#84623 - 19 Aug 08 10:45
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
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Pujangga Besar
Registered: 08 Nov 06
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Loc: jakarta
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GHB actually, slipped into a Teh Botol, Bob's yer Uncle
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#84648 - 19 Aug 08 19:40
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
[Re: chewwyUK]
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Well having just come back from a weekend in Pelabuhan Ratu I can recommend that if you have a spare couple of nights. It's about a 4 hour drive from Jakarta (less if you have light traffic) and is a good break from the smog of Jakarta. There are a few nice places up that way ..I will dig out the numbers for them and post them here later. In terms of wild life you have a bat cave where you can watch thousands of bats fly out at sunset and if you drive about 40 mins then you can see turtles. There is a great seafood market there where you can buy whatever you fancy and then take the seafood to any of the restaurants and get them to cook it for you (usual price is 15.000 per kilo)
The Cave of Bats sounds amazing, this is something i would really like to see. Is that near Pelabuhan Ratu? Or near Jakarta? Also the Turtles would be great to see too. If you could let me know how we could get there that would be fantastic, thanks chewwy. We have 7 nights, so 3 nights of sightseeing and 4 nights of trying to find locations in the movie Pemalasan Rambu. How about hotels in Jakarta? What would you guys reccomend, english speaking ones only i guess.
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#84649 - 19 Aug 08 20:16
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
[Re: chewwyUK]
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Pujangga Besar
Registered: 09 Oct 05
Posts: 7576
Loc: Jakarta
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how do you get there kuku ??? plane takes 3.5 hours. ferry takes a few weeks.
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#84656 - 19 Aug 08 21:45
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
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Registered: 25 Apr 08
Posts: 485
Loc: Jakarta
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The Cave of Bats sounds amazing The first thing they do on leaving the cave is take a shit. Bring an umbrella.
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#84661 - 20 Aug 08 00:02
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
[Re: Modern Witch]
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Registered: 25 Apr 08
Posts: 485
Loc: Jakarta
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LMAO, I'm a bit offended, I'm only 4'11". Again, sorry.
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#84668 - 20 Aug 08 03:29
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
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Posts: 390
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You wanna piece of me? Huh? huh?
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#84669 - 20 Aug 08 03:32
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
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LMAO, I'm a bit offended, I'm only 4'11". do you live in the jungle and make monkey noises? I make monkey noises sometimes. Am jealous, I wanna go to Pelabuhan Ratu like Chewwy.. :-S
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#84673 - 20 Aug 08 06:30
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
[Re: Rambu]
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Registered: 14 Sep 06
Posts: 2116
Loc: Jakarta
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Well having just come back from a weekend in Pelabuhan Ratu I can recommend that if you have a spare couple of nights. It's about a 4 hour drive from Jakarta (less if you have light traffic) and is a good break from the smog of Jakarta. There are a few nice places up that way ..I will dig out the numbers for them and post them here later. In terms of wild life you have a bat cave where you can watch thousands of bats fly out at sunset and if you drive about 40 mins then you can see turtles. There is a great seafood market there where you can buy whatever you fancy and then take the seafood to any of the restaurants and get them to cook it for you (usual price is 15.000 per kilo)
The Cave of Bats sounds amazing, this is something i would really like to see. Is that near Pelabuhan Ratu? Or near Jakarta? Also the Turtles would be great to see too. If you could let me know how we could get there that would be fantastic, thanks chewwy. We have 7 nights, so 3 nights of sightseeing and 4 nights of trying to find locations in the movie Pemalasan Rambu. How about hotels in Jakarta? What would you guys reccomend, english speaking ones only i guess. To get there you can either hire a car or there is a guy who runs a free shuttle service from Jakarta if you stay at his place else or pay him about 150K - Not sure if anybody has Leos number ??? if you do can you post it for him? The bats and the turtles all in Pelabuhan Ratu Hotels ... what budget do you have?
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#84748 - 21 Aug 08 00:06
Re: first ever visit to Indonesia what should I do?
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150k for a 4 hour shuttle trip sounds pretty good.
As for budget, well after flights we have about £800-900 for a week to give us hotels, food and trips. Is that enough?
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#84750 - 21 Aug 08 01:54
more than enough
[Re: Rambu]
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Registered: 07 Jul 08
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Loc: Indonesia, Jakarta
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That more than enought for a nice week holliday.
Just dont go to the big hotel bars becouse than you will end up short 
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#84801 - 21 Aug 08 17:30
Re: more than enough
[Re: JakartaLinks]
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what bars should we go to?
which hotel would you reccomend?
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#84802 - 21 Aug 08 17:41
Re: more than enough
[Re: Rambu]
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Registered: 16 Apr 08
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Loc: Kalimantan
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what bars should we go to?
which hotel would you reccomend?
Hotels: I usually stay in shitty places, nothing to recommend. Bars: Depends on what person you are. Myself, I enjoy to have good fun, so when I am in Jakarta I always go to Stadium in Kota. They got (among other things), a bar and a night club across several floors.
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screwvenir
anything that you keep (whether stolen or given to you) from someone's house after you've slept with them.
Laura didn't really like doing it with Chip so much, but she did nab a copy of Time Magazine with Mick Jagger on it from his house as a screwvenir.
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