Dive into the archives.
- Ragunan Zoo
Ragunan Zoo was large and had a variety of depressed animals. This was quite a modern zoo with no “cages” but meshed and fenced off sections of land. The elephants for example had a large trench between the pavement and their ‘area’. The ditch and the “Do not feed the animals” sign did not stop [...]
- Jakarta - the bus tour
After paying too much for a not so great room in Djodi Hotel, we checked out as soon as we could find another hotel. This was actually not so easy since we’re three people – one man and two women wanting to share a room is not so common in this muslim country. It was [...]
- Jakarta
Mosquitoes kept us company as we waited for Psar Turi to open. It was 5 in the morning. First train to Jakarta was at 8 in the morning. Actually it was 4 am. We’ve just lost one hour since leaving Lovina.
The station finally opened at about 6:30 am. There is a different process to buying [...]


