I arrived at Mercury Guest House, Yogyakarta, on 7 June, spent 4 nights here, and then went to Solo on 11 June, a one hour train ride from Jogja. I went back here at Mercury yesterday, 14 June. In Solo I stayed at a house in a village just outside the city. The ticket shown […]
Not the worst thing to do to make time pass while waiting for my flight to Jogja. Bintang is the biggest beer brand in Indonesia. The internet connection is also good, so time is passing quickly. However, I am constantly being approached by shoe shine boys, begging to shine my shoes. They just walk directly […]
I feel it’s about time to leave Balikpapan again, so first thing today was to book a (direct) flight to Yogyakarta, or just Jogja as it is informally called, Central Java. I will be leaving 19:50 tonight from Balikpapan and arrive in Jogja 20:30 (it’s minus one time zone). Price of ticket: Rp 760,000 (USD […]
For some reason I quickly became bored after a few days in the big durian (Jakarta), not sure why. So when I woke up yesterday, I grabbed my laptop and booked an evening flight back to Balikpapan. Luckily, flights are cheap and frequent in this country (and easy to book on Internet!), so I only […]
Yesterday I relocated myself from Balikpapan to Jakarta by way of Mandala Airlines, and guess where I’m staying? Yes, the good old Penginapan Asri at Rp 70.000 per night (or USD 7.50). I just called them before I left Balikpapan to reserve a room for me. Their complete address is: Jl Kebon Sirih Barat I […]