Posts about Indonesia

Naked man walking in street

Friday, 26 August 2011
Plaza Indonesia, Jakarta

A friend of Caecil observed this naked man in Cijantung, Jakarta, yesterday. And not long ago, during a bicycle trip to Cibubur, I saw a naked man crossing the street on green man in front of me. Nobody seemed to worry much about it. Another day I saw a naked woman walking in the street […]

By bicycle from Jakarta to Bandung

Friday, 19 August 2011
Taman Rasuna, Jakarta

I acted on a sudden impulse early Monday morning when I woke up here in Kuningan, Jakarta. There were no other plans for the day, and the sun was shining, so why not take the bicycle out for a trip to Bandung! Although the direction is not the easiest, since the net elevation gain is […]

Sunset over Manado

Saturday, 6 August 2011
Kemang, Jakarta

29 July. I have a plane ticket to Jakarta for tomorrow. Lion Air. Rp 860k. Most of the day was spent in cafes, and in the many seaside warungs in the evening, from where I could enjoy the sunset over Manado with an ice cold Bintang in hand. Sunset over Manado.

Tangkoko

Saturday, 6 August 2011
Kemang, Jakarta

28 July. I had an early morning walk (around 06:00) in the Tangkoko jungle before returning to Manado today. This time I checked into the more expensive Wisata Hotel in Manado. Rp 225k. I spent the rest of the day in Manado in cafes and in the warungs along the sea front. Twisted. Tangkoko jungle.

Counting the stars

Saturday, 6 August 2011
Kemang, Jakarta

27 July. Today I took a bus and ojek (motorbike) to Batuputih village. The village is situated at the edge of a national park called Tangkoko. During a walk in the forest I saw several black monkeys. On the way back I walked along the beach, which has black volcanic sand. I stayed at Tarsius […]