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  1. ralphnhatrang avatar

    RE: forgetting your native tongue

    by ralphnhatrang 28 May 2012

    To answer the original question: "If you were a speaker of a MINORITY language ....? Yes. A woman I know who was born in Bogor, West…

  2. ndut avatar

    RE: Maribaya + Tangkuban Perahu

    by ndut 28 May 2012

    It's possible, but you will spend a few hours waiting and/or negotiating. I'd strongly recommend hiring a car from Bogor . Where would…

  3. Briseide avatar

    Maribaya + Tangkuban Perahu

    by Briseide 28 May 2012

    Hi there! I was wondering if somebody can help me with one thing of my trip around Java: is there a way to visit Maribaya and Tangkuban…

  4. tommasodondi avatar

    20 days to spend in Java and Bali - August 2012 - help needed!!!!

    by tommasodondi 23 May 2012

    Hi guys, I am heading to *Indonesia* this summer with my girfriend. We land in Jakarta on August 12th and we leave from Bali back to Europe…

  5. siangnam avatar

    RE: Abu Pensione in Bogor

    by siangnam 26 April 2012

    i treid to email abupensione@yahoo.co.id or abupensione@yahoo.com. but email failed. anything wrong with the email add?

  6. siangnam avatar

    Re: Abu Pensione in Bogor

    by siangnam 26 April 2012

    i treid to email abupensione@yahoo.co.id or abupensione@yahoo.com. but email failed. anything wrong with the email add?

  7. Laszlo avatar

    RE: Layover in Jakarta - travel to Taman Mini?

    by Laszlo 24 April 2012

    The airport is actually not in Jakarta but in the neighbouring province of Banten to the west. Bogor is in the province of West Java to…

  8. Kala avatar

    RE: Layover in Jakarta - travel to Taman Mini?

    by Kala 24 April 2012

    Thanks Laszlo. Just checked out some pictures of Bogor and it looks nice. Not sure what side of Jakarta the airport is - but Bogor looks…

  9. Laszlo avatar

    RE: Layover in Jakarta - travel to Taman Mini?

    by Laszlo 24 April 2012

    Fatahillah Square is worth maybe 5 minutes (not a few hours!) of one's time, or at most another 30 if they check out the Jakarta History…

  10. Laszlo avatar

    RE: Soekarno Hatta Airport - suggestions please

    by Laszlo 19 April 2012

    You don't need a visa just for transiting, but you will need one ($25) if you decide to leave the airport to go sightseeing, of course.…

  11. handisetyadi avatar

    RE: Travel by car or public transportation around Indonesia?

    by handisetyadi 01 April 2012

    yes, they are going to make a route to airport but its still a plan. the project that they are doing is making another route of highway…

  12. JajeMaiden avatar

    Re: Mt. Rinjani - excellent mountain guide +6287864055205

    by JajeMaiden 28 March 2012

    Hi vvagenen and all anyone got a current number for Mujiano? Thanks, James Bogor

  13. babybeluga avatar

    RE: One week from Jakarta

    by babybeluga 13 March 2012

    Go to Bandung, it's about 2 hours from Jakarta and you can go there by mini van. There are lots of them around town. Then you can also…

  14. bonek avatar

    RE: road transport from Jakarta airport to Bandung

    by bonek 09 March 2012

    Taxis aren't permitted to leave the Jakarta area. They're usually reluctant to go to Bogor let alone further afield. Better to stay the…

  15. nencuslava avatar

    RE: where to go just after lending in Jakarta

    by nencuslava 02 March 2012

    thank you, I will consider your options, maybe Bogor sounds better so I am immidiately out of Jakarta and I suppose the next day crowded…

  16. timdog avatar

    RE: where to go just after lending in Jakarta

    by timdog 02 March 2012

    You're looking for somewhere other than Jakarta for your first night, right? Then the most obvious option by far would be Bogor. There…

  17. pPamela avatar

    RE: Backpacking through Sumatra. What are the risks?

    by pPamela 26 February 2012

    Hi Rusjan, Leave the tent at home - you will regret having to carry that weight around in the heat and humidity of Sumatra. And camping…

  18. pPamela avatar

    Re: padang to benkulu

    by pPamela 23 February 2012

    Hi Ciaran, I have done the opposite way from Bengkulu to Padang via Painan in July 2000 by bus. I had reached Bengkulu with my Indonesian…

  19. craneboywill avatar

    RE: Getting out of Jakarta for a few days

    by craneboywill 14 February 2012

    Hi, I would just potter around West Java. et a car and river (it barely costs USD 60 a day), and drive from Jakarta - Bogor- Puncak- Bandun…

  20. harrisgillian avatar

    RE: Looking for Silent Meditation Retreat(Vipassana) in Bali..please help!

    by harrisgillian 13 February 2012

    i wonder if you're sitting now. i just completed the xmas new year 2011-2012 vipassana outside Bogor. it was pretty awsome. how did it…

  21. timdog avatar

    RE: Should I skip Jakarta?

    by timdog 08 February 2012

    If you're keen to see something of Java - and you should be - I would stick with Jakarta as you original point of entry. However, it's…

  22. TopengEmas avatar

    RE: Backpacking Indonesia - 5 week itinerary

    by TopengEmas 04 February 2012

    Forget your “itinerary” and fly into Jakarta. From there have a look around (Bogor and Bandung are especially beautiful) and then head…

  23. craneboywill avatar

    RE: Looking for Silent Meditation Retreat(Vipassana) in Bali..please help!

    by craneboywill 03 February 2012

    Yes, I have attended the course outside Bogor. There is a another semi permanent centre in Magelang , Central Java.

  24. amarkontheroad avatar

    Transport and traffic in Jakarta

    by amarkontheroad 26 January 2012

    Some quick bits of useful info. The Pakuan express train to Bogor stopped in summer 2011. The train is now the commuter line which takes…

  25. Laszlo avatar

    RE: Field guide for birds of Sulawesi

    by Laszlo 20 January 2012

    No need to email them, they have had the book on stock for years! ;-) And even if it has unluckily become unavailable by the time you…

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