January 25, 2015
Another photo from my trip to Jakarta back in September. Selfies (and selfie sticks) were abundant! ...
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Indonesia • Jakarta
December 20, 2014
Very belated post from my quick Indonesia trip in September. I remember being skeptical about Jakarta’s Car Free Day when it started...
October 6, 2014
Jakarta is so freaking hip, it does not surprise me that there are a multitude of hipster hotels now. I stayed in two different ones on...
(Staying at the Mandarin Oriental for the conference=not too tough) I was back in Jakarta for a week a couple of weeks ago to attend the...
February 7, 2013
A few weeks back, I went for a walk to Cikini flower market (near Cikini train station), where I bought these beautiful blooms. I then went...
January 3, 2013
Macet dan banjir: the Jakarta wet season story. There ain’t nothing like wading through knee deep dirty sewer water because you...
December 9, 2012
One of the things that drives me absolutely NUTS here is when I catch people taking photos/video of me surreptitiously on their camera...
I haven’t been to Manado yet in my Indonesian travels, but I LOVE the food. So spicy, a little bit bitter in some dishes…...
October 26, 2012
Here’s a nice little video by DestinAsian on some of Jakarta’s newer coffee hotspots (Anomoli has been around for a while, but...
October 20, 2012
When I first moved to Jakarta in 2008, I was only 23. This time, I’m 27. People who are older than that still will guffaw at my...
March 26, 2010
Sometimes living here has felt like making spice paste… hard work but overall worth the effort. (random segue I know :p) So...
March 7, 2010
Konro at Daeng Tata I was first introduced to Mamink Daeng Tata by one of my coworkers, who promised me the best ribs ever. We went with...
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