Hmnn.. From google news, the last eruption was in Mar'13.. No Saturday news on this new eruption

you can google this one: "letusan tangkuban perahu"

Hey Folks..

Any good reccomendation for Jakarta Nightlife for a good night out..

Whats the place which is happening ?

tangkuban perahu is open again today. 28 oct 2013

I think should post in Bandung thread instead or inform the same there. it will be interesting if can get the latest picture of the volcano after the eruption

no change in crater, as this is a small eruption.

i will be heading to bintaro in january for a short stint.. seems like it's a bit hard to find accomodation there for rental any tips?

what is the best telco & package if I just stay there for 4 days[bandung and Jakarta]
I just want to make some calls to Malaysia (definitely not more than 40 minutes)
and some calls to the local operators there..

budget : RM10 / IDR 30000

I think XL is good enough for you. It is owned by Celcom and calling is not expensive. Or you could probably try Tri (3). Be warned that sometimes service can be spotty (Apply for all telco)

best company here is telkomsel, indosat, and xl. all of them can calling to malaysia about 1000 idr per minutes.

This post has been edited by cakur: Nov 17 2013, 12:33 AM

anybody got tips on how to navigate jakarta using the BRT? unfortunately google maps doesn't really show which stops are the BRT stops hence it's hard to see which BRT is nearby my area :/

would be going for 2 weeks at bintaro hehe

Hello All,

I am going to Jakarta this month, need to know, in Jakarta for Hotel is it cheaper walk in or online booking? Hows the price range? any places around central or nearby pasar so can buy cheap shirt coz usually I bring one shirt when travel..

I dont want grand or luxury hotel..mangga dua or pasar baru good place?

Thanks

BRT is basically bus system. Yah no BRT maps in googlemaps. The best is the image map.. one of the best is the one in wikipedia:



BTW why you choose area so far from the city centre? I do not think Bintaro having any BRT system yet. If you have yet to book, better book closer to city centre

Cheap shirt- Mangga Dua Mall-lah.. Cheap PC & Notebook siimilar to our LYP also the next buiding also part of the same old complex.- That IT mall is even bigger than LYP! Hotel price range RM80-RM200 for no start to 3 star.

Try looking in agoda, booking.com & etc for better pricing & range

This post has been edited by stimix: Jan 1 2014, 06:15 AM

thanks for the photo! now have to find out which attractions are nearby which stop

i'm going bintaro for an industrial attachment. so after work plan to go travel around if possible. interested in the pulau seribu but not much information and bad reviews on it. also not sure whether its worth the hassle to go the bandung in the weekends and rush back.

Advisable not to go bandung during weekend. Even normal day, u surely stuck in the horrible jam after the toll plaza entering bandung. Furthermore factory outlets there are no longer cheap, if that's yr intention

haha yeah that's what i thought.

so my plan was to explore those famous shopping centres on one day, and maybe go the theme park the other day. maybe blok M during weekdays as its kinda near bintaro on map.

what is the best telco & package for internet ????? i need to put in the sim into my phone and start using waze (gps) hehehe any recommend???? I might go with the cheapest with small quota (1gb or 2gb)

Yeah Jakarta normally Shopping here & there but do not miss the older part of Jakarta at the end of the Northernomost BRT stop at Kota. Thereafter you can just walk further North or take a short angkutan / taxi to Farquahar Square /museum area. This area is the old Dutch Colonial square of Batavia. except they dun paint the buildings there 100% red like Malacca ..

Another 1KM further, is the famous Traditional Sunda Kelapa Port.. Good for picture opportunity
Yeah blok M slightly near to bintaro although still far. probably a short taxi ride to Blok M & you can take the Southern End BRT at Blok M to Kota... BTW, the BRT fare is fixed rate irregardless of distance.. I forgotten how much dy..~3000rp?

In Mangga Dua area got lot of mall? I am planning to visit few shop in Jakarta Selatan.. if stay in mangga dua how far? I am not sure where to stay, so if walk in hotel cheaper or online booking?