Category Archives: Indonesia 2006

Flight Back to Frankfurt

My flight back home was not as bad as the one earlier in the year, [from Kuala Lumpur to Amsterdam](/2006/02/06/kuala-lumpur-to-amsterdam/). Continue reading

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Bali Sunset

2510 No 2519 Words 2528 Necessary.

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Bali Tour

We took two “tours” of Bali. The first one was organized by a commercial venture. Continue reading

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Electronics Shopping in Jakarta

Today my Indonesian hosts took me to the Mangga Dua Mall for some electronics shopping. Continue reading

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Golden Boutique Hotel, Jakarta

After our return from [Bali](/2006/07/22/first-impressions-of-bali/) we had a problem. When we departed we had made a – verbal – agreement with the [Ancol Raddin](/2006/07/04/hotel-ancol-raddin/) that we would get a room for the same conditions as we had originally booked. We … Continue reading

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Balinese Street Vendors

There is one thing I didn’t really like in Jakarta, but which I really hated on Bali: The hordes of people trying to sell you junk. In Jakarta this was mostly limited to people trying to sell you stuff at … Continue reading

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Hotel Grand Instana Rama, Bali

2543A few words about the hotel we stayed in, the [Grand Istana Rama](http://www.grandistanarama.com) at Kuta Beach, Bali. It’s basically a compound with several buildings, lots of green in between them, and just at the beach (with onyl the road in … Continue reading

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First Impressions of Bali

4605When you arrive in Bali after you’ve been in Jakarta, you notice one thing immediately: “Hey, I can actually breathe here.” There’s much less pollution, presumably due to the lower number of inhabitants. The weather is really nice though (as … Continue reading

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From Jakarta to Bali

After we had been in Jakarta for a few days, we began to plan for our Bali excursion. My indonesian hosts were experts on the matter, so I left the planning up to them. We consulted a travel agent whom … Continue reading

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Last Day of Photo Updates

2423As promised, I’m going to be done with all the photo updates today. However, before I do that, I just had to do one final big update to the photo Galleries. First, I have added even more Paris photos. (As … Continue reading

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