Indonesia Archive
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Indonesian Street Food :: Gado Gado Recipe
A very common dish found on street carts here in Indonesia is Gado Gado, a vegetarian dish that will stick to your ribs and keep you full for the whole day. Also, it is quick and cheap so that is always a plus. It’s relatively healthy and you can mix and match your vegetables or [...] -
Ubud | Indonesia :: Sania’s House Review
Tucked away in a small alley off Monkey Forest road, Sania house is an authentic jewel of a homestay. The family that resides in the traditional Balinese compounds couldn’t be any friendlier and cuter with new chubby babies sleeping and little boys putting on plays. The rooms and bathrooms were recently renovated and every morning, [...] -
Borobudur | Indonesia :: The Sweetest Candi
A 1-2 hour public bus ride north of Yogyakarta, brings you to one of the most popular destinations on Java, the Borobudur temple complex. For some unknown reason, I became transfixed to Borobudur long before we started our trip. Climbing the stuppas and sitting atop the encased buddhas was something I just had to experience. [...] -
Yogyakarta | Indonesia :: Ministry of Coffee Guesthouse Review
In the artistic capital of Yogyakarta, we stayed in the hip area of Prawirotaman, bursting with cafés, intellectual talks and university students. Ministry of Coffee guesthouse fit right in with very comfortable rooms, plush beds, English cable TV and free internet (we did truly laze around here in style at least two full days to [...] -
Yogyakarta | Indonesia :: Prambanan Temple
A 30 minute ride east of the Yogyakarta city center will bring you to Prambanan Hindu Temple. Manali and I hopped onto our trusty motorbike for the journey, Manali screaming in my ear at regular intervals to “slow down”. Following the signs we pulled into the parking lot of the park complex, littered with food [...] -
Yogyakarta | Indonesia :: Batik Basics
Batik is abundant here in Indonesia, especially in Yogyakarta, the capital of Batik, which simplified is painting with wax and dyes. We booked a batik lesson through Via Via Café (great travelers meeting place with lots of activities) for the day and brought out our artistic sides. Our teachers, Suzie and Henri, have been batik-ing [...]






















