Month: September 2015

Monthly Archives: September 2015

Top 10 Best Luxury Hotels in Jakarta

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Scott — No Comments ↓

There are loads of high quality luxury hotels in Jakarta offering 5 star standards with a choice of restaurants, bars and great locations within Jakarta. Here is our pick of the Top 10 Best Luxury Hotels in Jakarta. #1 Grand Hyatt Hotel…

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Skye Bar Rooftop Bar and Restaurant in Jakarta

Posted on September 16, 2015 by Scott — No Comments ↓

The Skye Bar is the highest rooftop bar in Jakarta located on Level 56 of the Menara BCA Building in Central Jakarta, right next to the Grand Indonesia Shopping Mall. Skye Bar is a classy rooftop bar with excellent views…

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Flight Review for Garuda Indonesia Business Class Sydney to Jakarta

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Flight no: Garuda Indonesia GA713 Route: Sydney Australia to Jakarta Indonesia Aircraft type: Airbus A330-200 Flight time: 7 hours 20 minutes Travel class: Business class – Executive Class Check out the video for the flight review – full video of…

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Grand Hyatt Hotel Jakarta Indonesia

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Scott — No Comments ↓

I’ve stayed a few times at the Grand Hyatt Hotel and it is my preferred place to stay in Jakarta. The previous time I stayed was in December 2012, the rooms were looking a bit tired and up for a…

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Din Tai Fung Restaurant – the Best Chinese Dumplings in Jakarta

Posted on September 15, 2015 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Soup dumplings at Din Tai Fung Restaurant Jakarta

Din Tai Fung is a chain of Taiwanese dumpling restaurants located all over Asia and Australia. There are 13 Din Tai Fung Restaurants in Jakarta including in the Mall of Indonesia, Plaza Senayan, Puri Indah Mall and Pacific Place. I…

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Swiss-Belhotel Maleosan Manado North Sulawesi

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Scott — No Comments ↓

I had stayed 1 week on Bunaken Island and had 1 last night in Manado before flying back to Jakarta. I had spoken to a few people about where to stay and they had recommended to stay at the Swiss-Belhotel.…

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C’s Steak and Seafood Restaurant Jakarta

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Scott — No Comments ↓

I just arrived in Jakarta and I needed steak! I had just spent 1 week scuba diving on Bunaken Island and had only eaten rice with spicy chicken or spicy fish every meal for the entire week, so when I…

Posted in Asian, Food, Indonesia, Jakarta, Java, Steak, Steaks

Bastianos Dive Resort Bunaken Island Manado North Sulawesi

Posted on September 14, 2015 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Bastianos Bunaken Dive Resort on Bunaken Island is the best dive resort I have stayed at in Indonesia! It is not a 5 start resort, actually a moderately priced 3 star resort on the quiet island of Bunaken. I say…

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Raja Sate Restaurant Manado North Sulawesi Indonesia

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Scott — No Comments ↓

Raja Sate Restaurant is a BBQ and Asian Restaurant located in the heart of Manado on Jalan Piere Tendean also refrerred to as the Boulevard, just a few blocks down from the Mega Mall. Raja Sate is probably the best restaurant…

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Cocotinos Boutique Dive Resort Manado North Sulawesi

Posted on September 12, 2015 by Scott — No Comments ↓

I stayed at Cocotinos Dive Resort at Sekotong West Lombok in December 2014 (see the review for Cocotinos Lombok). I really enjoyed my stay at Cocotinos Lombok so when I organised at trip to dive at Bunaken National Marine Park…

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