Mini buses vary as you move around Indonesia. These are Kalimantan's version. Sorry the pictures aren't great but I wasn't able to stop to get better ones. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1835/28966618757_858466a67e.jpg https://farm1.staticflickr.com/856/43854957062_c5332c2070.jpg https://farm1.st
Kalimantan is a very nice place but not exactly crowded. This is the main road in a town I passed through while there. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1815/43185210334_1cffb5ef31.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1799/30034098788_12f5ff9b2c.jpg https://farm1.staticflickr.com/854/43185208124_db09f
Fried banana is available in Kalimantan, and this place was excellent. I stuff myself silly on the stuff so much I didn't have any dinner. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1817/43185248344_5118967f7a.jpg https://farm1.staticflickr.com/848/43185249464_60ce049049.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/17
My wife wanted a mirror and street markets are commonly a good place to hunt for them. You'll notice all these shops are selling about the same stuff, a customer's dream if you're any good at negotiating. I simply walked down the lot asking the price, then waited for one to say it was fine to negot
I've yet to travel the Java toll road from Jakarta without seeing a bump, or at least what's left after a fresh one. My last jaunt was no exception https://farm1.staticflickr.com/848/42072321280_af908fbbd7.jpg That made me wonder where all the other accident damage stuff ended up .. but a quick pl
The single most amazing site in Aceh is the ship. It weighs in at 2.6 thousand tons, but got tossed 5km inland by the wave. Seeing the thing close up gives you some idea of the massive power the wave must have had. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/937/43122608554_bc9a03df48.jpg https://farm2.staticf
Bacak (baychack) vary in Indonesia from the standard version with a passenger seat at the front and a dude behind on a normal bike seat providing the power, right up to a motorbike and sidecar. Aceh has the latter, many of which are very nicely made and looked after. This is 'My' bacak,the one I ...
December of 2004 saw a massive event, a tsunami of massive scale that destroyed much of Aceh, killed thousands of people, and made a mess you wouldn't believe. There's a museum to the event, a place everyone should take a moment to visit if you're in that area. The walls of one room are covered in
Sidecars are the big thing in Aceh, ranging from a sidecar to hold the generator for his fairground ride trainer, right down to a rubbish collector and his pushbike. https://farm1.staticflickr.com/935/43790507622_c9b0a41582.jpg https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1798/43121618584_08b29947a9.jpg and fo
Aceh is in North Sumatra, and is dry as a bone as far as alcohol is concerned (or at least legal alcohol) It's known mostly for images of people being whipped for sex outside marriage, and the press give us a lovely picture of bearded Islamic police everywhere spying on the population in case the...
The food in Aceh is many and varied. The bread is an Indian thing called Roti cani (Chaneye) served with a little chicken curry - Delicious. The load of dishes covering the table type food is very common in that area. You eat what you want and any untouched stuff is passed to the next customer. htt
The main international airport serving Jakarta and the rest of this area is a big, modern place you might find in any large city. Just outside the airport is the hotel area, and a bunch of shacks with street sellers. Many don't have an official electricity supply so ...... https://farm2.staticflic
There are always traffic jams at school run times, but they tend to be worse here than in England. There are two reasons; the first is nobody organises anything so cars, motorbikes, and kids are all over the place - the second being street sellers blocking the pavements so the kids end up walking...
There are a million street traders in every town, sewing guys being a very common sight. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1792/41974437150_f2621d0e62.jpg but this is the first one I've seen repairing rackets for a living. https://farm2.staticflickr.com/1811/41974439590_bb699ccf21.jpg
Remind me to visit East Borneo sometime. Most Indonesians think England is paved with gold or just very rich, and it is for many, but the place isn't quite what it seems. Salaries are very high but the cost of living is crazy so many are doing very badly or living hand to hand. My sister has a very
I'll be travelling a little over the next couple of weeks but I'm unsure I'll have chance to get out much further than the nearest Alfamart - Time will tell.
talking about poverty, thats a little blurry when we're seeing it through peoples perpective..when talking poverty as in UN standard then yes that is a big problem, but when you ask or talk to people do they feel like they're living in poverty I bet most of them would say no especially in countrysi
Spot on sir..spot on!! Thank you for your comment. Poverty is still a massive problem in Indonesia (and a lot of other countries) but there's little we can do about it as individuals. We can allow them to up the price a little or we can forget to ask for the change when we use their services - Not