The Jakarta Globe:
Notwithstanding media portrayals and what you read in Newsweek or saw on CNN, the country is in general secular
The Jakarta freeways are better than many first-world countries
- Fruits you never knew existed or saw in an encyclopedia, whose names have no equivalent in your language.
- ‘Gamelan’ the traditional musical ensemble on streets
- Trekking on a horse to the top of volcanic Mount Bromo at sunrise is said to be stunning.
Blood-orange and -red chemical sunsets over Jakarta
Durian fruit smells slightly bad, and is an acquired taste.
Families of four on a motorcycle.
Government service ads recommending contraception on big billboards.
Categories: Asia, Culture and Traditions, Indonesia, Tourism, Travel