Tangkuban Perahu (Java)

Advantages: Friendly people, nice temperature, cheap fine dining
Disadvantages: bad road condition, child beggars

...I have stayed in bandung for 4 months in 2003, and 4 months in 2004. You have to take a flight to jakarta first, and go there by road. This land travel will take about 2.5 to 4 hours depending on the traffic. The things I like most about is that fine dining and hotel is very cheap, for US100 you can get excellent room overlooking bandung on hilltop (e.g. at Jalan dago). If you like shopping clothes there are a lot of boutiques and outlets. Electronics however are much cheaper elsewhere though. There are old buildings with dutch influence through out the city which may interest architecture students. There are open air concerts during saturday evenings at Dago. For volcano visit, you can take a 30 minute drive to Tangkuban Perahu, to take a closer look. The people are very friendly, and the women are beautiful (majority of them... Read review

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Advantages: Quiet, fine accomodations, easy to reach
Disadvantages: Avarage managed

...to the sea. And I was waiting for my lovely sunset there; sitting on a wooden chair. It's seem, at the time, it was only me and the sea-waves. So quiet. So tender. So still. I was not in such of hurry to empty my glass. Time was stopped. I was remembering someone that I loved, and I wrote this poem (in Bahasa Indonesia): SENGGIGI Jam tujuh malam Hujan usai sudah Pasir basah Angin menjauh Kau selalu menjauh Bahkan ketika rinai airmatamu Jatuh di bahu kiriku Jam tujuh malam Kau tak pernah percaya Aku akan mati Pada jam tujuh malam Garis pantai menjangkau langit Perahu berlayar sampai bintang Aku dan tebing ini seperti kekasih lama Yang merayakan pertemuan Pasir basah Hujan usai sudah Pada jam tujuh malam (2001) The poem translation in English: SENGGIGI At seven in the evening Rain was stopped Sand is drenched Wind has gone You were... Read review

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Advantages: cool, friendly
Disadvantages: nothing

...thats what the dutch said when they rule indonesia for over 350 years. the city of bandung in Indonesia in know as "kota Kembang" or in english "flower city". Bandung is the capital of west java province. you can travel to bandung from jakarta -indonesia capital- in just 3 hours by car. this city provide you with great view in the northen side in a place call lembang, the city its self had a remarkeble view, with the collonial building and new building side by side in a harmony. in bandung you can buy lot of cheap branded clothes, the store call "factory oulet" the price is the same price at the factory. biside that live in bandung its cheap, so you wont regret if you to bandung, trust me on that... Read review

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