Tips on travelling to Jakarta, Indonesia

[yebo]

mura lang dun. an australian sirloin steak dinner will cost anywhere from IDR 300,000-400,000. e kung nasi goreng lang trip nya kainin nasa IDR30,000 lang. nasi goreng is indonesian fried rice with fried egg and chicken and beef satay, busog ka na dun.

exchange money at the airport or at shopping centers only. don't use the hotel money exchange as the rates can be as much as 20-25% less.

double check the amount on the rupiah bill when paying or getting change, especially the IRD 10000 and IDR 100000 magkamukha. laking tuwa nung bellboy sa akin nung akala ko IDR 20,000 lang binigay ko na tip e IDR 200,000 pala. di ko na binawi hiya ako haha.

don't use the atm. besides the high charges there are a lot of atm's that will charge you even if it does not give out any money because it can not complete the transaction.

huwag na siya magshopping, same lang din nasa greenhills at divisoria.

give a lot of allowance to traffic. pag 8am ang start ng day nya and the venue is far from the hotel then she better be out of the hotel very early. the traffic in jakarta is horrendous, much worse than manila.