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 Traveller's Tales: Shopping suggestions in Indonesia
Get the best advice on shopping in Indonesia. You may read about shopping malls, souvenir items and best buys in the area. Also, you might want to read our
Bali city guide,
and Lombok city guide.
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| M Garlicki |
18 June 2002 |
Stayed at Amankila - Bali, Indonesia.
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It was our 3rd trip to Bali. This trip started in Ubud. Being tired and needing to unwind, we toured very little around Ubud. We did find a couple of restaurants with good food. Terazo, across the street (Jalan Suweta) from the Ubud Palace was a delightful surprise servicing lovely salads. To breakup our shopping and take a rest, we had good coffee at Tutnak.
The drive from Ubud to Amankila took us through some lovely towns. We always like to take in the sites and enjoy these drives. My husband organized a walking tour through the rice fields and jungles. We trekked for over 3 hours, stopping here and there to take photos. Although it was hot and humid, it was worth every minute. The tour ended in the village of Tenganan that is well know for its traditional double ikat weaver. I Wayan Kondri at Indigo Art Shop was very knowledgeable and was able to clearly explain in English the craft that he practises. Another outting took us by car to various villages in and around Mt Agung. One of the stops was Tirtagangga, the Royal Water Palace.
I would recommend that one should stay in the east parts of Bali to get away from the more developed areas. We prefer the quiet. We just like to lounge, walk and just take in the sites at a slow leisurely pace.
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| M Garlicki |
18 June 2002 |
Stayed at Waka di Ume - Bali, Indonesia.
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Two restuarants where the food was rather good are Terazo and Tutmak. We did lots of walking through the numerous shops and just taking in the atmosphere.
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| P Rothenberg |
17 June 2002 |
Stayed at Tugu Bali Hotel - Bali, Indonesia.
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We visited Bali and Lomback and stayed at 3 different hotels in different parts of the Island - Umbud - the mountain district where arts and crafts are everywhere and the sea shore which has few hotels and wonderful beaches - in addition to our stay at Tugu Bali.
We usually rent a car on trips but wisely passed up self-driving on Bali - which is harrowing at best. White water rafting on the Ayung River, horseback riding on the beach, and a cooking lesson at Tugu Bali were among the most memorable parts of our trip. The cooking lesson began with a 7 AM visit to a local food market with one of the chefs where we chose the food we would prepare. A wonderful experience and a wonderful feast. Lomock is much less developed and great fun. We stayed at Pur Mas - a delightful, relaxed, and inexpensive hotel right on the water.
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| P Ewerhart |
09 June 2002 |
Stayed at Atlet Century Park Hotel - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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for antique and furniture shopping I can recommend Jalan Kemang Raya and Timur.
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| J Van gorsel |
06 June 2002 |
Stayed at Atlet Century Park Hotel - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Getting around is easiest by taxi. Taxis are always available at the hotel. A place to eat excellent satay at a good price is the Satay House Senayan (in the direction of Blok M from the hotel).
The nearby mall (Plaza Senayan) only has expensive brand stores, but is convenient for ATM's and has a good supermarket.
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| K Linde |
20 May 2002 |
Stayed at Puri Bambu Hotel - Bali, Indonesia.
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Be prepared! the minute you set foot on Bali you will be agressively approached by people wanting to sell you anything from wooden sculptures to massages and manicures ! We must have said "no, Thank you" at least a million times during the last 14 days. It gets a bit annoying in the end. Apart from that, the balinese are very friendly, helpful and eager to show you their way of life. Bali is still a paradise worth visiting.
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| S Leadbetter |
08 May 2002 |
Stayed at Aneka Kuta - Bali, Indonesia.
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Always remember if the locals ask when you bartering: you flew with Garuda, you are a Student, you are an Aussie/Kiwi, your friend bought it cheaper, and find the cheapest hotel in Kuta and say you're staying there. This way you'll pay the lowest prices. Flying with Qantas, being fully employed, being from England/US or Japan, not knowing what the price of something is, and staying at the Aneka Beach hotel is basically saying to the locals... I get a lot of Rupiah to the £/$/Yen so please fleece me.
Definitely visit: Lambongan Island, Gitgit Waterfalls (check out the multi-tiered one - up the hill from the main one), Monkey Forest, Ubud, Ula Watu and the Volcanoes. For thrills hit the Waterbom Park, Slingshot Bungee and Aj Hackets Bungy - oh yes and the surf.
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| N Johnson |
22 April 2002 |
Stayed at Poppies Bali - Kuta, Indonesia.
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Kuta is a the place to go if you like cheap copy t-shirts (or copy most things for that matter), cheap beer, dressing up as a surfer (noticed there were a lot of hangers on with all the clothes and no board!), actual surfing, and basically living a seriously hedonistic and borderline immoral existence. In short, Kuta is what many Australians would love Australians to be and probably would be if there were no goverment.
There is another Kuta and that is the one which is choc-a-bloc with health spas, beatiful furniture and lace shops, some excellent seafood restaurants, some very cool local and expat run designer clothes shops and a beautiful clean beach.
My ideal holiday is a combination of the two so Kuta was ideal. In my four night / three day stay we partied till four thrirty in the morning a couple of nights at the Hard Rock and Double-Six, ate delicious crab, shopped for clothes and gifts, visited Ubud (what a dump that place has become), spent a few hours in the galleries and furniture shops, tootled around on the USD5/day rental motorbike and generally lazed around the beach and the pool.
In my humble but experienced opinion, Double-
Six is one of the top clubs / discos in Asia (up there with Zouk in Singapore and Retro in Jakarta) along the beach at Seminyak. Well worth a visit, as it attracts its fair share from the local, tourist and expat community and also unites the gay and straight communities. Now there's a touching thought!
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| C Tolzane |
02 February 2002 |
Stayed at Mercure Hotel and Residence - Slipi - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Ok, just a few words to give you my feeling : you can not find any Jakarta postcards in shopping centers ! The reason is very simple : nothing to visit in Jakarta !! City noisy, traffic jams, pollution. Go to BALI, not Jakarta !!
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| K Hughes |
27 January 2002 |
Stayed at Ibis Arcadia Hotel - Jakarta, Indonesia.
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Hotel is located near shops , email cafe , McDonalds , Pizza Hut and 2 Indonesian restaurants, all within 5 mins walk. It is about 15 mins in bad traffic to main business area but taxis are very cheap and airconed.
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