I was coming back from the airport last week and one of the highway flyovers launches traffic into the air and sweeps south toward the city. As we made the turn there […]
Jakarta Burning
Special Orders Do Upset Us.
In an odd turn of events, I found myself home alone for the weekend. Both the spouse and offspring were away. I wandered out into the evening in search of a meal. […]
A List of Observations
Here are some things witnessed by my daughter 16 y.o daughter on her travels along the highways and byways of Jakarta along with editorial comments. These are in no particular order. – […]
Car-Free Day
After a few weeks of hearing about it, we finally got up the gumption to check out Car-Free Day in Jakarta. This has been going on here since 2007 and weekly since […]
Deciphering Street Codes
Despite the near absolute lack of sidewalks, I’ve been walking. Getting out and exploring the neighborhood. Off the main roads, it’s not too bad walking along the side of the road if […]
The First 24 hours
Holy, Crap! On the ground now in Jakarta just over 24 hours. My, oh, my. Overwhelmed doesn’t begin to describe it. Arrived from Hong Kong last evening and collected at airport by […]
Secret Asian Man 