Indonesia
Bali
- Nusa Dua
Great resort. First class service at VIP deck. World-class spa service in private villas for couples equipped with steam bath, jacuzzi, bathroom, garden and mini-pool. Aside from resort, the town, Kuta is nice. Simple yet bustling with shops, bars, discos, restaurants and life. Great sightseeing eg. volcanos, rice terraces, temples, processions, festivals, cultural, sunsets, etc..
- Banyan Tree
Superb experience of Banyan Tree resort. Private, relaxed, tree tops, jacuzzi villas, cocktails, spa overlooking cliff with waves smashing into rocks below, paradise. - Sol-Elite/Nirvana
Went to the P-29 (Party to-nite) event sponsored by Salem at Sol-Elite, for a disco night ...cheap package. BBQ dinner, buffet breakfast, a night's board, pool, beach, ...for $70 per person.
- Sheraton Media Hotel
Business trip. Great city ....if you have the money (which shouldn't be a problem, considering the not-so-good economy there). Superb food (check out my favorite places in the above country links) and nightscenes. - Generally, the food here is my type ...mostly fried and with spices...yummy. The common sights are the stalls with the various dishes laid out for customers to pick from, to go with the white rice or flavoured rice. The locals usually add crackers or rice biscuits, to munch with the meal.The common drinks are the local soft drink, cold tea in a bottle (Teh Botol). Desserts are usually various exotic asian fruits, mixed with special dark sauces/salt.The local favorites are the BBQ chicken or the fried batter chicken, which are specialised and sold by some restaurants.
- Local seafood (fusion with thai)
Pondok Laguna, Jln.Batu Tulis Raya No.45Jakarta Pusat (359991-95)- this is one of the best restaurants I have visited in the whole of Asia, no joke.- the ambience and surroundings are set in a outdoor nature and huts for group tables, complete with running streams, mini-waterfalls, fishes, bridges, etc.. Cool atmosphere. Looks much bigger from the inside than the outside- must try's are the fried squid (cumi-cumi), fried gurame fish (this is the best....check out the way they serve this...i won't ruin your surprise), petai prawn (udang), chicken panggang, etc.. The list is endless.- the price is the best ... we (about 6-8 adults) ate and drank till we couldn't anymore ... cost us about RP260,000 which is equivalent to SGD10 each. - North Indian
Haveli (Indian Cuisine & Bar), Graha Irama Building, 2nd Floor, Jln.H.R.Rasuna Said Block X-1 Kav.1&2, Jakarta 12959 (021-5261165, 5279326)
- Great tastes and ambience ...comfortable cushion and pillow seats.- superb cheap value for money- excellent food eg. naan, curries, sauces, etc..
Kerinchi, Pekan Baru
- Food here is limited and very different from city food. Complacency is necessary to survive. Strange though .... the indian cuisine... MARTABAK is very popular here .... but in a different variation. Instead of a soft flour texture panfried with fillings dipped into curry, this one here is made like a pastry to be eaten plain, maybe dipped in soy sauce of some sort.
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