Life is one long vacation
Having gone to Jakarta a number of times, there aren’t too many things left for me to do there. Thanks to cheap airfares though, I still come there on occasion to shop, savor delicious local fare, and most of all, check out its abundance of quality hotels. I’ve stayed in a handful of Jakarta’s hotels, Read More
There must be hundreds upon hundreds of hotels and resorts around Bali, and many of them are listed among the world’s best lists. But why pick a humble city hotel like ibis Styles Bali Denpasar? I stayed there a couple of nights to find out. ibis Styles Bali Denpasar isn’t located in a tourist hotspot Read More
Normally, I wouldn’t even dare consider traveling to Bandung on a weekend, since it can be hectic with people from Jakarta and nearby cities coming in for quick vacations. However, it was the middle of Ramadan for our Muslim brethren, so it wasn’t much of a traveling season for Indonesia. I thus ventured out to Read More
It was the middle of Ramadan, so Bandung (and most of Indonesia) had little action, allowing plenty of spare time for me to spend. Thankfully, I was staying at Four Points by Sheraton Bandung—a centrally-located hotel with gorgeous colonial architecture—that made my stay in Bandung worthwhile. Four Points by Sheraton Bandung sits along Jalan Ir. Read More
After a two-week jaunt around Indonesia, I came to Bali for a couple of nights to recharge before going back to home base. I didn’t need an ostentatious resort, since I wouldn’t be able to maximize my time in one, so I went for something more modest—ibis Styles Bali Benoa. The resort graciously hosted me Read More
