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By Lomax
September 22nd 2009
Jakarta and around Asia » Indonesia » Java » Bogor
Indonesia - Jakarta Time for a change in country, yet again. I was flying to Jakarta but had been unable to find any accomodation as it was the local holidays! Last minute change of plan, whilst sat in KL airport, I read about a homestay programme where you live with locals and they show you how they live etc. So having arranged it all with the guy I was met in a place called Bogor by one of his students. He has young lads who work for and with him who are English teachers, but they show people like me around [View Full Entry]

Lomax - Abi | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 22nd 2009 | 43 Views | [diary=438690]


Bogor's main attraction is the botanical gardens and it's a big draw for locals as well as westerners. The packed train certainly suggested that it would be busy. Scores of families lined up along the platform and when the train arrived everyone jumped on. This was our first taste of Indonesian trains and the only ticket we could buy was economy. Trains come in three classes EKONOMI = no seat numbers sit where you want, cockroaches under your feet, strong smell of sweat, filthy rotten seats. BUSINESS = seat number allocated - guaranteed seat, cockroaches, strong smell of sweat, filthy rotte [View Full Entry]

PJ and Michy - On the move | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: June 6th 2009 | 98 Views | [diary=403912]

View over Bogor
Church
Our first meal in Bogor (with fish sauce yuck!)

(Day 398 on the road) I am about to leave Indonesia (for now), and one of the things that I surely will not miss is the constant "hello mister" and "my friend, my friend" shouting from everyone on the street, even from two blocks away on the opposite side of the road. If you have not experienced it it may sound funny - but trust me, after four weeks of constant harassment it is no longer fun, just very very tiring. I am not sure why they don't just leave one in peace and mind their own business, because it is [View Full Entry]

LivingTheDream - Ben Beiske | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: May 11th 2009 | 377 Views | [diary=396928]

Breakfast with an atmosphere
Orchids at the Botanical Garden
Being spoiled with creambath and massage

From Bangkok we flew to Java Indonesia... I was sure with a name like Java I could put away the Nescafe for a week or two... I could have yes... but you wouldn't have either! Anyhow, we flew into Java via Jakarta and took a train into the "smaller" city of Bogor. Bogor is known world wide for its botanical gardens established by Sir Simon Raffles and remains today a hub of botanical research and science. When we were there we sadly found it in some disrepair, and as tourists are permitted to "drive through", it did not turn out to [View Full Entry]

Gunseverson - Gunnar & Joanna: Tales from the road, 2008 | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: October 14th 2008 | 130 Views | [diary=333961]

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By KandD
August 18th 2008
Cimaja Asia » Indonesia » Java » Bogor
http://www.new.facebook.com/album.php?aid=2243412&l=8f8c7&id=13603147 [View Full Entry]

KandD - Kate and Dan | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: August 18th 2008 | 38 Views | [diary=313680]


We're currently in the CIVAS (Centre for Indonesian Veterinary Analytical Studies - www.civas.net) office stationed in Bogor, Indonesia and we're having an incredible time. So far our first week has focussed on learning about the AI situation in Indonesia and all of its complexities. We have visited large scale and smaller scale poultry farms, poultry collecting facilities (which act as middlemen between poultry farmers and local markets/buyers), Halal slaughter facilities, and smaller community-based poultry farming operations. We're also in contact with researchers from Colorado State Univer [View Full Entry]

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Published: June 28th 2008 | 37 Views | [diary=292335]


By joeandmon
June 18th 2008
Bogor and Bandung Asia » Indonesia » Java » Bogor
We landed in Java and then went straight down to Bogor where there some botanical gardens. We then headed up to a place called Bandung which was described somewhere as the Paris of Asia. What a load of old shit! Nothing much happened in either place, so we are not going to write about them, but here are a few pics. [View Full Entry]

joeandmon - Joe Smith and Monika Kozak | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 29th 2008 | 221 Views | [diary=301265]

View from a hill
View fom another hill
Can you spot the volcano

By Antti
March 20th 2008
Bogor Asia » Indonesia » Java » Bogor
Bogoriin tulimme vanhasta tottumuksesta suoraan Jakartan lentokentältä Damri-bussilla. Homma meni sikäli pieleen, että tietenkään emme olleet varanneet huonetta mistään majapaikasta etukäteen (koska se ei kuulu tapoihimme). Nyt olisi kuitenkin kannattanut, sillä oli pääsiäisviikonloppu ja koko Indonesia tuntui olevan liikkeellä. Ja kaikki hotellit olivat viimeistä huonetta myöten täpötäynnä. Vaikka Indonesia onkin maailman väkirikkain muslimienemistöinen maa (90% maan lähes 250-miljoonaisesta väestöstä on muslimeja), maassa vietetään virallisina vapaapäivinä myös muiden merkittävien uskonnolli [View Full Entry]

Antti - Kuulasmaa | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: July 7th 2008 | 46 Views | [diary=296417]

Volcano Scenery from the Balcony of Wisma Firman
The Shopping Mall

Der Flughafen Bengkulus liegt 14 km südlich der Stadt und war mit dem Fahrrad bequem in 45 min zu erreichen. Ich hatte mein Ticket nach Jakarta vor weniger als einer Woche in Padang gekauft, aber selbst bei relativ kurzfristigen Buchungen ist das Fliegen innerhalb Indonesiens aufgrund einer Vielzahl von Billigairlines sehr günstig. Der 50 minütige Flug nach Jakarta mit Lion Air kostete 329.000 Rp, das Fahrrad wurde anstands- und kostenlos mitgenommen. Überhaupt verlief alles sehr glatt, der Flieger war pünktlich, das Flugzeug war recht neu und machte einen guten Eindruck. Ganz anders als die S [View Full Entry]

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Published: July 19th 2008 | 71 Views | [diary=301701]

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The drive from the Jakarta International Airport to the neighbouring city of Bogor was a little like wading through soup; hot, humid and smoggy enough to completely cloak the outline of Jakarta in a dense fog. After a couple hours in gridlocked traffic, we arrived in Bogor, Western Java, at the offices of the Center for Indonesian Veterinary Analytical Studies (CIVAS). The office consisted of a converted house in suburban Bogor and would serve as our home for the next two weeks. The people at CIVAS, which is the only veterinary NGO based in Indonesia, were extremely hospitable host and made [View Full Entry]

GV 2007 - Global Vets 2007 | Read The Full Entry | Subscribe
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Published: September 3rd 2007 | 792 Views | [diary=198438]

Blood Collection
Avian Flu Public Awareness
New Born Kitten


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