Luxurious Guidebook

Jakarta is famous for it's traffic jam especially busy hours, where cars bumper to bumper with many motorbike passing them. Sometimes it's very close. You can avoid all that by renting a motorbike from me upon request for your stay. Central Park Mall is located in the busiest area in West Jakarta where it has 3 big universities, 5 big malls, 10 big apartment complex with at least 4 towers each. Behind Central Park Mall is Tanjung Duren area where it's famous for night street food market for you to enjoy local delicacies from padang restaurant or try the famous fried banana. There's also the famous Indomie cafe (instant noodle) and seafood restaurants. Motorbike is easy to park on the street but not in the building such as apartment complex because there are almost 3 million motorbikes in Jakarta alone. Live like a locals. Rent a bike.

Thank you = Terima Kasih You're very kind = Anda baik sekali I love it = Saya suka sekali WC = Toilet Bathroom = Shower room (people confused when you ask bathroom for toilet) How much = Berapa Many of the street food is fixed price (they're cheap anyway) so don't haggle with them. They're usually confused if you're bargaining.

Jakarta is the capital city of Indonesia, it's a modern city but with many tradition still in tact. Usually you can wear very thin shirt and shorts even in the mall building the temperature is around 28'c. So travel light. But in the street where there are many locals, they will watch you if you're wearing clothes too revealing and sometimes people get offended (it's the largest muslem country in the world) so always bring a light jacket. During the monsoon season, sometimes it can rain the whole day or night, so I prepare umbrellas for you to take when it's raining outside. But if you prefer to stay, you can order online from apps such as Gojek or Grab. You can pay cash.

Indonesian is famous for it's friendliness and very shy. Many of young generation can speak english or understand some of it, but some older people cannot, so the google translate is very useful. Generally people will help if you ask them nicely and say thank you afterward and they will go on their day, if cannot they will shake their heads and say I don't understand etc. But the next one you ask will help you straight away.