There is a much Instagrammed underground mosque called Sumur Gumuling and hidden pathways inside Taman Sari Water Castle complex.…
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Batik is an integral part of Indonesian culture, the official pattern, and the pride of the country. The word itself means a cloth with dots. It describes how the cloth design is made, by inking it with tiny dots into a beautiful pattern.…
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Borobudur Temple is the oldest Buddhist temple in the world which is interesting considering only a tiny portion of Indonesians are Buddhist.…
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I urge you to try the famous "cat rice" and Kopi Joss whenever you visit Yogyakarta. Have it in Angkringan, a typical roadside food stall.…
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The Phoenix Yogyakarta Hotel is decorated impeccably in details. It boosts the vintage theme with heavy Javanese cultural influence.…
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A few days before my trip, my colleagues told me that a visit to the House of Raminten in Yogyakarta was a must. Their actual advice was: “You must try the virgin milk in the House of Raminten!” Virgin milk? Err.. okay guys! The House of Raminten The restaurant was not hard to find,…
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Do you think we should be anything else in Yogyakarta? Let me know and let me know soon since we are there only for the weekend.…
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Here are some of the traditional Indonesian foods that are famous in Yogyakarta and have been the local favourite for generations.…
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I daydream of taking the gap year to do cultural travel with a DSLR and a travel journal, even though most days I reconcile bank statements in my office cubicle. So today, the first thing I do, after waking up groggy this morning due to consuming an excessive amount of bubbly drinks on NYE, is made the…
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