exbrit69

Greetings. Anyone living in Indonesia? I have been here for 7 years now and I love it. No bloody speed cameras, VAT, parking Nazis, dog/fishing/TV licences, building permits etc. Cost of living where I am is about one tenth of that of the UK

ex reg

Not in Indonesia but wonder if Surabaya is worth a visit of 3 or 4 days?
And what would be a nice but inexpensive hotel to stay?

exbrit69

We are a couple of hours away from Surabaya but my wife has family there so I can get whatever info you require. We live in Probolinggo which is near to Mont Bromo which IS a tourist area. Here, a clean, safe hotel is only about 20 US dollars or less or There is also rafting and diving here if you are the outdoor type. If you get serous about visiting, we will be happy to assist you.Keep in touch Mate

SayHelloToTheAngels

Hi,

Glad to know you are loving Indonesia. I'm going to be coming out next year to do a tour of as much of Indonesia as possible in 2-3 months.

Would love to pick your brain for some information with regards to the country.

If you don't mind answering a few questions I would appreciate it greatly.

Ryan

slapphead_otool

And you have Blok M, BATS, Stadium and all the Ayams you can handle

Love the place.

Slappy

alan280170

Jakarta, seems nice enough, except for the traffic lol

exbrit69

What traffic? There isn't any. The definition of traffic is: "The passage of people or vehicles along routes of transportation" Vehicles in Jakarta are stationary. In the rush hour they get parking tickets. Last time I was there, I passed an old lady carrying a large suitcase. I opened the car door and offered her a ride. "No thanks," she replied. "I'm in a hurry."
I would never live in Jakarta and the traffic is only one of the reasons. Too bloody expensive and the women are just like Westerners...UGH! I am happy here in Probolinggo. I married a local girl seven years ago and to date we have never had a fight or even an argument....Tara

alan280170

Not much options, work brings me here, but I don't know for how long lol

exbrit69

Give us a yell sometime at 081333334508 My hearing is cruddy due to 30 years of flying noisy airplanes but the wife can rescue me and she speaks kind of Indonesian/Yorkshese

adindas

hI exbrit69

Lucky you. I might be in Indonesia around July - August

exbrit69

Great, give me a yell at 62-81333334508 or when you are here 081333334508
Cheers, Sheldon

adindas

Nice, will do ...

bakedbean

Hey... where's everyone gone? New-ish forum for Indonesia and everyone's disappeared

exbrit69

Seems that way. Maybe they all emigrated

slapphead_otool

Im here, but I am currently working in Kiribati, near the junction of the equator and the international date line..

Internet is a bit iffy here, and VERY expensive.

Have a bintang for me guys.....