Anyone out there in Jakarta?
Apr 22nd 2007, 5:48 pm
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Anyone out there in Jakarta?
Visiting Jakarta next week and a possibility we might be moving over. Would welcome any views or advice from anyone there, particularly regarding accommodation types and areas, security, education (young child), family friendliness - and my wife will not forgive me if I don't include shopping in that list 
Thanks!
Thanks!
Apr 26th 2007, 1:26 am
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Re: Anyone out there in Jakarta?
I lived in Singapore for a few years so met quite a few expats (mainly with oil companies) whom had lived in Jakarta. It seems to be a chaotic place to live and corruption is a fact of life in business dealings; however the expat community is quite close knit there and there is a British school.
I suggest you avoid flying with Garuda Indonesia if possible as it has a very poor safety record; best to fly with Singapore Airlines if you can.
You will need a driver and you will have live-in housemaids.
Here is a fantastic expat website with forums for Indonesia:
http://www.expat.or.id/
Hope this helps!
I suggest you avoid flying with Garuda Indonesia if possible as it has a very poor safety record; best to fly with Singapore Airlines if you can.
You will need a driver and you will have live-in housemaids.
Here is a fantastic expat website with forums for Indonesia:
http://www.expat.or.id/
Hope this helps!
Apr 29th 2007, 6:16 am
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Re: Anyone out there in Jakarta?
I lived in Singapore for a few years so met quite a few expats (mainly with oil companies) whom had lived in Jakarta. It seems to be a chaotic place to live and corruption is a fact of life in business dealings; however the expat community is quite close knit there and there is a British school.
I suggest you avoid flying with Garuda Indonesia if possible as it has a very poor safety record; best to fly with Singapore Airlines if you can.
You will need a driver and you will have live-in housemaids.
Here is a fantastic expat website with forums for Indonesia:
http://www.expat.or.id/
Hope this helps!
I suggest you avoid flying with Garuda Indonesia if possible as it has a very poor safety record; best to fly with Singapore Airlines if you can.
You will need a driver and you will have live-in housemaids.
Here is a fantastic expat website with forums for Indonesia:
http://www.expat.or.id/
Hope this helps!
Thanks for that.
