My awesome husband surprised me with a four-hour spa treatment for our Anniversary! Last Wednesday he stayed home from work and told me to make sure I didn’t have anything going on for the next few hours. I arranged for the kids to be taken to their Kindyroo classes without me and just waited excitedly … Continue reading
After three years in South East Asia, we finally gave in. We went to a hotel Brunch. We’ve never been big fans of buffet brunch. We always end up eating something that makes us sick, or even worse eating too much. Back in the States we loved doing brunch, as long as it was a … Continue reading
Six suitcases, check. Carry-on bag with laptop, Ipad, camera and jewelry, check, check, check. Pregnant belly still kicking and jabbing, check. Eighteen-month old, whew, check. As we arrived to our new apartment all I could think about was how empty it seemed to me. Sure, it was full of furniture I didn’t particularly like, and … Continue reading
It feels like we have finally settled back into a routine although we did have a holiday last Thursday. The upside to this long weekend, as it was for most, but not for us, was that the flow of traffic was actually fluent! We were able to ride to different places without getting stuck in … Continue reading
Puncak is a little piece of Mountain Paradise a couple of hours south of Jakarta. You can find all kinds of hotels and villas for as little as 15 to 20 USD a night up to 100 USD is you want to stay at a higher end facility. Although Puncak is only 90 KMs away … Continue reading
As you saw from the post I made last week, we spent it on holiday in Puncak. A beautiful little piece of mountain paradise a couple of hours from Jakarta. We really enjoyed relaxing and spending time with the kids and specially appreciated the fresh air and cooler temperatures. As soon as we came back … Continue reading
My husband and I, and sometimes Evan, love Indian food. I had never really been into Indian food until we moved to Thailand and my husband encouraged me to try some different Indian dishes. After we moved to Jakarta we had a hard time finding a place we really liked since many of the better … Continue reading
I recently joined the expat blog directory at Expat-Blog.com. Julien, the founder and an expat himself endeavored in this project to provide a community held by expats for expats where people everywhere can connect and find more about the places they are moving to and find a source of information and support for expats worldwide. … Continue reading
Taman Safari is a national part located about 80 kilometers from Jakarta. It lies between Bogor and Bandung and a definite must-see if you are in Jakarta or its surrounding areas. Other than the refreshing lower temperatures, Taman Safari boasts over 80 animal species thriving in their own natural habitat. As you commence your adventure … Continue reading
I had previously visited the Sarinah Department Store when we first moved here. This is the first department store in Jakarta and although it is quite old, it has a decent variety of products ranging from clothes and makeup to sport gear, office supplies and DVDs. I think of this as normal now, but I … Continue reading
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