Living in Jakarta can be both wonderful and dreadful, depending what side of the traffic jam you are in. In response to the imminent stress-induced ailments my back is prone to suffer I have found the perfect solution, about 400 meters from my apartment building, in the form of a traditional Indonesian Spa: The Martha … Continue reading
As we were driving home one day I spotted a window full of what seemed like glasses and plates. I asked the driver to pull over and I stumbled upon my now new favorite home ware store in Jakarta. Kedaung shop specializes on not specializing. You can actually find almost anything here from kitchenware to … 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 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
When we first moved to Jakarta I was very disappointed to find that the closest Gymboree to our home was an hour away without traffic! I was desperate to find a good place for Evan to continue with his early development classes and I was eager to start the new baby in classes as soon … Continue reading
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