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Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’ ; Travelogue Day 10
Jakarta : For four hours I was lost in the maze of lanes of Pasar Burung, the famous bird market behind Pasar Pramuka in Jakarta Timur (East). Its more than 150 shops were not only home to lakhs of birds held in cages of all sizes, it also had a number of them selling bird feed—from insects dead and alive,…
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Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’ ; Travelogue Day 9
Where bird trade is legal Jakarta : I was introduced to the word ornithology in the early 1970s. This is when I read about India’s famous ornithologist and naturalist Dr Salim Ali. Called the Birdman of India, he not only introduced the system of bird surveys in the country but also went on to author many books on this subject.…
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Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’ ; Travelogue Day 8
Taman Safari Bogor Jakarta : After spending the night at Indonesia and Asia Pacific’s no 1 luxury golf resort in the valley of Bogor volcano in West Java we moved on to Taman Safari I. It is also called Taman Safari Bogor, and is located in district Cisarua, West Java. It is 80 km from Soekarno-Hatta International Airport, Jakarta. There…
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Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’ ; Travelogue Day 7
Outdoor culture to the fore Jakarta : Left for Bogor which is 70 km from South Jakarta. Fifteen kilometres from Bagor is Kec Cisarua, Kabupaten Bogor in Java Barat—Indonesia’s famous Taman Safari. We started late from home hence could only reach Bogor by 3 pm. The city is in the valley next to Bogor Volcano which is famous for its…
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Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’ ; Travelogue Day 6
Cigarette smoking — A disaster waiting to happen Jakarta : Never Quit is the tag line of a popular Indonesian cigarette brand Surya Pro. Its pack carries, prominently, a statutory warning picture of a throat cancer patient. It is quite scary. But the hero of this cigarette brand’s advertisement campaign is a macho man peering at you from the hoardings…
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Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’ ; Travelogue Day 5
Jakarta — The city of cats Jakarta : It is said that we can find house cats in every continent except Antarctica. They are quite common across all other continents and have been man’s friend like dogs since times immemorial. As I stepped out of the exclusive residential complex Executive Paradise, developed in Antasari, Cilandak, South Jakarta, for expat community,…
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Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’ ; Travelogue Day 4
Jakarta : On June 30, 2022, the price of petrol in Jakarta is Rs 40.70 paise (7650 IDR). Jakarta is all about big cars. Black, grey and white are popular colors and all roll out of the showrooms with dark film on windows. These big cars share narrow roads, occasionally two-lane, with scooters and bikes —Indonesia’s most popular mode of…
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Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’ ; Travelogue Day 3
Jakarta : Eating out is the norm in this part of Asia. It is a kind of habit across Thailand, Cambodia, Vietnam and Indonesia. From breakfast to dinner with a lunch in between, locals, especially office goers and workers, prefer picking up freshly cooked meals of their choice from vendors, shacks, push carts and shops across cities. The meals get…
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Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’ ;Travelogue Day 2
Jakarta : India is the seventh largest country by area, Indonesia is 14th. We are the second most populous nation in the world, Indonesia ranks fourth. We have 24 regional languages and 447 native languages. Indonesia has Bahasa which is the official as well as national language and 700 native languages. India is a Hindu majority (79.8 per cent of…
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Indonesia : ‘unity in diversity’ ;Travelogue Day 1
Jakarta : Came down to Jakarta, Indonesia, to be with my son Shashank, daughter-in-law Arsh and grand daughter Mehar for a month. Time to enjoy local cuisine and explore the nation whose moto is ‘unity in diversity’. It officially has 700 languages and 1300 ethnic groups. Muslims are 86.70 per cent of the population, Christians 10.72, Hindus 1.74 and Buddhists…
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