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This round, let us venture around Jogjakarta for some local delicacies to excite our taste buds! 1. Gudeg Yogya This is a dish where the locals eat as staple food. Gudeg Yogya is similarly as famous as Nasi Kandar to Penang. To be exact, it’s a plate of white rice, served with some specially cooked young nangka (jackfruit) slices in herbs & coconut milk, some stew chicken meat and eggs. Some even add-on some beancurds and vegetable to do some extra bits for their customers. 2. Nasi Langgi Here’s another rice dish. Served on banana leaf (to enhance the aroma), with some fried beef (locally known as ‘empal’), preserved beef... [more]

Known as the gateway to Central Java, this city located at the smallest province of Indonesia is also proudly recognized as the City of Art and Culture not only by the locals, but also internationally. With the testimony of seeing several passing reigns of ancient kingdoms, Jogjakarta City had absorbed the rich variety of cultures left by each these kingdom, making it the place to truly immerse oneself in learning about olden civilization, traditions, heritage, ethnicity, customs, ceremonies, and the ways of life in a totally new dimension. Mystical temples at Borobudur So when one visits this colourful vibrant city of culture, it is simply a... [more]

Borobudur Temple in the dawn The first thing that came to my mind when I hear the name, Jogjakarta is BOROBUDUR TEMPLE! The temple is so synonym to Jogjakarta like how Eiffel Tower to Paris, KLCC to Kuala Lumpur and Great Wall of China to China is! Never miss Borobudur when you are exploring Jogjakarta. I am very sure that you would be mesmerized with the structure of this ancient building as well as its fine and refined sculptures on it. An impromptu suggestion : Why don’t you share with us your photography skill by taking some photos of the domes of Borobudur Temple just like the photo above? I’m sure it would be fun if your picture... [more]