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INTERNATIONAL ADVENTURES<br />
Enjoy delicious cocktails<br />
at Nammos Beach Club<br />
BALI INDONESIA<br />
098<br />
Dawn Kingsbury<br />
Designer, Cristiana<br />
Jewellery<br />
GREAT PLACE FOR DINNER:<br />
Sarong, Sardine and Metis<br />
— Bali’s uber-groovy restaurants.<br />
Outstanding food and the cocktails<br />
beat most Sydney restaurants!<br />
BEST PLACE TO PARTY<br />
WITH THE GANG: Karma<br />
Kandara Nammos Beach Club.<br />
Lounge on daybeds on the beach,<br />
eat wood-fi red pizzas and perch on<br />
stools in the evenings sipping some<br />
of its best signature cocktails.<br />
MUST BUY (MONEY NO<br />
OBJECT!): Build your own<br />
luxury villa on a huge piece of land<br />
in Seminyak or Berawa — within<br />
walking distance of the beach!<br />
MUST-EATS: Enjoy seafood<br />
Balinese-style on white<br />
sandy Kedonganan Beach (Jimbaran<br />
Bay) and be entertained by local<br />
music performers.<br />
LOCAL DELICACY: Defi nitely<br />
the nasi padang at Minang<br />
Saiyo, which consists of steamed<br />
white rice with a variety of spicy<br />
meat and vegetable choices.<br />
BALI<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 15km from<br />
Denpasar’s Ngurah<br />
Rai Airport<br />
Travel time Kuta<br />
Beach is around<br />
10 mins by car<br />
Taxi About IDR50,000<br />
(AU$5.40)<br />
Shuttle bus<br />
Most hotels offer<br />
complimentary<br />
pick-up<br />
DAMRI Bus<br />
IDR10,000-20,000<br />
(AU$1.10-2.20) to any<br />
city bus station<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. Taxi Get your hotel<br />
to order one for you<br />
and arrange for a<br />
return trip.<br />
2. Hired car The only<br />
way to go into the<br />
villages. Hiring a driver<br />
only costs a little more.<br />
Water fountain in<br />
Jakarta roundabout<br />
JAKARTA INDONESIA<br />
Terence Joshua Wong<br />
Visual merchandising<br />
& display consultant<br />
GREAT PLACE FOR DINNER:<br />
Kembang Goela, where you<br />
can partake in Rijsttafel dining, a<br />
Dutch colonial feast. There’ll be a<br />
large number of waiters marching<br />
out of the kitchen, each responsible<br />
for one plate of food only, making<br />
every dish feel special.<br />
BEST BUY FOR UNDER<br />
AU$50: Check out Surabaya<br />
Street, essentially Indonesia’s best<br />
and biggest fl ea market. Former US<br />
President Clinton is said to have<br />
bought a bronze frog on this ‘Street<br />
of Dreams’. Situated in Central<br />
Jakarta, the half-mile strip is the<br />
place to head to if you’re in search<br />
of tribal masks, silver cigarette<br />
cases, worry beads, grandfather<br />
clocks, ivory miniature ornaments,<br />
sextants and much more.<br />
UNUSUAL FACT: Jakarta<br />
sits only four metres above<br />
sea level.<br />
MUST-EAT: Avocado juice<br />
with chocolate. It’s defi nitely<br />
a drink to try.<br />
JAKARTA<br />
FROM THE AIRPORT<br />
CBD 20km from<br />
Soekarno-Hatta<br />
International Airport<br />
Travel time Allow at<br />
least 40 mins by car<br />
(depending on traffi c)<br />
Taxi IDR120,000<br />
(AU$13.10) to the CBD,<br />
including charges<br />
DAMRI Bus<br />
IDR10,000-20,000<br />
(AU$1.10-2.20) to a<br />
city bus station<br />
ON THE GO<br />
1. Taxi The most<br />
reliable taxi company<br />
is Blue Bird. Call +62<br />
(21) 7917 1234 and<br />
book one in advance.<br />
Ignore informal<br />
taxi “agents”.<br />
2. Hired car If driving<br />
around the busy city<br />
is daunting, ask for a<br />
driver with your car.<br />
BALI PHOTO: WWW.KARMAKANDARA.COM
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