Quote: Hmmm, one minute you're in Manchester, planning to spend a slack few days in the office when you get back, and then you get a message from your boss combining details of an interesting assigniment and a lame excuse why he can't go himself.

Quote: I knew very little about Jakarta when I was asked to travel there to do a few weeks of work. It was my first time out of the United States, and I was totally unprepared for what I was about to discover.

Quote: Introducing Jakarta, the city of multiculturalism and hope...

Quote: Jakarta...

Quote: Dirty, disingenuous, disappointing Jakarta...don't go.

Quote: It's a great place to get away from your hectic life.

Quote: Where to go, where to stay, and a hidden treasure

Quote: Visiting places is a wonderful thing. But living in a place and fully immersing oneself in the culture and language is another. Jakarta is a city with a past and is looking forward to its future. Get to know the present Jakarta, where I spent 7 months.

Quote: Jakarta as seen from the local point of view

Quote: Jakarta is the capital of Indonesia. Although it is surrounded by a lot of political turmoil lately, it's still a very interesting city.