New Travel Blog Series: Guide to Hong Kong

Posted on March 10, 2009 by Alist

After I completed my long and exhausting posts about Panduan Jalan Hemat ke Eropa (Europe Travel Guide), I suddenly felt lost of motivation to blog. My aim was achieved by writing about 18 pages of travel guide to european cities, of course in Indonesian language. While English translation is still in hold, I don’t have power again to write.

And then I set a new target again to write the other guides, this time is about Panduan Jalan Hemat ke Hong Kong – Macau, and will be followed by Panduan Jalan Hemat ke Shanghai in future.

Wow, suddenly got my motivation back, but this time must be controlled because recently I’m very busy in work and busy to sit my baby daughter in home. Sigh..

Okay, just read them, and hope you’ll get useful information.

Jakarta Street Map now available in Google Map

Posted on March 4, 2009 by Alist

It seems that Google is working really hard to make its Google Map accessible to everyone, even for Indonesian. As I check today, Google Map now showing Jakarta street map in detail, including offering driving direction if possible.

Jakarta streets (as we know) is messy and very narrow in some places, in Google Map it displays road that car-passable by 2 lane (not ‘Jalan Tikus’).

Inline with the coming of iPhone 3G to Indonesia brought by Telkomsel, using Google Map inside iPhone (GPS) or iPod Touch (wifi based) will be very handy and useful if you live in Jakarta and surroundings.