I began my journey in the Airport waiting for my night flight to Jakarta, Indonesia. After the five hour flight I managed to sleep about one hour, but I was ready for my new adventure in Jakarta.
I arrived at Terminal 2 and needed to take the Jakarta Sky train to terminal 3 because it was way too early for me to check into my hotel as I arrived at around 08 a.m.
At terminal 3 I managed to find a money exchange but none of them would I accept my currency from Bangladesh, I don't know why.
After that I decided to head to the hotel by taking the $4 Airport train, which I must say was quite lovely and an absolute bargain. At just 60,000 rupiah (just over $4) the train was much better than I expected. Spacious, clean, air conditioned and with leather seats.
If you like trains then you would love this train journey across Jakarta becuase I took so many.
Compared to the public transport in the UK here in Jakarta it's much better. A lot cheaper, modern, and more convenient. I really enjoyed this amazing train ride.
The journey on the train took about 1 hour from the Airport station to Mangarai station. My hotel was somehwere in the area of Kuningan. So I know I needed to head in that direction on the train.
But unfortunately there was quite a bit of confusion on how I should get to Kuningan.
After taking the Sky train, the Airport, and the LRT train after leaving the MRT I decided to just get a taxi to the hotel. As I really just wanted to jump in the hotel pool and relax.
Upon arriving at the hotel, I couldn't check in for another hour and I also found out that the hotel swimming pool was under renovation. I couldn't believe my luck!
I'd originally booked seven nights in this hotel but decided to cancel six nights and just stay the one.
I then went to the Lotte shopping mall across the road and bought some very delicious Indonesian chocolate bars.
They were quite amazing. I'd been dreaming about a Silver queen ever since I'd left Jakarta. It was actually one of the reasons why I came back to Jakarta!
I also ate a Zap, Buzza and Take it chocolate bar. They were quite delicious.
The next day I managed to find a very lovely hotel across the road called the Ascott Kuningan. Which had an excellent gym and pretty good swimming pool.
It costs me around $130 per night and was much nicer than the other hotel. I then decided to pop down to the Lotte Shopping mall which was connected to the hotel.
I bought some more Indonesian chocolate and an interesting kind of Indonesian rhino drink. It was yummy!
After that I headed down to the hotel gym and then into their amazing swimming pool. My journey in Jakarta is just beginning and I really excited to explore this amazing city.
If you're curious about Indonesia, or just want to see what all the hype is about, be sure to check out this Jakarta vlog! Jakarta is a fantastic city, and I can't wait to explore it more in the future!
Ascott Kuningan: Ciputra World, Jl. Prof. DR. Satrio No.1 Kav 35, RT.18/RW.4, Kuningan, Karet Kuningan, Kecamatan Setiabudi, Kota Jakarta Selatan, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12940, Indonesia
Lotte Mall Jakarta: Kuningan, Jl. Prof. DR. Satrio Kav. 35, Karet Kuningan, Kecamatan Setiabudi, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12940, Indonesia
Terminal 3: Jl. P2 No.12, RT.001/RW.010, Pajang, Kec. Benda, Kota Tangerang, Banten 15126, Indonesia
Bandara Soekarno Hatta Airport: Jl. P21 No.263, RT.001/RW.010, Pajang, Kec. Benda, Kota Tangerang, Banten 15126, Indonesia
Manggarai Train station: H7 Jl. Manggarai Utara, RW.1, Manggarai, Kec. Tebet, Kota Jakarta Selatan, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 12850, Indonesia
0:00 Airport
1:23 Boarding
2:26 Arrival in Jakarta
3:28 Sky Train
4:55 Terminal 3
5:59 Money Problems
9:00 Airport Train
12:45 Fart Noises
14:57 Jakarta Better than UK
15:40 Arrival at Manggarai
17:55 Jakarta MRT Madness
21:24 Somerset Hotel
23:15 Hotel Tour
26:55 Indonesian Snacks
31:39 Ascott Hotel Tour
33:47 Lotte Shopping Mall
37:28 More Indonesian Food
39:28 Hotel Gym
40:15 Hotel Swimming Pool
Help the channel grow by liking, commenting and subscribing. If you want to be super nice please share my video with your friends on social media. Thanks!
Instagram (Live Story Updates): / jasontravelasia
TikTok (15 60 Seconds Vlog Clips): / jasontravelsasia
Facebook (Shorter Vlogs ~5 minutes): www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100088394829780&mibextid=ZbWKwL