Internship in Jakarta

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In Jakarta you can live in one of the following types of accommodation with indicative price information: apartments (€300-€450), hostel (€275-€300), Indonesian Koskos’an (€125-€150).

To go around, Jakarta has a couple of most commonly used means of transportation: Taxi (inner city trips €2 – €5), Ojek or motorcycle taxi’s (inner city trips €1,5 – €3), or Busway (inner city trips €0,5 – €1).

For your basic shopping needs, you can choose between small stores and large supermarkets. Here some of the available stores and supermarkets: Hero, Carrefour, Galeal, Indomaret, Alfamart.

You can use both GSM or CDMA mobile phones in Jakarta. As long as your current mobile is unlocked you can choose from any of the following network providers: Indosat, Telkomsel, Esia.

Jakarta has many different malls where you can shop, eat, lounge and relax, all located in and around the center: Plaza Senayan, Mall Taman Anggrek, Pacific Place, Plaza Indonesia.

In-case you want to go out at night or in the day-time during the weekend you can catch a movie at one of the many cinema’s available in Jakarta: Cinema XXI, Blitzmegaplex.

Jakarta is a city in which you will find food from all the different parts of Indonesia and the world with plenty of great dining places: JCO, Roti Boy, Planet Hollywood, Sushi Groove, Pizza Hut, McDonalds. The most common place to eat daily meals are many of Jakarta shopping mall food courts.

If you like nightlife you will be able to go out at many different clubs or café’s in Jakarta: X2, CJ’s, Red Square, B.A.T.S, Dragonfly, De Hooi, and many more. Clubs generally start to become busy around midnight and close between 03.00 and 06.00 oclock in the morning.

For people that like to go to the Salon, Barbershop, Spa, or get a good massage Jakarta has plenty of choice from different service providers.

In-case you like sport and recreation you can fitness in many different places like Goldsgym, FitnessFirst. Furthermore you also have many different expat hash clubs. For recreation you can go to Dufan, Waterbom, Seaworld.

For a good internet connection through public wifi Jakarta has many places to choose from when you like to connect with your own laptop/tablet to Skype with friends abroad or to browse the net: Milenia Cafe, Coffee Bean Senayan City, Starbuck Pondok Indah Mall, California Pizza Kitchen Plaza Indonesia, Mojo Cafe Mangga Dua, Planet Hollywood.

Eventough there is enough to do in Jakarta, exploring attractions close and far from this city are also benefitial to making your personal experience more complete. You can travel by train to visit Semarang or Jogjakarta for just €15 for a Train Ticket. Beside this many popular locations to visit are Bandung, Thousand Islands, Bali, Singapore which you can book at any tour and Travel Agent.