With stunning temples and unique wildlife, Indonesia is a captivating destination for travelers, writes Alaska travel columnist Scott McMurren.
“It’s one of the most bio-diverse areas on the planet,” she claimed.
We spent about a week in Central Java, near the city of Yogyakarta. On our list were two giant temples: Borobudur, the largest Buddhist temple in the world, and Prambanan, one of the world’s largest Hindu temples. Borobudur is Indonesia’s most-visited site. It’s expensive if you want to climb up to the top for a great view, 500,000 rupiahs per person. Visitors are grouped with a guide who speaks their language.
2. Driving. First, you’d be wise not to drive in Indonesia. In addition to being a right-hand-drive nation , Indonesian drivers have their own rules when it comes to traffic and lanes. Although I wasn’t driving, I spent some time in the front seat and witnessed a remarkable ballet between drivers and they swerved in and out of lanes, around slower cars while using their horns frequently.
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