Saturday, December 13, 2008

Intras Tour Money Changer

Needed of Indonesian Rupiah is must when you want to buy souvenir from street vendors. Lots of them didn't accept foreign currency. So you need to withdrawn your money from ATM.

Indonesian ATM Bank provide indonesian rupiahs in

  • Rp 20,000
  • Rp 50,000
  • Rp 100,000

Many of Indonesians ATM accept VISA and Mastercard (you can see the signs at the machines). Sometimes your card can't read by ATM Machines so you need to changes your money at money changer. There's lot of money changer in jogja, Intras Tour is one of them.

intras changer Intras Tour Money Changer

It's 100 m in north of Malioboro Mall Jogja. Besides as money changer, you can looking for ticket to go to other city in indonesia or abroad.You can find near Kentucky Fried Chicken (KFC) Malioboro



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Friday, December 5, 2008

Shaved Ice Seller

What is he doing ?

this is how major indonesian street vendor made shavings ice. Use some wood with a modification knife in middle of the wood and then shave your ice bar. After shave for a while you would get a bowl of shavings ice.

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<br>We call that Es Campur (Mixed Ice), because he mix slices of coconut,chocolate, milk, fruit, dawet, slices of pinneapple, etc. Beside Es Campur, they sell softdrink (Fanta, Sprite, Coca Cola, Teh Botol) .

es serut|shavings ices

A Bowl of Shavings Ice
I suggest, don’t buy some ice from them because many of them didn’t care about hygiene. But that’s just suggestion, everything is depend on you. Picture above take at Pasar Pathuk, Jogja.

Wednesday, December 3, 2008

Malioboro Mall

Malioboro Mall is first Mall in Jogja which established 15 years ago. Domestic tourists or Foreigner tourist will find it easily. Althought many malls established in jogja as their competitors, they still exist with their unique position (In Downtown-Malioboro Street).

From Guide to what is that
Malioboro Mall South Gate


From Guide to what is that
Malioboro Mall North Gate

Many company rent a room in malioboro mall for a long term or even just temporary for exhibition. Exhibition in Malioboro Mall Atrium eventually managed by several EO that Malioboro Mall knows.

From Guide to what is that
Malioboro Mall South Atrium


From Guide to what is that
Malioboro Mall North Atrium

Malioboro Mall have 3 level, Lower Ground, Upper Ground.


Lower Ground :
You will find Gramedia Book Store and Periplus Book Store. The last one sell foreign book /imported book (TIME, etc).

From Guide to what is that
Gramedia Book Store Malioboro Mall

From Guide to what is that
Periplus Book Store Malioboro Mall


Do you need souvenir ?
Yes, they provide special souvenir from jogja called Dagadu T-Shirt.
Dagadu is company that produce t-shirts with funny words/sentence (we call that "PLESETAN"). Besides at Malioboro Mall, they open at Ambarrukmo Plaza and at their head quarter, Jl. Pakuningratan 78 Yogyakarta.
Note : Don’t trust information if someone said you can find dagadu in other place in another place, because you will find fake of dagadu.

From Guide to what is that
Dagadu Malioboro Mall Banner In Basement


From Guide to what is that
Dagadu Malioboro Mall Stand

Do you want to take some hair treatment? Yes they have Johny Andrean as Famous Salon in Jogja, don’t worry about your hair.

Johny Andrean Malioboro Mall
From Guide to what is that
Johny Andrean Salon Malioboro Mall

Ground Floor :
In this floor you will find J CO, it donuts store like Dunkin Donuts. They show how to made some donuts clearly, because that is their trade concept.
Besides that, you can stay there and hangout with your friends.

J CO Donuts And Coffe Malioboro Mall
From Guide to what is that
J CO Donuts And Coffe

Do you need to draw your money via atm? Yes, you can find more than 3 atms that accept VISA and MASTERCARD. They are : BCA, Bank Mega, Bank Danamon, Bank Mandiri, Lippo Bank. But they didn’t provide money changer.
You will find it at 100 meters in north of malioboro mall accros the road, Intras Tour.

BCA ATM Malioboro Mall
From Guide to what is that
BCA ATM Malioboro Mall


Danamon Bank & Mega Bank Malioboro Mall
From Guide to what is that
Danamon Bank & Mega Bank Malioboro Mall

To be continued for next floor. Have fun, nice to guide your holiday in jogja.