Thanks a lot for the love letter, we won’t say goodbye, it’s better a “Sampai Jumpa”. It’s nice to have ever had you here … ^_^ & thanks for the effort to know and understand us.

I loved this. Its made me even more deermined to go to this beautiful country any tips for backpacking on the cheap?

I’m happy you liked it Ashley! There aren’t many tips I can give you for backpacking on the cheap, since it’s a cheap country as it is. But here goes:
- Couchsurfing.org
- Learn some Bahasa Indonesia to haggle with vendors and ask for a cheaper hotel room.
- Limit your time in touristy areas like Kuta in Bali or Yogyakarta in Java. Prices tend to be higher there.
- If flying between islands, book your tickets with Lion Air as early as you can.
- Accept favours and freebies without the urge to pay them back. Indonesians are a generous lot.

Have fun and selamat jalan.

I LOVE this. It is INCREDIBLY spot on.

I really, really want to go back. I miss Indo.

Noone here offers to have you stay at their house with aunts and cousins and grannies all over the place. Noone obsesively asks “Sendiri?” here, or yells “Shantik” as you go by.. I even miss nasi goreng! and Bintang.

Boohooo

Im glad your still there though. You are my link.

One of the best love stories I’ve ever had the pleasure of reading! I’ve never been to Indonesia but your love for this country came through loud and clear in your writing. Felt like I was there!
xx

thanks for your lovely letter! me as an indonesian and am so touched with your letter.

just some more advice for you: indonesia is not just all about bali and jogja (you seemed to just have visited those two cities). there are ample of beautiful places here like semarang, garut, bandung, jakarta, lampung, medan, maluku, and more and more

sampai jumpa di indonesia

Haha! This letter is brilliant. It had me laughing out loud in quite a few places, and yet still manages to capture your love for the place. Well done! I hope your relationship lasts.

Ian, thanks for you comment, but I don’t know why you think we just went to Jogja and Bali. In fact, we skipped Bali and we spent seven weeks between Papua, Sulawesi, and all of Java. And I was in Jogja for only three days.

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That is what LOVE is about!
que viva el AMOR!

I love this! After we left Australia, I also wrote a love letter. Some places you just connect with right from the moment you get off the plane. I love when I find those places!

hahahahaha
read this through a friend’s link on facebook

you shared every peculiar bits of our place with an objective view of a foreigner, really appreciated that

thank you for the love letter
love it!

don’t get “kapok”

awan @jakarta

LOVE this Thanks for putting this up, one of the greatest love letters i’ve read!