Quote: (10-08-2013 12:58 AM)JayJuanGee Wrote:
Quote: (10-08-2013 12:45 AM)rdp Wrote:
JayJuanGee. No problem with air condition and available almost everywhere I stayed.
You pay slightly more for an ac room than fan.
-Rdp
Hey RDP:
Thanks for your response. I may have been a little too vague in my earlier question.
I meant to ask you about the need for air conditioning in just getting around and with whatever activities that a guy is doing - like in transportation, trains, taxis, restaurants, malls and/or other locations.
If people walk around and get all sweaty or if they tend to take forms of transportation that have AC?
Did you find the heat / humidity to be a problem in your activities? Maybe if you are there for only a real short period, you may not have considered the heat / humidity to interfere with your activities?
Jakarta in mid May was hot and humid as fuck and it might be alittle "problem" walking around as you will get sweaty.
(I usually rocked flip-flops, short and a nicer shirt but still...)
I spent my days walking around and enjoying the city, sampling the food, people watching and doing the usual tourist stuff. And I guess that is really all that you wanna do, as the humidity will be an issue.
All the big shopping malls and nicer cafes and restaurants have AC.
And this is where most young people hang around as it is too hot and humid outside.
Head for the big park later in the days; alot of people gather here.
Getting back to the hotel and showering never felt soo good.
Local buses do not have AC, some had shitty old fans.
Your best bet is the BLUE BIRD Taxis, they all have ac's. affordable.
I dont know about the metro, I didnt bother as they looked really crowded.
Taking the tuk-tuk is a sure way to suck in all the nasty pollution the city has to offer.
One the side note; the traffick in Jakarta is really bad, some of the worst I have ever experienced. Takes time.
When I got to Yogjakarta it got better, and the humidity wasnt that bad. On Bali this wasnt a problem.
I hope this was helpful! Anything else...just ask.
-Rdp