Jakarta to Yogyakarta: A tale with lots of twists

Alvin Darlanika Soedarjo, The Jakarta Post, Central Java and Yogyakarta | Sun, 04/20/2008 10:57 AM

After viewing the cult road-trip film Easy Rider for a second time, I had this harebrained idea of driving to Yogyakarta during the long weekend in March. 

 

 

 The Tugu in Yogya. (JP/Alvin D. Soedarjo)

 

I enjoy driving long distances, particularly when the destination city offers attractions like food, sight-seeing and shopping. 

This was my third time in Yogyakarta. The second time had been on a school trip, traveling by bus, when I was still a teenager. 

Like many other travelers, we planned this trip only two days before we departed. But unlike other travelers, my pregnant wife and I did manage to book a room in the city of gudeg for a few nights, through sheer luck and networking.

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