Travel of a Lifetime

My mother, who was born either in 1939 or 1940 (not sure ? this is Indonesia's older generation) ... just arrived today (Tuesday, April 26th, 2016, CST) in Minnesota, USA. Thanks God she arrived safe and sound. Very tired, held bravery and painfully her troubled lower back which became worse nearing the date of the flight departure.

On papers she is 76 or 77, but somehow she always tells everyone that she is 79. She has cardiovascular (heart) problem, and takes daily dosage of medication. For the past several years, her lower back started to get worse.

34 Hours 

It's amazing that seniors or elderlies could still travel such a long distance, half a globe, in 2 days. She left Jakarta in the evening on the 25th of April 2016, transit in Kuala Lumpur for 1:45 hours, and transit in Amsterdam for 7 hours. Total duration of the journey: 18 + 7 +  9 = 34 hours. How many hours of nights and daylights ? I was confused. But most likely it was "even".

• She left Jakarta at 18:45 (evening, GMT+7)
• Arrived in Amsterdam at 6:00 (morning, GMT+2). 18 hours flight. 
• After 7 hours waiting at Schiphol, boarded the flight again at 13:00 (GMT+2)
• Arrived in Minnesota a little after 15:00 (GMT -5). 9 hours flight.

Tired

Very. With her lower back pain problem it was difficult to walk, and worse, she could not sleep. I've booked a special seat for her in economy class, the so called economy comfort, but didn't help much.

What About You

If you are a lot younger and healthier than my brave mother ... you should come to Indonesia, even as far as from anyplace in the USA. If she could do it, so can you. You can do it with more than one stopover, or one or two nights rest in Kuala Lumpur or Singapore, which is only 2 hours flight from Jakarta. I like this article, very good advice for senior travelers.

What can you do in Indonesia, where to go, what to see

A lot. You can go and see places where everyone go. Some places we would like to recommend:

• Peucang Island
• Krakatau
• Tanjung Lesung
• Ciptagelar