Jenderal Sudirman Museum is a private museum and home to one of Indonesia’s best Grand Marshal, General Sudirman. Sudirman is the first General of the Indonesian Army. He was known as the brave General from Java because of his longlasting spirit and passion to battle the Dutch colony. Because of his great service for Indonesia [...]

Affandi Museum is a private museum and home to one of Indonesia’s best painters, Affandi. Located at the main road between Yogyakarta and Solo, to be exact at Jl.Laksda Adi Sucipto No.167, the area sits on the bank of a small river, the Gajah Wong River. The complex displays artistic pleasures that was designed and [...]

Kusuma Hotel is a budget hotel located on the Northern part of Yogyakarta, in the area of Condong Catur. The location of the hotel is quite strategic due to the close distance to several tourism sites and Universities in Yogyakarta. Several tourism sites that are not too far away from Kusuma Hotel are Kaliurang and [...]

Grand Rosela Hotel is one of the best and comfortable hotels in the Tourist Village of Prawirotaman, Yogyakarta. The short distance to several main attraction sites in downtown Yogyakarta, such as Keraton, Batik shops and Malioboro, is another added value to the already fine hotel.
Grand Rosela Hotel is previously know as Rose Guest House. The [...]

Yangko is another original Yogyakarta snack, other than bakpia, which is often brought by local tourists as gifts to their originating area. This rectangle shaped unique snack is made from rice flour and wheat flour as the main ingredient, wrapped around crushed peanuts and sugar as the fillings. Unlike bakpia, yangko offers a sweet and [...]

Mirota Batik is one of the most known Batik and Handicraft Center in Yogyakarta. The big old family-owned shop is located near the end of Malioboro Street, just North of the Presidential Palace. There’s actually another branch located in Kaliurang KM. 15.5, but the one reviewed here will be the center at Malioboro. When visiting [...]

Wedang Ronde (or commonly mentioned as just “ronde”) is another original Javanese traditional beverage apart from dawet and jamu. The term “Wedang” actually means “a type of drink”, while “ronde” is the main ingredient in the beverage. What is wedang ronde exactly? Wedang ronde is a beverage originating from Yogyakarta that consists of ginger water [...]

Alun-Alun Selatan or Kidul (Keraton South Square) is the matching pair of the North Square. The two squares are two components of Keraton that cannot be ignored. If the North Square is located north of the Keraton, then the South Square is just the opposite, located south of the Keraton. It is not too far [...]