The bus is dead.....long live the 'plane

Currently in Jakarta, after experiencing the delights of Yogyakarta. Spend a while there, seeing Batik being made (and making a few purchases), watching the mighty PSIM Yogyakarta (0-0 bore draw) and visiting the impressive Borobudhur.

The football was pretty dire (and please consider that i once went to watch Stockport v Blackpool on a rainy Saturday afternoon) but the supporters were pretty friendly and the atmosphere was good (i managed to turn up at the wrong stadium and had to get a taxi to rush me there in time for kick-off).

After spending a few days recovering from my epic journeys in the East, i finally mustered up the strength to move on to Jakarta. The bus would have taken 10hrs and arrived in at 4am so i decided to take the bargain option of flying. On the plus side, it would only take 45mins and cost about 11 quid, on the downside the airline has a shocking safety record :

• One plane lost over Sulawasi a month ago and hasn't been found yet
• Rumours that pilots bribed to fly unfit planes
• Currently being investigated by the Indonesian authorities, ordered to make improvements or be shut down.

Decided it was worth the risk. Not the most comfortable hour of my life, but thankfully i was next to the emergency exit so found have been first out had there been a problem and arrived safely. Don't think i'll be doing it again, but you've gotta try these things a least once - I'll see if Air Asia can do any better on Sunday!