Admittedly the traffic and pollution of the city cannot be denied, but the ultimate attraction of Jakarta is that it is still a very safe and affordable metropolis. Now by listing more than 105 things to do while you are in this unique city can easily fill 52 weekends to complete a year of things to keep you busy with while secretly falling in love with the gentleness found underneath the smog and traffic!

With about 35 world-class golf courses found in Jakarta alone, you bet that golf is becoming one of the many fast-growing and demanding sports here. To help you get your golf on, we have rounded up six of the best golf shops in town, which offers an array of quality, high-end golf-related items.

Having a good music accompanying you while dining is surely a great thing to experience. Jakarta is indeed brimming with best restaurants, bars, or cafes to enjoy live music. But, if you’d like to enjoy some good quality live jazz, go to our recommended picks below. (p.s. We suggest you to check to the place for a live jazz schedule).

If you’re looking for an alternative method of medical treatment, you will probably come across Acupuncture; a key element in Chinese Medicine that involves the insertion of extremely thin needles through your skin at strategic points on your body.

Its aim is to balance the flow of energy or life force — known as chi — believed to flow through pathways (meridians) in your body. By inserting needles into specific points along these meridians, acupuncture practitioners believe that your energy flow will re-balance.