Travel
Slow travel: why staying longer changes everything
A week shows you a place; a month lets you live in it. On the quiet pleasures of slow travel — markets, routines and…
Atlas & Ocean · Destination
Indonesia
The Indonesia Project — preparing a new life, Yogyakarta, everyday discoveries and an ongoing diary.
The relocation journey
Why Indonesia — and how it began
[Why Karima chose Indonesia, when the idea began and what she hopes the move will bring.]
[Preparation: research, visits, paperwork, what to bring and what to leave behind.]
Personal story — written by Karima.
Yogyakarta
A city of culture on Java
Yogyakarta, on the island of Java, is known as a centre of Javanese culture, education and craft — from batik and gamelan to its sultan’s palace, the Kraton — with the temples of Borobudur and Prambanan within reach.
[What drew Karima to Yogyakarta and what daily life there looks like.]
Daily life
Living in Indonesia
Notes on daily life, culture and the practical side of settling in.
Culture & daily life
[Markets, food, neighbours, language lessons, festivals and the rhythm of the week.]
Administrative discoveries
[Visas, banking, phone, housing and healthcare — what worked and what surprised.]
Rules change often: always check official Indonesian government sources before you act.
Getting around
[Transport, scooters, ride-hailing apps and travelling across the islands.]
Costs
What it costs — verified
We only publish costs we have checked ourselves, with the date they were checked. Prices change quickly — use them as a guide, not a promise.
| Item | Typical cost | Checked |
|---|---|---|
| [Monthly rent — 1 bedroom] | [IDR …] | [Month Year] |
| [Groceries per week] | [IDR …] | [Month Year] |
| [Mobile data per month] | [IDR …] | [Month Year] |
| [Local transport] | [IDR …] | [Month Year] |
Fill in only verified costs and keep the “Checked” dates current — or delete this section.
Diary
The Indonesia diary
Ongoing notes and stories from the journey.
Travel
First weeks in Yogyakarta: a relocation diary
Paperwork, a rented room, a favourite warung and the first friendships — notes from the opening weeks of the Indonesia Project.
Resources
Resources & guides
Practical help for Indonesia.
Guide
Planning a life abroad: questions to ask
Before relocating, ask the right questions about visas, money, healthcare, housing and community. A starting list to research — always with official sources.
Read the guide: Planning a life abroad: questions to askGuide
Indonesia: first-month practical notes
Practical notes from the first month of the Indonesia Project — phone, transport, housing and daily life. In preparation.
In preparation
Tikli & Amuddu
Indonesia — Living & Travelling Slowly
Travel guide — Slow travellers and women relocating abroad
[Working title.] A practical guide to slow travel and settling in Indonesia, drawn from the Indonesia Project.