Luke_Regler Profile
Luke Regler
Join Date:
2012-03-03
About
40 something English Expat, new father, recently married living and working and enjoying life on the other side of the world in Indonesida. My blog is about me, my family, stuff I see and do. There are almost no photos of food or make up. I know 0 about SEO or templates. This is my life in Jakarta nothing more.
Blogs Owned
1 - Jakarta News
The ongoing adventures of an Expat abroad in Jakarta and Indonesia
Other Tags: travel, observation, experience, life, expat
Latest Blog Posts
- Mangroves Jakarta The weekend was extended by an extra day due to a national holiday and so we were sort of getting bored of watching Jeremy running around and screaming and being super busy if it this meant by 7pm he was fast asleep and we had the evenings back...
- Driving to BandungLast weekend I took the family to Bandung for the weekend just to break up the normal routine. We stayed in the same hotel as last time, the Ibis Styles Braga but choose the family room so it would be easier.This time we used my works driver and car...
- Getting around JakartaHere is a list of ways to travel across the city. I have left out Cars for the obvious reason and walking.Helicopters and Sports cars are also omitted. But its still fairly comprehensive.You can cycle if you are strong enough. Delman are popular...
- DevelopmentJeremy is entering the so called age of the 'terrible three'. The age where toddlers become self aware or more self aware and like Skynet in terminator decide to take over the world wreaking destruction on everything around it. Or s...
- A wet dry seasonJakarta currently is currently suffering more problems than normal and this is being made slightly more worse by the ongoing daily or every other day rain storms and showers across the city. It being the dry season, the amount of rain falling current...
- A week off workFasting month ended last Tuesday so that meant I had a week off work. The holiday started on Saturday after work and the first enjoyable event was coming home and discovering that we had no power and the meter would not reset. This meant calling the...
- Eid Mubarak 2016Its that time again for the annual exodus from Jakarta to where ever by the good people of Jakarta. The end of the fasting season is approaching and Eid Mubarak is only a few days away. What this means is that many people will travel home to celebrat...
- How old am I?I just had my birthday, which for most of the day had me convinced I was 45 (I am not the best at math) but actually I am only 44. Still, there was cake and beer and silence and time off from work so the age became less important.I have had some time...
- Artotel JakartaI do like my random nights in hotels across the city or Indonesia (If I get the chance) but the nights out in a hotel in Jakarta make it a short trip away from reality for me and the family and it keeps Jeremy busy and engaged. This weekend was one o...
- Puri Avia ResortI am not a big fan of Bogor or Puncak despite its beauty, fresh air and cool weather mainly because you can never judge what the trip there or back will be like if you go by any means of transport from motorbike to train. Also once there, you have to...
- May 2016Its been a funny old month, this one for many reasons. It's been super hot and super wet. The traffic has been beyond really bad and also non existent at times. Lots of days off due to holidays and a 5 weekend month which has stretched the budg...
- 4G JakartaJakarta for all its faults and there are more than a few has recently started to improve its WiFi and telecommunications because pretty much every person over 10 has a phone and accesses the Internet from it (if that's a slight exaggeratio...
- Jeremy is 33 years ago a little boy arrived into my world and since then everything has changed and the world became bigger and smaller at the same time. 3 years ago is a long time but watching Jeremy grow everyday has meant time has gone quicker.3 is a big ste...
- A night awayWith Yovita sunning herself in Bali I was left literally holding the baby and having to work and so instead of sitting at home and watching TV, I took Jeremy to Batavia Apartments last weekend so we could both a have a night away. It might seem kind...
- Jeremy at the ZooJeremy seems to like animals and can name a fair few of them although he still needs to know what a badger is and what it does. And with him now able to be walk and talk and manage long trips and walking I took him to Jakarta Zoo or Ragunan Zoo which...
- Hotel Atlet Century JakartaRecently for something to do we stayed overnight in a hotel in the city. We do this a lot as we enjoy staying in hotels and doing nothing all day and night. This time was the Hotel Atlet Century or Century Park Hotel. It is the same place but is know...
- Grab Car in Jakartaon Mar 31, 2016 in Blue Bird Taxis Gojek Grab bike grab car Grab car Jakarta Jakarta taxis uber Uber JakartaLast week to highlight the fact that Taxi drivers and small bus drivers and many other transportation drivers across the city are unhappy, they all went on strike and created general chaos over Jakarta because Uber and Grab online transport apps are...
- Busy Week Part 2After returning from Singapore and cracking open the gin, it was time to pack for the next trip. We were going to Bandung by train in the morning and with Jeremy in tow it could only be tiring fun.The tickets were booked a couple of weeks ago and we...
- Busy Week Part 1It's been a while since I have written anything and to be honest I have been busy with work or at home with Jeremy. He is a handful now and full of life and movement and everyday he never fails to impress me through his ability to do or say something...
- Jeremy is on You Tubeon Feb 22, 2016 in expat father family life growing up Jakarta Jeremy Jeremy on Youtube Jeremy Regler raising my sonFinally after nearly 3 years I have put all Jeremy's videos onto You tube where they can be kept safe forever or at least until Google and YouTube close. I am slowly building a library of his life for him to have when he is older and to help him know...