Jakarta In Indonesia Is My New Favorite City ( 

We made it! The giant of Southeast Asia. Hope you'll enjoy the ride for the next few weeks. The mysterious voice at the end may make another appearance on the trip 🇮🇩

Awesome Video dude, It is genuinely impressive that you've got that level of Indonesian after only a month, keep goin haha! Let's meet up in Indonesia some time yeah :D

I love each of your shows. I am amazed how you’re able to speak different languages in a short period of time. Thank you

Doesn't seem as 'slummy' and crowded as Manila from what you've shown so far. Gotta admit I'm surprised as I don't remember being all that fond of it when visiting there in 1982.

Man, cool to see you made it there. Stayed there for months in 2013 and had my mind blown by the hospitality of a few Muslim families. Such stark contrast to what you hear in the news. I’d also recommend Bandung, it’s the only place I’ve legit seen a guy emerge walking from under a crack in the sidewalk.

I stayed 7 days in Jakarta in 2019 and read already before that there are less toursit traps like in Bangkok and that they treat you like a king there. I also got interviewed 3 times by students on my sightseeing day. When I posted my flight to CGK, a friend wrote "I hope you stay there only on your way to Bali". I guess after my posts and especially after the visits at Henshin and Skybar, the people were impressed that it can easily compete with Bangkok. You should have gone there too, also to the Mosque and the christian church. It reminded me a bit to Barcelona. However, I know you don't go to the posh places.

This dude spitting out clean Indonesian after learning it for a month is crazy, he’ll be in Nigeria learning and practicing his Yoruba and still learn a completely new language for a future trip👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽

Waw you are here in Jakarta, Sabbatical came close to one of ours Island, come get your feet on Sumatera island too other vlogger has been doin it great there. Food ranger, etc.

Seeing how polite so many people are there makes me want to visit.

I’ve been watching you for a little over a month now and you’re just a funny dude.

It's amazing how you drop into a country and almost immediately fit in!

I wish I could live life like you do. I barely ever leave my fatherland.

Thanks for visiting my country Enjoy the trip... ♥️🇮🇩

Have you ever been in Finland ? Come to here. It's not cheap country. But our country has 57 000 lakes, in the summer (May, June, July, August) beautiful nature. And our people speaks here this "rallienglanti", which is a Finnish accent of English.

Jakarta, where 10 yr old me first learned about pirated games on PSP and DS. Good times.

You are a nice and gentleman guy sir. 😊

Almost thirty minutes and it feels too short! Excellent, brother.👍

Hey Tommy! Good video as always. My kid is coming back to NY from school in Shanghai in June. You've come up in conversation, as he considers his life and future. You're a good touchstone between my old fart age and his youth, and you help give me perspective. So....thanks.

Hey, Brother! First of all, your content rocks. I really appreciate all the hard work you put into your channel. Are you planning a trip to Nepal, in the near future? I’d love to see you cover the area. I’m planning a trip, in October.

Indonesia will become one of the top ten economies in the world. Indonesia and Vietnam have good futures. In general, the power is in the hands of Asia

" let me put on my conventional travel vlog face" absolute legend you are Tom. Never change my good man

Selamat datang di indonesia , selamat ber macet macetan 😄

A Ruan Hale and sabbatical collab would be great 👍...He knows a lot of Indonesian

Thank you Tommy!

@4:10 "Walang Anuman" lol you're not in Philippines anymore. Well Jakarta does have similarities with Manila.

Indo is really similar to PH in a lot of ways, from big cities, the slums, hospitality of people, vlogger haven, etc. Food is cheap and looks good too! But on another note, girlfriend reveal soon!? 😁

There is a big Mandarin speaking community there as you noticed. It might be their second language.

hahaha greetings from the dutch!

Selamat datang to jkt

Incredible video as usual. You should talk more about the Chinese Christian minority. That’s such an interesting element of Indonesia that most people don’t know much about.

Indonesia sedang dilanda panas

Just in case you guys wonder what's up between Indonesian and the Chinese. There is a movie about it below. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-3tILiqotj7Y.html

Im surprised how friendly the people there are. Teenagers in my country would try to scam him into something.

🙏 Safe travels

Any plans to come to Malaysia soon? 😁

Guru also means a respected/ wise man.

Mooie film Tommy!

CIA? not sure if you were joking there or not. Would make sense though.

How is the smog there?.

4:00 Iced coffee is Indonesian?? I guess he meant the coffee was from Indonesia. Looks the same type of drink I had in Thailand and Vietnam... and it is not called "indonesian" overthere.

This guy can literally speak any language in foreign countries, really impressive

Im the belgian guy you met in the chinese district with my wife. Hope you enjoy Indonesia, have you been to Bandung? the climate there is so much nicer than Jakarta. Can actually walk during the day without fainting. Braga street also gets very interesting in the evening

I love how you went to Jakarta without too much researching beforehand, or else you wouldn’t have ordered beer on a roadside warung because some “world travelers” would’ve told you that it’s impossible to do so in the capital of the world’s largest Muslim-majority country; or you wouldn’t have gone out to experience the nightlife after some know-it-all told you that the city goes to a total standstill throughout the month of Ramadan 😁 I find it really cool that you didn’t recognize Bintang, something that all the “certified Southeast Asian backpackers” seem to take pride in knowing. Look, I love the internet as much as the other guy, but there’s such thing as over-researching and sometimes we forget that it’s good to let a destination surprise you once in a while. Cheers from southern Borneo!

This really made me miss Jakarta. Indonesia was the first country I went to outside the American continent, and it was such an eye-opener in so many ways. I really miss that trip.

I live in Suriname but I am not of Javanese origin. While watching your video I realize that I would feel very much at home in Jakarta. The city as well as the culture, feels so familiar. Thank you Sabbatical, for taking us on this journey.

Very awesome video Sabbatical, as a Dutch guy with Indonesian roots, I really love Indonesia and visiting Jakarta, Bandung, Tasikmalaya (where my grandmother was born) is very high on my bucket list (hopefully 2024!) Untuk orang2 Indonesia, aku cinta kamu dan makan2 dari Indonesia juga! ❤😎

Never get tired of seeing this guy flex his perfect Chinese! 😂

Indonesia looks súper cool, they people seem super friendly too. Would like to visit

Your "excited face" for your first meal in Indonesia reminded me of Mark Weins. Try to get to Bandung, it's in a high mountain valley, the temperature will be much cooler than Jakarta. From there you can see Kawa Putih, a volcano crater. You will drive through a forest that looks like Jurassic Park, with Tree ferns. Those girls in the park at 17:00 were typical Indonesian girls. Cute, friendly, playful.

I know absolutely nothing about Indonesia. Thank you for giving people like me a chance to see something that I could never personally experience. 👍🏻

Was in Jakarta last Nov, and I concur, the people were very friendly and love taking pics with people from USA. Street food near kebonsirih was tasty, nesi goreng another favorite.

Walks off a place, gets engaged. Good work, buddy.

Jakarta is very underrated, whereas this city so amazing.

Love greetings to Jakarta 🥰 beautiful capital, we had a great time there 🇮🇩🇹🇷💛

I'm 5 minutes in and, I don't know why, but so far I have loved the Indonesian people and how the city looks 🙂

You're actually too damn funny, I love your content and any day with a Sabbatical upload is a good day, thank you Tom!

Congratulations you finally made it here! Yes the city is so big and diverse but the southern part of Jakarta is considered to be the most progressive and interesting of them all, especially for youth culture. Also don't forget to check out other cities here or maybe you can make a road trip from Jakarta to Bali, it's worth to try. Enjoy your time in my beloved country Tommy. cheers!👍🏻

Bintang beer comes from the old Heineken Factory in Jakarta. If you look at the star and design of Bintang it is exactly the same as Heineken. When the Dutch were forced to leave, the Indonesian people took over the factory and changed the name and logo to Bintang. As you might have tasted, Bintang is very similar to Heineken @Sabbatical

Enjoy Jakarta man! I live in Canada now but used to live in Jakarta, its humid but at least u can have fun for cheaps 🍻 And the food too u gotta try Gultik Barito

Indonesia is lovely place nice people with smile service

Cool place, I'd never really considered Jakarta or Indonesia that much as a travel destination plus literally everyone seems pretty happy and relaxed. 👍

wow indonesia! I've always wanted to go there! Excited for this set of vlogs.

idk if you will ever read this but how do you get the courage to travel?? like to not have overwhelming fear of traveling especially solo? i really admire you sabbatical

You should have called the vid "NO WAY!!! Eating COW BRAINS in the craziest city in the known universe" That would been both more 'vloggy' and an anti-climax at the same time. I'm glad that's not your style, Tommy. Enjoy the delights of Jakarta. Your observations about the vibe being a mixture of different things is spot on.

Ooh, that's wonderful. Enjoy Jakarta and greetings from Uganda 🇺🇬. Terima kasih.

I really appreciate your honest comments on the city of Jakarta... So very nice communication with the locals, too.

Jakarta. I live close to there when I'm back in Indonesia. Been back in the USA for 5 years now and I miss Indonesia more and more every day.

I have been to Jakarta back in the 80s on my way to East Kalimantan. The one thing that I did notice is that everyone always had a smile on their face. Some guy was always asking me if I wanted to sell my boots or belt, and just about every day I had to say no. I did learn a couple of words. Orange was called "sunkist" and syrup was called "log cabin".

Bandung is a great city to visit. Bahasa Indonesian is pretty easy learn. The ordinary orang are really friendly. Hope you visit the interior.

Thank you. I am old now and cannot travel anymore. I enjoy to travel with you with RU-vid.

*All those plates ....very unhygienic. ..then the next customer get that food 😝*

How do you keep all these languages in your brain? I forget stuff within like 20 minutes of learning it.

So beautiful country Indonesia,Love the people friendly ,kind as well their culture en tradition.❤Hongkong,Phil.Thank Sir for your awsome video😊

interesting, you did your homework excellently, doing depth research on,local spoken language, various places, recommended food,and probably much more than i could fathom, for a person who come to Jakarta for the first time,salute👍👍

I'm amazed how far you've come it's refreshing watching a man that truly seems to enjoy the company of other but I have to say it's kinda like being on a city bus in America on a grander scale 🤣😂🤣😂🤣😂kidding

I’m in Jogja right now, and I spent the past few days in Jakarta. People asked me all the time to take photos with me

Hi Tommy, blessings. I am amazed at how easily you learn the language of the country you visit. I like your interaction with the friendly people. Interesting video. Thanks for taking us along. Much love🌻.

I have read that Bahasa Indonesia is one of the easiest of languages to learn. The grammar is just about as stripped down as possible.

Impressive how you started learning the language only a month before and you could communicate that effectively. If I may ask, how did you go about learning the language, did flashcards or watching/listening to media in Indonesian come in handy? I'm learning a language (German) myself, but communicating on the spot is often a difficulty.

Made me really want to go here!!!

I’m hooked on these videos. I just found my favorite RU-vidr. Watching these video have motivative me to pick up my 3 language and want to get back to traveling.

You should go to Cambodia, to visit one of the 7 Wonders in Ankorwat, I am interested if you can learn Khmer language and how long?

Akhirnya sampai juga di Indonesia setelah beberapa kali nonton vlognya di Amerika Selatan dan terakhir di Filipina kemarin 👍👍 Welcome to Indonesia! Really admire your polyglot skills dude

Finished watching this - fantastic. Because you speak languages so well, I don’t think you can have a conventional travel video 😊

I also been traveling for about 7 months so it’s nice to see people having similar lifestyles than mine, aside from the multiple languages that I don’t speak hah

You might be surprised that in contrast to another so-called ex-dictators (by Western standards), Soekarno's image in his country (Indonesia) is overwhelmingly positive. People from various (and often clashed) political preferences will still mention him as an answer if you ask them who was the best Indonesian president ever. And most of Indonesians might be surprised by Western portrayal of Soekarno.

Looks like it's all good vibes there, enjoy your trip

did you notice that ever time you said you're from America, they replied with 'oh USA'. Even Indonesians know America is a continent. lol.

The people are so friendly

Wellcome in our country, may our huge population and famous netizen raise your subscriber by alot. 😊

you should show the rich shoe and boot making culture that the dutch left in indonesia. indonesia has been low key one of the best shoe and boot makers in the world. they do everything by hand and bespoke too. one of the best value shoes and boots that offer unparalleled quality.

One of my favorite channels. Smart, personable,learns the language(in like a day) and funny.

I hope you can gave more vlogs in indonesia series .l like it❤❤❤cant wait the next vlog

Those teenage boys are the friendliest young people I've seen on RU-vid in a while.

I can honestly say that your channel is one of the most genuine and real RU-vid channels. I really appreciate the quality and non BS content you produce. Truly inspiring.

I love how he says he's going to be doing Ramadan while buying a water to drink lol

Types of vids to watch when your alone and it's raining outside.

Please don't give money to beggars or street buskers next time, they will just ask you for more. Just ignore them and be on your merry way. They're basically criminals so you should try your best to avoid them

Tommy, It's mind boggling how you pickup a new language so quickly!

Yeah those people wanted picture with you are from village. Jakartans don't do pic with bule 😂😂