KERTAJATI (Indonesia) – If Jakarta’s traffic gives you nightmares and Bali feels like Orchard Road with beaches, consider West Java – a region that charmingly admits on its tourism website that it “may not be the first destination that comes to mind when visiting Indonesia”.

But with low-cost carrier Scoot having launched non-stop flights from Singapore in September, the Greater Bandung region offers a refreshing alternative.

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