Going Solo: Exploring the Indonesian City of Surakarta

It didn’t take long for me to wish that I was back in Solo. The neighboring city of Yogyakarta—a mere 40 miles away—may attract tourists with its kraton (palace), taman sari (water castle) and cultural performances, but it isn’t exactly a restful place. Walking down a typical street means turning down half a dozen cycle rickshaw drivers asking inflated […]