As I walked around Jakarta, I could not believe how many men were smoking cigarettes…it honestly seemed like every single guy was smoking.
As I walked out of the Park Hyatt and down the streets of Jakarta, the amount of smoking was startling. As a matter of fact, smoking was permitted in the bars at the Park Hyatt, which is increasingly rare at luxury hotels these days .
I looked it up and found that smoking is a major public health issue in Indonesia, with the country having the world’s second-largest tobacco market, a high prevalence of smoking, particularly among men, and a significant number of smokers who start in childhood. While only about a third of the population smokes, over 70% of men smoke.
A great solo travel tip spotted this week on Live and Let's Fly.
