Ok folks, after much delay here’s the FR on Bandung.
Flight: 2 hours plus.
Attire: You can wear t-shirt and shorts during the day. A sweater would suffice for night. Its not all that cold.
Temperature: lows of 20s to highs of 26. Will only be cold when it rains.
Airport: Small, long queue at the immigration counters. But hardly any walking because its small.
Hotel: Jayakarta Boutique Hotel. Clean. Not near anywhere there’s shopping. you need wheels.
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Factory Outlets: There are many. Prices ranges from USD3 upwards depending on the type of attire, brand and fabric. Its cheap but then again, authenticity can be doubtful for some pieces. You HAVE to know your brands! Rumah Mode is quite swanky. I saw a Mon* Bla*c belt there which doesn’t have the proper “ahem” QC. The ladies will go crazy. They accept both cash and credit cards. 
There are a few types of clothing there. One with the tag cut, blacked out (you can easily find alot of these at the Reject Shop back home). Another are over-runs and this one you have to check the tag’s intact, no buttons missing or stains AND whether the brand you bought does produce that particular design or not. And there are those which are sized wrongly. Anyway, went to other factory outlets whose names i can’t recall – you really have to “DIG”. Not everything’s nice and in good condition but if you are not fussy then okay-lah. For me, i always like my tags intact and items in good condition which means I end up buying very little. Don’t forget to bargain when buying souvenirs Caveat emptor
Sight-seeing : Went to the active but currently dormant volcano called Tankuban Perahu. The journey up took a little over an hour. Beware of LOADS of vendors who will “tag” along with you long the way to persuade you to buy their wares. They are persistent. Caveat emptor. Other than that it was interesting to see an active volcano up close. My country doesn’t have such.
