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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring ho... [read more]
The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring ho... [read more] Blog: Chilling in the Jungle
Date: October 18th 2005
The highlight of Sumatra is definitely Bukit Lawang. Set right in the jungle, next to an Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, the place is amazing. Everything is quite minimalist, power is from generators etc. This is partially because huge floods came through the area in 2003, killing 300 people, and destroying a huge number of houses. Initially I was staying in a pretty grotty guesthouse, but then ... read more
Date: October 18th 2005
The highlight of Sumatra is definitely Bukit Lawang. Set right in the jungle, next to an Orangutan Rehabilitation Center, the place is amazing. Everything is quite minimalist, power is from generators etc. This is partially because huge floods came through the area in 2003, killing 300 people, and destroying a huge number of houses. Initially I was staying in a pretty grotty guesthouse, but then ... read more
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After working for 3 years, I've decided that I had enough, so I'm heading off into the big blue world to see what it's all about.
Maybe I can save it, maybe it can save me, maybe I can find out what I'm really passionate about, maybe I can just laze around on a beach!
Either way I hope to enrich my human experience, by seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and touching different and amazing things.... full info
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