Volcanic Trek July 07 (Blog 8) July 19th 2007 Hello world -
I am using a rainy afternoon in Ubud (Bali) as an opportunity to write up about my trip to the top of the vocanic giant - known to the Indonesians as 'Rinjani'....
I first saw this monster as I lazed upon the beaches of Kuta (Bali). Although it is on the neighbouring island of Lombok - Rinjani looms large and aggressively for perhaps 100s of miles... I didn't think it would b ... read more
Asia » Indonesia » Lombok » Rinjani 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 hos... ... read more
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I'm Matt and this is obviously thus my travel blog!
I am about to leave the normality of the UK and head off to the Middle East to teach / explore. May even try and solve the israel / palestine problem too if I get a spare minute....
Read my first journal to read basic sum up of my life prior to Kuwait - tis almost amusing... )
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