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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 hos... [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 hos... [read more] Blog: "Welcome to my paradise"
Date: June 30th 2008
Our group split off since 4 people wanted to do an organized tour of Sumatra and Wendy and I just laid low since we will see orangutans in Borneo. The bus ride from Medan to Parapat definitely wins my "Worst Bus Ride Ever" award. It was a bargain at $2 for 5 hours or so it seemed at first...We stumbled off the airplane, into a mini-bus and then were shepherded onto a crowded bus leaving that minut ... read more
Date: June 30th 2008
Our group split off since 4 people wanted to do an organized tour of Sumatra and Wendy and I just laid low since we will see orangutans in Borneo. The bus ride from Medan to Parapat definitely wins my "Worst Bus Ride Ever" award. It was a bargain at $2 for 5 hours or so it seemed at first...We stumbled off the airplane, into a mini-bus and then were shepherded onto a crowded bus leaving that minut ... read more
