Borobudur

Indonesian Borneo & Java

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September 30th 2008
We crossed over the border from Malaysia to Indonesia in Borneo. There are hardly any tourists there and we were quite a novelty to the locals with everyone saying, "Hello mister" and waving at us from motorbikes. A tribe there does traditional dancing in a highly ornamental long house. Cool duds too! We flew to Java and visited the most awesome temple ruins, Borobudur. It was built between ... read more

Asia » Indonesia

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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