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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: Jakarta - 2nd Last stop!
Date: May 6th 2009
PP: 3rd May 2009: From entering the Sunda Straits (between Sumatra and Java) we entered into a security area again - for piracy, but not the hi-jacking kind. Here they sneak aboard to steal what they can, then depart hastily (I’m told). So I can’t do any deck circuits until after we leave Jakarta. Once we arrived at the dock area, we had to wait outside at anchor until our space became avail ... read more
Date: May 6th 2009
PP: 3rd May 2009: From entering the Sunda Straits (between Sumatra and Java) we entered into a security area again - for piracy, but not the hi-jacking kind. Here they sneak aboard to steal what they can, then depart hastily (I’m told). So I can’t do any deck circuits until after we leave Jakarta. Once we arrived at the dock area, we had to wait outside at anchor until our space became avail ... read more
