Kuta Beach

Brits Abroad Meet Australians Abroad

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June 7th 1989
Aeroflot all is forgiven. The train arrived in Surabaia late and consequently we missed the ferry to Bali. All was not lost as our taxi driver suggested that we try for a plane and he took us to the airport. We were in the air thirty minutes later. The plane was owned by that world-renowned continental airline Buraq Airways. One look at the plane and we knew why the flight only cost £15. It was a ... read more

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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