Randoms in Medan on a bemo

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December 9th 2006
What a difference a week makes! After spending a few days in Singapore sorting out my Visa for China and generally getting over my jetlag, we set off to spend a few days in Sumatra. We took a boat to Batam (an Indonesian island about 45 minutes on the ferry from Singapore) where we caught a flight to Medan - the difference between Batam and Singapore was pretty massive - nothing is quite as ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra

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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