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Heaven and Hell

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October 16th 2005
The Lonely Planet describes Berastagi as a "Grotty Town". I loved it. As soon as I arrived I could feel that this was a place which was actually lived in, wandering round the market, seeing the people, I was in heaven. The next day I went for a trek up Gunung Sibayak, and active volcano 2094 meters. One of the highlights was riding on the roof of the bus to the base of the mountain. At the top th ... 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