Silly place name of the week

These aren't the droids we're looking for

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February 16th 2005
After blowing my budget to pieces in Thailand with the dive trip, I decided to hot - foot it through Malaysia (thought it was a bit crap last time and couldn't be arsed to give it a second go) and make my way to Jakarta in record time. It was a fairly pain-free journey to the port of Melaka, Malaysia - if you consider 36 hours on a sleeper train and 3 buses pain-free (does this make me a 'guru- ... 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