Up the river to Berau

Big river to many palm oil plantations but still interesting so much life on the river

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November 17th 2007
Recently back from a trip to Derawan it’s a pain to get to but worth the effort. Arrived in Indonesia by our usual route to Jakarta taking the Air Asia flight to Balikpapan the next day booked well in advance and costing only about 200000Rp a bargain for sure. Took a taxi to Samarinda 200,000 Rp locals said we were being ripped off but not to badly it did take 2.5 hours to get to. Taxi driver s ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Kalimantan

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

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