Bogor

Gecko on wall of our hotel. It was probably him who tried to kill us with the tile!

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Java... but in name only, the coffee is terrible

September 20th 2008
From Bangkok we flew to Java Indonesia... I was sure with a name like Java I could put away the Nescafe for a week or two... I could have yes... but you wouldn't have either! Anyhow, we flew into Java via Jakarta and took a train into the "smaller" city of Bogor. Bogor is known world wide for its botanical gardens established by Sir Simon Raffles and remains today a hub of botanical research a ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Bogor

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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