SAMATRA - BUKITTINGGI - part 1 154

INDONESIA - SUMATRA (Dumai, Bukittinggi, Lake Maninjau & Padang)

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November 30th 2008
DUMAI Jumping on what was meant to be a boat but more like a floating scrap yard we headed over to Dumai Indonesia for the 6th leg of the trip 3 hours after we were meant to have left! Not really knowing what was ahead of us as this was off the main back packer routes. Arriving in Dumai we were greeted by a local immigration officer who was quite nice and helpful, a bit too nice… He t ... 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