BROMO + TEMPLE (94)

INDONESIA - JAVA & BALI (Jakarta, Yogyakarta, Bromo, Kuta)

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December 10th 2008
Leaving Padang we flew down to Java on a nice quick 2 hour flight in to the Capital Jakarta, easily saving ourselves a 35-45 hour bus journey... Quick exit off the plane through the airport to the local taxi rank we head then in to the city and main back packer strip Jalan Jaksa Road. As we turned up we noticed straight away it was nothing like Bangkok (we thought they might of been similar). No w ... 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