Coconut plantation

January 26th 2009
I really don't have slightest idea how I'm going to be able to describe these previous days in Bintan Island, so overwhelming experience that was. We were looking for a true getaway, and that's what we got, indeed. Bintan Island is part of the Riau Islands province of Indonesia and is located less than 40 kilometers from Singapore. We took a ferry to going there, and instead of other travellers ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Riau Archipelago » Bintan

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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Maarit @ Finland

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Couple years travelling behind, who knows how many to go!? I am a young Finnish woman, at the moment living and studying in Finland. Originally I started TravelBlog to keep my family and friends in touch with my journeys and also write something down for myself. This blog contains e.g. my student exchange period in Singapore and journeys after that elsewhere in Asia. I apologize for any inaccuracies or assumptions in my blog, I try my best - sometimes it isn't good enough - sometimes it is...here's the photos, look around, comment if feel so and enjoy! ... full info

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