The Beach

Asia done, off to Oz

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April 1st 2009
Well we are now nearly finished in south east Asia with only 1 day left here and I think the only regret we have is that we don't have more time to spend here. In an effort to do as much as we could, we have sometimes had to rush places which we could have happily stayed for days or weeks more. When I left off, we had just been joined by John Mac and Kells who I have to say were a great additio ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Bali

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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