Down a dark alley way

Jakarta

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April 24th 2009
The flight from Kuching to Jakarta was one of the worst flights we have taken. We were flying at night and we both had an ominous feeling from the start. It was a bit stormy and the flight was bumpy but its when it starts to feel as though its falling from the sky that we started sweating and holding hands and the whole plane went silent. Its kind of annoying when the hostesses are laughing and ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java

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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