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Earthquake News: Arrived in Jogja

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June 4th 2006
So, when you are quoted 8 hours drive that is definitely a “perfect world” quote and the road to Jogja is far from perfect. Bikes by the billions, narrow roads and totally insane truck drivers mean that in the end it will have taken us closer to 16 hours driving. The map system for TRAVELBLOG is not accurate enough for JAVA to really show you the route, so here it is: Drive across Bali (w ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Yogyakarta

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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