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Day 152-153: Tarakan to Bali, Indonesia

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June 29th 2009
June 27th Five months to the day after first crossing into the Northern Hemisphere on our trip, we were going to cross the equator again, back to the south. We got a bemo (tiny mini-bus) to the airport, 5km away. It was so tiny we struggled to get our backpacks in. After checking in for our multi-million Rupiah flight we had a long wait in the airport lounge. We saw one other white gu ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Denpasar

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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