Gapang Beach, Pulau Weh

En Route to Paradise

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August 5th 2010
I'm starting to learn that bus terminals in Medan are not actual terminals, but rather one man standing on the side of the road with a book of tickets. The minibus dropped me off here, in front of this man who didn't speak a lick of English. I managed to make myself understood, at least in terms of my need for an overnight bus to Banda Aceh. Though he took this to mean that I was somehow able to u ... read more

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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