Sad Orangutan

"That's disgusting, who did that?" "It's the Sulphur Stupid."

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July 3rd 2009
Getting to Surabaya, Java from Kuta, Bali Journey journey journey, not only a cheesily cool American band but what I seem to have done non stop for a week now. Bus, boat, bus to Surabaya in Java taking about 13 hours only to be left at a bus station 12km south of the city centre. Shrugged off the taxi drivers and found a local bus to the centre. Conductor told me when to get off and poin ... 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