Kota

Organized chaos in South-East Asia

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September 14th 2008
At a cursory glance, the Indonesian capital city of Jakarta comes across as one of the lesser-likely travel destinations, yet my philosophy of never judging a book by its cover led me to happily include the city of Jakarta as an add-on to the main portion of this trip, an 8-night stay on the island of Bali. Upon arrival in the city of Jakarta, in the late evening, it seemed like city life was a sl ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Jakarta

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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