Indonesia - Sumatra, Jakarta, Gilis, Ubud, Kuala Lumpur - October 2011 3 weeks
December 5th 2011 I had 3 weeks off for holiday and was planning only to go to North and West Sumatra, but ended up in Jakarta, Gili Trawagan, Ubud and Kuala Lumpur too. I also taught English for a week in a small town in West Sumatra that was the highlight of my trip.
Medan
My flight from London went first to Kuala Lumpur, then I got an Air Asia flight to Medan.
Stayed at the Ponduk Wista Angel - very simp
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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 
