The first stow away

Venice of the East

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July 18th 2012
The airport ticket sales office was closed and when it did open the flight was already full. We found a cafe to wait in until the other airline ticket office opened. We played cards which has became a daily ritual and lingered over fresh juice and coffee, until Toby finally got us tickets. This flight was great. We had more legroom than on our international flight with Jet Star and we had time ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Kalimantan » Banjarmasin

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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