Mt Batur

17 May - Kintamani to Pedang Bai

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May 17th 2013
I got a 3:20am wake up call this morning intended for Christina who had already left the room. This woke me up with a jolt, largely because I didn't even know the room had a phone, and then had to find it while still largely asleep. It also meant I had trouble falling back asleep for almost an hour which I wasn't impressed by either but not much I could do about it. Woke up around 7am ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Bali

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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