P1030432

Disappointment, Endurance and some education

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January 23rd 2014
Disappointment Bromo Volcano For 15 years I have been was wanting to see the Bromo Volcano complex and on Tuesday I at long last got the chance. We left at 3.30am and travelled by local Jeep to the view point where we were surprised to see several hundred people also waiting to see the sunrise over the massive crater created from an eruption 1.5 million years ago with its 7 new ... 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