Jakarta

Indonesia

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December 10th 2014
From Kuala Lumpur, the next destination was Indonesia - the big unknown. Flying to Jakarta I was bracing for the worst (i.e. Manila-Style experience), given all the horror stories from people. Luckily it was misty during approach, so couldn't see much of Jakarta from the plane. Once on the ground, the airport was strangely quiet and well organised. Even on the way to the hotel there was hardly any ... read more

Asia » Indonesia

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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