On the minibus to Bukit Lawang with Moos and Emma

Travelling from Malacca, Malaysia to Medan, Sumatra and on to Bukit Lawang

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March 17th 2015
For a while we are back travelling again. We have left the efficiency of Malaysia and the tourist funnel of Thailand and it is nice to have the challenge of trying to work which way is up in a new country where services are no straight forward. We shared the challenge with Moos and Emma, a young Dutch couple who we met on the ferry to Dumai. They left the Netherlands the same month we left ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Sumatra » Medan

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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