Waiting for sunrise... or has it been?

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October 21st 2015
On Tuesday morning we left our hostel in Bukit Lawang to find our driver who was going to take us on the four hour journey to Berastagi. After settling into the car, the driver announced that the car was unsafe to drive and that we needed to switch cars. We had to trust that the next car we were asked to climb into was safer. The whole process wasted 30 minutes of travelling time, but we eventuall ... read more

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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