Borobudur

All On Board The Javanese Express

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October 20th 2015
Geo: -7.29709, 109.929Java is big, especially coming from Bali. Upon arrival we had hoped to get a package by car from Bali to Yogjakarta via Mount Bromo (as people we met seemed to be able to do it the other way around) but once we off the ferry there was nothing, barely a taxi around. We had to settle for a full day of buses to Malang.We came to realise that our brief one week in Java was goi ... 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