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Indonesia part 4: Surabaya

Indonesia part 4: Surabaya

We checked into the colonial style Majapahit hotel in the centre of Surabaya. A hotel built in 1910 as the Oranje hotel, by the Iranian Sarkies brothers who also built The Raffles and The Strand in the late 1800. We had afternoon tea at The Strand in Rangoon almost ten years ago in 2014. The … Lees verder

Indonesia part 3 – Mount Bromo

Indonesia part 3 – Mount Bromo

We decided to leave the Villa Borobudur resort quite early as to not miss our train in case something happened on the way to Yogyakarta. Our Grab car was spot on time, and contrary to the car that brought us to Vila Borobudur, knew the right road, so we arrived in Yogyakarta in 1 hour … Lees verder