I woke up this morning to the realisation that I don’t have to go back to work until February 2011… My travel starts tomorrow, Cairns to Darwin to Bali , then onto Surabaya in East Java on Monday.
Surabaya is a big industrial city with a population of 2.6million and the second biggest city in Indonesia. It’s home to the Indonesian navy and a cigarette museum! What’s its appeal? It’s a big dirty busy city off the tourist trail and I like that.
To the Indonesians it is closely linked with the birth of the nation as it was here that the battle for independence began. The city is a mix of Chinese and Dutch architecture with an Arab corner thrown in. Sounds fantastic and for someone with a poor sense of direction, the potential for getting lost will be huge!
angusmccoll 
Angus, have a great trip! An opportunity to get down and dirty socializing with the locals and learning about their culture… And if you get lost there’s no rush to get back til Jan next year 🙂
Hi Mate
Just worked out how to do this and follow your journey–Take Care my friend
Steve
Hi Steve, just got back to Serabaya and Internet! Great to hear from you. Keep in touch.