Thread: Where in the world

Sorry, not Africa

Pacific ?

Originally Posted by helge

Pacific ?

Technically....no. Fringes of the Pacific, perhaps.

Indonesia ?

Originally Posted by helge

Indonesia ?

Yes indeedy!

Hmm. has to narrow it down.
Sumatra ?

Originally Posted by helge

Hmm. has to narrow it down.
Sumatra ?

Nope, not beautiful and humid Sumatra. By the way, Helge - if you've never been, need to take a couple of months to explore this island.

I have never been to Indonesia, but I heard alot about it, back in my backpacker days, all those years ago.
Lake Toba was a magnet for backpackers or not ?


Going to Sumatra on holiday; I am not sure I am alowed

Next in line: Java ?

Not Java.

Ambon

Moluccas (məlŭk`əz, mō–) or Spice Islands, Bahasa Indonesia Maluku, Du. Molukken, island group and prov. (1990 pop. 1,856,075), c.32,300 sq mi (83,660 sq km), E Indonesia, between Sulawesi and New Guinea. The capital of the province is Ambon, on Ambon island. The group's many islands include Halmahera Halmahera (hälmähâ`rä) or Jailolo
..... Click the link for more information. (the largest), Seram Seram, formerly Ceram (both: sā`räm), island, c.
..... Click the link for more information. , Buru, Ambon Ambon (1990 pop. 275,888), is capital of Maluku prov. It is the seat of the Univ. of Maluku and a private college, and it has an airport. The island and town are also called Amboina.
..... Click the link for more information. , Ternate Ternate (tĕrnä`tā), volcanic island (c.40 sq mi/100 sq km), E Indonesia, in the Molucca Sea, one of the Moluccas .
..... Click the link for more information. , and Tidore and the Aru Aru Islands or Aroe Islands (both: ä`r
..... Click the link for more information. and Kai Kai Islands or Kei Islands (both: kī), island group (c.
..... Click the link for more information. island groups. Of volcanic origin, the Moluccas are mountainous, fertile, and humid. They are the original home of nutmeg and cloves. Other spices, copra, and forest products are also produced. Sago is the staple food. The islands were visited by the Portuguese in c.1512 and thereafter colonized by them; they established a trading center at Ternate. In the 17th cent. they were taken by the Dutch, who secured a monopoly in the clove trade. Twice the British gained a foothold in the islands, which passed definitively to the Dutch in the first quarter of the 19th cent. Local separatists declared a Southern Moluccas republic following Indonesia's independence, but they were crushed. The separatist movement experienced a resurgence following President Suharto's fall from power (1998). The islands have been the scene of Muslim-Christian violence in recent years


Mornin' all.

Hmm, I was hoping for Surabaya. You know the song about Surabaya Johnny ?
Surely not Bali ?

Originally Posted by helge

Hmm, I was hoping for Surabaya. You know the song about Surabaya Johnny ?
Surely not Bali ?

Don't know that song. Surabaya is on Java, so that rules that one out. And not Bali either.

Didn't JJ take it ?
If not, I'll go with Kupang ?

Sorry, Mate - not Kupang {Timor}.

I repeat;

Ambon, Moluccas


Ambon (1990 pop. 275,888) is the main city and seaport of Ambon Island, and is the capital of Maluku province of Indonesia. It is one of the largest cities in eastern Indonesia. The city was the site of some of the worst violence between Christian and Muslim groups that gripped the Maluku archipelago between 1999 and 2002.
Ambon has an airport, and is home to the state-own Pattimura University, a state university, and the Indonesian Christian University of Maluku (UKIM), a private Protestant university, though both were seriously damaged during the violence in 2000-2002.

Originally Posted by jandajoy

I repeat;

Ambon, Moluccas

Oh, Fvck me! So sorry JJ - didn't see that other page. YES YES YES. Ambon, Moluccas it is Well done young fella...give us a decent one!!

Ende ?

Do you have Janda on ignore ?

Originally Posted by helge

Ende ?

Do you have Janda on ignore ?

Just not awake yet...third cuppa coffee. I don't use the ignore option - never have. Certainly not the likes of JJ. Always got along...

No worries.

5 minutes ok?

Name the waterfall and tell me where it is.

South America ?

Originally Posted by helge

South America ?

Nope.

Africa ?

Originally Posted by helge

Africa ?

Not Africa, I'm afraid.

Asia...??