Beyond Bali: Why you should visit Indonesia's biggest island
Java is an exotic mix of old and new.
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Up close with the deadliest volcano in modern history
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It's a smokey, heady scent that fills the Indonesian air; a combination of tropical fruits, grilled chicken, or smokey motorbikes as they roar down the street. While farmers in conical hats work their picturesque rice fields, women sashay through markets in batik sarongs. Outside the cities, gamelan music tinkers from ancient temples, and old forests hum with sounds from exotic critters.
