Around 21 December 1985

Typical mix of nationalities you’d meet on the road, L to R: Caroline (Australia), Mike (NZ – at that time), Chris (Aus – with Burmese ancestry), Alain (France/Israel), Evi (USA), Ian (UK). I travelled through Bali, Java and Sumatra for 2 months with Alain & Evi.

This is at the Kota hotel in Solo, or Surakarta in central Java. We had 2 triple rooms for 5000 rupiah ($4.50 at the time).