Java and Indonesia have always attracted the curious, and the restless, often charmed by the mysterious cultures, and immense beauty of a fertile, tropical land. This is the tale of one such visitor, who crossed this island, at a time; few would venture past a selected few tourist destinations, describing this fertile and exotic island in vivid detail. Enjoy returning to an Indonesia, where the ship, and train still ruled, and the hazy tropical winds swept across a land so diverse in its beauty, it would remain in the heart of those who ventured across its shores long after their visit.