Stephanie Boegeman learned that great things happen at 6:30 in the morning, such as taking advice from strangers, but not free rides. And never, ever, lose your cool.
Thirty minutes passed before the horn sounded and the usual fight to be first on ensued. A short while later we pulled into the large station at Cirebon, which was a classic old Dutch colonial building with wrought iron gates, stained glass windows and a large overall roof. After the usual hoard of sellers, beggars [...]