from the Philippines: Because of an agreement between the two governments aimed at curtailing gunrunning, travelers can't go by sea from the Philippines into Indonesia or vice versa. You can only fly. Either take a flight from Manila to Kota Kinabalu (Sabah) with MAS for about US$138 (Brunei Air could be cheaper); or catch a flight with Swift Air Co. from Zamboanga, Mindanao (southern Philippines) to Tarakan each Tues. for US$135. Merpati operates a charter for US$150 from Manila to Bali 'x' number of times per month; very irregular. Although boats to East Malaysia from the Philippines aren't that regular, they are cheaper: from Manila to Palawan Island (get a stretcher to sleep on), then another boat to the small island of Labuhan. From Labuhan to Brunei it's only Brunei $5 by motorboat. from Thailand: Jay's Travel Agency in Bangkok (near the Malaysia Hotel) sells fake student cards for US$6.

Vingh Thai Hotel and Liberty Hotel issue A.U.S. tickets (on good authority) to any age; cheap fares to Indonesia and to the rest of Asia (also, if you're interested, Kuala Lumpur to Copenhagen, US$240). from Europe: Fly charters from Amsterdam to Singapore for S$630-650 one way which is cheaper than to fly from Sydney to Singapore (about S$900); then from Singapore, Indonesia is only S$115 away by launch and ship. from USA: Some companies sell tickets for as little as US$760 round trip, good for a year. T.I.A. Airlines from Seattle to Hong Kong is US$313. Charter flights round trip from L.A. to Bali for US$750 just started up in 1977. Or, cheaper than any of these, take a ship from Vancouver to New Zealand, then up to Indonesia via Australia