Borneo
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Borneo is an island of Indonesia.
Personal experience
Hitched a bit in the North East, Indonesia part of Kalimantan timur. Paid for a lift on a rangers motorbike 30km down a track to the 'main road' near Kutai national park. First truck passes, stopped at my waved hand, 3 people inside, I became the fourth! From the middle of the jungle to the next big town of Bontang, or was it Sengatta. Anyway, a 30 or 40km trip. I did not speak much Bahasa, sure they spoke no English. I just said Salamaat pagi, tidak rupiah, terima kasih (hello, no money, thank you). they replied Ke mana? Blandi? (Where are you from/What you doing here? Dutch?) I replied Jalan Jalan (just walking). That was it, just make it clear that you have no money at the start, and avoid problems.
