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Australasia 2006 - Phase IV - Indonesia, Bali

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July 3rd 2006
We arrived in Jakarta, from Kuala Lumpur after a short flight. Our initial plan was to spend some time here, then head south towards Yogyakarta, but the few days in KL really got me tired of big cities. I don't like big cities. So I convinced my brother Robert, to try to skip Jakarta, find a flight to Bali, and come back from the South instead of to the South. After a bit of convincing, Robert con ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Kuta

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more