The National Game

I was amazed to find out from this Sumbawan man that Chess was a national obsession.I was even more amazed when he told me that the ill treatment by the Government (poor wages etc) of Indonesia's champions was currently a very hot topic to affect votes. I challenged him to a game. I lasted literaly three minutes in the first game, and improved to nine in the second.

To The Cape Of Flower via Sape, then Bajawa

April 5th 2007
Like the navigator Antonio de Abreu before me I headed East across the arphicalego, towards the Cabo das Flores Instead of searching for Sandalwood I was looking for Komodo Dragons and coloured volcanic lakes. For currency I carried Indonesian Rupiah, whereas the Makassasrese before me would have used Gold, or maybe even elephant tusk. Flores had definitely seen changes. Six-foot Satellite ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Flores

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

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