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Demon at Borobudur

Jostling Java and faraway Flores

July 12th 2007
I know, we’re like English buses, you don’t here from us for months and then two blogs in just over a week you lucky people- we’ve got a lot of catching up to do! We were a little sorry to leave the stunning Sumatran jungle for hot and heaving Jakarta, Indonesia’s capital - it’s where the vast majority of Indos live and where all the money is. The city itself, from what little we saw wa ... read more
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Indonesian Flag 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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