On the train...

On the left I had a duck egg salesman leaving duck eggs on my lap, and on the right window I had a crazed woman trying to sell me a newspaper in Indonesian language. The guy at the train station said we could sleep on night trains...?

Bribing my way into a land of craziness

December 14th 2005
When we arrived in Indonesia at the Jakarta airport, I had to show proof of a plane ticket out of Indonesia in order to be granted a visa. I didn't have a plane ticket yet - this was a problem! Luckily the customs official was corrupt and took at 5,000 Rupiah bribe (50 cents! haha!). He was risking his job, but the extra money must really pay off! Walking away from the customs official, we were ... read more

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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

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