On the train...

Some people sleeping along side of the track. Here you can only see the lazy ones, the rest are in my train smacking me in the face with chicken and tofu.

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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

Asia » Indonesia » Java

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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