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Bali

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August 15th 2007
After 6 weeks of vietnam, cambodia, thailand a beach holiday was in order. it was time for bali, everyone knows bali - or do they. We were fortunate to accidently book a hotel three hours from tourism and 45 minutes from the nearest ATM. We were in Amed, where the sand is black like it should be, not covered in white sand like in Kuta and other tourist spots. We were in the middle of nowhere ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Amed

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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