A Viper of Some Kind
My guide was centimeters away from stepping on this poisonous snake. Close call! We would have been in serious trouble as we were very remote.
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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]
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] Blog: Sumatra
Date: December 7th 2005
Write-up coming soon of my travels to Medan (the capitol of Sumatra), Pulau Nias (tsunami-torn island), Danau Toba, and Aceh (a devout Muslim region stricken by a bloody civil war)... ... read more
Date: December 7th 2005
Write-up coming soon of my travels to Medan (the capitol of Sumatra), Pulau Nias (tsunami-torn island), Danau Toba, and Aceh (a devout Muslim region stricken by a bloody civil war)... ... read more
