my first stop in Sumbawa

Sumbawa

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January 5th 2008
I left Kuta, Lombok at 6am and arrived at Utan, Sumbawa at 6pm. I have no idea how many kilometer or miles that was but it was definitely too many. I'm taking a day or maybe two to recuperate here in Sumbawa Besar, the regional capital. I got off the ferry and started to pedal my way to Utan when a motorcycle with two guys from Java waved my over and asked to have their photo taken with me. Righ ... read more

Asia » Indonesia

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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