Balinese statue

Learning to surf

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May 29th 2006
After coming back from the Gili's I intended to only stay in Kuta for 1 day to organise myself and then head off to Java. One thing led to another and I have now been here for something like 6days! I was due to arrive in Yogyakarta the day of the earthquake but made a last minute decision to stay an extra day so I could do a rafting trip. Thank god I did because last time I checked there were 200, ... 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