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Downtown Sabang

The main street in Sabang. It used to be a duty-free zone in the 70's, but things have gotten quieter since then. I managed to get a policeman to smile back. A bit of an accomplishment. A man in a brown uniform with a mustache is a policeman. A man in brown uniform without a mustache is an undercover policeman.
Going down

August 6th 2010
Finally here Hi. It has taken a bit longer to find time to post than I had thought. The life of a student diver is actually quite busy. A couple of dives a day and then study, study, study the rest of the time. But I'm not complaining as you will see. Getting here The trip down here was uneventful apart from massive delays on the flights. In Amsterdam they found a problem in one of the engines ... read more
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Indonesian Flag 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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