Selamat Hari Natal and Selamat Tahun Baru (Merry Christmas and Happy New Year) from Bali!
December 25th 2006 We have been resting in Bali for almost one month now. A few days after we got here, Ted returned to the U.S. (some of you got to see him!) to retrieve our oldest son, Tyler. We have been staying at a fabulous villa and loving every minute of our time here. Jill has had 2 facials, 3 cream baths and 6 massages. Ted has had 8 massages and he was gone for two weeks -- go figure! Truly we have bee
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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 
