Mount Kelimutu

Flores, Indonesia!!

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December 27th 2006
Do meet a friend on the boat to Flores and have him take you to his village in the middle of nowhere to meet his family that he hasn't seen for three years. buy large bag of sweets for the hyperactive mob of children that attack you from all angles and who can't keep their eyes off the giant whitey towering above them at your friend's village. sail to the island of Rinca and hunt for some Komodo ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Flores

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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