Studying on the porch

Back to the islands for NYE

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January 12th 2007
Phuket, Thailand (Dec. 27-Jan. 3) Bali/ Gili, Indonesia (Jan. 3-12) It was back to backpacker travel as I boarded the flight from Manila to Phuket to meet with Alex for a few more days in the paradise of the Southeast Asian beaches again for aqua sports, curries and budget travel. There was a sort of comfortable feeling of going back to Thailand, even if it was bloody hot and I wouldn't be sp ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Bali

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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