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May 5th 2023
Where there is a will, there is a path… ~ Indonesian Proverb Selamat people! We are absolutely thrilled to be embarking on a new adventure… to Indonesia. 😊 The archipelago of Indonesia is composed of about 17,500 islands, and it’s estimated that roughly 10,500 of these are inhabited. We’ll be visiting two of them – Java and Bali. Indonesia has sufficient islands to fi ... 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

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This blog documents the feeding of our travel addiction - one country at a time. Travel is an essential part of our life, and we'll continue to travel until our addiction wanes (which probably won't be in this lifetime)! The more we travel, the more we see; and the more we see, the more we understand that we know so little - which is a brilliant thing. We love the little corner of south eastern Australia we call home, but we are at our happiest when throwing ourselves into a new adventure and experiencing new cultures. Rather than doing round-the-world trips, our preferred style of trave... full info

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5th May 2023

Siewch
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I’m Excited!
You may have figured out already that I have a longstanding obsession with Indonesia. I’m really looking forward to reading about your travels there. If I may make a couple of suggestions for additions to your reading list: Indonesia, Etc by Elizabeth Pisani is a fascinating read. It was written by a journalist who spent a year traveling to islands I’ve never heard of. Also worth reading is Kopi Dulu by Mark Eveleigh.

5th May 2023

RENanDREW
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Re: I’m Excited!
I absolutely know of your obsession with Indonesia Siewch... wish we could spend as long as you did on your last trip there (p.s. my skin crawls whenever I remember THAT toilet story from one of those trips). Thanks so much for the reading suggestions - will look them up when we get back! :)

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