Drying Rice in a village near Ubud

Bali

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September 4th 2007
After the work camp in Thailand, I was off to Bali for a week of sun and surf with a buddy from Australia - except that I found out the day before I left for Bali that my buddy from Australia broke his ankle the week previous and was no longer making it. Total bummer! I had to think fast, as this was now going to be a significantly different trip. From Karbi I flew to Bangkok and then to Kual ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Ubud

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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