Kuta, Lombok

Lombok Style

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June 17th 2007
The public ferry to Lombok is a very interesting thing indeed. There we were, the 6 of us, packed into the ferry amongst the locals who were, as always, smoking like a bunch of little chimneys. Next to where we were sitting in the boat there were rows upon rows of huge communal mattresses. Indonesians, as Guillaume had described in the previous blog, have this amazing skills of being able to fall ... 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