Bribing my way into a land of craziness
December 14th 2005 When we arrived in Indonesia at the Jakarta airport, I had to show proof of a plane ticket out of Indonesia in order to be granted a visa. I didn't have a plane ticket yet - this was a problem! Luckily the customs official was corrupt and took at 5,000 Rupiah bribe (50 cents! haha!). He was risking his job, but the extra money must really pay off!
Walking away from the customs official, we were
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