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Where Pier 1 gets all their imports

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October 7th 2007
After our last national golden week experience, we decided to skip out on China travel and go somewhere exotic. We tossed around the idea of India, Laos, and the Philippines, but ultimately decided on Bali, Indonesia. Just typing the words is difficult for me. I didn’t really want to leave. Typing this summary means the vacation is finished and we are back in the China grind. We talked to our g ... 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