Kuta Beach

Bali

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October 16th 2007
It was quite strange to arrive back in a part of the world where as a white person you can't walk the street without some kind of hassle, mainly it's been massage, manicures, hair braiding (although the quickest way to stop that was to get my hair braided),and various items of clothing. The area of Kuta is over run by scooters, and on a number of occasions, they have come far too close for com ... 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