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Indonesia - Flores

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November 16th 2007
Uwahair....only tourist in town... This afternoon I arrived in Flores, a small island in Indonesia. The airport consisted of a short runway in a field and one building. The luggage gets put onto this 12 foot conveyor belt...not much unlike the supermarket checkout!. I was a bit reluctant to leave the safety of the airport as there was about 50 taxi drivers outside - and as onl ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Flores » Ahuwair

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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