Arrival in Denpasar

Hanging out in Ubud

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August 18th 2008
We arrived in Denpasar around 9 am and headed straight to Ubud. Ronn, a Warm Heart friend, was already there, so we asked to go to the Swan Inn where he was staying. Our driver couldn't find it, but we were quickly exposed to some Balinese hospitality, as a stranger offered to walk us down a side street to the guesthouse. We managed to get the room next to Ronn's and ran into him on our way out ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Ubud

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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