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Central Java - Singing in the Rain...

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February 9th 2009
Central Java - Singing in the Rain… On Monday February 2nd, I set out on this long convoluted flight that would eventually land me in sunny Java for the beginning of my almost 2 month stay in Indonesia. Being the penny pincher that I am, I elected to take this roundabout 15-hour flight that would take me back to the U.A.E for a 3-hour stopover, before flying me to Jakarta in West Java. Since ... read more

Asia » Indonesia

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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