The Monument

Jakarta, Indonesia

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March 20th 2009
Day 1 (Tuesday) - The flight to Jakarta would have been pretty unmemorable as I slept most of the first half. But then someone opened the overhead compartment above me and a bottle of gin rolled out and fell, breaking on my head and covering me with the alcoholic liquid. I used to be an aisle man but now call me ‘Mr. Window’. Showing up at the airport, I had one thing in mind, “I am showing ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Java » Jakarta

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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