Muddy paths

An aspirin for the medicine man

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November 25th 2005
An aspirin for the medicine man Another hot and sticky Sumatran day is culminating in a tropical sunset as we are waiting to embark the old cutter in front of us which is bound for the Mentawai islands a nights ride into the Indian Ocean. A couple of men are hecticly loading boxes into the hull of the vessel while others are waiting, smoking, playing cards. The handful of tourists which dot the s ... 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