View on the way to Amed

September 7th 2009
It only took us about two weeks to learn everyone in Bali's first name, and really it probably shouldn't have taken that long. There's a simple naming system that all the native Balinese use and it goes like this: first child is Wayan, second child is Made, third is Koman, fourth is Ketut. After the fourth, the system repeats, so number five is Wayan, number six is Made, etc. For a boy you insert ... read more

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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

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Caitlin Buckley & Sam Barber

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We leave August 15th for Southeast Asia. The following is our very loose itinerary which I'm sure will change as we go: August 17 - Arrive Jakarta, Indonesia Travel down Java to Yogyakarta - Borobudur Meet Sam Fuchs in Bali Maybe a short trip to either Komodo or Rinca - Komodo Dragons Papua - Baliem Valley trek Maluku - Banda Islands/Kei Islands Borneo - Not sure yet if we are going to the Indonesian or Malaysian side. On or around October 17th our visa expires and we will say goodbye to other Sam and head to Cambodia Cambodia - Ankor Wat Thai... full info

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