Enjoying the Beetlenut

What Happens in Dani Country Stays in Dani Country

September 25th 2009
Sam's take on Papua If you want to get married Dani country you have to have the pigs to do it. Usually a wife costs around 4-6 pigs depending on the size of the pigs and the quality of the woman. Now, 4-6 pigs isn't cheap, but the good news is if your lucky enough to have acquired many pigs, you can buy many wives! If you're a woman, uh...well, you can't really buy a husband. It just doesn't ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » West Papua

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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