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Tempestuous Waters and Komodo Dragons

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March 4th 2010
After saying our goodbyes to Lucy, we were dropped off at a coach station where they packed all of our bags into a decrepit bus and told us to return by 1.30pm, when the bus was due to leave. After finding ourselves at a loose end, we decided to go and wait in Pizza Hut for the next three hours, figuring that they were unlikely to kick us out, had air con and a nice toilet. At 1.15 we arrived back ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Komodo

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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