Nusa Lembongan

Bye-Bye Bali

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September 16th 2010
(Wouldn’t it be nice to think that I was still in Indonesia? Instead, thanks to a combined lack of motivation and rupiah, this entry is coming to you post-jetlag, from a public library in Salamanca. But for the sake of this final post, I invite you to imagine I’m still in dreamy, honey-scented, dripping-in-green Bali - god knows I am.) Early one drizzly morning, I packed up my things and bid ... 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