Centrepiece

Ubud, part 2

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November 25th 2007
Hi again, our hotel, Alam Shanti, had room for us for 3 nights only, so we switched to one of its sister hotels, Alam Indah, which is less grand. Our room is less than half the size of our last and has, alas, only one shower (the other had 2 with multiple heads - heavenly), but everything about this place just feels so much more exotic. Every wooden surface is deeply carved and the carving is on a ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Bali

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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