Rice fields

Ubud (14.09.12 - 18.09.12)

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October 2nd 2012
Getting back to Bali involved yet another boat/bus combination.....hopefully the last for a while! We were efficiently picked up in Sengiggi, then dropped at the port for the usual chaos to ensue. The Bali end was particularly interesting with drivers fighting amongst themselves to decide who took who where, but eventually and in a great deal of pain we arrived in Ubud. As we mentioned we had to s ... 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