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Bad Bus Rides Love Me

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December 24th 2006
So, continuing from my last entry the bus ride was indeed a classic Asian bus ride. Terrible, awful, woeful, are adjectives quick to come to mind. After boarding the bus at 7:00pm we settled into our seat near the back expecting to arrive in Yogyakarta by 3 or 4am. Now I have traveled quite a few countries in Asia now, so I don't expect buses to leave on time, nor even a little late, but this w ... 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