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I'm reminded of a Bloomberg article I read recently about some armed Indonesian central bank officials having to lug strongboxes full of new notes for exchange with the locals living in the remotest parts of the country. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2015-03-25/a-road-trip-into-the-heart-of-borneo-with-385-000-cash

Rantepao (5-9 Apr 15)

April 8th 2015
And so after the relatively brief arrival and layover at Southwest Sulawesi's capital Makassar, it was time to get more serious and start the arduous journey northwards through the rather inhospitable terrain of the inner regions of the island. This was also something that had played on my mind ever since I started planning for this Sulawesi trip. I have, of course, not forgotten the painful, ci ... 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

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