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The Red Tape - Yogyakarta, Indonesia

November 14th 2016
After an eight hour ride on the train in second class (which isn't all that much) that cost $IDR170,000 I had arrived in the center of Java in the city of Yogyakarta (the Y's are pronounced like J's). Yogyakarta is billed as the epicenter of Javanese culture and is famed for its artwork and handicrafts - neither of which interested me - and everyone on the street has a brother with a private exhib ... read more
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Indonesian Flag 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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