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Dutch-Moluccan family that treated me to breakfast and lunch at their relatives place in Tepa

November 5th 2017
Indonesians, I have concluded, must be big fans of Einstein, whose theory of relativity is put into practice here on a daily basis. Yes, time is relative in Indonesia. And the further you travel from the centre, the more relative it becomes. In Indonesian they call this phenomenon, jam karet, which literally means rubber time, as in indicating the elasticity of time in these parts. Now I have h ... 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

11th December 2017

Tina Heljanan
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Tijdje terug weer in holland
Hai meneer Ralph, We zijn alweer terug in koude ollanda ;-), Geweldige reis maak je en ik ga je zeker volgen. Leuk dat we elkaar in 'the middle of all the places' TEPA hebben ontmoet. Hele fijne reis verder ...enjoy Tina

His Dudeness
Ralf Kreuze

Terima Kasih Tina!
Bedankt voor het lezen van mijn blog. Het was superleuk jullie daar te ontmoeten. Ik kom zelf ook overmorgen terug naar Nederland. Lekker koud ;)

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