Rice Paddies

New year with a twist.........!

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March 24th 2007
After leaving the quiet town of Candi Dasa, we headed for the unofficial cultural capital of Bali, Ubud. The streets were lined with art shops, wood carvings and more art shops. We found a cheap room set in a small courtyard close to a river, we found out after we had agreed to take it that the bathroom was infested with giant ants.......nice! After ten minutes spraying them with DEET (it was all ... read more

Asia » Indonesia » Bali » Kuta

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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