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The Bali Memorial recognizes the 200 victims of the 2002 bombing.

Bali Bombings

MaryLou Driedger - marylou [4,443]

"I very empty in the bank since bombing", said a Bali cab driver as he tried to explain how the terrorist actions in 2002 and 2005 have impacted his business.

Destinations: Bali | Indonesia
Topics: Culture | Economy | People | Adventure | Religion | 20th Century History | Art | War & Conflict | Architecture | Ecotourism
South Pacific

Film Review: South Pacific

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [29,099]

Stationed in the South Pacific in the proximity of a Japanese island stronghold, the troops involved in a secret U.S. military operation are more focused on love than war.

Destinations: Indonesia
Topics: People | Performing Arts | 20th Century History | War & Conflict
Glenn Close as Adrienne Pargiter in Paradise Road

Film Review: Paradise Road

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [29,099]

Film Review: Paradise Road by Celeste Heiter   How silent is this place The brilliant sunshine filters through the trees The leaves are rustled by a gentle breeze A wild and open space By shrubs...

Destinations: Malaysia | Indonesia | Japan | Singapore
Topics: People | Literature | Performing Arts | 20th Century History | War & Conflict
The Year of Living Dangerously

Film Review: The Year of Living Dangerously

Celeste Heiter - cheiter [29,099]

Directed by Peter Weir in 1982, The Year of Living Dangerously is a compelling political drama that holds up remarkably well after more than two decades. And amid a maelstrom of political turmoil,...

Destinations: Indonesia
Topics: People | Performing Arts | 20th Century History | War & Conflict
Dani village in the Kurulu area, Baliem valley, Papua Barat, Indonesia

Baliem valey's mummies

Carlo Ottaviano Casana - cocasana [40]

Wim Tok Mabel's mummy held by one of his descendant. Apparently the mummy is 362 years old. Wim Tok Mabel was a "big man" and everybody in the valley wanted his advices. Even nowadays somebody is...

Destinations: Malaysia | Indonesia | Singapore | Hong Kong | Mekong River | Cambodia | Laos | Burma | Indochina | Maldives | Thailand
Topics: Travel | Adventure | Literature | 20th Century History | Art | Photography | People | Religion | War & Conflict | Ancient History | Animals | Traditions | Ecotourism | Culture | Food | Working Abroad | Architecture
Vietnamese refugee Hai Yen Huynh (R) poses with her daugther Fay Lynn (L) during a tour at Galang island, Riau, Indonesia.

Tears and joy as ex-Vietnamese boat people revisit camp

Agence-France Presse AFP - Global [28,579]

PULAU GALANG, Indonesia, April 3, 2005 - Tien Tran knelt at the grave of her husband, tears streaming down her face, as Buddhist monks and a Catholic priest recited prayers in succession. After 17...

Destinations: Pulau Galang | Indonesia
Topics: People | War & Conflict

Nutty About Nutmeg

Kenneth Champeon - kchampeon [19,644]

In certain ways, setting foot on the moon was small potatoes compared to the explorations conducted by Europeans from the 15th to the 17th centuries. Neil Armstrong may have boldly hopped where no man...

Destinations: Indonesia | Jakarta
Topics: Food | Economy | Adventure | Literature | 20th Century History | War & Conflict
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