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Indonesia?

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over 17 years ago · edited over 13 years ago
Indonesia?
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
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I'm heading to Indonesia for a break. Anyone been and want to share what they know?

<I'm trying the travel forums as well but this site does have people who know.>
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
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Be careful! I don't want to hear you've been kidnapped for ransom.
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Sources close to me say it's north of Australia, is the most populated muslim nation, and the capitals Jakarta.  They fail at football as well.
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how many sex slaves are you planning to buy? i can get you a pretty good deal...
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Clear the YF Travel Guides will not be threatening the likes of the Rough Guide or Footprints for some time yet...   
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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Not that learned on the wider Indonesia, but if you want to know anything about Bali specifically I'm happy to have a chat. Have a family house over that way. Love the place.
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Cosimo wrote:

how many sex slaves are you planning to buy? i can get you a pretty good deal...
 
'Hey boy, you want massage? You want massage?'
 
'Na I'm fine thanks'
 
'Hey boy, I give you banana massage, you want banana massage?'
 
Well in that case if you are offering...
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Club Med Bali FTW!!!
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well, well, well. Funny what you turn up.
I went to the library and picked up a few books on Indonesia. One has a bit on East Timor and mentions the horrors leading up to independence. It mentions one of the militia leaders. Evil guy, who at that time, I'd spoken to.
Did a bit of searching on the interweb, I'd imagined him skulking away in a dark corner of Indonesia but no, he's in Lisbon. Funny how it works??. This guy has blood on his hands BIG TIME and yet he's in Portugal untouched the arm of any sort of justice... 
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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Try the Thorntree (?) forum on lonelyplanet.com. I've found that amazingly helpful in planning my trips.
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Carol wrote:
Try the Thorntree (?) forum on lonelyplanet.com. I've found that amazingly helpful in planning my trips.


Have done. The TT really is a useful tool.  Lots of really good stuff and, as well, some interesting people. 
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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I lived there for a year, dflat. It's a great place and the people are the friendliest I've met anywhere, especially the Sundanese in Java.
 
Last time I was there I noticed the Islamic influence was getting stronger but definitely not in any menacing way. Throw a couple of "Salam Allikoums" at the locals and you'll have several million instant best friends!
 
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i went to bali, nusa lembongan, sumbawa and lombok. all nice places in their own way. Bali obviously a lot different to the others. Nusa Lembongan is a few hours ferry ride away and is really nice, good surf, snorkling, nice island to explore and really cheap. Lombok and sumbawa were both very laid back when i was there (2003) with not much development compared to bali, and have really good surf and that.
my friends also went to g-land and nias, both apparently being great places too.
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Thanks for the tips. I've been doing some reading, and checking out things like the TT, and I'm a little surprised on how little I know about Indonesia.
Profile pic. Should you be interested. Lakhsen, on the right, lost touch with him.
Mohammed, on the left, I'm still in touch with. He's now living in Agadez, Niger. More focused on his animals now as tourism has dried up. Is active with a co-op promoting local goods, leather work and bijouterie, into Europe. 
20/5/20

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