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    September the 11th - 15 years on

    I was on a plane from Heathrow to Bangkok. I knew nothing about it at all. Nobody mentioned anything when I got to Bangkok so I found a hotel and then started walking around the Khao San Rd area. I was looking for a film to watch or maybe some sport. I was really tired and feeling hot after...
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    Sadistic Celebrity Nun Sainted.

    I'm not sure why but some of the previous posts reminded me of a book that I read about 35 years ago when I was in Africa which I thought at the time was a fantastic read so I looked up on Google and I've been able to find it again. It's written, originally in French by Aminata Sow Fall and...
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    WNI buying motorbike - license required?

    Thanks Scoot, it would have been very stressful even trying to import one anyway
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    German begging at Tabanan, Bali

    Anyone seen this guy ? http://bali.coconuts.co/2016/09/05/german-tourist-begging-tabanan-bali-traffic-light-appears-be-world-famous-partying-beggar In another article there is mention of a group of Chinese that were deported for begging in Kuta while posing as Buddhist monks...
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    Photographs from around the region...

    Hi Wisnu, yes, Raja Ampat is out of my price range. I tend to look for backpacker prices if I go anywhere so a homestay would be my best option. I would like to go there some time but I'll have to wait and hope that competition drives down prices a bit more. It looks like you stayed at from...
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    WNI buying motorbike - license required?

    Wow, 200 Juta, wish you'd told me that 35 years ago! I can't even remember what happened to it. Probably sold it for a couple of hundred quid after I stopped being a Mod. Had a look on Ebay, there's someone from India says they'll ship Restored Lambretta GP150 worldwide, selling for £1200 +...
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    WNI buying motorbike - license required?

    Thanks BA, there aren't any buses where I am and I wouldn't want to drive one n most of the cities anyway. I'm quite happy to have a 6 month rest while I'm in Indo.
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    WNI buying motorbike - license required?

    Thanks jstar. You're a..erm...star! I'll read through the info there. I haven't looked at my English licence but I remember passing a test yonks ago because I had a Lambretta GP150 for a few years about 1980ish so I think a motorbike should be on there somewhere. I know a bus is on there but I...
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    WNI buying motorbike - license required?

    I assume there are places where someone can get training or take a test if they want to is there ? My step-daughter wants me to buy her a motorbike to make it easier to get to University in Gorontalo. She has used motorbikes in the islands where my wife comes from so I would hope that she has...
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    Girls were for breeding purposes only

    Going back about 10 years, me and my wife were in Iboih Beach in Pulau Weh and there were groups of people (my wife called them Sharia Police) coming around the tourists resorts checking to see if the muslims there were doing everything in accordance to their idea of conformity. We put a...
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    Solar eclipse

    That's a shame. When there was an eclipse last year (in fact it may have been early this year, I forget) I was in Gorontalo and there were a lot of people selling the special glasses to be able to watch it. We had gone unprepared but managed to get a good view watching through someone's...
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    Photographs from around the region...

    Fantastic photos Wisnu, quite expensive in Raja Ampat though isn't it ? Most of the resorts in the Togian Islands are around Rp200,000 to Rp300,000 pppn but include 3 meals a day. Are there places in Raja Ampat that would be a similar price do you know ? Thanks in advance for any info
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    [HOW-TO] Embed pictures in your posts

    I've found that the easiest way is to go to a photo and just copy it then when I want to post it paste. If you notice my previous post doesn't have the . I'll try another one to check
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    Girls were for breeding purposes only

    I'm not trying to make any statement about the burkini ban or hijabs/niqabs. I just though this was funny. Apologies to those who don't !
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    Girls were for breeding purposes only

    Sorry, I'm not sure I understand your point PhillippeD if your comments are aimed at me. I have not said that all muslims take cocaine or that all muslims would beat you up if they saw you eating a pizza with ham on it. All I've said is it's a bit bizarre that in this particular case, two...
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    Girls were for breeding purposes only

    I don't think that everything can be decided purely on what the majority think but surely there needs to be a limit on what the minority can enforce on the majority also. Here's another article I've found. This time, 2 muslim men offering cocaine and then beating people up in France because...
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    Girls were for breeding purposes only

    Here's an article from the Guardian that says what 5 muslim women say about why they wear a burkini at the beach. So instead of guessing why muslim women wear them this article should give some kind of understanding from the women's perspective...
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    Girls were for breeding purposes only

    I don't suppose many muslim men would go to a French beach as they would be horrified to see women in bikinis. Most of the muslim men I know would stay at home watching porn.
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    Sosbudya, KITAS, KITAP What Are The Privileges When You Have?

    QUOTE=Scooterindo;9203]A benefit of KITAS and KITAP which has been over looked is we get our own immigration desk at Bali airport which usually has a very short queue of at most 2 or 3 people. The tourist visa on arrival queue on the other hand is about 3 miles long on most days. It gives me a...
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    Brag about anything here! You have my permission.

    Totally agree although I've always said that the two words "Indonesian" and "Logic" should never appear in the same sentence. The same as "American" and "Intelligence" should never appear in the same sentence either.

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