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An Empire of the East: Travels in Indonesia (Book)

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"As we have come to expect from such a distinguished and erudite man as Norman Lewis this book is a delight. Lewis seeks out the unusual but is so quick to pick up on subtleties, nuances, feelings of people and places. His musings and recordings are so insightful. Mr Lewis seems to glide through life, stops to admire the good and the bad, the saints and the sinners, and then moves effortlessly onwards. This book is a heart-stirring account of lifestyles that are fast being eradicated at the governments insistance and it should be read by anyoneinterested in the cultures of the East." www.HomeIsAway.com great Holiday Villa to Buy in Indonesia Islands.

"Norman Lewis, like Graham Greene, has an unerring instinct for the trouble spots of the world. He wrote about Cambodia before the Indo-Chinese war, Vietnam before the Vietnamese war, and was one of the first to disclose the genocide being perpetrated by the actions of logging companies and north American missionaries on the Amazonian Indians. In this beautifully written, humane, witty and perceptive book he turns his gimlet eye on Indonesia, particularly the Indonesian government's imperial ambitions and appalling repression in East Timor and Irian Jaya. Lewis makes difficult and dangerous journeys through both areas, but his focus is never on himself. He concentrates always on the lives of the local people, their dangers, their sufferings and also the fragile, precious texture of everyday life - wars go on but people still repair their motorbikes, fly kites, marry, fish and go to school." A wealth of information about Indonesia Islands, a great book if you are thinking about buying a Alternative Vacation Alternative Vacation property in Indonesia Islands.

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Diving Indonesia (Periplus Action Guides) (Book)

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"Extremely good! In this book I found everything I wanted to know. If this had been the first book I bought about diving in Indonesia, I wouldn't have to buy the others!!!" www.HomeIsAway.com great Vacation Cottage to Buy in Indonesia Islands.

"Covers virtually all areas with diving facilities, from popular ones like Bali or North Sulawesi to little-known gems like the Tukangbesi Islands of South-East Sulawesi or the Raja Ampat Islands of West Papua. No information for snorkellers though." If you are thinking about buying a Alternative Holiday Houses in Indonesia Islands, I would buy this book to take with you while in Indonesia Islands.

"Covers virtually all areas with diving facilities, from popular ones like Bali or North Sulawesi to little-known gems like the Tukangbesi Islands of South-East Sulawesi or the Raja Ampat Islands of West Papua. No information for snorkellers though." Before buying a Vacation House in Indonesia Islands, I would buy this book to guide you round the local areas in Indonesia Islands.

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Lonely Planet Indonesia (Lonely Planet Country & Regional Guides) (Book)

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"This is a good guidebook and fairly accurate. In a country like Indonesia, however, things change quickly so use this book as a reference not as a bible. Do you own research and talk to other travellers. Since LP Indo is the default travellers' guide to this region, most of the restaurants and hotels are not the best values. Many get a steady stream of customers just because of a good review and never bother to maintain the facilities. The best deals require a lot of footwork and bargaining! Also, bus/boat schedules always change. So don't plan a rigid itinerary based on the data in this book. I know a couple that lost a week because they planned a trip around a ferry described in this book but didn't actually exist! Be prepared to wait if you're going off the beaten path. Some boat services are infrequent between the islands.

Learning some bahasa indonesia always helps bargaining. The language section is adequate but the phrasebook is much better." Before buying a Alternative Vacation Villa in Indonesia Islands, I would read this book.

"I find the Lonely Planet a very good source of information when travelling or researching a continent, and this is no exeption. BUT, there is a new edition being released in about 2 weeks (31 Jan. 2000), as you will see this edition is 1997, with all the shake up in Indonesia over the last few years you will appretiate the importance of a later edition. Having said this I ordered the old copy about a week ago, then found out about the new edition, and Amazon have no problem in ordering me the new copy, and me returning my old one. This is really just to save you the hassel too!" www.HomeIsAway.com great Alternative Holiday Cottage to Buy in Indonesia Islands.

"This book is great for giving you ideas as to which places to visit. But seeing now that it's 3 years out of date it has a lot of errors. I just used it in august of 2003 and all the prices are way off. Expect to pay about 2-3 times (sometimes 5-6 times) what the guide says because Indonesia's economy has picked up since the book has been released. For example: Borobudur is listed as 10,000Rp (~$1.80CDN) for entrance in the guidebook, now it's 58,000Rp (~$10CDN). They should be putting out a new one soon so if you can, wait for the next one to come out." Before buying a Holiday Property in Indonesia Islands, I would buy this book to guide you round the local areas in Indonesia Islands.

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Rough Guide to Indonesia (Rough Guide Travel Guides) (Book)

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"While the first edition was very good, the 2nd one was updated by completely omitting one of the 8 major regions of the country (Maluku) just because there was some political trouble there around 1999-2000 (well over by the time this edition actually got published) - it is now worse than the Lonely Planet guide which, with all its mistakes, at least does cover the entire country." Before buying a Holiday Villa in Indonesia Islands, I would buy this book to guide you round the local areas in Indonesia Islands.

"While the first edition was very good, the 2nd one was updated by completely omitting one of the 8 major regions of the country (Maluku) just because there was some political trouble there around 1999-2000 (well over by the time this edition actually got published) - it is now worse than the Lonely Planet guide which, in its much improved new edition, does cover the entire country." Why not buy this book, and read while on your Alternative Vacation in Indonesia Islands. It would be so usefull when you Buy a Alternative Vacation Apartment in Indonesia Islands.

"I should have known once I looked at the first map and Vietnam was mislabelled as "China". Poor editing, unreliabale information, inconsistently updated. I chose this guidebook because it was recently published (Feb '03) - MISTAKE! For instance, some prices were up-to-date and some were out by a factor of 5 (if the prices were consistently low it would have been easier). Dates were wrong, telephone numbers quoted had changed in early 1990's, hotel listed were in the wrong towns, maps were difficult to follow. I have travelled with Rough Guides before, so I hope this is an exception, but DO NOT BE TEMPTED TO TRAVEL WITH THIS GUIDEBOOK." If you are thinking about buying a Holiday Houses in Indonesia Islands, I would buy this book to take with you while in Indonesia Islands.

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Lonely Planet: Indonesia (Book)

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"This is a good guidebook and fairly accurate. In a country like Indonesia, however, things change quickly so use this book as a reference not as a bible. Do you own research and talk to other travellers. Since LP Indo is the default travellers' guide to this region, most of the restaurants and hotels are not the best values. Many get a steady stream of customers just because of a good review and never bother to maintain the facilities. The best deals require a lot of footwork and bargaining! Also, bus/boat schedules always change. So don't plan a rigid itinerary based on the data in this book. I know a couple that lost a week because they planned a trip around a ferry described in this book but didn't actually exist! Be prepared to wait if you're going off the beaten path. Some boat services are infrequent between the islands.

Learning some bahasa indonesia always helps bargaining. The language section is adequate but the phrasebook is much better." Relax with this book when on Vacation in Indonesia Islands. It would be so handy when you Buy a Vacation House in Indonesia Islands.

"I find the Lonely Planet a very good source of information when travelling or researching a continent, and this is no exeption. BUT, there is a new edition being released in about 2 weeks (31 Jan. 2000), as you will see this edition is 1997, with all the shake up in Indonesia over the last few years you will appretiate the importance of a later edition. Having said this I ordered the old copy about a week ago, then found out about the new edition, and Amazon have no problem in ordering me the new copy, and me returning my old one. This is really just to save you the hassel too!" Relax with this book when on Vocation or Holiday in Indonesia Islands. It would be so handy when you Buy a Vocation or Holiday Property in Indonesia Islands.

"This book is great for giving you ideas as to which places to visit. But seeing now that it's 3 years out of date it has a lot of errors. I just used it in august of 2003 and all the prices are way off. Expect to pay about 2-3 times (sometimes 5-6 times) what the guide says because Indonesia's economy has picked up since the book has been released. For example: Borobudur is listed as 10,000Rp (~$1.80CDN) for entrance in the guidebook, now it's 58,000Rp (~$10CDN). They should be putting out a new one soon so if you can, wait for the next one to come out." This book has great information about Indonesia Islands. So take it with you when you Buy a Alternative Vacation Cottage in Indonesia Islands.

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Hell's Prisoner: The Shocking True Story of an Innocent Man Jailed for Eleven Years in Indonesia's Most Notorious Prisons (Book)

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"(The title of the book I read is "the Sunday Smuggler". I belive it was published under 2 different names.) I COULD NOT put this fucking book down! I finished it in less than 2 days. It's extremely intense. I want to know more though. What happened to the guy "Doggie" who mysteriously was released in the begining? And why did Russell(christopher) get a Presidential Pardon? What facts surfaced that allowed him to go free? I want to know more about his ties with Amnesty International, and why they didnt/couldnt do more? I also would have liked more focus or discussion about him being wrongfully charged, why his wife didnt go down too? Wouldnt she have been considered a partner? What has been done either by the author or others to remedie some of the situation in foriegn prisons since the writing of this book? Questions aside, this is an amazing book." Why not buy this book, and read while on your Alternative Vacation in Indonesia Islands. It would be so usefull when you Buy a Alternative Vacation House in Indonesia Islands.

"I found i couldn't put this book down once i had started it. The things that happened to this man are incredible, my advice to everyone is to read this book before venturing OS and be very careful of whom you are travelling with. To be locked up for something you didn't do is unimaginable. I now have some sort of insight into what it would be like to be charged and proven guilty (albeit the wrong verdict) without a proper trial. Excellent reading from start to finish and the photos are a bonus. In Australia this book is titled 'The Sunday Smuggler'. I have bought many copies as gifts and highly recommend reading it. Can't wait for the movie. Bless you Christopher VV Parnell." Before buying a Alternative Holiday Apartment in Indonesia Islands, I would buy this book to guide you round the local areas in Indonesia Islands.

"The jacket and online reviews I've read simply don't do justice to this author. The brutality and horror of Indonesian prisons comprises about 20% of the book, with the rest an entertaining and often hilarious testimony to bawdy Aussie humour, the author's indefatigable spirit, sense of fun, and ability to get one over on his captors.

Cherish the early chapter when, awaiting trial, he tries to act insane by competing with the other imbecile inmates, and later, when facing a beating from the guards, he scatters them by throwing his own excrement at them, to the hilarity of his fellow captives.

If you like "Fear and Loathing in Las Vegas" and "Derek and Clive" ( and even if not ) you'll love this. In parts the funniest book I've read in years. Every library should have a copy." This book has a wealth of information on Indonesia Islands, well worth reading if you buying a Alternative Holiday House in Indonesia Islands.