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Balinese Books
Filed under: Bali, Fiction-Sort Of
March 22nd, 2010
“How much for books?” Tom asked the old lady, figuring it best to start negotiations with a general inquiry. “Not all books the same,” replied the Indonesian used bookstore owner, sitting perpendicularly to him on the floor with her back against a bookshelf. “Um, okay, what about this one?” He lowered the book to her
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Bali: Beaches, Bodies, Bombs, Scams, $3 Adventures
March 12th, 2010
“You killed my God!” screamed the woman as I stepped on a Hindu offering and looked around guiltily. Less than two hours in Bali, and I was already offending people—nearly a record for me. Within the next hour I would accidentally step on yet another Hindu offering, learn about a very unusual cemetery, and have
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