Sumatra, you elusive bitch. A very large mass of land due west of Malaysia and known as the Land of Gold, Marco Polo first visited it in 1292. The Srivijayan empire was on the wane, a good century before the Portuguese explorer arrived.Hesitancy, reluctance, oh man, I had the excuses. But I just needed to knuckle down and get on with the business of traveling.So what was I waiting for?
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