THROUGH THE LOOKING GLASS - ANDY'S ADVENTURES IN INDONESIA (BORNEO & SULAWESI)

Asia
January 29th 2011

Published: January 29th 2011

Okay, so after 4 months in China and Southeast Asia, I think I've become a little complacent. Travelling has been just a little TOO easy. Fortunately, I've landed in Indonesia, and now everything I thought I knew seems to have been turned on its head. That may sound a bit odd, but it's definitely how I've felt the first two weeks here. And it's both big and little things - 1) soda cans have ch... Read Full Entry

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29th January 2011

littlewing
Cindy

Love your blog - skull caves fascinate me - you've just given me another place to get to one day :-)

29th January 2011

cherise
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what an adventure!

30th January 2011

perks
Andy Perkins

You definitely won't be dissappointed if you make it here. Just be sure to visit the village of Longda outside Rantepao. That's the best cave grave I have seen in the area.

3rd February 2011

Mom
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Great blog!!!
Your blogs are so interesting and they make me feel like I'm traveling with you-----except that I'm glad it's you doing the actual traveling as I'd be afraid of alot of those places fighting off huge spiders and nasty leeches! Keep the blogs coming! Mom

8th February 2011

Nikola
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don't worry
You are way more informative, poetic, and graphic than Lonely Planet:) Great post, keep them coming, hope that cut heals well!

10th February 2011

Kate
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Those spiders would send me home!
Seriously, I have a major phobia and spiders the size of my hand would have freaked me out beyond belief! Anyway, great pics - and it looks like you are still having fun despite forehead cuts and dominant orangutans:) I just got back from Costa Rica (surfing) and thought of you when I went to a rural rodeo. The bulls were released into a ring, and after the rider got off they left the bulls in the ring with lots of drunk locals and tourists (no joke, beers in hand) acting as rodeo clowns. Then anybody who was injured was stuffed into a slot on the side of the ring called "Ambulancia". Pretty funny:) Can't wait to hear more about your adventures!

11th February 2011

dennis atkinson
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voyeurism from afar
Andy, I'm glad you're doing well. Sitting here at work back in the States, I am very envious and a bit jealous of your trip... All the best and I wish you safe travels, dennis

14th February 2011

perks
Andy Perkins

Kate, please tell me you were one of the drunk (or at least slightly inebriated) tourists in the pen with the bulls! Actually, that's not true, there are some things I'm not even crazy enough for. During the running of the bulls, I managed to stay far enough away from the bulls and drunk runners. As for the spiders, yeah, they were pretty creepy. The worst part was definitely seeing so many on the way out. As for Costa Rica, did you go with anyone (Naomi again)? How long were you there?

14th February 2011

perks
Andy Perkins

Hi Dennis, it's great to hear from you. I'm glad you're getting a chance to live a little vicariously through me. The trip so far has been really fantastic. I just spent the weekend at a research base in the jungles of Sabah (northern Borneo) where I saw some wild pygmy elephants! Next up I'm going to do some SCUBA diving at Sipadan. As for future plans, I just found out that I'll be going to the Yale School of Management in the fall for my MBA. I'm planning to focus on non-profit / low-profit management for sustainable development. I hope we can keep in touch as I work my way through the program. Best, Andy

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