The Nggada & Mangarei of West Flores


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October 8th 2008
Published: November 12th 2008
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I could have filled a suitcase with all what I failed to pack: a sweater, toothpaste, toothbrush, shampoo, razor and lotion, a swimsuit, sunscreen, translation dictionary and travel diary whose pages I could fill with all the sidetrips I forfeited either for lack of time or money; to hot springs, buffet dinners, boat dives, guided day trips, to distant hilltop villages where old women weave ikat a... Read Full Entry



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12th November 2008

Your journey is truly remarkable
The photos you have displayed on your blog are outstanding. My hat is off to you, Kevin.
14th November 2008

Bringing back old memories...
Great pics...the ones of Kanawa bring back some fond memories of my trip through the area in '96. Good to see it hasn't changed much (other than the addition of the pier)
16th November 2008

Underwater
Your bit about being underwater reminds me of the same thing. Yeeeeeears ago I did a series of paintings entitled "Aquatrek", spacey-looking works based on "Star Trek" of shells and other things washed up on Callala Beach. There are only 3 paintings of that series left.
20th July 2009

wow....
wow...thats 1st time i saw ur blog..even im indonesian but never seen such a beautifull pic of flores till i saw ur blog, wow man....cos ur blog i know flores little bit & i hv plan to make trip to flores just want to see like ur pic is. thanks man

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