Striking! Wow, I rarely get surprised by blogs on here, but this one really was an eye-opener! Torajan culture seems fascinating, I wonder how I'd never heard of them before. What struck me in particular was the fact that they bury their children standing up inside trees...that gives tree-hugging a whole new dimension! The wooden puppets are a tad scary, though. I just hope this won't get 'discovered' by too many tourists and put on the banana pancake trail, it would probably deteriorate into a pointless freak show. Great pictures and intriguing writing, gotta check out more of your blogs! :) Cheers, Jens
Great as always... Great blog guys...
We hoped to visit Sulawesi on this trip, but once we got on the road the realities of traveling with the boys made us realise it just wasn't going to happen. Getting round Indo is a pain in the ass, the distances aren't great but it takes forever....
Looking forward to your blog and pics on the Togeans, They\'ll have to stay on the bucket list for now, at least till the boys are old enough to endure hours and hours (and hours) on public transport. :)
Mike
Gross! If you hadn't felt like ending the trip after getting sick, you certainly should have felt that way after all the slaughter. I hope your next blog is much more pleasant.
Where do you plan to visit if you don't end the trip shortly. I'm sure there are some really nice places yet to visit if you can get over the events of this blog.
Thankfully we continued our trip... we visited the Togean Islands and finished in Ubud after leaving Toraja. We're actually in Bangkok at the moment waiting for our Burmese visas to come through (and we need to catch up with these posts!). It seems our wanderlust has returned!
Hi, from Argentina From which place did you arrive on the area you mention? Those places are in my itinerary but I think it´s very complex and it might take a lot more days than I am planning. Another question: is that the place of the famous long houses? I would like to see some of those. I don´t know if there are long houses in other places in Indinesia. Thank you. Graciela.
Plan for it to take longer than you expect... Sulawesi is a nightmare to travel around but always worth it when you get to your destination. We arrived into Tana Toraja from the airport at Makassar (Ujung Padang) after we took a kijang for 8 hours.
very colourful Excellent blog and I have enjoyed reading it, excellent pictures. I also look at my Son's and see all his travels in yours. As I tell my son, Travel safe and enjoy your travels.
regards Paul. MichaelnFaye's Dad
Hi Paul Yeah we closely follow your sons blog also, he takes some fantastic photos accompanied by some good writing! Thanks for you kind words & take care!
CHRISTMAS IN SUMATRA...mmmm Having just spent an amazing Christmas in Java...our thoughts have been thinking of Sumatra...what a locale you had for Christmas...sublime.
Happy New Year Dave! How are you enjoying Java? We've heard so many good things about it, and though it was in our original plans we wont have time to visit this time round... A good excuse to come back I think! With regards to Sumatra, we couldn't speak highly enough of it, especially the people. Happy travels!
Heart shaped necklace! Ha ha!! Really enjoyed this entry and as always the vivid photos. Amy you look so pretty dressed up for Christmas! Looking forward to reading more guys.
Keep them coming ! Another fine blog Chris, the pictures are natural and stunning, I take it Amy took them !! Well done to you both and keep them coming.
Thanks! They probably do...either that or they were keeping their eyes on a particular russian couple dressed in army gear (seriously) who had unpacked the old tripod to start snapping!
Arghhhh Meena, you can see the bloodlust in her eyes, or maybe it's bananalust? Brings back memories... That bitch attacked me, I almost became part of that statistic!
She threw me on the ground and wrapped her mouth around my arm... The teeth almost broke the skin but our guide gave her a swift right hook and thankfully beat her off... No small feat considering Asian men tend not to be the size of Arnold Swarznegger... Ahhh the memories!!! Good times!! :) Serves me right for not running faster!
Seriously love reading your blogs guys... :)
Mike
Haha Sorry to laugh at your experience! I think the guides have learned now and move people on quickly, she's very aggressive still however! Cool story to tell now though! haha.
Are you back in Hoi An now?
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Striking!
Wow, I rarely get surprised by blogs on here, but this one really was an eye-opener! Torajan culture seems fascinating, I wonder how I'd never heard of them before. What struck me in particular was the fact that they bury their children standing up inside trees...that gives tree-hugging a whole new dimension! The wooden puppets are a tad scary, though. I just hope this won't get 'discovered' by too many tourists and put on the banana pancake trail, it would probably deteriorate into a pointless freak show. Great pictures and intriguing writing, gotta check out more of your blogs! :) Cheers, Jens