Lemo

On the bottom, you’ll see a spot where a new burial chamber is being carved into the cliff. Machinery is not allowed; it has to be carved manually with the aid of tools - you can see strike marks in the rock. In keeping with the ritual of separating the dead from the living, the carver cannot wear his carving clothes back home. As carving in a specialized skill, at some places a saw little huts next to partially carved caves. The carvers are housed in these huts while they work on the rock.

Living Your Best Death

July 9th 2019
If you followed my Midlife Crisis Flashpacking trip two years ago, you may recall that I chose not to travel to Tana Toraja after traveling overland through Flores because I couldn’t handle the prospect of yet more crazy winding mountain roads. So, I opted to chill in Bali instead. Last year, my friends Ryan and Anthony announced they would be getting m ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more

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