Ngada housewarming

The Ngada people living in the area around Bajawa have intricate rituals when a new house has been finished. The number of buffalo horns and pigs jawbones outside the house are memories of how elaborate the celebration was.

Trans Flores

October 6th 2010
Trans Flores We stayed in Lubuan Bajo for a few days after the cruise. I am not really sure why. Eric began to hate the place. I didn't understand why. It is a small port town and that means that it must be a little gritty, dirty and smelly but I enjoyed it there. Our last night was a saturday and that means live music at the Paradise Bar, the only place in town that is open late at ni ... 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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