12th January 2010 After spending a couple of days relaxing and checking out Labuan bajo…I decided it was time to journey to one of the nearby islands and soak up some sun…and some more relaxing, quiet time to myself. There are many small islands just a couple of hours from Labuan bajo…I decided to go […]
TRAVEL DIARIES
Lovely Labuan bajo
9th January 2010 From Bajawa I travelled for a full day {9 hours!!!} through the rugged mountainous terrain to Labuan bajo…although the trip was really rough…the scenery was amazing! Again I felt like I was in the middle of nowhere…in the middle of huge mountains and travelling by rice fields…it was beautiful scenery but…I was […]
Beautiful Bajawa
7th – 8th January 2010 I arrived in Bajawa just before sunset and booked in to the ‘Edelweis Hotel’. Bajawa is a quiet, relaxed hill town and is the main trading centre of the Ngada people, one of the most traditional groups in Flores. I decided to book into a room upstairs, which had a […]
Wonderful Wogo
7th January 2010 It was a long journey in the car from Moni to Kampung Wogo – a large traditional village – one of the largest and most traditional in the area, although {disappointing for me that…} electricity is now available in the village. But I couldn’t wait to get out of the car, […]
Kelimutu – Flores
5th January 2010 ‘Kelimutu’ – the most famous tourist spot in Flores {some say the most spectacular sight in the whole of Nusa Teggara Timor} – the coloured lakes that are formed within the craters of a massive volcano. The three lakes are different colours and they change colours at different times of the year. […]
ART|JOG|14 – PART II {Art Jog 2014}
Well, I did promise you a follow-up post to my original post ‘ART|JOG|2014 – Legacies of Power – PART I‘ …to take you on a journey inside the exhibition…so here it is! Art Jog 2014 – Part II.