2 December 2010 After a week of relaxing in the Togean Islands, I decided it was time to drag myself off the islands and continue my journey…I still had a long way to go. So, one afternoon I took the speedboat to Wakai Island and waited for the ‘Lembar Pemakai Jasa’ Ferry. I booked a […]
TRAVEL DIARIES
The Bajo – Sea Gypsies
The ‘sea gypies’ of Indonesia are called the ‘Bajo’ – an ethnic group of people who have spent hundreds or thousands of years living off the seas…and travelling as families on traditional house-boats.
Tantalising Togean Islands
27 November 2010 Kadadiri Island was a little piece of heaven in the Togean Islands. The very long journey was well worth it!
Dazzling Danau Poso
24th November 2010 After moving hotels to ‘Hotel Pison’, closer to the centre of Rantepao and spending a day recovering from the grand funeral ceremony, it was time to hit the road again. I hired a new driver with an old car and headed north to Pendolo, on the south end of Danau Poso – […]
A traditional funeral ceremony in Tembamba
22nd November 2010 Of all the traditional ceremonies of the Torajan people, the most important is the ‘tomate‘ – ‘funeral’ or literally ‘deceased’. There are many customs surrounding the important traditional funeral ceremonies in Tana Toraja. And I was lucky enough to be in Tana Toraja at the exact time of a very elaborate funeral […]
Tampangallo – Tana Toraja
21st November 2010 Not far from Kambira Baby Graves, is the village of Tampangallo, between the villages of Sangalla and Suaya, and south of Rantepao. It is believed that the tau-tau {or effigies} in Tampangallo are one of the most stunning sights in Tana Toraja and one of the oldest grave caves. So, I just […]