You can go ahead and put Sulawesi and 1 of the top 10 things to see before you die. Stunning, visceral, brutal, vivid, exciting and it pushes your being into believing that these kinds of events still happen on this planet. Some moments it feels like I'm in an Indiana Jones movie. I attended a Tana Toraja funeral ceremony yesterday. At least 40 pigs were sacrificed to let the soul ascend to heaven. But, the most gruesome was the buffalo sacrifice. CRAZY BECAK...

Lubuanbajo is a beautiful, happy and ramshackle town on the coast of Flores. The people are wonderful, always smiling and saying hello to me as I pass. I am liking Indonesia more and more each day. I have now set foot on just 5 of the over 17,000 islands that make up the archipalego. I will only now have time to see Flores and Sulawesi on this trip. How can you beat this place though. $3 room, $3 fresh fish dinners, and no hassle from touts. This is all while ove...

It's 7:22pm and I am currently on the ferry leading me from Lombok Island to Sumbawa Island. I am watching "Commando," the great Arnold Schwarzenegger classic, with 250 other Indonesians. Let's recap the day up to this point. 2:30pm - I board the bus, at the scheduled time, that will take me across Lombok Island. 4:00pm - Bus actually leaves station. 7:05pm - Board ferry and now it's 7:35, still on "Comanndo". Arnold looks pissed about som...

The world is the world, what's happening is what's happening. The only variable are my emotions, which are entirely under my control. Accepting the rain shower dampening my plans for today. Today I will watch the rain and listen to it with peace. Accepting my stomach ache. I'm sure my body will get used to the new food in a few days. Accepting my laziness. Accepting the fact that I don't want to write that much right now. The world is perfect, and it is l...