Thus far for me, travel in Indonesia has been a comedy of errors, but a comedy of errors that seems to have no end. In fact, it seems a little like hell at times. Nasi goreng (fried rice) every meal, I can't communicate with most people, even though I speak Indoensian now, I guess they assume that i can't speak it, and miserable, horrible bus rides that feel like absolute torture. Then, I get to Java, which if you look in the encyclopedia, I think means mall ...

The bus from Rantepao - they stopped 652 times. Now, we have been currently stuck for 8 hours, without moving. Apparently, a seafood truck is lodged in the mud, and it flipped over, and it is not moving anytime soon. Now, I see them loading the fish back onto the truck. Now, they are rebuilding the road. It would be interesting to me if it were the first time I've seen this in Indonesia, but it's the 4th time I've seen this. It is the 4th vehicle I've seen ...

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...