September 12th, 2008 by Boris Glumpler | Category: Travelogues
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I'm back from the Togeans, just in case somebody wondered where I've been hiding this last month. 30 days without internet, without cars or motorbikes, without mobile reception, without luxury but with heaps of rustic charm and some of the nicest locals I have ever met.
Although I spent so long on Pulau Kadidiri, there really isn't that much to tell. Most days I got up early in the morning to go fishing with Aka, the owner of my homestay. We'd catch huge Barracudas, 4 kg heavy Jackfish, occasionally...
August 5th, 2008 by Boris Glumpler | Category: Travelogues
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After the funeral Martin, my guide for the next two days, and I started to drive back to Rantepao, where most traveller stay. The landscape is just absolutely stunning. Little pockets of rice fields have been carved out of the forest. On all sides large limestone cliffs reach up and everywhere you can see farmers bringing in the second harvest of the year.
We stopped for about an hour in Kete Kesu, a traditional Torajan village. Here many people still live in the traditional houses with their distinct...
August 4th, 2008 by Boris Glumpler | Category: Travelogues
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A traditional Torajan funeral is a big event for the local people in Tana Toraja. Relatives have usually been saving up for a long time to be able to buy water buffaloes and pigs to be sacrificed during the funerals. For this reason the deceased will be given their own room in a house and are considered still alive until the actual funeral.
Depending on which class the family is from, a funeral can last from a day to a week and the amount of animals to be sacrificed varies also. A family from...
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Morray Eel
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Boris
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