Indonesia — Around The World On A Toilet

11 months of travel, 4 minutes of video

March 23, 2012 By Lianna 21 Comments

We’ve been back home for a while now, and are back into an everyday routine. Having both found employment, there are no immediate plans for another multi-month trip, but we do find ourselves constantly looking back on the last year with no regrets and memories which will surely last our lifetime. Its been an amazing journey and we are glad we were able to share all our stories and photos with all of our followers through our blog.

We have compiled some of our experiences backpacking Asia, the Middle East and Europe into a 4 minute video. We hope you enjoy it.

originally published Jan 16,2011

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Where There Be Dragons – Chasing Komodo’s

July 21, 2010 By Nick 5 Comments

With some incredible diving under my belt already I decided the final day of validity in my park pass was going to be used for some Dragon chasing. I met a nice French couple who were going to share the boat with me on the day of to visit the dragons on Rinca Island.

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Where There Be Dragons – Diving Komodo

July 21, 2010 By Nick 2 Comments

By the time I made it out of the Papuan highlands, I found it very easy to convince myself that I was due for a little relaxation. The past 9 months had been full of adventures and plenty of interesting experiences but now I was craving a little time eating good food and spending the last of my 2 weeks being horizontal on some white sand. I had my flight to Bali booked and looked forward to some easy days ahead.

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Wai Do I Chose To Do These Things? – Papua Part Two

July 16, 2010 By Nick 4 Comments

Feeling rejuvenated after my first night sleep in an actual permanent shelter and on a high from the warm welcomes from the people of Piliam, I was excited to move on through the forested hills towards Angguruk.

Wai Do I Chose To Do These Things? – Papua Part One

July 3, 2010 By Nick 4 Comments

Everything happened so fast the next morning. I was up at 6am, shoved some toast and peanut butter down my throat while Minous and Kassar, my second porter, loaded up our food and other supplies. A short becak ride (bike with a box in the front for sitting) and we began hopping on and off bemos until we got to Kurima, the starting point of our walk.

Mission Impossible? Finding a Reliable Guide in Papua

July 3, 2010 By Nick Leave a Comment

You Don’t just quit a great job and leave it all behind to lie on a beach. This had been a reoccurring thought of mine for the past 8 months and was once again in my head as I flew from Makassar to Jayapura, the capital of Papua.

Lessons on Life and Death in Toraja

July 2, 2010 By Nick 3 Comments

*ANIMAL LOVERS BEWARE. THIS POST CONTAINS GORY IMAGES.

“Of course death is better than life” my guide Budi stated after we just watched the sacrifice of two large buffalo for a funeral ceremony. In my time in Toraja, I could not think of a better summary of their unique cultural beliefs.

It was in the slow hours of the morning in my first few months in Fort Albany I caught a short clip showcasing the elaborate funerals and death rituals of the Torajan’s in Sulawesi. I was captivated, having seen nor heard nothing of it before, I couldn’t believe traditions like these were still being played out in our modern world. It was Tana Toraja which kicked off my desire to visit Indonesia and it was Indonesia which started the idea for the whole 9 month trip that is now coming to a close.

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11 months of travel, 4 minutes of video

Where There Be Dragons – Chasing Komodo’s

Where There Be Dragons – Diving Komodo

Wai Do I Chose To Do These Things? – Papua Part Two

Wai Do I Chose To Do These Things? – Papua Part One

Mission Impossible? Finding a Reliable Guide in Papua

Lessons on Life and Death in Toraja

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