Hotel Adi Dharma Hotel Adi Dharma Located just a short walk from the ferry terminal in Kalabahi, Alor. Economy  rooms start at 40,000. VIP rooms start at 72,500 with air con. Read more...   Traditional Alor Homes Traditional Alor Homes The native home in Alor is built off the ground on stilts with a loft for sleeping. The platform below is used for lounging during the day. Big flat round wooden disks on the stilts act as rat stoppers to keep these varmints from climbing into the living quarters. The roof peaks are woven into intricate designs that give the huts a unique look. Read more...   Apui Apui on Alor Island There were a few hunters with bows and arrows walking alongside the road. They said that there are a few deer and wild pigs but most have been hunted out anywhere near Kalabahi. Some of their weapons were real works of art. Read more...   Pulau Pantar Baranusa Baranusa on Pulau Pantar A public boat leaves at 8am almost every morning from Kalabahi to Baranusa on Pulau Pantar arriving around 5 hours later depending on how the tide is running. Read more...   Bubu fish traps Bamboo fish traps of Alor. The fishermen do not use lines and buoys but just remember where they dropped the bubu fish traps in the reef and swim down to retrieve them after 3 days. A small door in the side is opened and the fish pulled out. Read more...   Apui ikat Alor ikat Alor is not known for it's ikat weaving but they have their own designs and are of a very good quality. Read more...   Pulau Pantar east side Pulau Pantar - the east side A church on Pulau Pantar uses the casing from an old WW2 mine as a bell and some of the old men speak a little Japanese. Times were very hard during the second world war here. Read more...   Moko Moko drums of Alor. If a family has sold it's moko it is considered to be on a downhill slide and they loose a lot of respect in the community. Read more...   Trans Nusa Cancelled flights Travel in Alor can be unpredictable during the stormy season. Low ceilings and high winds can keep aircraft on the ground and high seas might keep the ferrys in the port waiting for better weather. Read more...   Alor misc Alor misc rambling The following evening there was a big celebration with the moko drums and gongs at midnight to welcome the new year. Their song that reverberated into the night and into the morning. It was fantastic! Read more...

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