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Lego Lego Celebration
Lego Lego celebration This is one of the last old traditions still alive in Alor. The people will sing dance around this banyon tree all night and into the morning of the new year. Gongs and leather drums are used to keep the rhythm during the lego lego dance on New Year’s eve on Pulau [...]
Kalabahi Alor Hotels
Hotels in Kalabahi, Alor Hotel Pelangi Inda in Kalabahil NTT The Pelangi Inda Hotel across the street from the museum is the nicest place to stay in Alor. It’s on the same road as the Dive Alor diveshop and is a convenient place to base your travels from. They have a free pick up service [...]
Bubu fish traps
Bamboo fish traps of Alor. The bubu fish traps, woven of bamboo and rattan, are set in the corals in waters around 5 meters deep. The fishermen do not use lines and buoys but just remember where they dropped them in and swim down to retrieve them after 3 days. A small door in the [...]
Moko Drums of Alor
Moko drums of Alor If a family has lost it’s moko it is considered to be on a downhill slide and they loose a lot of respect in the community. These drums can be used as a dowry when a wife is taken and they are used in celebrations bring in the new year. How [...]
Alor – Nusa Tenggara
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! Traveling with a laptop and digital camera changes the dynamics of your trip. It can be really [...]
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General Santos
Growing Orchids
Judy's Resto Bar
Logging with Motorcycles
Mount Mayon
Balabac Island
Biri Island
Calbiga Cave
Capul Island
Mangrove Swamp Palawan
Mikes's Resort