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Monthly Archives: March 2013
An airport stop-over in Indonesia’s capital, Jakarta
As Lewis the Lion left Pantai Bira, he couldn’t believe how quickly his stay in Indonesia had gone and yet what he had done in the last week here had far exceeded even his wildest dreams. Even till the last … Continue reading →
Lewis checks out some boat building in South Sulawesi
As it had been so many times on Lewis the Lion’s exciting adventure around the world, he seemed to be in the right place just at the right time. He had accompanied Helen to the nearest cash point, about a … Continue reading →
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Indonesian Indulgences
When Lewis the Lion first arrived on the island of Sulawesi in Indonesia, for the first time during all his travels he felt a bit out of his depth in terms of the language barrier. Even though the Malaysian language … Continue reading →
How many zeroes? Lewis discovers huge numbers with the Indonesian Rupiah
Lewis the Lion had thought that the Chilean peso had a lot of zeroes but that was before he encountered the Indonesian Rupiah which was almost double again! So one British pound was equal to: $717.68 Chilean pesos but was … Continue reading →
A different sort of Christmas and Boxing Day in Pantai Bira
Lewis the Lion was awoken abruptly at 4 o’clock in the morning. They had arrived in Makassar and it was time to get off the bus. Taxi drivers in the bus station swarmed around the bus like bees to a … Continue reading →
Lewis the Lion visits a Torajan royal burial site
For all Tana Toraja was one of the most visited tourist destinations in South Sulawesi, it really didn’t appear to have any sort of infrastructure for tourists to travel around it. Lewis the Lion felt a little bit disappointed after … Continue reading →
Lewis the Lion gets a fascinating glimpse of funeral preparations in Tana Toraja
Lewis the Lion was keen to explore the town of Tana Toraja in South Sulawesi as he had heard that it was a unique place particularly in the way they buried their dead. Here funeral festivals called ‘Rambu Solo’ could … Continue reading →