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Sumba Slideshow
Travel Blogs from Sumba, Indonesia
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Nihiwatu: more than just surfing
This is a top pick! Whilst Brad's main focus for the week was on getting to grips with the basics of surfing, we all did do some other fun activities. The staff of the hotel laid on a couple of really fun events: one night was a horse-racing night, with horses ...
Nihiwatu: heaven is a place on earth
This is a top pick! ... animals, and the odd herd of water buffalo wandering in the fields. They quickly realised that Sumba is incredibly poor - one of the poorest islands in Indonesia - and made direct comparisons to their own lives. Then we arrived at Nihiwatu. ...
Heaven has a conscience
This is a top pick! ... is ploughed back into the local community. This is done partly by employing local staff (97 %are locals) and partly through the Sumba Foundation which is a charity set up to fund specific projects. The main focus is to provide water to villages nearby, as ...
Surf's up in Heaven
This is a top pick! The ocean is the main focus at Nihiwatu, and especially the main wave. A classic indonesian reef break. The place is phenomenally proffessionaly managed as there is little doubt the sea is dangerous here. They only let 10 surfers out on to the wave at ...
Sumba and Indonesia Report
... . What Did You Catch It On?: Fish Species Size Rod Reel Line Lure Location Ulua 90lbs + Spearing Rail Gun Reel NA Sumba, Indonesia shot by Cameron Nillson Fishing Tips: Spearfishing, Eye contact.. Avoid eye contact as much as possible on your ...
Tarimbang
... !! Schildkroeten, Reefsharks und beim rauspaddeln taucht 5Meter neben mir ein kleiner Finnwahl auf um Luft zu schnappen, woooooow... Sumba ist noch dermassen vom Tourismus verschohnt geblieben, kam mir manchmal wie ein "Alien" vor wenn mich all die ...
Mr. Ali
... – like George Costanza said, "There’s nothing wrong with manure." I have an annoying lingering cold. When I first arrived on Sumba, it started and I actually didn’t surf the first day. Now, I feel better, but I sniffle and sneeze and run ...
Wackybubak
... blog. :) According to my computer, today is Friday. I got here on Monday, and I have at least another week to go. Everything about Sumba is difficult except for the surf and the resort. I had about $30-$40 stolen from my bag on the beach while I went ...
Aloha from the Aloha Hotel
I'm in the dirtiest Internet cafe I've ever seen, in one of the ugliest towns I've ever seen. But it's down the block from my hotel (the Hotel Aloha) and the Mets are in second place, six games over .500 so all is well. I'm going to try to download as ...
Butterflies and eagles and flat surf
... were wondering). Surf is supposed to come up tomorrow. But I’d like to talk to Mr. Ali about going on a tour. I like Sumba Nautil. I feel safe here. But my journey here is not just about surfing every day and eating great food (although if ...
Sumba is not easy
... down a huge, wide road that was in fantastic shape. We stopped so I could get water, and then I had another taste of Sumba. I grabbed two bottles and a coke, and I could not for the life of me figure out what numbers the girl was saying. Eventually she ...
Did I really take two buses to get here?
So I'm now in Waikabubak, the ugliest little town I’ve ever seen. I’m at the Aloha Hotel, scheduled to check out in about 45 minutes and Mr. Marten, the owner of the homestay at Tarimbang, is coming to pick me up and drive me down there. I ...
Sumba Trip
We departed from Surabaya on 08.05am to Sumba Island, NTT and arrived at Sumba Island on 01.30pm. From Tambolaka Airport we take another trip with a car about 2 hours driving. The resort we stayed in is about 500m2 above seal level and it ...
the end of the world heheheheh
need more than so.......small town .............beautiful culture view,and nature ...
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