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Indonesia : All Images © Karina Boese - All Rights Reserved

Indonesia

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All Images © Karina Boese - All Rights Reserved

Updated: May 19, 2008 6:44am PST

Bromo : Mt. Bromo area, located in East of Java

Bromo

cessy

Mt. Bromo area, located in East of Java

Updated: May 15, 2007 11:34am PST

Bali : this island always fascinating :)
went to some traditional villages, salt farmer place, etc and off course also usual tourists places

Bali

cessy

this island always fascinating :) went to some traditional villages, ...

Updated: Dec 21, 2006 7:14pm PST

Tana Toraja Countryside : Our main destination on Sulawesi was Tana Toraja, home of the Toraja ethnic group in the south Sulawesi highlands. Torajans are famous for their elaborate funeral rites, burial sites that are carved in rocky cliffs, a massive peaked roof of traditional house called tongkonan, and colorful wood carvings.

Tana Toraja Countryside

Steffen A. Bass

Our main destination on Sulawesi was Tana Toraja, home of the Toraja e ...

Updated: Aug 21, 2006 12:13pm PST

Tampangallo Cave : Tampangallo Cave is probably among the spookiest sites in Tana Toraja. Nested in a picturesque valley of rice paddies one finds this small cave containing many well prserved tau tau effigies, wooden coffins and plenty of skulls and bones of Torajan nobles...

Tampangallo Cave

Steffen A. Bass

Tampangallo Cave is probably among the spookiest sites in Tana Toraja. ...

Updated: Aug 21, 2006 8:49am PST

South Sulawesi Countryside : The images in this gallery were taken during our drive from Makassar to Tana Toraja and back again (via Senkang). The lowland Sulawesi countryside is very pretty - lush green - with lots of rice fields and quaint fishing villages.

South Sulawesi Countryside

Steffen A. Bass

The images in this gallery were taken during our drive from Makassar t ...

Updated: Aug 21, 2006 8:36am PST

Royal Graves of Suaya : Torajans of noble origin are often buried in a stone grave, carved out of a rocky cliff. In some places, the stone cave is enough to accommodate the whole family. A wooden carved effigy, called tau tau, is usually put in the cave and faced down over the land. The tau tau effigies have a spooky presence to them, watching over the land...

Royal Graves of Suaya

Steffen A. Bass

Torajans of noble origin are often buried in a stone grave, carved out ...

Updated: Aug 21, 2006 8:04am PST

Market Day in Rantepau : Market day in Rantepau is spectacular!! Everything one could possibly imagine is for sale and the crowd of Torajans streaming from remote villages to Rantepau for the market is humongous. The highlight of the market is undoubtedly the livestock section with its buffalos and pigs.

Market Day in Rantepau

Steffen A. Bass

Market day in Rantepau is spectacular!! Everything one could possibly ...

Updated: Aug 21, 2006 7:59am PST

Palawa : Palawa is another very well preserved traditional Toraja village with lots of tongkonan houses. While Kete Kesu serves now as a museum, Palawa is still a living village and definitely worth seeing.

Palawa

Steffen A. Bass

Palawa is another very well preserved traditional Toraja village with ...

Updated: Aug 21, 2006 7:34am PST

Makassar : Our first destination in Indonesia was Makassar, the largest city and main trading port on Sulawesi. The old harbor is particularly fascinating, since one can still see traditional Malay sailing vessels moored at the jetty.

Makassar

Steffen A. Bass

Our first destination in Indonesia was Makassar, the largest city and ...

Updated: Aug 21, 2006 7:28am PST