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Southeast Asia · Dec 2024 – Feb 2025, Aug 2026 – Present
Indonesia
"17,000 islands. I only scratched the surface."
Chapters
2 visits · 56 days · 1,257 km by bicycle
Nunukan → Tarakan → Palu → Manado → Ambon → Baubau → Makassar → Tana Toraja
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A Night of Roaring Tides: Football, Fever, and Finding the Pulse of Makassar
October 5, 2026 · Ch. 2
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From Traveling to Purposeful Action: A Midnight Arrival in Makassar and Lessons from a Parting Friend
September 26, 2026 · Ch. 2
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A Deep Dive into Tana Toraja: The Final Day of Rambu Solo and a Shift in the Traveler's Soul
September 25, 2026 · Ch. 2
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The Soul of Tana Toraja: Eyes of the Sacred Buffalo and the Village's Melody
September 24, 2026 · Ch. 2
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Crossroads of Blood and Prayer: Day Three of Rambu Solo and Toraja's Economy of Sacrifice
September 23, 2026 · Ch. 2
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Embraced by the Clouds of Toraja: Day Two of Rambu Solo and the Essence of a Welcomed Traveler
September 22, 2026 · Ch. 2
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Touching the Torajan View of Life and Death: The Grand Rambu Solo Funeral
September 21, 2026 · Ch. 2
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Blood, Wealth, and Farewells: The Final Dawn of the Ma'nene Ritual
September 19, 2026 · Ch. 2
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The Alchemy of Offerings: Bamboo, Fire, and a Night in a Traditional Tongkonan
September 18, 2026 · Ch. 2
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Tending the Ancestors: A Day Inside Toraja's Ma'nene Rites, from Tire Chairs to Fermented Ballo
September 17, 2026 · Ch. 2
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Where the Living Embrace the Dead: Inside Tana Toraja's Ma'nene Ritual
September 16, 2026 · Ch. 2
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A Prologue to Ma'nene: First Steps into Toraja's Sacred Highlands
September 15, 2026 · Ch. 2
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