This blog’s going to be short and sweet as there’s little to report other than the mundanities of life – unless I want to launch into politics. If I did we’d be here all night and (as it’s a Friday) I suspect we’ve all got better things to do. After all, it’s not as if the current shambles is going to go away over the weekend, is it?

So, I’ll restrain myself and save my spleen venting for another time. Besides, I have a sneaky feeling January will be a fertile time to let off steam on that front…

Instead, I’ll go straight to the picture of the day. Amongst other things I’ve been busy scanning and editing more old travel pictures from my 1997-99 grand tour. I’ve come to the end of another album with a series of pictures from the lesser explored Indonesian Island of Flores. Most Tourists to Indonesia never make it beyond Java, Bali, Lombok or possibly Sulawesi. Flores isn’t really on their radar, but I’ve travelled across the island twice, in 1992 and 1998. It’s a fascinating place as it’s very different to the more well known islands as it’s more rugged and with very different flora and fauna as it’s east of the the Wallace line.

I’ve no idea what it’s like travelling across the island now, but when I did it the roads were rough and the local bus services were ‘fun’ to say the least, but it was an amazing place to visit as it was so different. Indonesia has a great variety of cultures and religions and today’s picture reflects that. I took this in a Ngada village near Moni in Mid September 1998. The Ngada people have a fascinating history. The layout of their villages reflect this. Here, you really are stepping back in time…

If you’re interested in looking through more photos from Indonesia (or the rest of the epic trip), you can find them in this gallery on my Zenfolio picture website. I’ll be adding many more shots of other exotic Indonesian Islands over the next few weeks…

Meanwhile, I’ve a favour to ask…
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