wotthefiqh

"I'll be in it"

Anthony Cobban

56 / Male

Perth, Western Australia, Australia

About wotthefiqh

Travel Guru | Member since 20th Oct 04

Citizenship: Australia
Marital Status: Married
Occupation: Computer Systems Analyst
Hobbies:

Travelling

Favourite places:

Bali, Gili Meno, Lombok, Nusa Lembongan, Paros, Naxos, Delphi, Dahab, Meteora, Kalbarri, Broome, Samarian Gorge, Aswan, Luxor, Kamakura, Tokyo, Himeji, Rome, Koh Samui, Macau, Rio, Mendoza, Iguazu, San Pedro de Atacama, Copacabana in Bolivia, Cuzco, Machu Picchu, Chitchen Itza, Tulum, Isla Mujeres, Washington, Madrid, Margaret River, Inle Lake, Bagan, Ngapali Beach

Activity : photos (285) forum (1373) guide (0) blog (3) diary (1) trips (2)

Latest Blog Entry

Lamboya Mayhem

Posted by wotthefiqh | 10th March 2009

Background -

The dry, undulating island of Sumba has the richest tribal culture in Nusa Tenggara, centred on a religious tradition called marapu.

Pasola is the name of ancient war ritual war festival by two groups of selected Sumbanese men. They riding their colorful decorated selected horses fling wooden spears at each other.

The Pasola festival occurs during February in Lamboya and Kodi. The main activity starts several days after the full moon and coincides with the yearly arrival to the shore of strange, and multihued sea worms – Nyale.

The general idea is that the more blood spilt during Pasola, the happier the spirits and the better the harvest.

Few holds are barred, injuries and sometimes deaths still occur.

Just missed the Pasola Festival in West Sumba back in 2007 so made sure we made it in Feb 2009.
Stayed at the Sumba Nautil resort which is a 5 minute drive from the battlefield and a 5 minute drive + 10 minute walk from the 7 a.m. beach cerem

Continued | Sumba Pasola Festival

Travel Blogs wotthefiqh runs

Coral Bay Trip - Lotus Eating
West Sumba For Dummies - Contrast To Bali's Commercialism
Sumba Pasola Festival - Marapu Head Priest
Gut-Wrenching Flores - Close To Projectile Vomiting

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Latest Diary Entry

Getting to Rio

Posted by wotthefiqh | 28th January 2005

The weather in Perth, Western Australia was blistering hot for summer, but Gillian and I were off to South America.
We both love Perth summers for the heat, the backyard pool, the lifestyle and the ability to walk down to the Indian Ocean for a snor

Full entry | wotthefiqh - Travel Diary