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| From Banjarmasin, Indonesia | |
| Tuesday, March 04, 2008 | |
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Along with a local brother & sister, hired a boat, sat on top & waved to the kids as they jumped & played in the river, while the men smoked & supervised the women washing clothes in the river & all while people went in & out of the community toilets (out houses) that emptied into that same river... yes, gross!
And the people... definitely the nicest I've met yet. A woman on my flight drove me into town from the airport. That a stranger bought me cigarettes (yes, started smoking, clove not tobacco, but don't comment, seriously, don't). Next day in a Taoist temple... first time I'd ever seen yet once considered myself a Taoist... the guy running the temple bought me lunch.
Actually, all the people were super sweet there. Had a family in a car & several people on motorcycles ask if they could drive me wherever I was going... said no, was just wandering. And many people who did not speak English stopped just to shake my hand. Truly, the nicest people!! Plus, not another tourist in sight! Tags: Indonesia locals Borneo |
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