Off the beaten Track

The further east you drift from the island of Bali, the fewer tourists you meet. On the ferry from the Island of Flores to the Island of Lembata, I seemed to be the only foreign tourist on board. Right at the beginning I was approached by a friendly man from Lembata, who introduced me to his wife and children. As often on my travels, I had the feeling at that moment that I have the most intense encounters with local people when I travel alone with as few tourists as possible around me.

Pulau Lembata (Indonesia), July 2013