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Opinion

Kopi Bubuk Flores and ancestral spirits

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It doesn’t take one long to learn that Flores and the surrounding archipelago is a special realm.  Alien plant life, pink, black and white beaches, Komodo dragons, animistic mountain tribes and, of course, the stunning mountain ranges enshrouded in thundering mist.  But that’s not all there is in Flores—java!  Not […]

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Home for Christmas…Sort of

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Plane ticket purchased three months in advance? Check. Bags packed and organized two weeks ahead of time? Check. Christmas gifts safely stored in my suitcase since September? Check. Negative COVID-19 test result for my flight? Oh… And Everything went downhill from there.  International flights are already hard enough, even for […]