The long-running Homestay Stori is owned by a hospitable family and has four rooms available in a frayed concrete home with peeling linoleum floors and shared slimy mandis out the back. But, hey, it's cheap. It's on the main drag in town, on the right side of the street as you head toward the sea.
Homestay Stori
Sumba
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Almost as far west as you can get on Sumba is one of the island's most magical spots, Weekuri Lagoon. On one side, locals and tourists rent black rubber…
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Tarung is home to five tribes, each with their own small, thatched shrine where only the local ratu (priest) is allowed to pray and commune with the…
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