I am in Makassar, Sulawesi for the last 4 days and have managed to find hosts as part of the couch-surfing community.Busy place, not a lot to see besides a Dutch fort and a beach where you can watch the sunset in good weather. m\

I was hosted by two Muslim families. The first one pretty traditional, the father was praying most of the time. The whole family walked me to the road and saw me off on a bujak (little minibus). The daughter who hosted me had lots of stray kittens which got into everywhere and I think the gritty feeling the bed was their rubbish. Had a little badminton game with some kids outside, good fun, except when the shuttle-cock fell in the open sewers!

The second host was a much larger extended family living together including an elderly grandmother who walked around and I was uncertain if she could see anything. Both families cooked great meals. The brother of my host delivered me to the bus station in rush hour traffic in the morning and was very kind.