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Travel Blogs from East Indonesia, Indonesia
another of life's passages...
This is a top pick! A somewhat sleepless night due to being awakened by a raucous man at our door...I guess he thought our room was his room...it was 3 in the morning and he was either drunk or high on Jennie's omelette with magic mushrooms...right there on the menu at this ...
Mr Thomas and friends
This is a top pick! ... "Apa Kabar touris?, Mau ke mana?" (How are you, tourist? Where are you going?) two questions that you will be asked throughout Indonesia, although usually in English and it just doesn't sound nice that way! Not all were as glad to see us though, one ...
No room at the inn...
This is a top pick! ... the locals and to chat to people freely (and not be suspicious of their motives). On Flores and the islands further east, tourists are still a relatively uncommon sight, and the locals love asking you questions and talking about their own lives. We ...
Bajawa to Labuanbajo
This is a top pick! ... and turns as the roads continuously ascend and descend. The road which runs the length of Flores from Larantuka in the east to Labuanbajo in the west, would be 375km ong if reasonably straight, but its the complete opposite of reasonably straight and ...
South Africans on dragon safari
This is a top pick! ... eastern island of Flores. For the duration of the two-hour flight we enjoyed excellent views of the string of islands to the east of Bali, including Lombok, Sumbawa. We were amused to hear two fellow passengers talk Afrikaans to each other, and of course ...
Flores - Labuanbajo and Komodo National Park
This is a top pick! Mon 16 Aug - Day 106 Woken from sound sleep at 4am by a nearby cockerel, who set off a cockerel chain reaction. No idea what they're playing at as it doesn't start getting light until 5.30am. Labuanbajo is a small fishing community with a busy port ...
A beach haven and a wreck dive
This is a top pick! ... a bemo together and sat around chatting while we waited for the plane (which ended up leaving an hour late). Goodbye, Flores and Lembata! We'd been absolutely enchanted by the friendly people and dramatic scenery of this far eastern corner of ...
Deutschlanders and dragons
This is a top pick! We arrived at the port of Labuan Lombok slightly before sunset after a day being bundled around in a tiny van from one place to the next. We'd met our fellow passengers, twelve Germans, three Swedes, an Irishman and a Polish girl. Should make for an ...
Colourful crater lakes... and a robbery
This is a top pick! ... picture, a million rupiah is not much at all... it's about 55 pounds! We decided to head to Maumere and on from there further east to the island of Lamalera. Rich had been reading up on it, and it sounded pretty interesting. In Maumere, we'd get some ...
Pimp my Bemo!!!
This is a top pick! ... . Jetting down in Ende, Flores. We had decided a few weeks ago to fly from Bali to Flores to experience a more authentic Indonesia. Ende is halfway across Flores so this meant after our flight there we could work our way back to Bali. Also not many ...
Labuan Bajo and our boat trip back to Lombok
This is a top pick! ... on Rinca island. The boat company we went with is called Perama and they are probably the most reliable and respected tour operators in Indonesia. It was a 2 day/2 night journey. We slept on the deck as it was a bit cheaper and it turned out to be much ...
Overnight in Bajawa
This is a top pick! On Monday evening we tried to organize transport East. We decided to combine Rinca (our opportunity to see Komodo dragons in the wild), with our boat journey back to Lombok. Unfortunately, there were no options other than local bus to Bajawa. We didn't ...
Motorbike touring the back roads of Bajawa.
This is a top pick! Highlights. Ojek tour around Bajawa. We paid for 2 guys to give us a tour of the surrounding area of Bajawa using their bikes. This was a much cheaper way of doing it rather than a private car plus it was a lot more fun. The guy who explained everything ...
O come all ye travellers
This is a top pick! ... the beaten track' and is the gateway to the 17 Islands National Park, or as the brochures put it, the Pearly Necklace of the East. Hmmm, might have to work on that tagline. The village itself is interesting in a number of ways. Once you hit shore ...
Another Fun Bus Journey
This is a top pick! Another fun local bus ride to Bima. Just over-nighted here in yet another grotty hotel. The next morning we got a bus to the ferry terminal in Sape 2 hrs east of Bima. ...
Surabaya to Flores
This is a top pick! Tue Aug 10 - Day 100 We checked out of the Paviljoen hotel, leaving our rucksacks in reception. Despite the occasional outside whiff of sewer and spotting a big rat (outside) it's a very pleasant place to stay. Rene types journal for 45 mins, presses ...
Moni and the 3 lakes of Kelimutu.
This is a top pick! ... couple and the man left us to it while he cooked dinner. When the food came it was delicious, by far the best meal in Indonesia. We had a good night chatting to the Germans and speaking to the random man. This sums Flores up, there's a lot of young men ...
Beaches, Boats and Diving
This is a top pick! ... North of the island and very quiet and isolated. Normally Gili Trawangan is a party island but because of the recent troubles in Indonesia it was really quiet and much more laid-back than usual. We met up here with our Canadian friends Martin and Annie ...
West Flores
This is a top pick! The ferry from Sape to Labuan Bajo was very pleasant and took about 7 hrs to cross. We met an interesting French man by the name of Pierre and hung out with him for a time. On the way there were nice views of Komodo island and Rinca islands. The sea was ...
Village People Moni
This is a top pick! ... . Often we have been staying in places over 2000 meters and have had to wear our warm clothes. This is as far east as we will travel in Indonesia. The rest of our trip will be a meandering trip back to Denpasar. D&A P.S. They love their soccer here ...
A Whale of a time
This is a top pick! ... mainland to connect with the Pelni ship the following morning where we met Martin & Annie who had done a visa-run via Kupang to East Timor where it had rained on them for the whole week!! On the Pelni ship they had rented the doctors cabin and there ...
Discovery of the perfect beach.
This is a top pick! Highlights. Paradise island. It took an hour long boat ride from Labuan Bajo to get to Seraya island on what was clearly the worst boat in the whole harbour. Half way through we had to stop and fix the engine while the waves made it a fairly ...
Life cruising the high seas
This is a top pick! ... a year just doing the South Pacific if you have the funds and the inclination. Others ply familiar waters - for example, up the east coast of Australia to Thailand, then back again when the current is favourable. And that is a major driver of these ...
Water water everywhere, so lets all have a drink..
This is a top pick! ... trip remains full of surprises. I haven't barfed yet - yay! This is my second day out on the boat en route to Kupang Indonesia after departing from Darwin early yesterday morning. The raging 15-25 knot winds that were meant to whip up 2 metre waves on a ...
Christmas in Flores (Bajawa and Moni)
This is a top pick! At Labuanbajo we got on a bus to Bajawa and were treated to 3 circuits of the town before leaving to make sure we picked up every last passenger possible. The 10hour ride to Bajawa was along a winding road through scenic green mountains for most of the ...
Feed them meat
This is a top pick! Well, I didn't get to feed anyone to a rampant dragon during our visit which was a real shame - there were plenty of loud and large Americans about yesterday that were perfect candidates for a quick shove resulting in a bloody sacrifice. Unfortunately ...
Reluctant Return to Civilization
This is a top pick! ... . We were dropped at the hotel we'd requested, which was much more expensive than we would have liked (all prices up in Indonesia, after all), but there was nowhere else for us to go and the staff was friendly enough. We settled in. ...
Kalabahi madness
This is a top pick! ... , so at least a hangover isn't magnifying the whole sound issue. Why so considering this is a pretty remote and sleepy part of Indonesia? Well, the 4th Alor Expo is happening right now so the population has swelled and a bunch of band and club music has ...
Another Overnighter
This is a top pick! Just another overnighter here. We stayed at the one after LP's best pick which was a dump and expensive. We wanted to stay at Sante Marie which is a convent but all their rooms were occupied for the night. The nuns were really nice and organized a guy to ...
Dragon spotting on Rinca Island.
This is a top pick! Highlights. Bus Etiquette. Here's the official low down to bus travel in Flores. Buffaloes - back seats of the bus. Pigs - roof of the bus. Ducks/chickens - underneath the front seat (legs tied together). Goats - roof of the bus. Mopeds - tied to the ...