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AMBON TRIVIA
One hour on the internet 5000 Rupiahs........or 50 cents! Cars drive on the "other" side of the street. Careful walking on the sidewalks because of missing grates over the sewers. The arrow on my hotel ceiling points to Mecca as to all entries to mosques. Despite this, two side by side mosques, one old and one massively new, are not exactly …
Stop-over in Ambon
Our next destination was the capital of the Molukus islands, Ambon. Unfortunately, the flights to the famous Banda islands were fully booked and we enjoyed a day diving with Maya in the north of Pulau Ambon. We liked very much the ride through the villages and Ambon's trendy cafés and we made a promise to come here ...
The Joys of Muck Diving
... water, the numerous pieces of trash on the ocean floor, and watching the residents of the various boats on the pier spit into the water not too far away from us, the dive was spectacular. We saw some of the rarest and strangest of creatures found anywhere in the underwater world. A Flamboyant cuttlefish which changes colours to purple, orange, yellow, white, and black when startled. A shaggy frogfish that looks as if he has a buzz-cut on the ...
Padang Food
... actually displayed a 'D' rating), this was probably the furthest from ‘food safe’ that we have eaten yet on the trip.
To order food you approach the dishes displayed in the window and simply point to what you might like and the proprietor will serve it to you along with a large plate of rice. Fried chicken, spicy sauces, fried potatoes, grilled fish, it is all excellent tasting, but the ...
Bucket Shower Anyone?
... a waiting car that takes us to Laha Village, a small fishing town about 30km outside of the main town of Ambon. This is the location of one of Tuta’s soon to be dive shops. Laha Village has some of the best ‘muck’ diving in the world. ‘Muck” diving is a very special type of diving that typically only long time divers enjoy. Traditional ‘muck’ diving sites have bad visibility, no corals, and ...
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