Bintang Wisata Bajawa

... you'd find a straight road that was longer than 50m here! The roads are just a series of hair-pin curves, with the road constantly doubling back on itself. At least the driver seemed to be a reasonably careful driver, unlike the Balinese death-defying drivers. Luckily for us, there were only a few occasions that he overtook on blind corners. It could have been worse!<br><br>The scenery is stunning here though. We saw rice ...

... slaan we over. Er zijn 3 manieren om in Flores te komen. De makkelijkste is vliegen maar dan moeten we eerst terug naar Bali. De andere manier is met de bus. Tja dat is ook niet de makkelijkste manier aangezien het eilanden zijn dus het is bus, ferry, bus, ferry en dat ongeveer 40 uur lang. Daarna heb je nog een week nodig om weer bij te komen. De laatste optie is met de boot en dit is dan ook de meest populaire. Met wat geluk (laatste moment afmelding ...

... Onnelliset, mutta erittain hammentyneet tulevat vanhemmat juhlivat uutista juomalla lampimat oluttolkit hotellin parvekkeella ja paattivat keskeyttaa loman seka lahtea mahdollisimman nopeasti Helsinkiin jarjestelemaan asioita. Lahto Labuan Bajosta ei kuitenkaan osoittautunut ihan niin yksinkertaiseksi. <br><br>Labuan Bajo on todellinen perakylien perakyla, vaikkakin omalla nuhjuisella tavallaan myos kaunis pieni ...

... do not travel well! Despite this we still manged to stop for breakfast at lunchtime just half an hour before our destination after 4 hours. Presumably so people could refill their now empty stomachs? Bajawa is a nice town high up in the mountains so very cool compared to the coast. Surrounded by spectacular volcanoes which are hidden by clouds then appears as the sun comes out. We continued the Swiss theme by staying at Hotel Edelwies, which was 100 times nicer than the one in Ruteng ...

6/11/08 *No I wasn't one of the divers who was pulled out by a current around Komodo Island, I've had many e-mails asking if I am ok:) That happened 2 days after I had left Komodo. oh..what a week. :) Flores was a really a cool island, and the people were exceedingly friendly, not to mention very different looking than other parts of Indonesia. I saw the curliest hair there EVER, and very dark skin and almost African features. It is said that in the western ...

... lady woke up so early and we'd asked her to give us breakfast before 5:30 twice and she never actually got to give it to us. Had we just waited by the side of the road, we probably would have missed the bus, because it wouldn't have known we wanted to get on it. Confusedly Travis and I ambled up to first one door of the bus, then another, then back to the first. We had no idea where to sit or to put our stuff. You see, the bus was chock full of ...

Before I tell you about Bajawa, I'll just say a little bit about the Trans-Flores Highway, which runs the length of Flores. A little comparison might help: the 'Highway' is in fact smaller and more winding than most of the small winding roads that make their way through the Yorkshire Dales. It rises and falls over 1000m as it goes along, mostly sealed, though there are patches featuring impressive potholes that have all the feel of a very bumpy lane ...

Feb. 4, 2007 Rinca Island In Labuan Bajo we chartered a boat (Rp500,000) to Rinca Island in the Komodo National Park to see the Komodo Dragons. We had planned to take the Perama boat to Komodo and on to Lombak. But everyone we'd talked to said Rinca was where you can see the most dragons and also other animals. Rinca is also closer than Komodo and we can go over in the morning and return in the afternoon. Anyway, we had come to town too late to ...

Feb. 2, 2007 This morning Ryan arranges to hire two bikes for Rp200,000 to go to see the traditional megalithic village, Bena. It was very interesting and worth the trip. We had a chance to hire a private car for Rp500,000 to do the trip and then take us all the way to Labuan Bajo this same day. But we decided to save the money and remain in Bajawa for the night and take ...

... we spent a wonderful afternoon relaxing and chatting before returning to our respective boats and getting to sleep before the big tour. After negotiating with the local tour operators we finally organised our big day at the village. We were also promised on the way some hot springs to refresh us. Well our bemo was much like any other in Indonesia - completely run down, old with no springs, seating that was the usual ripped decorative ...