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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
... his head and comes with his own fishing lure attached to the top of his buzz-cut head. A wonderpus octopus that looks a bit like a zebra with black and white stripes and contorts itself into any and every shape imaginable. Devil scorpionfish that drag themselves along the seafloor with vicious looking claws and truly look as if they have climbed up from the depths of hell. Each of these creatures are incredibly rare and can be found only in ...
Padang Food
December 20-23, 2011
Three days of bucket showers, mosquito fighting, dodging streams of garbage and battling a full blown ear infection has left us both a bit worn out. We are both counting the hours to the joys and amenities that Bali will offer.
There is essentially only one restaurant in Laha Village, which only offers padang food. Padang food is quite tasty, but is a bit strange by ...
Bucket Shower Anyone?
... that can happen?’ I handed over our passports and the small smiling man quickly darted away. It was at that point that I realized Sukhia was giving me one of her famed ‘What are you an idiot?’ looks. Such expressive eyes…
A few moments later we are greeted by Tuta who asks if we’ve met his friend Michael yet. We sigh in relief and greet Michael as he returns with our passports. We grab our bags and ...
This is MUK Diving....
... wirklich, was mache ich da. Ich sehe ja kaum was
und was sollte da schon leben. Aber kaum zu glauben, da lebte
einiges. Der Guide zeigte uns sehr viele aussergewöhnliche Tiere,
die wir noch nie gesehen haben. Wir hatten kaum Zeit zum Fotos
machen, so viel zeigte er uns.
Nun wissen wir was MUK Diving wirklich heisst: Man taucht in einer Dreckigen Brühe mit viel Plastikmüll und findet erstaundliche Lebewesen.
Am Nachmittag gingen wir in die
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