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Can’t We Just Take a Tour?
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 4 January 2012
It’s a long running joke in my family, an oft-reused line once uttered by my exhausted mom while she was backpacking with me through China: Can’t we just take a tour? The answer to that simple question is a solid YES – under certain conditions, of course. Even for backpackers and budget travelers, tours can, [...]
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Captivating Kanawa
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 13 December 2011
Ten days on Seraya just whet our appetite for more tropical bliss here on Kanawa, a tiny island located between Labuanbajo and Komodo. In addition to lazing on more white-sand beaches, we also came here to do some night dives on the house reef as well as the wall off of neighboring Sebayur Besar. As [...]
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Thomas’ 100th Dive
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 11 December 2011
Hip, hip, huray! I’m lucky enough to have just celebrated my 100th dive while here in Komodo, considered one of the best dive spots in the world. It is custom for the 100th dive to be done in the nude. Being a free spirit, I considered it for a moment, but decided a wetsuit was [...]
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Komodo, Diver’s Paradise
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 7 December 2011
It’s not exactly a secret among experienced divers, but Komodo has some of the best diving in the world. While land-lubbers are more focused on the famous dragons, underwater fans realize that Komodo National Park protects some of the best preserved coral and underwater life on the planet. Why? As with Nusa Lembongan, deep channels [...]
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Rats!!!
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 5 December 2011
Years of traveling have taught us never to leave anything edible laying around in a thatched beach hut. So, clever as we were, we packed all of our food items in a plastic bag and suspended it from the central ceiling beam. Little did we know that Seraya’s rats are quite the acrobats. In the [...]
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Stunning Seraya
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 3 December 2011
Just one hour north by boat from Labuanbajo lies beautiful Seraya, a steep, narrow island blanketed in velvety golden grasses dotted with emerald trees. White-sand beaches, mangrove forest and rocky outcrops line the shore. And right offshore, a shallow, well-preserved coral reef surrounds the island. Yes, Seraya is a rare discovery. Although there are over [...]
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Day 700: The Ruteng Clan
Blog: The Odyssey Expedition - 3 December 2010
30.11.10: Seven HUNDRED days on the road!! Bloomin’ eck. After dragging myself out of bed at 6.30am, I wasn’t too chuffed when I was told that the minibus to the next waypoint, Ruteng, didn’t leave until 8am. But no sooner had I settled down under a bamboo bivouac at the side of the road to drink coffee [...]
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Day 699: The Ende of All Things
Blog: The Odyssey Expedition - 3 December 2010
29.11.10: So the ferry pulled into Larantuka port nice and early, around 7am. Now I just had the small matter of the entirety of Flores to get across. Cast from your mind any concept of nice straight Roman roads – this is a volcanic jungle baby, and these roads are longer and windier than you would [...]
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Where There Be Dragons – Chasing Komodo’s
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 22 July 2010
With some incredible diving under my belt already I decided the final day of validity in my park pass was going to be used for some Dragon chasing. I met a nice French couple who were going to share the boat with me on the day of to visit the dragons on Rinca Island. Komodo [...]
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Where There Be Dragons – Diving Komodo
Blog: Around The World On The Toilet - 21 July 2010
By the time I made it out of the Papuan highlands, I found it very easy to convince myself that I was due for a little relaxation. The past 9 months had been full of adventures and plenty of interesting experiences but now I was craving a little time eating good food and spending the [...]
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Sailing off in search of dragons
Blog: Itinerant Londoner - 12 December 2009
I was faced with three options when it came to getting to Komodo. Would it be the expensive flight on a dodgy Indonesian airline? Or maybe the uncomfortable 31 hour bus-boat-bus-boat overland option? Or perhaps the four-day all-inclusive boat trip island-hopping all the way from Lombok to Flores, taking in Komodo along the way? It [...]
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