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5 Incredibly Relaxing Destinations in Southeast Asia
Blog: GoBackpacking - 7 February 2012
or all the wild, action-packed mega cities Southeast Asia is so famous for, there’s an equally opposite number of places that are quiet, nature-oriented, and extremely relaxing. Here are 5 destinations I recently visited where relaxation is the local way of life. 1. Sangkhlaburi, Thailand Waking up at 5 am is something you’ll love doing when you’re [...]
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The Lamalera Whale Hunters
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 7 February 2012
Dolphin heads on the beach When do indigenous hunting rights become a danger to the environment? Do we want whale hunting to become a tourist attraction? Should we eat in a restaurant that primarily serves dolphin meat? So many questions. As we, along with our friends Elma and Marnix, approached the remote island of Lembata, [...]
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Staring for Success
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 2 February 2012
Third-world visas are the bane of our existence. Here in Indonesia, many regional immigration offices have a reputation for bureaucracy, corruption, incompetence, and downright meanness. The office here in Maumere is among the worst. For weeks, I’ve been dreading the thought of trying to extend our visa here, but to continue on to the end [...]
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Travel Bali
Blog: My Little Nomads - 31 January 2012
The best articles and information on traveling to Bali. Continue reading → Related Articles: Washington DC With Kids – The Best Things To Do Cheap Hotels In New York City
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I get around: ten non-traditional means of transportation
Blog: See Simi Travel Blog - 30 January 2012
Getting from one place to another always proves to be an interesting and important part of the travel experience. So why not mix it up a little? This week we explore some memorable modes of transportation: planes, trains and automobiles have been excused from the list. (But parachutes, jungle trams and motorbikes made it).
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Muck Diving in Maumere
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 29 January 2012
Warning: This post contains cool footage of the spectacular mimic octopus If you see something swimming by in the video above which looks like an underwater Far Side cartoon creature wearing horn-rimmed glasses, that would be the mimic octopus. Mimic octopus? If you are wondering where you heard that name before, it might be that [...]
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Sunrise over Kelimutu
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 27 January 2012
Up at 3:45 AM – man, that’s painful – and I had to practically drag Tony out of bed onto the floor to get him to wake up. (Getting Tony up that early is like waking a Tasmanian devil.) The last major activity on our tour was watching the sunrise over Mount Kelimutu, our second [...]
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The Lio Tribe
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 25 January 2012
Our latest foray into the tribal cultural of Flores was a visit to Wologai, a traditional Lionese village situated on a beautifully forested volcanic ridge an hour past Ende. (The topography of Flores is phenomenal.) Wologai is one of the few villages in the Ende district with well preserved Lionese art and architecture. Because of [...]
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Blue at Blue Stone Beach
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 23 January 2012
On our way from Riung to Moni, we broke up the long journey at Blue Stone Beach on the southern coast of Flores. Famous for the colorful baby blue rocks which wash up on a stretch of black volcanic sand, the beach is featured on every tour itinerary. Blue Stone Beach, Blue Stone Beach, Blue [...]
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Here Be Dragons, Too
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 21 January 2012
Most guidebooks and online resources suggest that the range of the Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis) is limited to Komodo, Rinca, Gili Motang, Gili Dasami, and the mainland of Flores just opposite Rinca. So imagine our surprise when we discovered a population of “dragons” here in the Riung archipelago as well. What? Apparently, locals have known [...]
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Seventeen Islands Marine Park
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 19 January 2012
After sitting in a car for several days, we’ve decided to mix it up a little and change our mode of transportation. From Riung town, located on the northern coast of Flores, we chartered a boat to take us around the Seventeen Islands Marine Park known for its beaches, coral gardens and interesting wildlife. For [...]
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Three!!!
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 17 January 2012
Apparently, the number 3 is very important to these Ngada kids. Unfortunately, we couldn’t figure out why. Three musketeers, three little pigs, three’s company, three strikes out, three stooges? It’ll just have to remain a mystery.
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Slow Bali Wrap up: Itinerary, budget and more
Blog: The Art of Slow Travel - 16 January 2012
Editor’s note: This post is peppered with links to other posts (on this blog) and resources about Bali. Click on the bold blue text to explore them. Boyfriend and I spent 2 full weeks on the island of Bali, and while we travelled as slow as one can possibly get, we still managed to see [...]
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The Ngada Tribe
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 14 January 2012
Neila and Gregorius One of the highlights of any trip to Flores is certainly a visit to the Ngada tribal villages near Bajawa. As with the Sasak tribe in Lombok, the Ngada are struggling to balance their ancient traditions with the curiosity of outsiders and gradual modernization. We visited Luba and Bena to get a [...]
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The Manggarai Spider Web Rice Terraces
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 12 January 2012
After four and a half years in Asia, I really thought that we had seen just about every conceivable form of rice terrace known to man. From the Dragon’s Backbone in China to Nepal’s Annapurna Circuit to the terraces of Northern Luzon – I thought we had seen it all. Apparently not. The Manggarai tribe [...]
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The Flores Hobbit
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 10 January 2012
Our first stop leaving Ruteng was the Liang Bua cave, which made headlines around the world in 2003 for the discovery of tiny Homo floresiensis, otherwise known by the media as the “Flores hobbit”. Since their discovery, the bones of H. floresiensis have been the subject of intense scientific debate: does this population of three-foot-high [...]
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Heavenly Accommodation
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 8 January 2012
Who would have thought that overnighting in Ruteng’s convent, Kongregasi Santa Maria Berdukacita, could be a highlight on its own. Not so much for the spiritual pleasures, I might add, but rather for the earthly ones. Our first HOT shower in five weeks in the Catholic nunnery-slash-hotel has almost made me a believer. The super-clean [...]
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Linda Garland Estate (Panchoran Retreat) Ubud, Bali
Blog: Dawn Abroad - 7 January 2012
Five Luscious Villa uniquely designed in the middle of natural Ubud landscape. Linda Garland Estate, also known as Panchoran Retreat, offer you a place to recharge the weary soul in the nature, in the middle of Tjampuhan River Flow, and tropical rainforest.
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Waterfalls and Falling Water
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 6 January 2012
The benefits of taking a tour became QUITE apparent today, and this is only day one. Perhaps, the main attraction of Flores is simply driving through the island’s spectacular mountainous landscape – every turn is absolutely stunning. Frans took us off the main highway for miles along very small (and potholed) one-lane road into a [...]
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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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In search of the perfect beach in Bali: Seminyak vs Sanur
Blog: The Art of Slow Travel - 2 January 2012
This post is part of the Slow Bali article series. Looking back, I think that when I was in Bali, I was looking for the perfect beach, not necessarily the white-sands-and-palm-tree-lined kind, but simply one which not only made me go oooohhh and aaaaaah, but would also make me feel like I was in a [...]
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60 Tips from Kiva Fellows
Blog: Kiva Stories from the Field - 30 December 2011
Compiled by Kate Bennett, KF16 Peru The sixteenth class of Kiva Fellows has all but left the field- but we're by no means done talking about our experiences. We've collectively spent 422 weeks in the field (just over 8 years!) and worked an estimated 16,650 hours at Kiva field partners around the world.
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Bali Tattoo Warnings
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 29 December 2011
Travelers to Bali who see their trip as the perfect opportunity to get that tattoo they’ve always dreamed of might want to think twice. The Sydney Morning Herald reports that an Australian appears to have “contracted HIV after getting a tattoo in Bali.” However this particular incident pans out, we have encountered numerous travelers, including [...]
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Manta Mania
Blog: ContemporaryNomad - 27 December 2011
Mantas seen from the surface while diving off of Makassar Reef. There are only three in the picture, but our boat was surrounded by dozens of them!!!
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Kayaking Lake Batur: Where the ‘real’ Bali is
Blog: The Art of Slow Travel - 26 December 2011
This post is part of the Slow Bali article series. ‘Oh s***,’ Boyfriend exclaims. ‘I am going to throw up.’ He turns to look at me and I see that he’s turned a ghostly shade of grey. He’s had stomach problems for the past couple of days, which I attribute to the infamous Bali Belly. [...]
