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Visting Ometepe petroglyphs
in Departure Lounge » Americas - Central America, Jan 11, 2013
I am interested in visiting the petroglyphs on Ometepe, but not finding detailed info on internet...

RE: Tour to Krakatau from Jakarta
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Jan 15, 2013
Anyone want to share a day tour to Krakatau from Jakarta around September 23?

Visiting Solo
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Jan 15, 2013
Would like to see a little of Solo as well as nearby Gunung Lawu/Candi Sukuh/Candi Cetho.

Wou...

Re: Tour to Krakatau from Jakarta
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Jan 15, 2013
Unfortunately, short on time. Would be quite happy to join a group though. Will look into some o...

Re: Any advantage to getting visa in advance instead of on arrival?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Jan 15, 2013
Thanks!

Tour to Krakatau from Jakarta
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Jan 15, 2013
Has anyone done the tour where they pick you up in Jakarta, take you to Carita for the Krakatau b...

Any advantage to getting visa in advance instead of on arrival?
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Jan 15, 2013
For a solo US traveler only going to Indonesia for a couple weeks, is there any advantage to gett...

RE: Road trip - East Coast
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Mar 1, 2013
In March, there is a decent chance of hitting snowy weather in some part of your itinerary, so if...

RE: Washington DC in one day
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Mar 1, 2013
To address the danger part, the area downtown around the mall and White House are perfectly safe....

RE: Washington DC in one day
in Departure Lounge » Americas - United States of America, Mar 1, 2013
The hop on hop off tours in DC are very over priced and you will spend most of your time in our l...

Reliability of air travel in Greece
in Departure Lounge » Europe - Western Europe, Mar 2, 2013
How reliable are the domestic flights in Greece? Is it feasible to take a day trip by air from At...

RE: Is it heretical to skip Machu Picchu??
in Departure Lounge » Americas - South America, Mar 1, 2013
Machu Picchu is an amazing place and a shame to miss it. It would be better to just time your vis...

Re: are citronella bracelets effective?
in The Lobby » Activities & Gear, Jan 24, 2013
I have used the "bug bands" and they do seem to help somewhat but are not 100% effective. I have ...

RE: Badu Valley/ Lore Lindu Park
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Jan 17, 2013
Thanks. That is very helpful.

Re: Badu Valley/ Lore Lindu Park
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Jan 17, 2013
Yes, I would also be visiting the Tana Toraja area, but there is plenty of information available ...

Re: Seeing indonesia from the air
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Jan 18, 2013
Thanks everyone.

You've reminded me of what happened when I went to Nepal. I had booked one of...

Seeing indonesia from the air
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Jan 18, 2013
It occurs to me while researching things to see and do in Indonesia, that there are many interest...

Re: tour operator in Bhutan
in Departure Lounge » Asia - Indian Subcontinent, Mar 23, 2013
I used Blue Poppy. They were very helpful getting things arranged. The transportation, accommodat...

Krakatau questions
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Jan 18, 2013
A few questions about visiting Krakatau:

1. Is Krakatoa worth a visit?

2. If you only had ...

Badu Valley/ Lore Lindu Park
in Departure Lounge » Asia - South-East Asia Islands & Peninsula, Jan 18, 2013
What would be the fastest/easiest way to get to the monoliths in the Badu Valley in Lore Lindu Na...