Komodo Islands, Indonesia View from Kelor Island The lowdown The Elbark The Elbark from the dingy boat Sunset on Taka Makkasar Our room on The Elbark View from our room Our bathroom view Typical lunch spread Scenes from The Elbark Sailing around Flores sea and the Komodo Islands was another experience we had pinned for […]
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Sumatra, Indonesia Mother and baby orangutan in the Sumatran jungle The lowdown When we started to talk about and research experiences in Asia, we became very enthusiastic about the prospect of seeing wild orangutans. Not only are orangutans the most intelligent animal on earth outside of humans, but they are also our most distant living
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Yogyakarta, Indonesia Bell-shaped stupa on Borobudur Our impressions of Yogyakarta Big, hip city: Yogyakarta is a larger city in Central Java known for being the only independently ruled sultanate within Indonesia and center for Javanese culture. Affectionately known by locals and visitors as Yogya (pronounced “Joe-ja”), Yogyakarta is also known for being at the forefront
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Bali, Indonesia Hindu temple in Ubud, Bali Our impressions of Bali Overall: When we were initially planning out Indonesia, we weren’t planning on going to Bali. Jessie had been there before (only to Ubud and Seminyak) and didn’t have a strong desire to go back. But, we learned that there was going to be a