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Indonesia - country impression |
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| We spent almost a year in Indonesia in seven different visits and traveled from Sumatra to Papua and from the Moluccas to Timor. What a destination! <more> | |||||||
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A journey to the Moluccas |
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| We took Edwin's parents for a five week holiday to the Moluccas. The trip also took us to Kuala Lumpur, Surabaya, Jakarta and Bangkok. It was a tremendous journey. <more> | |||||||
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Ciremai day on Banda Island |
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| The arrival and departure of Pelni’s Ciremai is a big happening on the small Banda Islands. Get an impression about what is happening here. <more> | |||||||
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A “real” traditional village in the Baliem Valley |
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| Jiwika is a small village in the Baliem Valley The village has houses and churches with corrugated iron plates, but when you follow the blue sign “Mummy”, you enter into a different world. <more> | |||||||
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Papua's Baliem Valley - still traditional & fascinating |
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| The Baliem Valley is a popular travel destination in Papua. At first we were reluctant to go there, but we eventually did. And we didn't regret it. It is still a very traditional and fascinating destination. <more> | |||||||
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Biak: a small paradise in Northern Papua |
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| It is hard to suppress our smiles when our plane lands on Biak's 'International Airport'. This airport isn’t situated near a busy international destination, but on the sleepy island of Biak. <more> | |||||||
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Birds of Paradise; the easy way |
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| The world has in total 43 different species of Birds of Paradise. With the exception of 4 species, all species can be found on New Guinea and its satellite islands. <more> | |||||||
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Wasur NP: a perfect Papuan experience |
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| It is already a long standing dream to visit Papua. We were one time in Papua before, in 2009, when we only visited the Arfak Mountains near the city of Manokwari in the Vogelkop-area. <more> | |||||||
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Banda Islands - a visit to the spice islands |
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| There are not many places in Indonesia that are interesting for both for its natural beauty and its history. The remote group of spice islands called the Banda Islands is such a destination. <more> | |||||||
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Kei Islands - Maluku's beach paradise |
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| When you ask people about a beach paradise in Indonesia, there is a good chance that they mention Bali. But ssssttt ... there is a much better one: the Kei Islands. <more> | |||||||
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Tangkoko NP - Sulawesi |
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| Four years ago we brought our first visit to Tangkoko National Park in the very north-eastern part of the Indonesian island Sulawesi. This year we went banck for a second visit. <more> | |||||||
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Remote Halmahera: Foli |
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| Already three years ago we had the plan to bring a visit to the North Moluccan island Halmahera. Halmahera is the biggest of the North Moluccan islands and a great place for birding . <more> | |||||||
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The benefits of a good guide |
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| Four years ago we brought our first visit to Tangkoko National Park in the very north-eastern part of the Indonesian island Sulawesi. Not many visitors come this far. <more> | |||||||
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Birding at auntie Mien |
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| Auntie Mien (Tante Mien) is famous among birders who once travelled to the northern part of the Indonesian island Sulawesi. Auntie Mien is a home stay in the small village Duloduo. <more> | |||||||
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Religion in Indonesia |
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| Indonesia is world’s biggest Muslim country and the way people experience their religion is, as in most other countries, very diverse. At least, that is what we experienced during our stay. <more> | |||||||
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Arfak Mts - Birds of Paradise |
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| The Birds of Paradise are one of the most spectacular birds in the world. They are threatened because a lot of hunting takes place because of their spectacular looks. <more> | |||||||
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Travel fatigue |
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| Approximately a month ago, we have met a friendly Russian – American couple. Already eight months on the road and full of enthusiastic stories about the things they have done in this period. <more> | |||||||
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Ecotourism in the purest form |
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| Indonesia has a big problem regarding the preservation of their flora and fauna. The Indonesian forests are still cut down in a high speed. <more> | |||||||
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In search of the Birds of Paradise |
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| There are a number of animal species that are high on everybody’s wish list for seeing them in the wild. These lists often include species like the Lion, the Tiger, the Orang Utan and the Elephant. <more> | |||||||
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Gula-Gula! (Candy!) |
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| The islands of Nusa Tenggara still sees relatively few tourists. Most travel books describe these islands as an area where it is still possible to visit the real traditional villages. <more> | |||||||
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As traditional as traditional can be |
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| Ari is a boy of seventeen years old and he wants to become a guide. He studies on the school for tourism in Ruteng and he is very eager to practise his English. <more> | |||||||
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Komodo NP - a gem above and below sea level |
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| Most national parks are 'only' beautiful above or under sea level. Komodo National Park, sandwiched between Sumbawa and Flores, is different. It is a gem both above and below sea level. <more> | |||||||
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In the clouds |
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| Today is a day that we are mainly going to spend in the clouds. It is the day that we are travelling from Ternate in the northern part of the Moluccas, to the small holiday island of Bali. <more> | |||||||
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We got a phone call from Jakarta |
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| Sometimes we have a day that we are out of luck, and sometimes we have several of these days in a row. The time we spent in Ambon was great, but the days in Ternate are long and tiring. <more> | |||||||
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Cruising in Indonesia |
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| The Indonesian Archipelago consists of thousands of island, some big, and many very small. Travelling by boat was in the past the most important way to reach many of these islands. <more> | |||||||
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The girls from Ambon |
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| Sometimes we are lucky to meet local people with whom we can spend a day. It gives us the opportunity to learn a little bit more about the area we are travelling in. <more> | |||||||
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On the way with the Sparrow doctor |
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| The Moluccan Scrubfowl or Wallace’s Megapode is one of the rarest birds in the world. This bird, which is high on the target list of many bird watchers, is still a relatively unknown bird.. <more> | |||||||
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Indonesia: flashback |
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| There are countries of which you have a very high expectation. Indonesia is an example of a country that set our expectations very high. <more> | |||||||
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Pelan-Pelan (slowly-slowly) |
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| If you ask people in the West about what they can easily miss in their daily life, they probably mention the everlasting hurry. Indonesians do not have that feeling. <more> | |||||||
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Tana Toraja - the land of the kings |
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| The funeral ceremonies should not be the only reason to come the Tana Toraja. There are a lot of visible aspects of the Torajan culture when you just walk through the villages. <more> | |||||||
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I prefer Nasi-goreng |
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| It is early in the morning and we enter with the taxi the Petobo bus station of Palu. We look at each other surprised and ask the taxi driver, just to be sure, if this is really the Petobo bus station. <more> | |||||||
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Caught by paparazzi in Sulawesi |
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| It is 8:30 a.m. when we are sitting on our hotel bed with a pack of “speculaas”. Speculaas is a typical Dutch kind of spiced biscuits which is hardly ever available abroad. <more> | |||||||
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Diving on Bunaken Island |
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| It is finally going to happen. We are going to take a dive course! A dive course is already on our wish list for a very long time, but till now it never happened. <more> | |||||||
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Sunrise at the Bromo |
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| The Bromo volcano is the most famous and most visited natural tourist attraction of the Java. During the high season, hundreds of tourists arrive daily to see this spectacular volcanic landscape <more> | |||||||
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The two of you … get out of my bus! |
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| We are prepared for the worst. We are on the train station of Surabaya and will travel today to the village of Cemoro Lawang, to see the fabulous Bromo Volcano. <more> | |||||||
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Yogyakarta - Java's soul |
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| A visit to Yogya is on almost everybody's agenda while travelling to Java. The sights of the city are a little bit dissapointing, but the main reason to come here is because Yogya is Java's soul. <more> | |||||||
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Dieng plateau - the traditional Java |
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| One of the few places left to see the old-fashioned traditional Java is the Dieng plateau. It is only a 5-6 hours drive from Yogyakarta, but still not many travellers visit it. And that's a shame!. <more> | |||||||
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Welcome to Java |
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| After a long and tiring journey, we finally arrived in Kalianda on the southern tip of Sumatra. The last 6 weeks on Sumatra were heavy, mainly due to the long distances and bad road conditions. <more> | |||||||
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Krakatau - the volcano of the volcanoes |
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| The most spectacular volcano that we saw on our trip so far, is definately the Krakatau volcano, in the see between the Indonesian islands Sumatra and Java. <more> | |||||||
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Clipping nails at the breakfast table |
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| Usually we sleep in the cheap budget hotels of which Indonesia is full of, but sometimes we end up in a midrange hotel. This was the case in the Sumatran city of Bangko. <more> | |||||||
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The eye of the tiger |
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| Our visit to Way Kambas NP did not go as expected. It became one of our most exciting days so far of our journey. <more> | |||||||
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Kerinci NP - climbing the volcano |
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| Kerinci National Park hosts the highest volcano on Sumatra, the 3805 metres high Mout Kerici. We decided to climb this still active giant. <more> | |||||||
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But all in all, we are softies |
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| Travelling by public transport through Sumatra is great. The landscape is beautiful and diverse, and the people are very friendly. It is a perfect way to experience Sumatra. But, it is not only fun. <more> | |||||||
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Sputter pooh |
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| No bigger delight than malicious delight is a proposition that you will only endorse when you aren’t the one who is suffering. I will share my experiences with you. <more> | |||||||
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Gunung Leuser NP, our orange-haired cousins |
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| Gunung Leuser NP is the national park on Sumatra to head to if you want to see our orange-haired cousins. It is one of worlds few places where you can still see them in the wild <more> | |||||||
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The earth is being ruined! |
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| The earth is being ruined! This is a phrase that we used several times last months when we were talking with each other while travelling through Southeast Asia. <more> | |||||||
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In search for the Orang Utans |
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| One of the wishes for this long journey is to see the Orang Utans in the wild. For this reason, we travelled to the region of Aceh, in the very north of the Indonesian island of Sumatra. <more> | |||||||
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Stereo screaming from the back seat |
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| Today we make a long journey through the heart land of Aceh. We arrive at 09.00 at the bus station of Takengon. We reserved two seats in a minibus of the kind “Mitsubishi from the 80’s”. <more> | |||||||
