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Areas in : Ahuwair (3) | Bajawa (6) | Ende (4) | Labuanbajo (26) | Maumere (2) | Moni (5) | Rinca (5) | Ruteng (7)

Dragons ahoy...
49 days ago: Sophie and Dale published a blog
Dragons ahoy...
September 6th 2009  Asia » Indonesia » Flores » Rinca
Our great bus ride ended abruptly when we got to Sape in Sumbawa, this is the port where you catch the ferry across to Labuanbajo in Flores. We'd read that there was a ferry at 8am so when all the pe ... 86 photos [full story]

63 days ago: travlinfool published a blog
the dreaded Pelni......
May 8th 2009  Asia » Indonesia » Flores
The Pelni ship is an amazing mode of transport. German-made and the biggest ship I have ever been on in my life (I've never been on a cruise, but if some of you have, you can then imagine the size of ... [full story]

63 days ago: travlinfool published a blog
Having a Whale of a Time
May 5th 2009  Asia » Indonesia » Flores
Ok, let's see, I left off while I was exploring Flores, a truly spectacular, volcanic island in Indonesia. So much has happened since then, I don't even know where to begin. Oh, for those of you who a ... [full story]

FLORES / BALI / JAKARTA
123 days ago: BandW Rider published a blog
FLORES / BALI / JAKARTA
June 19th 2009  Asia » Indonesia » Flores
Ja das Zimmerchen suchen in Labuan Bajo, Flores, das war auch ne story. Da sind Fredy und ich mit dem schottischen und den beiden kanadischen Kollesche, welche wir auf dem Schiff kenengelert hatte ... 75 photos [full story]

Dragons, Desert Islands and Diving
132 days ago: MartinNL published a blog
Dragons, Desert Islands and Diving
July 13th 2009  Asia » Indonesia » Flores » Labuanbajo
Or how we got stuck in east Nusa Tenggara. As I’m writing this we’re sitting in the departure lounge of the airport of Denpasar, Bali. We’re not having a nice coffee, we’re ... 63 photos [full story]

149 days ago: Scary Israel published a blog
Tiny parrots and giant rats
June 28th 2009  Asia » Indonesia » Flores
I guess I should start this entry by contradicting what I wrote in the last entry, about Labuanbajo being an unfriendly town. I’ve been here a number of days now and the locals have gotten used ... [full story]

June 19th 2009  Asia » Indonesia » Flores » Ruteng
Something funny happened on the way to Flores - I discovered that the flight to Ruteng actually goes to Labuanbajo then they take you by bus to Ruteng. I wasn’t particularly impressed by this. ... [full story]

June 6th 2009  Asia » Indonesia » Flores » Moni
After the 4 day/4 night boat trip from Lombok to Flores, I took a couple days to relax in Labuanbajo, the town on the western end of Flores and do a couple of dives a few hours from shore. The divi ... [full story]

Elar: The Stove on the Floor
197 days ago: HanaSF published a blog
Elar: The Stove on the Floor
June 5th 2008  Asia » Indonesia » Flores
Sometimes bus is a generous word for public transportation. On Flores, “buses” are flat bed trucks, made for carrying cargo and fitted for carrying people. Passengers sit on wooden slabs t ... 5 photos [full story]


Flores Blog Entries

Komodo Dragon posing
Kelimutu
Lembor
Wono
vanilla, beetelnut and old age
Schools In
Blue Spotted Stingray
Another LBJ Sunset
As the Sun Slowly Sinks Into The Western Horizon
Woloki
20 days young
20 days young
fishermen
Nangahale
Beaching it
Frisbee, Beer and a beach. What more could you want?

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