Blogs from Flores, Indonesia, Asia - page 12

A long time ago when the world was young, there was an island. On the island there were many wonderful animals: a monstrously large lizard, a giant rat, a giant tortoise, and a pigmy elephant. And there was also a little man who walked among the animals and every so often stabbed them with his little spear and ate their flesh. Still, he was only a little man and his stomach wasn't very big so it all worked out all right. But then there arrived on the island a bigger man and he had a big appetite, and he ate all the little elephants and all the big tortoises and he drove the little man into the hills where he hid. That sounds like a Just So story, but the island was Flores and the little ... read more

FLORES / BALI / JAKARTA 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 hatten, ca. eine Stunde mit dem ‚bescheidenen’ Taxi, ein ‚Bemi’ rumgekurft und haben nach einem Hotel gesucht. Wenn man eine Zeit in Asien ist und immer um Preise feilschen muss..., na ja, dann ist man plötzlich soweit dass man um jeden Franken knausert den ein Zimmer mehr kostet als das andere, dies abweist und ein nächstes suchen geht. In diesem Falle haben wir fünf Zimmer für je 80'000 Rupia pro Nacht nicht genommen, weil der Typ nicht auf 70'000 Rupia runterging. Wir Wessis denken eben ökonomisch und rechnen damit, dass er eben bei einem Geschäft wo er gleich fünf ... read more

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 are new to my email blast, first off, welcome, second of all, to catch up and keep abreast of my travels (often, quite delayed, however, and I do apologize for that), please read and sign up to receive my blog: http://www.travelblog.org/Bloggers/travlinfool From Moni, where I had had the break-in in my room, I traveled to the east of Flores, stopping in Maumere one night along the way. After a quick overnight in Larantuka, on the extreme eastern end of the island, sharing the room cost with a couple I had met on the local bus journey, I zipped out ... read more

Ende termasuk daerah beriklim tropis dengan musim panas yang sangat nyata. Daerah ini merupakan kepulauan yang terdiri dari beberapa pulau kecil. Suhu pada musim pnas sangat berbeda demikian juga kelembaban udaranya. Kabut sering terjadi terutama di Ende bagian selatan pada musim tertentu. Curah hujan cukup tinggi dan tersebar sepanjang tahun. Adalah wajar untuk selalu siap dengan pakaian tahan hujan. Sebagian besar daerah ini merupakan dataran rendah dengan beberapa perbukitan, dan tidak ada gunung yang berukuran tinggi. Suhu pada musim hujan berkisar antara 20°-21° . Musim panas di selatan bisa cukup panas 18°-26° sementara di utara bisa lebih sejuk. Ende termasuk daerah beriklim tropis dengan musim panas yang sangat nyata. Daerah ini merupakan kepulauan yang terdiri dari beberapa pulau kecil. Suhu pada musim pnas sangat berbeda demikian juga kelembaban udaranya. Kabut sering t... read more

Day 251: Saturday 7th March - The start of an adventure to Flores Today is the start of an adventure. I don’t quite know what will be involved, all I do know is that I need to be in Labuanbajo, in western Flores at 6pm in two days from now. I have a flight to Maumere in eastern Flores at lunchtime today, but with Merpati’s track record anything could happen. Then quite how I get from Maumere to Labuanbajo is anybody’s guess but I do know that I want to see Kelimutu, a trio of different coloured volcanic crater lakes which is the main purpose of my visit to Flores. Well that and linking up with seeing Komodo dragons in Komodo National Park on the islands immediately to the west of Flores. Let the fun begin! ... read more