Capa Resort

Blue rocks on my verandah. One of the sights I missed was the Blue Rock Beach west of Ende. I passed it while I was on the bus but I could not stop. I did see lots of mining of the blue rocks - I saw them being harvested from exposed cliffs by the road, although I wouldn't be surprised if many are just taken from the beach. I guess some of them made their way to Maumere.

I Completed My Flores Journey. Where To Next?

August 8th 2017
I did it. I traversed Flores west to east (well, at least until Maumere) without hiring a personal car and driver. That would have cost upwards of US$50 per day. The majority of the travelers I met hired a car and driver. Excluding time spent at the two ends of the journey, the overland journey itself took five days; total distance traveled over the crazy, winding, up and down roads was probably o ... read more

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The Dutch began to colonize Indonesia in the early 17th century; the islands were occupied by Japan from 1942 to 1945. Indonesia declared its independence after Japan's surrender, but it required four years of intermittent negotiations, recurring hos... ... read more

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