Blogs from Komodo, Indonesia, Asia - page 3

In this post I'll write about two trips: the 4 day boat ride from Lombok to Lubuan Bajo in Flores Island (including Komodo Island) and then a return car ride from Labuan Bajo to Mt. Kelimutu. I was in Gili Trawangan and I woke up late to get the boat that I had to take in the harbor; but I made it just in time. From what I could tell, this same trip (or very similar) can be booked from Lombok, Gili or Bali. There are different prices for different types of boats and I think the cheapest one is from Gili Trawangan (1.550.000 IDR), whereas there are other options going up to 5.000.000 IDR. I opted for the least luxurious and the cheapest. In Gili, all the agencies sell the same tour, for the same ... read more

Hello dear friends, readers and travelmates!! After leaving Perhentians, I went to see Anne in Kuala Lumpur again, and not to forget, the reunion with Achim took place also. After visiting the butterfly garden and birdpark, we took a plane to Bali with Airasia, my definetly favourite airline in Asia. Because it was very near to the airport, we decided to stay in Kuta - what a shithole, but it doesn't matter, it was just for one night, so we went early in the morning to the airport, bought a ticket with Skyaviation, went to the check-in and flew to Labuanbajo, Westflores - gateway to the Komodo-Nationalpark. There we met Achim again, he had a flight 2 days earlier. After a fantastic Pizza in Madeinitaly, we strolled arround and booked a trip to the park on ... read more

Irgendwo in den Weiten des Meeres, zwischen vielen kleinen Inseln haben wir uns auf einem kleinen Boot zu einer kleinen illustren Gruppe zusammengefunden, um ein paar Tage gemeinsam zu reisen. Fischend, essend, schlafend, schnorchelnd verbringen wir unsere Tage. Das satte Brummen der Maschinen schiebt das Boot über das spiegelglatte Meer. Fliegende Fische begleiten uns. Sie springen aus dem Wasser, fitschen ein paar Mal auf und tänzeln anschließend senkrecht auf ihrer Schwanzflosse stehend über das Meer. Sie tauchen wieder unter, um gleich darauf erneut zu erscheinen, ihre Flossen auszubreiten und viele Meter durch die Luft zu fliegen, bevor sie wieder eintauchen und mit dem Spiel erneut beginnen. Die untergehende Sonne lässt unsere Welt langsam verdunkeln, ein Regenschleier verdeckt den Horizont genau dort, wo unser Ziel liegt. Im letzten Abendlicht sitzen wir Passagiere wie angewur... read more

Awaking in Lombok for the last time, we avoided the damage caused by the Bali earthquake, and felt a mild but nevertheless disconcerting tremor. There was a small aftershock, moments after we, and the Senggigi locals, ran out onto the relative safety of the street. We then spent a very interesting and exciting four days and three nights aboard a small boat, with a crew of five Lombok locals and a motley menagerie mainly from some of Europe’s smaller nations and South America. This included an amusingly unhinged Swiss, Ephraim, whose mission it seemed to be to keep everyone entertained, with animal impressions, particularly that of the cockerel, and with general tomfoolery. On the last day he even persuaded the captain to let him pilot the boat. Every day, he wore a different makeshift earring in ... read more

A notre arrivée à Labuanbajo, Catherine et moi sommes fatiguées, sales et je suis enrhumée. Au lever du jour, on arpente les rues en reconstruction. Sur les hauteurs, on admire le panorama: on est face au parc national de Komodo, un ensemble d'îles célèbre pour les varengs qui y habitent. Les gros lézards, ça me plait bien, mais moi ce qui me démange, c'est de tremper mes palmes dans ces eaux à la fois cristallines et agitées. Sur le ferry, on a rencontré un couple de polonais et une anglaise et coup de chance, ils plongent tous. Je les convainc que la meilleure façon de plonger dans le parc, c'est de prendre une croisière. Ca tombe bien, un centre de plongée nous propose de nous en organiser une, sur un petit bateau, juste nous 5, à ... read more