Swimming with Turtles on My Birthday

I was right behind our guide taking this photo, when he reached out and touched him. Given that swimming with turtles was on the top of my birthday wish list, I was elated by this moment. However, a couple of days later we would find our own turtle while out kayaking, and I would get to touch him myself!

The Island Paradise of Gili Trawangan, Indonesia

May 17th 2013
When we were planning this ambitious adventure, we knew that we wanted to take it down to chill mode at the end, and as such, we had to decide upon a beach destination to close with, one on which we could begin to slow down a bit and on which I could celebrate my birthday by swimming with turtles. Our extensive but casual research involved conversing with other travellers about where to go, our pr ... read more

Asia » Indonesia

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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