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1-3 September 2010 Because Indonesia consists of over 17,000 islands, it would be a shame if we didn't even attempt to explore a few of them by boat. So, after arriving on Flores Island and the shockingly trash-ridden beach town of Labuan Bajo we arranged to charter (ahem) a boat for three days to take us to Komodo Island, Rinca Island, and at least...

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Bali beckons on the rough road across Java.

26-30 August 2010 Weary from the multiple full day bus rides across Java from Yogyakarta to Bromo and then again from Bromo to Ijen, we decided to “get it over with” and leave Java two days early for the 12 hour trek to Bali.The next morning, we found ourselves standing at the security checkpoint outside the Arabika coffee plantation waiting for...

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