Wednesday, May 29, 2013

THE BUCKET LIST



 


Flores – Laboan Bajo, Komodo Islands, Trans-Flores Highway
            Everyone has heard of the Komodo Islands, and after living in Indonesia for nearly 20 years I have yet to make my way down to see them. And while I do this I plan to travel as much of Flores as possible






 
Karimunjawa-
 Karimunjawa is an archipelago 80kms off the north coast of West Java which is a designated marine national park.





 
Banda Islands – The Original Spice Islands
The famed volcanic islands of Banda are situated in middle of the Banda sea. The history of these island alone makes the trip worth while. Once upon the time these small islands were the world’s only source of Nutmeg- a spice worth more than its weight in gold. It was once a British Colony, whose power was dwindling in this region, and traded the Banda Islands to the Dutch in exchange for ‘New Amsterdam’ (Known today as New York City's Manhattan)




 
Lake Toba (Danau Toba)
Lake Toba is the largest lake which is situated in an island. What is now a lake was theorised that once it was the super-volcano that when it erupted it brought on the ice age.







 

Pulau Weh
The northern most tip of Indonesia of the northern coast of Sumtra. Its famous for its unique underwater ecosystem

 








Pulau Sempu – Indonesia answer to Ko phi phi
This small island for 2kms off the coast of Java is famous for its hidden lagoons and is known for a sanctuary rare birds






 

Raja Ampat – The Four Kings
 The Great Barrier Reef in known for being the biggest reef in the world. Besides it jaw dropping beauty, Raja Ampat is famous for being the most bio-diverse reefs in the world with more corals and sea life not found anywhere else







MORE TO COME 

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