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Independence Day in Timor-Leste |
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| On the morning of Independence Day, we get up early to miss nothing of the celebrations. When we arrive at the parliament buildings, it is already very busy with people. <more> | ||||
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Destination Timor-Leste |
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| Timor Leste (East Timor) is the youngest country in South East Asia and gained its independence in 2002, after a long and bloody fight with occupier Indonesia. <more> | ||||
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As traditional as traditional can be |
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| Ari is a boy of seventeen years old and he wants to become a guide. He studies on the school for tourism in Ruteng and he is very eager to practise his English. <more> | ||||
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In the clouds |
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| Today is a day that we are mainly going to spend in the clouds. It is the day that we are travelling from Ternate in the northern part of the Moluccas, to the small holiday island of Bali. <more> | ||||
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Cruising in Indonesia |
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| The Indonesian Archipelago consists of thousands of island, some big, and many very small. Travelling by boat was in the past the most important way to reach many of these islands. <more> | ||||
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The girls from Ambon |
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| Sometimes we are lucky to meet local people with whom we can spend a day. It gives us the opportunity to learn a little bit more about the area we are travelling in. <more> | ||||
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On the way with the Sparrow doctor |
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| The Moluccan Scrubfowl or Wallace’s Megapode is one of the rarest birds in the world. This bird, which is high on the target list of many bird watchers, is still a relatively unknown bird.. <more> | ||||
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Crossing south Laos |
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| In February we crossed the Cambodian-Laotian border on foot. It is not possible to get a visa on arrival if you travel in this directionso we arranged it already in Bangkok. <more> | ||||
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Means of transport in Cambodia |
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| During our trip through Cambodia, we have seen a lot of “means of transport” in action. Some are very predictable, but many are not. Read more about it. <more> | ||||
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The temples of Preah Khan |
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| We decided to bring a visit to the remote located Preah Khan temples. The temples were a little bit disappointing because of the looting, but the ride to/from the temples was exciting. <more> | ||||
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Phnom Penh |
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| Most capital cities in Asia are not pleasant. But Phnom Penh is a positive exception. The city has great sights and a very nice atmosphere. It is a great city to spend some time in. <more> | ||||
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The Cardamom Mountains |
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| We went ot the Cardamom Mountains because we wanted to see one of the last remaining jungles of Cambodia. However, parts of the forests are already cleared and replaced by plantations. <more> | ||||
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Philippines: flashback |
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| We really didn’t know what to expect from our journey to the Philippines. We have met several people last one and a half year that did visit the Philippines, and the stories the told were diverse. <more> | ||||
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The Romblon Islands |
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| We are sitting in a jeepney and a child facing us is staring at us with an open mouth. It is the first time in her life that she sees white people live. <more> | ||||
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We survived it again |
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| We had a very bad night’s rest. That is something you can expect when your hotel is located near a videoke-bar. The bar closed its doors at around 03.00 hours in the morning. <more> | ||||
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With the rollercoaster to Roxas |
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| At 05.30 in the morning we are walking with our backpacks to the place where the only daily bus leaves from the town of San Jose to Roxas (both on the Filipino island of Mindoro). <more> | ||||
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Home before dark? |
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| It is 12:30 p.m. and we have got a beautiful afternoon ahead of us. After the nice morning hike of this morning, we are going to walk the 4.9 kilometre Nong Phak Chi trail on a slow pace. <more> | ||||
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Indonesia: flashback |
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| There are countries of which you have a very high expectation. Indonesia is an example of a country that set our expectations very high. <more> | ||||
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I prefer Nasi-goreng |
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| It is early in the morning and we enter with the taxi the Petobo bus station of Palu. We look at each other surprised and ask the taxi driver, just to be sure, if this is really the Petobo bus station. <more> | ||||
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Caught by paparazzi in Sulawesi |
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| It is 8:30 a.m. when we are sitting on our hotel bed with a pack of “speculaas”. Speculaas is a typical Dutch kind of spiced biscuits which is hardly ever available abroad. <more> | ||||
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Diving on Bunaken Island |
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| It is finally going to happen. We are going to take a dive course! A dive course is already on our wish list for a very long time, but till now it never happened. <more> | ||||
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Sunrise at the Bromo |
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| The Bromo volcano is the most famous and most visited natural tourist attraction of the Java. During the high season, hundreds of tourists arrive daily to see this spectacular volcanic landscape. <more> | ||||
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Welcome to Java |
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| After a long and tiring journey, we finally arrived in Kalianda on the southern tip of Sumatra. The last 6 weeks on Sumatra were heavy, mainly due to the long distances and bad road conditions. <more> | ||||
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The eye of the tiger |
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| Our visit to Way Kambas NP did not go as expected. It became one of our most exciting days so far of our journey. <more> | ||||
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Gunung Kerinci: clambering to the top |
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| With sleepy eyes we are taking our breakfast at 05:30 am. A pancake with banana and chocolate must give us the necessary first energy to climb to the top of Gunung Kerinci. <more> | ||||
