Jakarta - One Day is Enough for Me

With a reputation for crime, poverty, pollution and grimy streetscapes, I wasn't all that excited about my next stop: Jakarta. On top of all of that and some recent seismic activity, a bombing aimed at foreigners killed about 11 people around a month before...

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Last Days at Pasir Panjang, Kei Islands

My days in paradise were numbered, though having spent eight days in total seemed just about right. It was a great way to relax and get away from some of the more hectic parts of Indonesia, and it would be perfect to essentially end my tour of the country with...

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Family Tour to Goa Hawang and Ohoidertawun

Though I thoroughly enjoyed every minute of relaxing in my little hut, overlooking what is probably one of the best beaches in the world, I did decide that I'd take a short trip around more of the island on my second to last day there. The Kei Islands are made...

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More Idyllic Days on Pasir Panjang

Tahiti. Bora Bora. Cook Islands. Fiji. Hawaii. Puerto Rico. Virgin Islands. Bermuda. La Riviera Maya. Cabo San Lucas.I've been lucky enough to visit all of these islands in the past few years, always in search of paradise. Here in this isolated corner...

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Stranded on a Deserted Island...Sort of....

For me, there has always been an undeniable draw to life on a deserted island. The pure, untouched beauty of being the only person on that entire piece of land, free to roam, explore and discover, as well as to simply relax with absolutely no one else around...

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Hoping For Paradise - Kei Islands

I had built up the Kei Islands (pronounced like the letter K) in my mind, so I really hoped they wouldn't disappoint. On the flight over, I had a talkative seatmate who, despite the obvious language difficulties, continued to speak to me about who knows what...

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