SURPRISING SAILING AREA IN ASIA: PULAU BELITUNG
That what people were looking for in Bali years ago and is a bit lost nowadays, can still be found here: authentic, relaxed island atmosphere, hardly any tourists and gorgeous white beaches
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The day of Holi, A Hindu spiritual day in Asia.
Big part of the fun is the play with gulul, the coloured powder. Besides the joy it brings to throw the powder on everybody around you, this tradition has a far more deeper meaning.
HIDDEN TREASURES IN THE JUNGLE IN THE SOUTH OF CENTRAL KALIMANTAN
I take a deep breath. The rich jungle scent is entering my awareness. Looking up I see the full moon, her light revealing a dreamlike scenery. Slowly we glide with our wooden canoe over the quiet lake.
Eat a dragon to start your day
Yippee breakfast in bed!! That is so awesome, thank you☺ But this color is this normal? Yes it is! Start your day with eating dragon, well eating dragon fruit. While the dragon fruit’s name might…
Very smart indonesian sailors
They use small, but extremely fast sailing boats to beat the insane Lombok strait currents. The maximum speed a monohull can reach mostly depends on the length of the hull in the water. Therefore it's impossible to reach, with a little monohull sailboat,
De tides of the Sea
Logbook entry Twenty seven th of december 2017 10.15 We are sailing in the Lombok strait between Lombok en Bali. The current at the moment is enormous. There are whirlpools in the water everywhere. We sail…
Bali in black and white
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1528530005202{margin-top: 100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Bali is about temples. Every house has its own temple, usually almost half of the space of the house. Apart from this each village has at least 3 main temples. The temple can be 1000 years old…
Monkey playing with my hair
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1528530140680{margin-top: 100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]December 5th, Bali Wild Monkey suddenly sits on my shoulder. I’m a bit shocked. The monkey looks like to me like we are family. Do we look alike a lot? Wonderfull to have nature so close. [/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]
Society Islands; ancient cultures and traditional dances
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1528530112159{margin-top: 100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text]Society Islands; ancient cultures and traditional dances Tahiti, back to civilisation After the immense silence of the barely inhabited Marquesas and Tuamotus islands, it feels unreal to encounter so many people, cars and a serious highway again.…
Stingray city in Moorea
[vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1528530126053{margin-top: 100px !important;}”][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ok, ok, it is terribly touristic and under discussion, but it is sooooo nice: feeding and cuddling stingrays in Stingray city, Moorea. Stingray city is nothing more than an area of shallow water behind the reef…