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• Air Safety in Indonesia: The Facts You Don’t Want to Know

  

  “Short on Pilots, Government turns to Civil Servants to Fill Gap.” This was an actual newspaper headline in an Indonesian national newspaper on May 3. Read more

  Posted on 06 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Essential Travel Kits For Backpackers

  

  If you are on a round the world journey of a lifetime or simply taking a week long holiday with the family, it pays to be prepared. Be honest with yourself for ... Read more

  Posted on 05 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• How to Manage Your Travel Money Without Loosing Your Hair

  

  One of the biggest headaches for any traveller is trying to manage money on the move. The number of cards I’ve had cancelled as I wait to pay for a bill or put... Read more

  Posted on 04 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Mars One: Just Who is Stupid Enough to Live on Mars

  

  Have you heard the one about Mars One, the company that wants to send four people on a $6 billion one-way mission to Mars? It sounds like a bad joke, it’s not,... Read more

  Posted on 03 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Interview with This World Rocks: G.I Joe Does Black Magic

  

  Dan and Alissa set up a website in January that has already become a runaway hit. Maybe it’s the great name or possibly the cool stories. Read more

  Posted on 02 May 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• 5 Countries You Never Realized Existed

  

  My friend recently posted an article about Nagorno-Karabakh (never heard of it, neither had I until yesterday). It is one of about a dozen states in the world... Read more

  Posted on 29 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Turn Your Simple Smart Phone into a Powerful DSLR Camera

  

  Miniature camera phone lenses and photo editing phone apps has solved one of my biggest travel nightmares; how to take amazing photos without lugging around a... Read more

  Posted on 27 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Bats in the Rafters and a Wasps Nest in the Bathroom: The Worst Hotel in the...

  

  A frog in the bathroom. Ok I can deal with that, it adds a bit of rustic charm to the place. A hornet nesting in the bathroom. Killed that with a broom, danger... Read more

  Posted on 22 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, RANTS N' RAVES, SELF EXPRESSION, TRAVEL

• Jeremy:

  

  Jeremy has been around the travel blogging scene for a number of years now and runs a couple of really successful travel blogs. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Announcing the Most Important Decision I’ll Make This Year

  

  I’ve made a big decision in my life. It’s been more than three years in coming. From next month I will stop living in Jakarta and be moving to Yogyakarta. Read more

  Posted on 19 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Krakatoa: Destruction in Paradise

  

  It had been a long day, the first on our three-day mission to visit Krakatoa volcano. Although we had almost given up hope of finding accommodation, a chance... Read more

  Posted on 15 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Why Now is the Only Time to Start Living a Life Without Regret

  

  I was talking to a friend last night. He hates his job; it’s obvious he hates his job. Whenever anyone asks him what he does he tells people it’s boring. The... Read more

  Posted on 13 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Five Stupid Travel Mistakes I Made That You Should Avoid

  

  Every backpacker makes stupid travel mistakes when they first start travelling and I’ve done my fair share of those. Instead of holding my head in shame and... Read more

  Posted on 08 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Nomadic Samuel: The Secret to Blogging and Loving Life

  

  Nomadic Samuel runs one of the most successful travel blogs on the Internet. He’s recently taken the decision to make a new life on the road with his... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Sawarna Beach: Revealing the Beauty of Rural Java

  

  I arrived at Sawarna beach stiff and exhausted after a heavy seven hour car ride from Jakarta. I desperately needed to stretch and snap my bones back into... Read more

  Posted on 05 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Flores: How a Puppy Almost Ruined My Holiday

  

  Sitting in front of our bungalow on Flores Island overlooking the clear turquoise waters of the bay I finally felt like we were on holiday. Read more

  Posted on 01 April 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL, VACATION

• Unmissable Madakaripura: The Most Amazing Waterfall in Indonesia

  

  There was no real path to follow to get to Madakaripura waterfall, so we just followed the banks of the river towards its source. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Unmissable Condo Rondo: The Most Amazing Waterfall in Indonesia

  

  There was no real path to follow to get to Coban Rondo waterfall, so we just followed the banks of the river towards its source. Read more

  Posted on 29 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Pulau Sempu: An Untouched Gem on the Indian Ocean

  

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  Posted on 25 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL

• Bromo: The Volcano That Blew Me Away

  

  My hands were starting to get cold. The wind on the top of the hill was cutting through my clothing. I wanted to go back down the slope into the little food... Read more

  Posted on 22 March 2013 DESTINATIONS, TRAVEL