A lot has happened since Tony’s last update in Ternate, north Maluku. He headed to Ambon, a small island in the central Maluku group famous for the wars over spices. Tony was hosted by a lovely large family, and also met two nice local girls, together they visited Amsterdam Fort on a hill a two hour bus ride from town. It rained as seems to be the story of this trip and the group were nearly stranded as all the buses and minibuses had apparently returned to the capital town,
Yearly Archives: 2015
Now in Kuta, Bali
Tony now in Kuta, Bali staying with a nice couchsurfer. He recently visited Ambon Island, Kutang in Timore Island, Indonesia, Flores where he visited several towns and climbed two extinct volcanoes and also visited the Komodo dragons, the world’s largest lizard.
New blog post: Back in Papua Indonesia
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Back in Papua Indonesia
After crossing back from PNG to Papua Indonesia. I took an ojek (motorbike taxi) and then three separate buses to get back to Jayapura. I stayed one night with my wonderful couch surfing friend, Indra before flying to Manokwari, capital of West Papua. Once there I met up with Edwin, who took care of me for three interesting days. We drove into the Arfak mountains along bumpy steep track roads, crossing rivers without stopping or slowing down – a very bumpy and bouncy ride.
New blog post: More adventures
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