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Two Days in Stockholm: Things to See and Do
The city of Stockholm is a picturesque jumble of narrow alleyways, cobblestone streets, colorful houses and world-class museums. It is a city that resonates with history, while embodying a modern and forward-looking persona. Spread out over fourteen islands and sandwiched…
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Snorkeling in Komodo National Park
Komodo National Park is famous for housing the world’s only population of Komodo dragons. The Komodo dragons—deadly lizards famed for being the largest reptiles on Earth—are the park’s premier tourist draw. And rightly so. They are terrifying and utterly fascinating.…
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Boat Tour to Komodo Island and Rinca
Rising from the sea like sinuous spines on a dragon’s back, the chain of islands in Indonesia’s East Nusa Tenggara Province are rugged, remote and largely unexplored. These islands—fringed by pristine white-sand beaches and spectacular coral gardens—speckle the sapphire waters…
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Things to Do on Gili Air: Indonesia’s Relaxing Paradise
I don’t know if I truly understood what it meant to be relaxed, until I visited the small Indonesian island of Gili Air. In our increasingly hectic and fast-paced world, Gili Air is a place where one can take a step back…
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Visiting Bali: The Island of 1000 Temples
Sitting smack in the middle of the Indonesian Archipelago and sandwiched between Java and Lombok, the achingly beautiful island of Bali is, without a doubt, Indonesia’s number one tourist attraction. Bali’s beaches, verdant scenery and cultural relics have fueled the island’s popularity and…
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Kawah Ijen Volcano: Blue Fire and Sunrise Hike
I first heard about the Kawah Ijen Volcano during an episode of Human Planet. The video clip featured a scene in which miners, undertaking one of the most hazardous jobs on Earth, hauled chunks of yellow sulphur out of the…
