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A Trip to Steve Irwin’s Australia Zoo – Noosa Heads, Australia
A quick stop in ritzy Noosa Heads, where we walk the beautiful coastline and visit Steve Irwin’s famous Australia Zoo. Crikey!
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The Magnificent Humpback Whales of Hervey Bay, Australia
We rush to Hervey Bay in order to catch the annual migration of Humpback Whales before the season ends. Luckily, they put on an amazing show!
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Out on the Sea – Sailing the Whitsunday Islands on Wings 2
Sailing the turquoise waters and exploring the blindingly-white sandy beaches of the Whitsunday Islands.
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Wines and Whales in Southwestern Australia – Margaret River and Perth
Our trip up the West Coast of Australia with Red Earth Safaris (read Part 1 or Part 2 here) was a fantastic introduction to this vast and wonderful country. Months later, it still tops our minds as one of our favorite experiences in Australia, and we recommend Terry’s tour to any traveler we meet headed […]
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Dolphin Spotting and Bali’s Best Snorkeling – Lovina and Amed, Bali
Our final stops in Bali take us to the far north for Lovina’s famous dolphins and to the far East for Amed’s famous snorkeling and diving.
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The Two Sides of Bali Tourism – Kuta and Ubud, Bali, Indonesia
We begin our Bali adventures in the party-capital, Kuta, before moving inland to the cultural and spiritual center, Ubud.
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Appeasing the Volcano Gods at the Yadnya Kasada Festival – Bromo, East Java, Indonesia
Our love affair with volcanoes took us to the very alive and active Bromo Volcano in Eastern Java. We arrived just before sunset and our guide took us to a panoramic lookout for beautiful views of the area, peppered with volcanoes. We could peer down into the old volcanic caldera, now a sandy flat pit, […]
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Falling for a Scam, Feeling Like a Celebrity and Discovering Obama’s Roots – Jakarta, Indonesia
We were a bit sad to leave Malaysia, after enjoying some of its beautiful islands, jungle and wildlife. But we were excited to enter a new country, our 17th of this trip – Indonesia. After landing in Jakarta, we knew it would be a different story than Malaysia. We’re cautious everywhere we go, but with […]
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The “Venice of the East” – Malacca, Malaysia
Our last stop in Malaysia before heading south to Singapore was the old colonial city of Malacca (or as it is know these days, Melaka). Like Penang, this city was a strategic port for Malaysia’s colonial powers, first for the Dutch and later for the British. The meandering Melaka River snakes through the city and […]
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Wild Orangutans and Proboscis Monkeys – Sepilok and Sandakan, Malaysian Borneo
One of the most exciting aspects of our visit to Borneo was the chance to see some incredible and rare primates and monkeys in the wild. As we’ve learned time and again in our travels, seeing animals in person and in the wild is such a precious experience that words can’t really convey. It’s so […]