5 Hours Exploring Komodo National Park

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – TJI visit to Komodo National Park this time was not in purpose. Blowing only 5 hours to explore this national park was definitely unsatisfactory, according to me. Yet, what else I could have done, my friend from Sweden would be going back to her country the next day.

After I arrived in Labuan Bajo, I directly run off the short itinerary that we had made before in Bali and used the 5 hours available even better to enjoy this coolest national park ever exist in Earth.

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South Lombok is Blessed with the Islands Best Beaches

Mawan Beach (Image courtesy of Nungki Nugroho)

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – I love Lombok! I brought my friends and the tandem bike to south Lombok from Senggigi – with its amazing, sweeping, postcard-perfect views of Rinjani mountain, magical rice fields and exotic villages. Tropical Loveland by ABBA became our theme songs for this trip.

South Lombok is blessed with the island’s best beaches, from dramatic cliff-backed coves to oceanic expanses that catch world-class waves.

Surfers are drawn here by the world-class waves, but the village has a languid charm of its own with some delightful hotels and a succession of dramatic bite-shaped bays nearby.

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Postcards From Pura Tanah Lot Bali

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Bali may be small in size – you can drive around the entire coast in one long day – but its prominence as a destination is huge, and rightfully so. Most places regularly visited in West Bali, like sangeh or Tanah Lot.

I brought my friends and the tandem bike to Pura Tanah Lot. Balawan Album became our theme songs for this trip.

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Makes You Happy with @Indohoy

indohoy

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Want to know how to travel in style, just like the pros? We check in with frequent fliers to find out how often they fly, their favorite destinations and what they never leave home without.

Name:  Indohoy (Murni & Vira)

Occupation:
Murni:
Environmental officer in the mining industry
Vira: On-air promo producer by day, scriptwriter by night

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Postcards from Gitgit Waterfall

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Hi travel junkies, I love Bali. I had a really wonderful, simple, but meaningful day.

It was a spectacular summer’s day. I brought my friends and the tandem bike to Gitgit Waterfall Singaraja from Jimbaran, south of Bali – with its amazing, sweeping, postcard-perfect views of Agung mountain, magical rice fields and lakes. Guruh Gipsy Album became our theme songs for this trip.

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Saftey Pins with @GoingNomadic

Going Nomadic (Image courtesy of Dani Blanchette)

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Want to know how to travel in style, just like the pros? We check in with frequent fliers to find out how often they fly, their favorite destinations and what they never leave home without.

Name: Dani Blanchette

Occupation: Photographer, Traveler, and Part-time Zombie.  But when I’m not doing any of this, I make most of my money building concert stages (yes, I’m a roadie)

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Gili Kondo : Fabulous Tropical Island From East Lombok

Playing Beach Volley (Image courtesy of Nungki Nugroho)

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – I love a good tropical island! Travel Junkie Indonesia took a 6 day trip to Gili (island) Kondo, West Nusa Tenggara. And, it was AMAZING.

Gili Kondo or Gili Badek is one of Travel Junkie Indonesia’s tropical lovelands – which is on the other side of east Lombok Island. Leaving Labuhan Lombok, you can charter a boat to the uninhabited Gili Kondo. There is no Universal Studio, no shopping malls, no 5-star hotels, or fancy restaurants.

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Postcards from Tirta Empul, Ubud – Bali

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Hey everyone! I get invited to a LOT of traveling events – which is very cool. I don’t go to all of them. Just the ones where I can make it to AND to the ones that sound really fun and interesting.

Tirta Empul temple areas – which is on the other side of Ubud, Bali. 1 hour flying time away from my home town of Surakarta. Guruh Gipsy Album became our theme songs for this trip.

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Meet the locals and explore like @SandalRoad

Jandal Road (Image courtesy of Christina)

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Want to know how to travel in style, just like the pros? We check in with frequent fliers to find out how often they fly, their favorite destinations and what they never leave home without.

Name: Christina

Occupation: Travel writer & Business manager

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Postcards from Blanciran Village, Klaten – Central Java

Traveljunkieindonesia.com– Hi travel junkies, I had a really wonderful, simple, but meaningful day.

It was a spectacular summer’s day. I brought my friends and the tandem bike to the Blanciran Village, Klaten, Central Java – with its amazing, sweeping, postcard-perfect views of the Merapi & Merbabu mountain, magical rice fields and river.

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Denmark’s Architour

Nouvel’s concert hall (Image courtesy of seier+seier)

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – About 70% of Denmark’s population lives in urban areas, ±1.5 million of them in Copenhagen. The capital’s finest structures. Copenhagen is full of great buildings by some of the world’s best architects.

1. Nouvel’s concert hall
see the exterior of Jean Nouvel’s 2009 concert hall by night, when the blue facade glows with projections.

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