Best Reasons Why Komodo Marine Park is the Best Sites in the World for Divers

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Komodo Marine Park has some of the most exhilarating scuba diving in Indonesia.

It’s a region swept by strong currents and cold upswellings, created by the convergence of the warmer Flores Sea and the cooler Selat Sumba (Sumba Strait) – conditions which bring in a rich soup of plankton and an astonishing diversity of marine life.

Mantas and whales are drawn to feed on the plankton here during their migration from the Indian Ocean to the South China Sea, while dolphins are also common in the waters between Komodo and Flores.

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20 Best National Parks in Indonesia

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Whalesharks at Cendrawasih Bay National Park (Image Courtesy of Scubasigns Foundation)

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Orang utans, tigers, elephants, rhinos, tarsiers and tropical rainforests, Whalesharks, komodo dragons, orang pendek and swirling mists. Travel Junkie Indonesia scours the globe to find you this year’s 20 greatest national parks.

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10 Best Travel Destinations in Indonesia

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Skiing at Carstensz Pyramid (Image courtesy of Olof Sundström & Martin Letzter)

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Where to go on holiday this year. Back to work, back to making holiday plans. Travel Junkie Indonesia scours the globe to find you this year’s 10 greatest destinations.

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The Behavioral Ecology of the Komodo Monitor

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – This book is not a novel. It is a detailed description of almost all aspects of the Ora (the Komodo dragon inhabitant’s name for the Komodo monitor), not permitting the some anatomical details of the monitor. As the title implies, the Ora’s behavior is magnified greatly.

The book is a leading authority on the behavioral aspects of the book. Morphology, grow analysis, predator-prey coactions, and ecology information is also included and is very complete and well recorded (as is everything in the book).

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13 Best Songs for Travel Junkies

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Love from Tarak Kids, Fakfak, West Papua – Indonesia (Image by Arif Lukman)

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – The Travel Junkie has chosen 13 of the most inspiring travel songs of all time. Music helps us connect to others-to fellow travel junkies who might share our taste in songs and to locals who might not speak our language but can carry the rhythm.

For those of us with gypsy blood, music can speak to who we are and why it is that we can never seem to settle down. Music engenders a desire to see a new place, or to travel simply for the joy of the journey.

So if you’re homeward bound for the next few months, but itching to jet off somewhere exotic in Indonesia, explore the world from your armchair with our pick of the best songs for travel junkies.

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8 Best Reads for Travel Junkies

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Travel Junkie Indonesia has chosen 8 of the most inspiring travel books of all time. Travel broadens the mind, so they say, but sometimes a good piece of travel writing can be just as effective.

So if you’re homeward bound for the next few months, but itching to jet off somewhere exotic, explore the world from your armchair with our pick of the best books for travel junkies Indonesia.

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What Are Some of Your Favorite Street Food Finds?

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Traveljunkieindonesia.com – One of my favorite travel experiences is to sample an area’s best street food. Some countries are more adept at this culinary treat than others; Indonesia for example has elevated street food to a science.

I love street food because it provides an honest, unfiltered look into the soul of a region and it doesn’t hurt that the food is usually delicious as well. Street food is a perfect budget alternative because, depending on where you are, it is the cheapest way to eat.

Here are some favorite street food that you can get for around a dollar in Indonesia.

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Indonesia: Why Should We Care About Sustainable Tourism?

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nias island sunset | camera sony a 650

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – The environment is obviously important to tourism. Both the natural environment (such as beaches, forests, waterways) and the built environment (such as historic buildings and ruins) must be preserved for an area to be environmentally sustainable.

Environmental sustainability means making sure resources in an area (whatever they may be) can be preserved for use by future generations. It’s much more than just being “green.”

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Indonesia: which beach is right for you?

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Pasir Panjang Beach, Kei Island (Image courtesy of Magda & Macie)

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – It isn’t fair, really – there are over 200 countries around the globe and Indonesia has managed to snag a disproportionate amount of the world’s top beaches.

Indonesia: which beach is right for you?

1.  @TravelJunkieID: Pasir Panjang Beach, Kei Island #TJI

2. @hellothisisjc: Pantai Mangsit, Lombok #TJI

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They Might Be A Travel Blogger

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Image Courtesy of Nungki Nugroho

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Now I present you, they might be a travel bloggers:

1. If they can tell you the best coffee shops on every continent, yes there free a cup of coffee is only one in Bukit Hexon, Bali. They might be a travel blogger.

2. If you ask someone where they are headed and you hear “What day is it?” They might be a travel blogger.

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Kalimantan’s Top Jungle Travel Junkies

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After the rain in Kayan Mentarang National Park (Image courtesy of Tamas Brunner)

Traveljunkieindonesia.com – Kalimantan’s most celebrated inhabitant is the unbearably human-esque orang-utan. These rich amber–coloured primates with their soulful disposition are an undisputed highlight of the islands fauna and an obvious magnet for tourists.

And, Kalimantan has some spectacular jungle journeys for travel junkies. The following require resilience, respect, Bahasa Indonesia and a keen sense of adventure; the reward is glimpses of ancient rainforests that may not be around for much longer.

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The Tarsier : King of Cute from Sulawesi

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Tarsier (Image courtesy of Bas Schonenberg)

Travejunkieindonesia.com – If you’re visiting Sulawesi’s Tangkoko-Batuangas Dua Saudara Nature Reserve or Lore Lindu National Park, keep your eyes peeled for something looking back at you: a tiny nocturnal primate known as a tarsier.

These creatures are recognisable by their eyes, which are literally larger than their stomachs, so big in fact that they cannot rotate them within their sockets. Luckily their heads can be rotated nearly 360 degrees so their range of vision isn’t compromised.

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