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East of Bali: Surfing Indonesia

May 5: The reef is more than a kilometer from shore. At low tide you can wade out through cultivated plots of agar seaweed, over steps of nubby coral and basins of sand. Big red starfish dot the aquascape like gumdrops on a cake and bright blue fish dart through the shallows. The reef is [...]

Cylindrical Houses

After three days of public bus (indo style) and masses of bullshit I got there, Southwest coast of S.  that is….. 32 hours of village interrogation I went straight to the south coast. Hitching had never been so easy, rarely did they pass me by. The vehicles consisted of ; dump trucks, fuel trucks,company buses [...]

Indonesia Surf Beta

Travelers to Indonesia are granted 60-day visas on arrival. You can renew by leaving the country briefly and returning. Flights to Indo go from Penang, Singapore and Darwin. Inter-island travel is best done by boat. The Pelni Boats are a good option, but bring your own food and water and don’t be in a hurry [...]

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