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#6. We arrived at Medan in the morning, another 5-hour car ride to Parapat town. By the time we arrived at Pulau Samosir via ferry ride it's already past 3pm. We spent the rest of the evening chilling, swimming and kayaking at Lake Toba. Head out for Huta Siallagan, Pasar Tomok and viewpoints...

Sumatra in Western Indonesia is the sixth largest island in the world. It doesn't have the temples, beaches and historical sights of Bali or Java, but it's certainly make up for the awesome scenery and thrilling treks. Home to Batak ethnic groups - the term used by Malays settlers to describe...

#6. The next morning, i head out at 4.30am to catch the twilight before sunrise. Flock of Silver Gulls formed a visual mass in the foreground, the shoreline shaped a leading line in the mid-ground, the signature towering skyline defined the background of Gold Coast and reflected. #7...

TRAVEL BLOG - http://bit.ly/JW-GreatBarrierReef A state nearly seven times the size of Great Britain, five times the size of Japan, and two and a half times the size of Texas! That's right! It's humongous! I have always been in awe of the fascination of blue planet, diving in the Great...

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CROSSING TONGARIRO NATIONAL PARK From Rotorua to Tongariro National Park, you'll pass by Lake Taupo - a quiet version of Queenstown. If you have enough time, it's definitely worth a 2-night stay. We only manage to catch lunch here before heading to Tongariro National Park - the first World...

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ENTERING THE "ROTTEN EGG" OF ROTORUA  As we infiltrated the city of Rotorua, a rather pungent odour erupts quickly. Truth be told, it smells like rotten eggs! It grows on you, of course not in an uncomfortable fungal way. It is the smell of the sulphur geothermal activities in the region, the...

New Zealand remains one of the greatest and most spectacular countries in the world. With beautiful landscape, amazing food, strong indigenous community and adventurous activities, it is a traveller's dream destination. Always pretty pumped up about setting off on a roadtrip through New Zealand...

ROAD FROM VANG VIENG TO LUANG PRABANG Six hours of jostling around on a minivan, veering close to the edge of cliff, and the driver's bathroom breaks, well off the aforementioned cliff. Driving through some of the most beautiful mountain ranges i've ever seen, worth it, this is probably one...

Years of war and communist regime hinder travellers from crossing its borders, only until mid 90s, the government reversed their stance on tourism. It immediately emerged as a craze destination for backpackers, despite the flocking tourists, it's still far less commercial than its neighboring...

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The engravement of land in spectacular rice terraces, a feat of ancient agriculture engineering over 1,300 years old. Terraces folded in and out of deep valleys, some of 3,000 layered terraces extend upwards from valleys floor, mirrored stairway to the heaven. Winter, before rice sprout, the...

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6. Katydid mimicking the shape of leaf, laying flat on tree trunk (Katydid, Pseudophyllinae, phylomimini) 7. Mantis mimicking dead leaf waiting to strike (Dead leaf mantis, Deroplatys labata) 8. Assassin bug disguise in white sands, mosses and ant carcasses Wearing its victoms' corpses as...