In August 2015 I arrived in Bali again, only to take a flight further east to explore the wilderness of Flores. What followed was a memorable trip through the insane Komodo archipelago, passing just off the mysterious Sumbawa, until we reached the peaceful beaches and villages of southern Lombok.
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- Dramatic, volcanic landscape of Flores visible from the airport in Maumere
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- Waiting for the sunset and grilled fish
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- Steam above a dormant volcano
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- A fisherman is getting his boat ready
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- A sight of foreign visitors seems to be a pleasant distraction for local fishermen
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- A fisherman tending to his nets
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- Maumere, Flores
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- Maumere, Flores
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- Maumere, Flores
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- Koka Beach, a hidden paradise lost somewhere in Flores
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- A joint Polish-Czech-Slovak-Hungarian expedition driving some legendary cars from the former Eastern block are repairing their vehicles just off Koka Beach
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- The locals caught playing on the beach they can still claim their own
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- Koka Beach, Flores
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- Lush greenery and unchartered wilderness of Flores
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- Market place in Wolowaru, Flores
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- The Kelimutu Lakes
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- Kelimutu Lakes, Flores
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- Kelimutu Lakes are known to change their intensive colours every few weeks due to volcanic activity beneath them
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- A waterfall in a village of Moni, Flores
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- Coffee in the fields in Moni, Flores
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- Agroforestry practiced by the peasants on the hills of Moni, Flores
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- Black, volcanic beach in Ende, Flores
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- Dormant volcanos dominate over the beach in Ende, Flores
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- Locals in Ende collect colourful stones, to be sold cheaply for the Japanese enthusiasts of gardening and bonsai
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- Children in Ende excited to meet some foreigners
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- …so many stories to tell and even more smiles to share!
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- Playful afternoon time for the kids of Ende, Flores
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- Never underestimate how many kids can be around
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- Sunset calmly nearing on the beach in Ende
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- Ende, Flores
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- Ende, Flores
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- Ende, Flores
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- Ende, Flores
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- The only flight that leaves Ende airport every day, circling between Bali and Timor
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- The dry and hilly island of Rinca
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- Rinca
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- The harsh landscape of the Komodo Island
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- From the hills overlooking the Komodo archipelago
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- Komodo and beyond
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- The reefs near Komodo
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- Komodo
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- Komodo, the adventure
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- In Indonesia the next volcano is never too distant. Here, Pulau Sangeang
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- Sunset on the Flores Sea, just north of Sumbawa
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- A deserted beach in southern Lombok
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- Wild off-roads of southern Lombok
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- Lombok’s Bangko-Bangko, also known as Desert Point
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- Bangko-Bangko, Lombok
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- Local surfers riding the legendary Desert Point waves. Bangko-Bangko, Lombok
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- Afternoon clouds over much less known Gilis, in southern Lombok
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- The magic Kelimutu Lakes, resurfacing at daybreak
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