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What to Bring on Your Komodo Nat'l Park Tour beer_boat.jpg You'll want a bit of money for the large Bintangs (50,000 rp each).

What to Bring on Your Komodo Nat'l Park Tour komodo_path.jpg This is probably the roughest part of the path.

What to Bring on Your Komodo Nat'l Park Tour komodo_path_rinca.jpg Rinca was mostly shaded.

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What to Bring on Your Komodo Nat'l Park Tour komodo_tour_boat_hanging_out.jpg Many hours are spent hanging out on the main deck. Bring comfy clothes and a book.

What to Bring on Your Komodo Nat'l Park Tour komodo_tour_boat_ladder.jpg A group boat tour to the Komodo National Park is fun and easy! FYI that ladder to the left is the only way to get to the main living area.

What to Bring on Your Komodo Nat'l Park Tour komodo_tour_boat_sleeping.jpg Sleeping is pretty casual and communal. Have some comfy clothes that you can sleep in.

What to Bring on Your Komodo Nat'l Park Tour komodo_tour_boat_space.jpg

What to Bring on Your Komodo Nat'l Park Tour komodo_tour_luggage.jpg Just one small bag is plenty. I stored my larger bag in Bali and just brought this small bag to Flores.

What to Bring on Your Komodo Nat'l Park Tour komodo_tour_padar_hike.jpg The hike up to Padar starts with wooden stairs then wide stone steps.

What to Bring on Your Komodo Nat'l Park Tour komodo_tour_padar_hike2.jpg The Padar hike eventually turns to a dirt and rock path just up past this part (by the tree).

What to Bring on Your Komodo Nat'l Park Tour komodo_tour_padar_shoes.jpg I hiked Padar in rubber flip flops! You do not need hiking shoes.

What to Bring on Your Komodo Nat'l Park Tour komodo_tour_snorkelling.jpg Snorkeling is good, you'll definitely want some snorkel gear.

What to Bring on Your Komodo Nat'l Park Tour komodo_tour_swimming.jpg The swimming, although a bit cool and with rough currents in places, is something you'll be doing a lot of. I was happy to have my rash guard.

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What to Bring on Your Komodo Nat'l Park Tour Rinca_park_entrance.jpg Walking through Rinca and Komodo was very hot, but the paths were flat and easy.

Visiting Komodo Dragons in Indonesia 20190311_114043_001.jpg The guide with his stick weapon.

Visiting Komodo Dragons in Indonesia 20190311_114852.jpg Pretty cool seeing this wild Komodo Dragon in its natural habitat ....

Visiting Komodo Dragons in Indonesia 20190311_114913.jpg But zoom out and this wild dragon is just hanging out around the ranger station.

Visiting Komodo Dragons in Indonesia 20190311_115333.jpg Even the deer let you walk right up to them.

Visiting Komodo Dragons in Indonesia 20190311_120548.jpg The dock at the Rinca Island park entrance.

Visiting Komodo Dragons in Indonesia 20190311_162135.jpg Hati hati indeed!

Visiting Komodo Dragons in Indonesia komodo_dragon.jpg A very handsome (and large!) male Komodo Dragon on the island of Komodo.

Visiting Komodo Dragons in Indonesia komodo_dragon_by_shops.jpg I tried to get a clever shot of the dragon walking in the background of the dragon carvings but I kind of missed the photo opp. LOL

Visiting Komodo Dragons in Indonesia komodo_dragon_close_up.jpg The guides are experts at taking this awesome photo! That's one big lizard.

Padar - THE Komodo View Point my_padar_view_photo.jpg In my opinion, the best photo opp is this one; just past the tree off to the right.

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Padar - THE Komodo View Point padar_boat_tender.jpg Tendering in to Padar from our tour boat early in the morning.

Padar - THE Komodo View Point padar_mid_way_view.jpg The view part way up. Good, but it gets better! I took this photo in case I didn't make it any further. Ugh.

Padar - THE Komodo View Point padar_pier_stairs.jpg This is the entirety of the infrastructure at Padar. The pier, toilets, shade shack to pay entry, and the stairs that begin your hike.

Padar - THE Komodo View Point padar_rocky_path.jpg This is just before the rocky dirt path. My shoes were a bit slippery with sweat at this point.

Padar - THE Komodo View Point padar_view.jpg Oh yes, this is indeed THE view!

Padar - THE Komodo View Point padar_view_by_tree.jpg Woohoo! Dripping in sweat, I made it. This is the view from by the tree.

Manta Rays - Majestic Giants in Komodo boat_to_manta_point.jpg On our way to Manta Point. Everyone was quite excited, I didn't even understand what we were going to see!

Manta Rays - Majestic Giants in Komodo manta_rays.jpg One of the mantas I got to hang out with near our boat.

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Booking a Komodo National Park Tour - What You Need to Know 20190311_114852B.jpg Depending on your tour, you will see the Komodo Dragons on Rinca Island and/or Komodo Island.

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Booking a Komodo National Park Tour - What You Need to Know 20190311_122935.jpg Grab your food and eat where you can. It was all very very delicious!

Booking a Komodo National Park Tour - What You Need to Know 20190311_153945B.jpg Dragons - yes! But you'll also see amazing pink beaches, great snorkeling, the best view in Indonesia, and manta rays!

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Booking a Komodo National Park Tour - What You Need to Know 20190311_201133.jpg Sleeping on the deck of the boat was really quite comfortable. It gets a bit chilly but the pillow and flannel sheet do the trick.

Booking a Komodo National Park Tour - What You Need to Know 20190311_201148.jpg Wet clothing hanging all over the boat.

Booking a Komodo National Park Tour - What You Need to Know 20190311_201715.jpg Fun playing cards at night.

Booking a Komodo National Park Tour - What You Need to Know 20190312_055556.jpg Waking up to the sunrise on the water. Life is good.

Booking a Komodo National Park Tour - What You Need to Know 20190312_071258.jpg The cook is standing at the cook top cooking our lunch. I don't know how he produced such good food out of this tiny galley.

Booking a Komodo National Park Tour - What You Need to Know DSCF1866B.jpg You will get to go snorkeling in crystal clear waters. Which beach also depends on the tour.

Booking a Komodo National Park Tour - What You Need to Know DSCF1879B.jpg Clear water, anemones, and soft corals.

Booking a Komodo National Park Tour - What You Need to Know DSCF1901B.jpg I have a thing for trigger fish. :)

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Booking a Komodo National Park Tour - What You Need to Know DSCF1967B.jpg My love! We ran into a few turtles at Pink Beach.

Booking a Komodo National Park Tour - What You Need to Know DSCF2053.jpg You'll be stopping at beaches like this!

Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali 20190226_100916.jpg Views out to the North shore of Bali.

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Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali 20190226_101430.jpg Look at the heart-shaped leaf down below! :) <3

Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali 20190226_101532.jpg I've been to Borobudur (18 years ago!) and this is easily recognizable as a replica.

Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali 20190226_102328B.jpg The entry gate that on this side opens up to the upper garden and on the other side, is at the top of a long set of stairs.

Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali 20190226_103127.jpg Travelling alone, I don't have many photos of myself! Especially in this place with so few visitors, it took a while for someone to come along to take a photo for me.

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Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali 20190226_111048.jpg Stairs up to the main Dharamsala (mediation room). The stairs each have a Buddhist quality or precept written on them.

Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali 20190226_111147.jpg And the views!

Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali 20190226_111409.jpg As soon as you enter, it's just gorgeous. Lotus pond with Buddha's footprints and a lot of Hindu style statues making it an interesting combination of cultures.

Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali 20190226_111554.jpg The stairs each have a Buddhist quality or precept written on them.

Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali 20190228_090300.jpg Such a pretty drive barely up into the hills. That's the pagoda that's inside Vihara.

Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali 20190228_090540.jpg The entry is only Rp 20,000 ($1.40). If you don't have a sarong, you can borrow one from the ticket office. That goes for guys too.

Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali 20190228_091033.jpg The smell of incense, soft music, and soul-reaching wind chimes ... ahhhhh.

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Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali 20190228_091850.jpg Inside the main meditation room is cool and breezy and has bright relief murals of Prince Siddhartha. It's the most wonderful place to sit and meditate.

Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali 20190228_093836.jpg This pagoda, sitting on a giant lotus flower, represents complete love for all mankind.

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Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali DSCF1252.jpg This rather large flying thing decided to come pose for a photo.

Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali DSCF1253.jpg I just love the giant lotus petals.

Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali DSCF1316.jpg Mini Borobudur replica with one large meditation / offering / teaching room inside. Borobudur is the largest Buddhist temple in the world (!) and resides on the neighboring island of Java.

Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali DSCF1324.jpg Namaste

Brahmavihara-Arama Buddhist Monastery in Bali DSCF1333.jpg Stormy skies. Rain every day since it's the rainy season but don't let the clouds fool you. It barely even gets below 80 degrees in the middle of the night.

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Extending Your 30-day Indonesian Visa IndonesiaVisaOnArrival.jpg For a 60-day visa, first pay for the special 30-day visa at the airport.

Extending Your 30-day Indonesian Visa singaraja_immigration_office.jpg Singaraja Kantor Imigrasi (Immigration Office) is outside of town to the West on the main road. It's a small efficient office with a coffee station and power strip charging station.

Extending Your 30-day Indonesian Visa singaraja_immigration_office_parking.jpg Pull inside the walled entrance to park.

Extending Your 30-day Indonesian Visa singaraja_immigration_office_payment.jpg That open-air area with the yellow chairs is the post office where you pay your visa extension fee at the back of the Immigration Office parking lot.

Extending Your 30-day Indonesian Visa Singiraja_Immigration_Office_Sign.jpg The Immigration Office for North Bali is between Lovina and Singaraja on the main road.

Interesting Things to Know About Bali Before You Travel bali-net-fishing.jpg

Interesting Things to Know About Bali Before You Travel bali-rie-paddy.jpg Yes, rice paddies abound on Bali.

Interesting Things to Know About Bali Before You Travel bali_3month_ceremony.jpg Once a baby is 3 months old, a ceremony is held where he is allowed to touch the ground for the first time.

Interesting Things to Know About Bali Before You Travel bali_grapes.jpg Grapes in Bali?! The wine is expensive and not every good.

Interesting Things to Know About Bali Before You Travel bali_sunset.jpg Beautiful Bali sunset.

Interesting Things to Know About Bali Before You Travel bali_tokay_lizard.jpg Tokay lizard - they are very loud at night!