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Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011

Indonesia diving trip. Crossing the island of Flores: Maumere, Kelimutu, Bajawa, Ruteng, Labuan Bajo, Komodo. In Bali: Tulamben and Amed.

Black sand beach, in the Amed region. (Bali, Indonesia, July 2011)

Coming back to Bali

I often go back to Bali while traveling in Indonesia. The island always brings me back to her. The more I go back, the more I love it.
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
Manta ray. Komodo, Indonesia. July 2011.

Manta rays of Komodo

The more I dive, the better! I have never seen so many manta rays as last year. The proof, with this new video, brought back from Komodo National Park (Indonesia), where I was in July 2011.
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
A "shrimp manicure", what do you think?

Shrimp manicure

Did you like fish pedicure? You will love the manicure shrimp! A cleanser shrimp care for underwater travelers.
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
I am facinated by the hands of this old lady with the fingers of fairy. (Flores, Indonesia, July 2011)

Ikat weavers

If, like me, you cross the island of Flores (Indonesia), you will meet many people wearing traditional fabrics called ikats, very beautiful, whose patterns and colors differ from one region to another.
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
- Diving trip in Indonesia. Crossing of l'Flores island: Maumere, Kelimutu, Bajawa, Ruteng, Labuan Bajo, Komodo. In Bali: Tulamben and Amed.

A shark, two sharks, three sharks ...

In Komodo, Indonesia, the dive site with the beautiful name of Castle Rock is infested with sharks. I just love it. I even made a video.
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
Dragons from Komodo to Rinca. Komodo National Park, Indonesia, July 2011.

Not afraid of Komodo dragons!

The dragons exist, I met them! Scales, claws, forked tongue, everything is there ... Listening only to my courage, I went to photograph these big prehistoric lizards or "varans" that live in the archipelago of Komodo, Indonesia.
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
Gaterins at Crystal Rock. Komodo, Indonesia, July 2011.

Underwater happiness in Komodo

Indonesia and Komodo are far away. I rediscover my underwater photos with a new, astonished eye. I saw all that, me? It's crazy.
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
- Diving trip in Indonesia. Crossing of l'Flores island: Maumere, Kelimutu, Bajawa, Ruteng, Labuan Bajo, Komodo. In Bali: Tulamben and Amed.

Komodo: poiscaille galore

Diving in Komodo, I dreamed! The reality was beyond the dream ... First video preview, at the fabulous Batu Bolong site.
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
The Pascha. Cruise-dive in Komodo (Flores, Indonesia). July 2011.

My princess boat in Komodo

That's the Pascha. Well named boat, on which I lived like a princess, during the six days of my dive cruise in Komodo, in July 2011. Six fantastic days out of time.
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
Rice fields in the Ruteng region. Flores, Indonesia, July 2011.

Rice terraces in cobwebs

On the island of Flores, Indonesia, some rice fields take unusual forms. In the region of Ruteng, in the west of the island, rice is cultivated in spiderweb!
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
Manta Ray, Komodo. Flores, Indonesia. July 2011.

The Manta Ray Who Cuckoo

I had to show you this video, of a manta ray and his girlfriends, met while diving in the archipelago of Komodo, ultimate goal of my crossing of Flores ...
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
Blue Stone Beach. Flores, Indonesia. July 2011.

The blue pebble beach

Here, the volcanic black sand of the beaches disappears under colored pebbles. Blue, green, sometimes drawing on turquoise or mauve ... New geological curiosity of the Indonesian island of Flores.
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
Photo pose in front of the Kelimutu craters. (Flores, Indonesia, July 2011)

Kelimutu, the volcano to the spirits

The Kelimutu volcano in Flores (Indonesia) is spectacular. Three craters form giant basins for three lakes with strange colors.
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
Nudibranch. Maumere Bay, Flores, Indonesia. July 2011.

Nudibranches and quirks in Maumere

I take you underwater, in the east of Flores, Indonesia, for a special nudibranch sequence, in Maumere Bay.
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
White tip shark at Maumere. (Flores, Indonesia, July 2011)

Fish soup

The bay of Maumere, in the east of the Indonesian island of Flores, is full of beautiful underwater sites. My favorite dive site is Fish Soup. Here, the fish soup is at sea, to be savored under water!
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011
Paris - Kuala Lumpur on Air Asia X.

Paris - Kuala Lumpur on Air Asia X

Since the time I speak (Air Asia here, Air Asia by that), this time, that's it! I finally tested the brand new Air Asia X line from Paris to Kuala Lumpur. The link was launched by the Malaysian lowcost company in February 2011.
Indonesia: Flores + Komodo + Bali - July 2011

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