Traveling on an Arab-style boat and landing on an island with dragons lets you feel a bit like Sinbad... ;) Or discovering Jurassic Park. We are at the heart of the National Park, Komodo Island!Early in the morning we were witness to another spectacle of 'Flying Foxes' returning from their night hunt. After breakfast we anchored at the Komodo Village from where all trails start. While on the island we were lucky again and saw about 6 Komodo Dragons on our...

Wake up at the first beam of sunlight. Today we went dragon hunting. Komodo Dragons! Reminiscences of dinosaurs. One bite and the bacteria in their saliva give you 24 hours before they eat you alive. Something that happened to our guide on Rinca Island (our first destination and kind of 'The Lost World') about 3 months ago while taking another tour group on a hike. That's how he made it on the list next to the visitor center where the Komodo dragon at...

Took a flight in a small TurboProp of the brand new airline Lion Air to Labuan Bajo, Tenggara also known as Flores. On the way to the harbor i briefly let the Taxi driver stop at the supermarket to get some stuff when he got some stuff too...my back up-camera! Which i left in my big backpack. Should have put it in my small backpack i always carry with me. Damnit! Didn't realize it until way out on the ocean. Negotiations at the harbor to find a boat for mysel...