Komodo National Park is famous for being home to the Komodo Dragon or the Varanus komodoensis. These are the largest lizards in the world. A large lizard of upto ten feet length and three hundred lbs weight in general, the Komodo dragon is definitely a nasty customer. These lizards are faster than most dogs and can swim, climb trees and stand on two feet for some time. Definitely superlative in all aspects, and quite higher up the food chain than humans. The tail is the primary weapon of the Komodo Dragon, and can deliver knock out swings of considerable power. The sharp teeth of the dragon inject lethal venom that can kill in eight hours. The Komodo Dragon is a unique species that had its home in a bio diversity hotspot that is now threatened because of human encroachers. The Komodo  [...]

Tangkuban Perahu comprises a volcano. It is located 25 km to the north of Bandung. It is situated between Sagalaherang district, Sagalaherang village, Cikole village, Subang regency, Bandung regency, and Lembang district. This tourist volcano is the most famous in Bandung. Tangkuban Perahu is separated from the city by a distance 28 km. Tangkuban Perahu offers myriad places to explore. Visitors can glance at the huge crater. They can also hike toward it. Alternatively, they can scale the forest slopes or let their eyes feast on the panoramic views. Tangkuban Perahu is the favorite destination in Bandung. Mount Tangkuban Perahu has a unique shape when viewed from Bandung. It resembles a boat that has turned upside down. Tangkuban Perahu literally means ‘upturned boat’. Sundanese people’s  [...]

On 26th December 2004 an earthquake occurred undersea. This earthquake led to the Asian Tsunami. The epicenter of the earthquake was the west coast of Sumatra, Indonesia. The earthquake released energy that is roughly equivalent to 475 kilotons of TNT. Vibrations were seen and felt in different part of the globe. The complete planet is said to have vibrated by 1 cm. The primary earthquake triggered several secondary ones. Some of the tremors of secondary earthquakes were felt in Alaska as well. Nearly 225,000 individuals lost their lives. 500,000 individuals were injured, belonging to 11 countries. Parents, sisters, and brothers were lost forever. Thailand, Sri Lanka, India, and Indonesia were the worst-hit countries. Nearly five million individuals lost their houses. Millions  [...]

There are about one hundred and sixty different species of snaked here. Although just a few are actually dangerous to humans.  The deeper you go into the tribal long houses; you would find the tattooed Ian people who live here just like they always have though the years.  In fact a lot of them seem to be guarding what seems to be a large secret which is actually the art of the blow pipe and the in famous poisonous darts.  You would find lots of torrents of gushing white water that is still navigable by a water canoe. When you reach the famous Mount Kinabalu, which is about five thousand meters high, this happens to be the highest mountain which is in the middle of the Himalayas and Papua New Guinea. You should first come to Kota Kinabalu. Here you will find the modern capital of Sabah  [...]

If you are actually wondering how the heavy foliage and the dark recesses is something that makes the entire fiasco of moving around here possible , then you could probably imagine that a tiny little bird might probably be sitting on a quivering branch. There is an arm that appears with impossibly long chestnut brown and hairy arm. This comes on at an extra ordinary speed and opulent grace. There is a good chance that you might see a nervous orangutan that is making its way through the dense forest and swimming from one branch to the branch of another tree, and then if you are one of those people, the orangutan might just come onto the nice little boardwalk that you and your friends are standing on. First thing to remember is that you should not panic. There could be a strange buzzing sound  [...]

If you would still like to go to a place that is not as remote as Nikoi then you could go to Bintan. This is a usual weekend destination for many Singaporeans. This is a place where you could hole up an expensive luxury resort like the famous banyan tree.  The islands here actually have quite an intriguing history of sultans, pirates and of course different kinds of colonial trade. The seventeenth and the eighteenth centuries had Bintan as an important port at that time Bintan used to be the capital to the Sultanate of Johor.The British in fact had even considered building a settlement here. This was decades before they got Singapore from the Dutch in the year eighteen hundred and twenty four. About ninety years later, Bintan rose up again to become a Dutch colony. Now Bintan is in  [...]

At the tiny tropical island of Nikoi, you could sit in an open air, thatched roof bar while holding an icy glass of cocktail.  The sky here is clear and the water is clear and turquoise. You can see the warm and salty breeze. The leathery skin of a lifelong sailor, who had a nice mellow grin, was none other than Robinson Crusoe.  He was a person who not rally even wanted to be rescued. This is because he apparently figured out how to make a good living just by being lost in the remotest of tropics. Nikoi is one of several islands of Indonesia that has been developed by the help of American expats, especially in the Riau and the Anambas archipelagoes which is located in the South China Sea. Out of the two hundred islands only a few have been inhabited, This place is about fifty miles  [...]