Ross and I had planned quite the six-month backpacking/birding extravaganza, spending four months in Indonesia and following that up with a tour around the Indian
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Mauritius – Indian Ocean Islands – Wait, Are We Back In Hawaii??? (And wanted by the Officials?!?)
Next on our agenda? Mauritius — an island in the Indian Ocean home to some of the rarest species in the world. But getting there
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The Seychelles – Indian Ocean Islands – Living the Dream
Although the World Health Organization recommended against it, the Seychelles still implemented a travel ban for anyone entering the country via Madagascar. (In case you
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Reunion – The Indian Ocean Islands – A Reunion on Reunion
So before I jump right into our “Reunion on Reunion” let it be known that I left Ross and went home for three weeks in
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The Comoros Part 2 – Anjo-what?! That’s a Sparrowhawk!
After a few hours rest from the worst boat ride of our lives, Josh and I met up with Patrice who we planned to rent
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Birding The Comoros – No Luggage Needed
After a quick 18 hour stop over in Malaysia and a change of airlines in Bangkok due to long delays, I finally arrived in the
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Biak – West Papua – Number 5,000
We knew Biak was going to be special. Ross was going to achieve a lifelong goal and see 5,000 species of the world’s birds. That’s
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Nimbokrang – West Papua – Chasing Dinosaurs
On our flight over to Nimbokrang after the Arfak Mountains, Stephan and Ross prepped Claudia and myself by basically saying how miserable Nimbokrang would be.
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Arfaks – West Papua – Arrrfakkkk (“White People Walk Into The Forest and Money Comes Out”)
This area of West Papua, The Arfaks Mountains, is world renowned thanks to the likes of David Attenborough narrating about the uniqueness of the area
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Raja Ampat – West Papua – The Land of Beautiful Islands
West Papua, while technically part of Indonesia, couldn’t be more different than the rest of the country. In fact, when Indonesia declared independence from the
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