Seram – Indonesia – The Perfect Storm (And People Live Out Here?!)

Six days and 70+ kilometers later, we ended a trek planned entirely on a whim. A trek we were not prepared to go on and

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Boano – Indonesia – The Successful Shit Show

Typically an island so small hardly warrants its own blog post, but the events that unfolded on our visit to the island of Boano became

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Buru – Indonesia – Ohhhhhhhhhhhh Buru Hantu

We have learned that there is always a look of enlightenment that occurs after we say the words buru hantu, Indonesian for owl. When people

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Kai Islands (Kecil & Besar) – Indonesia – What the Fako?

Our visit to the Kai Islands was certainly one for the books. When Google Maps and Maps.me both showed the small town of Fako in

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Tanimbar – Indonesia – An Unlikely Encounter

When you’re out walking the roads all day with binoculars around your neck, a camera hanging on your shoulder, and a scope in your hand,

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Sulawesi – Indonesia – Ross Gallardy Does NOT Dip Owls

So much happened during our 11-day trip to the island of Sulawesi, that it’s nearly impossible to describe it exactly. We had a lot of

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Vogelkop Superb Bird-of-paradise

 

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Sangihe – Indonesia – Mega, Mega, and Another Mega

The outlook for endemic wildlife found on the small island of Sangihe appears to be quite grim. Several species have gone extinct and several others

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Talaud – Indonesia – Better Than Expected

Before we visit an island Ross usually gives me the rundown of what to expect and I’ve come to appreciate that he doesn’t sugar coat

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Obi – Indonesia – The Best of Times, the Worst of Times

One might think I wouldn’t have a single nice thing to say about the island of Obi, with one of the worst events happening to

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