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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Tag: Independent birding
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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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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Sumba – Indonesia – Where Everything Went Just Right
Indonesia, a dream destination for anyone who enjoys tropical mountains, white sand beaches, warm ocean water and gorgeous landscapes — also a dream destination for
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The start of our trip – Northeast Brazil – March 2-6, 2017
With a break from school in March, Ross immediately decided he wanted to spend this uniquely long amount of time off (~4 weeks) visiting a mega diverse country full
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Birding Colombia: Chestnut-capped Piha Reserva, La Romera, Jardin
After a full day of traveling, Alex and I woke up at 0300 and started on the 3 mile walk to the Chestnut-capped Piha reserve.
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Mexico – Part 2. After the Wedding – August 12-20, 2016
My trip to Mexico started August 12th at Secrets Silversands Resort in Riveria Maya, while Ross headed down to Mexico on August 11th to do
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Mexico – Part 1: Before the Wedding – August 11-15, 2016
Our trip to Mexico can be broken down into two parts, “Before the Wedding” and “After the Wedding” because had it not been for a
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