Kilometre Zero Indonesia 🇮🇩
We recently paid a visit to Kilometer Zero on Weh Island in Sumatra, Aceh Indonesia 🇮🇩
This is the northernmost and westernmost point of Indonesia and this monument marks the spot.
It's one of the landmarks that people have mentioned to us in Pulau Weh, so we hopped on the bicycles and tackled the steep, extremely undulating road from the nearby village of Iboih.
Thankfully, it was only a 14 km round trip, which combined with the steepness of the road, heat, and humidity levels, was plenty enough to get a good sweat on.
We stopped off en route for a 2 hour snorkel at a very inviting white sand beach known as Long Beach, which has some amazing looking coral reef, and heaps of fish, and a respite from the heat.
Back on the bicycles, we made our way to Kilometer Zero, and spent about 1.5 hours taking photos of the monument, wandering the short street of market stalls and food vendors, watching the monkeys, and enjoying the cooling wind and views of the Andaman Sea and the Indian Ocean.
Before getting back on the bicycles we sat at one of the local cafes with a coconut, a bottle of coke, and a fried vegetable snack, to rehydrate and refuel for the short but somewhat challenging ride (and occasional pushing of the bicycles) back to Iboih.
#aceh #wehisland #pulauweh #sumatra #kilometrezero #indonesia
It's time for the next adventure, so goodbye to New Zealand for now, and onwards to Indonesia! 🇮🇩
Mother and baby humpback whales in Mo'orea, French Polynesia
We recently visited Mo'orea in French Polynesia. 🇵🇫
My partner and I had a checklist of activities including snorkeling, cycling, hiking and swimming with humpback whales and I'm pleased to say that it by far exceeded our expectations!
During the trip, I went on 2 whale watching tours, and on the first we had the opportunity to swim with a mother and calf humpback for 10-15 minutes, which was somewhat of a surreal experience being in the water with them and simply watching in awe.
On the second tour I photographed half a dozen or so humpback whales from the boat, waiting for them to breach, flip their tails, and occasionally jump out of the water, whilst Ashlee was in the water with her snorkel, mask and fins, with another mother and calf.
She captured this beautiful moment between a mother coming up from the deep to check up on her baby calf who was happily playing and splashing their fins near the surface.
What an incredible moment - thanks and full credit to Ashlee Gross for this wonderful video.
#humpback #humpbackwhale #moorea #mooreaisland #frenchpolynesia
The Three Coconuts Pass (Col des Trois Cocotiers) was absolutely beautiful. 🌿
We found ourselves hiking through a lush environment of green ferns, fig trees, pine trees, sprawling roots, with flowing freshwater streams and the occasional sighting of chickens and roosters roaming through the forest.
It was one of my favourite hikes on Mo'orea in French Polynesia. 🇵🇫
#moorea #mooreaisland #frenchpolynesia
I've had many adventures in Timor-Leste with my good friends at Timor Indigenous Tours with some amazing, insightful experiences.
If you want to explore, learn more about the history and experience the beautiful Timorese culture, I can highly recommend reaching out to Jonias and the team. 🇹🇱
#timorleste #easttimor #southeastasia
The bright, colorful and loud buses of Timor-Leste! 🇹🇱
#dili #timorleste #easttimor #modifikasi
Back in 2018, whilst I was living in Bougainville, Papua New Guinea I was asked by a friend to attend and take photographs of a cultural display in Kieta near Arawa.
I went along not knowing what to expect and was blown away by the cultural singsing and bamboo band performance - simply amazing!
PS. If you want to truly experience an off the beaten path destination, I highly recommend visiting Bougainville Island.
#bougainville #bougainvilleisland #papuanewguinea #singsing
Two cruise ships visiting Timor-Leste on the same day, surely that's a first! 🇹🇱
#cruiseship #easttimor #timorleste #dili
The Farol Lighthouse in Dili, Timor-Leste 🇹🇱
This lighthouse was built in 1896, stands at 19 metres tall and overlooks the Banda Sea and Atauro Island.
It has recently received a new coat of green and white paint in the iconic striped design.
#timorleste #easttimor #lighthouse
📍 DILI, TIMOR-LESTE 🇹🇱
It's the lunch time rush hour in the capital of Dili with scooters, cars and microlet buses traveling along the 'Largo de Lecidere' waterfront.
The Lotte clock monument was installed in 2018 and represents the ongoing friendship between South Korea and Timor-Leste.
In the distance you can spot the red and yellow dragon boat moored in the harbour, which takes passengers between Dili and the beautiful Atauro Island.
#timorleste #easttimor #southkorea
📍 DILI, TIMOR-LESTE 🇹🇱 The buses that take people and cargo from the capital of Dili to the remote districts across Timor-Leste, and vice versa, are loud, colorful and modified to the max making them near on impossible to miss!
#modifikasi #modifikasimotor #timorleste
