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A ton of people make that trip every day. Is it worth it? It is easily one of Bali's best dives and can be spectacular- especially early in the morning before all the daytrippers show up. LOL. If this is your one trip in a lifetime to Indonesia, and your family is cool with you being gone...

After checking in the airport hotel, you could very easily make a run to the Taman Angrek mall or Central Park mall and visit a store called Batik Keris. Central Park is more upscale and right next door. They are a very popular batik clothing chain store and have all sorts of mid-range and...

For what its worth... https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2021/01/08/954820328/memo-to-people-of-earth-third-world-is-an-offensive-term

The above are pretty click-bait-ish. Statistically, you will probably be just fine. That being said, I put all my effort into not flying Lion/Batik whenever possible. When I do, I absolutely adjust my expectations, assume I could be late, and that if I need customer service...well...you know...

I love Indonesian food, but a street food tour here is really a stomach gamble you do not want to take. You will have plenty of Indo food on your liveaboard, the airport, your hotel... Foor a tourist, eating from kaki lima and pop-up warung has potential to be...ummm....very messy.

I am in Bangka right now, and we have had to blow jellyfish out of the way and/or swim for a minute or two on several ascents. I am very happy to be covered.

Wtf is a reefwalker? Is that a thing? :D

News stations say everyone made it off safe. Fingers crossed that is accurate. The video looks terrifying.

Awesome pics, sir. Really nice.

4 nights and 11 dives with nitrox at Liberty Dive w/ breakfast is about 7.500.000. Add 1.5 million for transport there and back, and one is well under 10 million. One still has to buy lunch and dinner, but you get the idea. That's a heck of a deal for world-class muck diving in a super nice...

I just looked, and their prices are way high, too. Unless I am reading things wrong, 4 nights and unlimited diving, single supplement, 9 nitrox fills works out to 16,500.000 IDR. That's way more than I spent at Spice Island a year ago (see attached). Granted they gave me a solid deal...but...

Whoa! This is exciting. Gonna check this out as I love me some Ambon.

I make the trip from Jakarta to either Indianapolis or Fort Myers at least once a year. Honestly, it does not matter which way you go, east or west. I pick flights based on price and connections. Right now there are two options with the best prices and times: 1. You can go "west" from the...

This is a serious question, and I swear I am not being an a..hole. My time and money are a big deal to me...and I live in Jakarta. How would y'all deal with things going bad? Lets say you book this sort of RA trip and spend 2000 USD flying from the other side of the world. After transport...

I see you are making the rounds and posting this anywhere you can find.

I will be interested in reading this, too. I honestly don't know anyone who has been to Sumbawa to dive beyond passing through from Bali to Komodo and back. On a map, it sure looks great. It is pretty painless getting there from Bali and Lombok. Two Fish set up there for a few, but I think...

Spandex counts!

There are a million good reasons to wear a wetsuit and really none to not wear one. Never in my life have I been too hot on a dive, and if things start going wonky, I want every advantage to minimize task loading.

When it comes to diving and having restaurants and things to do at night, Indonesia really is the land of compromise. The BEST diving in Indonesia means self-contained dive resorts and liveaboards. The only exception is diving Komodo and staying in Labuan Bajo, but this means LONG boat trips...

There are so many boats in Komodo...and many good boats too. If you give us an idea of what you are looking for you can get some better advice- backpacker? Mid Range? Luxury? How long? Most of the route will be determined by the time of year you are coming.