Author Archives: Varya

East Kalimantan Day 7-9 The last segment of our Kalimantan travels was further North East into the Derawan Archipelago, islands of clear water and optimal diving and snorkeling opportunities. Our… Read more »

Central Kalimantan Days 5-6 Right now, as we motor in the early morning toward our final dock in Samarinda, it is pouring hard rain.  I am on the top deck… Read more »

East Kalimantan: Days 3-4 I am on a houseboat on the Mahakam River and can hear at 4:25 am the call of the Muezzin to prayer in this solidly islamic… Read more »

Day 2: Monkeys and Apes Encore The great joy of being at one of the three orangutan feeding stations is watching the great red apes swing in from high tree… Read more »

I am under my mosquito netting at 3 am with jet lag at the comfortable Rimba Orangutan Eco Lodge, surrounded by deep jungle and a river.   Yesterday with very… Read more »

There was one very off-the-main-track travel destination I wanted to visit and given that my age only increases, it seemed like this was the time to do it.   So… Read more »

Reykjavik As you have read in the news, the tremors are numerous now in Iceland although we only felt a few of them as most are undetectable but the excitement… Read more »

Earth and Horses:  Day 6 After a very extensive buffet breakfast, Pavel and the 5 of us head out on our last day together to the nearby Grabrok volcano crater…. Read more »

Water and Fire in the North: Day 4 Northern Sights:  Day 4 It is early in the morning when I awake and decide to go out for a walk in… Read more »

Glaciers and Beaches: Day 2 The wonders of today’s drive include the great Mýrdalsjökull ice cap which we are told covers the most feared Katla volcano which violently erupts every… Read more »