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Odysseys of the Pacific series across French Polynesia, Tonga and Australia
Odyssey of Teja: Inner exploration and re-invention | Teja on the Horizon travel blog
Odyssey of Teja: Annapurna Sanctuary trekking | Teja on the Horizon travel blog
Odyssey of Teja: Whale Shark survey volunteering in the Maldives | Teja on the Horizon travel blog
Odyssey of Teja: Rambling in Peak District National Park | Teja on the Horizon travel blog
Odyssey of Teja: Travelling across Uttar Pradesh by train | Teja on the Horizon travel blog
View down a mountain through the opening between two opposing slopes. The foreground is in shade, contrasting with the sunlit conifers on the right slope. Beyond are forested Kashmiri mountains beneath thick white cloud. 8

12 March 2022

 by Teja · Published 12 March 2022 · Last modified 13 March 2022

Enjoying the Mountain Scenery around Naranag on Horseback

Cluster of brown cabbage-like foliosa coral surrounded by degraded Acropora branching coral reef 6

12 September 2021

 by Teja · Published 12 September 2021 · Last modified 17 October 2021

Volunteering Anecdotes from the Great Barrier Reef that Made Me Think

Chickens in grassy compound of a Tongan village house bordered by banana trees 8

15 May 2021

 by Teja · Published 15 May 2021 · Last modified 6 February 2022

Surprisingly Familiar Things in Tonga (as a Malaysian), and Differences

Row of fish at the pier edge after a fishing trip 18

18 February 2021

 by Teja · Published 18 February 2021 · Last modified 18 August 2021

What Polynesia Trip Is Complete Without Fishing Stories?

Wave pattern on hard reef shoreline 0

7 February 2021

 by Teja · Published 7 February 2021 · Last modified 30 April 2022

Unexpected Insights from Life Stories in the Tuamotus

Looking across hard cemented coralline reef flat on a motu in Rangiroa 8

2 February 2021

 by Teja · Published 2 February 2021 · Last modified 11 May 2022

How do People Live on the Edge of the World?

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There are some potato cods that regularly come ...

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There are some potato cods that regularly come around when they know divers have come. (Others have better things to do). This one was really tame, obliging many photographs with the divers. I was, of course, in the unusual position of being a snorkeler, taking photos from above them. 
#potatocods #grouper #codfish #coralsea #scubadiving #underwatervideos #uwvideo #videobawahlaut #selamskuba

This fish was intriguing. It had what looked like ...

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This fish was intriguing. It had what looked like two pairs of bright orange barbs near its tail, that looked like four butterflies are stuck to it. Or four little hearts, if you scroll to the close up photo. 
I don't know what fish this is, and I'm not even 100% sure the orange bits are part of it or not. If you know this fish, please comment. 
#fishes🐠 #tailbarb? #marinelife #corallife #coolseacreatures 
#snorkelling🐠 #snorkelaroundtheworld #tejainthewater #inspiringinsightfultravel

As if to console me even more for not being able ...

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As if to console me even more for not being able to scuba dive, a turtle came over to swim around with the fishes. 
#snorkeling #snorkelinggbr #snorkelling #snorkelphotos #tejainthewater 
#turtlesofinstagram #turtlesofig #seaturtle #seaturtles🐢 #greatbarrierreefqld

Who else loves seeing #lionfish ?

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Who else loves seeing #lionfish ?
#fishesofinstagram #fishespics 
#sealover #snorkelers

After being a snorkeler on a dive liveaboard, I ...

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After being a snorkeler on a dive liveaboard, I went back to the reef on a day tour boat. As it was a day tour, the snorkeling/diving sites weren't very far from Cairns. But the coral reef was still gorgeous. 
#snorkelingday #corals #batukarang #snorkellingphoto #daytour #cairnsdaytrips #greatbarriereef #lifeunderwater #lifeunderthesea #marinehabitat 
#exploreunderwater #scubadivers #cairnstourism #passionsofparadise #greatbarrierreefaus #unescoheritagesite

Can someone tell me what the strange wriggly thing...

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Can someone tell me what the strange wriggly thing is? It looks like it's hiding behind the coral, but the camouflage makes it look like the coral is extending a tentacle! 
#mysteriousseacreature #mysterioussealife #strangeseacreature #weirdsealife #camouflage  #tejainthewater

#unicornfish #unicornfishes #ribbonreefs
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#unicornfish #unicornfishes #ribbonreefs 
#tejainthewater

Do you see what I see?

By the way, ...

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Do you see what I see? 
By the way, scroll to second photo and let me know if you know what this is. Coz I can't for the life of me figure out what I saw. 
#camouflage #inspiringinsightfultravel 
#mysteriousmarineorganism #mysteriousmarinelife

The final dive site was Cod Hole. As far as the ...

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The final dive site was Cod Hole. As far as the coral reef was concerned, it wasn't a great site. But potato cods come around regularly, and a few are particularly tame with divers, which is why it's on the itinerary. 
Nonetheless, there were still some fishes that you normally find along sandy or rubble seabed. And I watched a pair of divers video an eel. 
#scubadivers #morayeel #greatbarrierrreefaus
#coralreef #flutefish #tejainthewater #underwaterphotos 
#shewholovesthesea
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