Regardless of whether you ended up having seven days on Easter Island because of choice (smart one, by the way), or because of flight windows (as was my case), you would have more time...
Damn that’s cold! The shock of the entry cascaded across my whole body instantly. My skin felt like it would jump out of the suit and back onto the boat, if it could. I began...
I decided to hike to Orongo, after my successful attempts to visit the moai-era archaeological sites of Rapa Nui. As the ritual site representing the cult that came to be following the doom of...
If you had wondered about the explorers who discovered Easter Island, Ahu Akivi is their monument. It was my fifth day on Easter Island. So far, I had managed to get to my top...
We couldn’t go to Poike, after I was finished at Rano Raraku. My taxi driver told me that the volcano peak was closed for visitors, for rehabilitation reasons. So we would go to Anakena...
The taxi arrived in the darkness, as promised. I scrambled to gather my things, and struggled briefly with the fidgety lock on the door. I was going to see the famous Easter Island heads...
My first morning in Rapa Nui* broke with rain. The incandescent sky of the previous day had been quickly overtaken by storm clouds fetched by the fleet Pacific winds. Overnight, the wind howled over...
The Philippines has a distinct typhoon season towards the middle to later months of the year (although as climate change progresses, it is becoming a bit less distinct – and ‘typhoonier‘). This does not...
He chose Sibu Island for the dugongs. “Remind me to take you to a Malaysian island!” I had said, many weeks before my couchsurfer even arrived. In retrospect, it was an unusual invitation to...
One of the perks of having marine conservationist friends, is that you have the inside scoop to the many islands they work in. I already knew about the endangered dugong population of Pulau Sibu,...
Malaysia / Travel Guides / Travel Stories
by Teja · Published February 25, 2018 · Last modified June 23, 2019
“Why don’t you ask the shaman directly? He’s at ease now, since we’re waiting for low tide,” the organiser said. He led me over to the rough wooden platform, bedecked in nipah frond origami decorations,...
When I decided to join the MWSRP project in the Maldives, I faced a hesitation that probably only other females would guess. And that was: Would I feel absolutely stupid and awkward, going to the...
Sea Urchins Pull Themselves Inside Out to be RebornConceived in the open sea, tiny spaceship-shaped sea urchin larvae search the vast ocean to find a home. After this incredible odyssey, they undergo one of the most remarkable transformations in nature.
Posted by Deep Look • PBS on Thursday, 6 December 2018
Teja on the Horizon is at Cairns City.
23 hours ago
#WorldWednesday
I'm told that Cairns is very touristy, and that there are way better places from which to experience the Great Barrier Reef. But, I was also told that Pape'ete on Tahiti was not worth spending any time in, which was not at all true, was it Jon Rosenberger?
So here I am, spending time in Cairns, finding out (as usual) what happens when you visit a tourist magnet yet try to slow travel!
#contrarian #paradox #slowtravel #touristinaustralia
@do.more.be.more.67
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A Personal Tour of Cairns Queensland - Do More Be More
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I used to live in Cairns when I was a kid so I may be a bit biased in favour of this diverse tropical town on the Queensland ...Teja on the Horizon is at Great Barrier Reef.
3 days ago
#WebMonday
A Deloitte study calculated in 2017, that the value of the Great Barrier Reef is $56 billion. (Yes, that's a B).
What makes it worth $56 billion?
Go to the Great Barrier Reef Foundation to know more about this outstanding, world-class ecosystem.
#greatbarrierreef #worldwonder #priceless #coralreef
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Teja on the Horizon is in Davao City.
4 days ago
When I remember to do so, I turn my phone back on during flights, while keeping it on airplane mode. That way I'm ready to quickly capture interesting window views of the sky.
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Me too! 😁
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